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Nevermind
Sign in to saveNevermind is the second studio album and major label debut by American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991, by DGC Records. It was Nirvana's first release to feature drummer Dave Grohl. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than the band's prior work. It was recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, and Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, in May and June 1991, and mastered that August at the Mastering Lab in Hollywood, California.
Nevermind is the second studio album by rock band Nirvana, released in September 1991 with a more polished and radio-friendly sound than their previous work. The album marked Nirvana's debut on a major record label and their first release featuring drummer Dave Grohl.
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- Album.name
- Nevermind
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Nirvana
- Album.cover
- NirvanaNevermindalbumcover.jpg
- Album.alt
- A nude infant swimming in blue-tinted water toward a dollar bill which is attached to a fishhook on a string.
- Album.recorded
- May 2–28, 1991June 1–9, 1991 (mixing)April 1990
- Album.studio
- Sound City (Van Nuys) Smart (Madison, Wisconsin)
- Album.length
- 42:36 (49:07 with hidden track)
- Album.label
- DGC Sub Pop
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- Blew
- Album.prev_year
- 1989
- Album.next_title
- Nevermind It's an Interview
- Album.next_year
- 1992
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- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Producer
- Butch Vig
- Duration
- 2558
- Performer
- Nirvana
- Record label
- Geffen Records
- Distribution format
- compact cassette
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- review score
- 5
- publication date
- 1991-09-24
- recorded at studio or venue
- Sound City Studios
- language of work or name
- English language
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
- title
- Nevermind
- number of parts of this work
- 12
- form of creative work
- studio album
- place of publication
- United States
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- Music
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- Spencer Elden lawsuits
- Release and sales
- Critical reception
- Legacy
- Cultural impact
- Reappraisal
- Reissues
- Track listing
- Personnel
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- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Decade-end charts
- Certifications
- See also
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- Notes
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Nevermind is the second studio album and major label debut by American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991, by DGC Records. It was Nirvana's first release to feature drummer Dave Grohl. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than the band's prior work. It was recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, and Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, in May and June 1991, and mastered that August at the Mastering Lab in Hollywood, California.
Written primarily by frontman Kurt Cobain, Nevermind is noted for channeling a range of emotions, being noted as dark, humorous, and disturbing. Its themes include alienation, frustration, anti-establishment and anti-sexist views, and troubled love inspired by Cobain's broken relationship with Bikini Kill's Tobi Vail. Contrary to the hedonistic themes popular in rock music at the time, writers have observed that Nevermind promoted the image of the sensitive artist in mainstream rock. According to Cobain, the sound of the album was influenced by bands such as Pixies, R.E.M., the Smithereens, and Melvins. Though the album is considered a cornerstone of the grunge genre, it is noted for its musical diversity, which includes acoustic ballads ("Polly" and "Something in the Way") and punk-influenced hard rock ("Territorial Pissings" and "Stay Away").
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