The additional vulnerability of the acoustic setting made it even more relatable. The band was gone by then, but from the moment I first stumbled upon it, their music spoke to me. “I remember discovering Nirvana when I was a teen through their MTV Unplugged performance… sadly it wasn’t on MTV but rather the YouTube era of music discovery. It is also impossible not to mention Butch Vig, without whom the album would simply not be the masterwork that it is.” – FINNEAS While ‘Something in the Way’ remains my favorite song, the whole album front to back is an unskippable work.

Kurt’s vocals alone sent shivers down my spine and Krist’s bass combined with Dave’s ferocity was all the energy I aspired to have on an instrument. “Growing up, there were few albums I found as viscerally impactful as Nevermind. So long as the youth remain restless, Kurt’s spirit will never burn out or fade away. In honor of Nevermind‘s 30th anniversary, we spoke with a wide swath of modern artists who were only babies or not yet born yet when Nirvana changed the course of rock n’ roll on Sept. But Jesus wanted him for a sunbeam instead. If only Kurt had lived long enough to see how much of a difference he made in the lives of people not even born when Nevermind was released, there’s no doubt he would have been glowing with pride. His words about the human condition, isolation, acceptance, mental health and addiction remain strong touchstones of solace and insight that seem to resonate even more so with the children of Gen X than the Xers themselves. As a lyricist, Cobain had no scruples in expressing his honest feelings in his songs.

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