ALL-TIME 100 ALBUMS PHOTO ESSAY
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By
Josh Tyrangiel
Published: November 13, 2006
YEAR RELEASED:
1991
LABEL:
DGC Records
ARTIST:
Nirvana
TIME 100 ALBUMS PODCASTS
PODCAST:
Welcome to the All-TIME 100 Albums - the musical compilations of the last half-century that need no introduction. That said, listen in below as music critics Josh Tyrangiel and Alan Light introduce the list and talk about the top albums of the 1950s and '60s.
PODCAST:
We know. Twenty-nine of the 100 greatest albums of all time come in the 1970s, and Pink Floyd isn't there. Play this podcast to learn why we picked the titles we did, and if you have something to say, tell us about it using the talkback link below.
PODCAST:
Maybe it's a Sign O' The Times that you're listening to critics' audio recordings about great music, but this podcast about how we chose the best albums of the 1980s really is a Thriller. Give it a listen below.
PODCAST:
Here's music even the younger set will know by heart. Listen to selected clips from the 1990s through present day as music critic Josh Tyrangiel discusses his picks.
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We'll pass on the chance to add to the Kurt Cobain cliche heap and instead offer seven thoughts about the finest album of the 90s.
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1. Prior to Nevermind's release, the charts were ruled by Paula Abdul, Roxette and Michael Jackson, so anyone who claims they saw Nirvana coming is, uh, lying.
2. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (a title that paid ironic tribute to a deodorant for adolescents) may be the album's worst song.
3. "Lounge Act," built on Krist Novoselic's rubber band bass riff and Cobain's slowly intensifying vocals, may be the best.
4. "Breed" and "Territorial Pissings" prove Cobain's love for the Sex Pistols.
5. "Lithium" and "Drain You" are his tribue to the Beatles.
6. Dave Grohl is a far better drummer than his idol John Bonham.
7. "Something in the Way" is the best evidence that, for a few minutes, Cobain was able to turn misery into grace.
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