Incesticide by Nirvana (US)

Pros: Fun tracks that show some of Nirvana's rawest, grittiest moments
Cons: Loses steam toward the end

You know a band is talented when their b-sides compilation is something a fan can listen to repeatedly as opposed to a mere missing puzzle piece for die-hard completists.  Indeed, Nirvana's 1992 demo-outtake-and-b-side collection known as ...

Pros: some of the band's strongest originals, a couple of great covers
Cons: a couple songs are "eh" or just outright bad/boring

With all the fervor and applause given the recent Nirvana box set release With the Lights Out, it is probably just as important to give equal airtime to the "rarities" set that had already been out for over a decade when the box set release ...

Pros: There's plenty of those.
Cons: Yeah, some of them too.

I burned this CD (yes, I burned it! Kill me now, RIAA!) for my eleven-year-old cousin as a Christmas gift. When she gave me the obligatory thank-you phone call this morning, I asked her if she was a Nirvana fan. "Nirvana? Who're they?" she asked ...

Pros: A great collection of covers and early tunes.
Cons: Some may view this release as songs that weren't good enough for "Nevermind"

By 1992, Nirvana was at the top of the charts with “Nevermind”, which went on to see over 10 million copies. Of course, their record, Geffen, scrambled to find more material, as they wanted to give the public what they wanted, which was even more...

Pros: Full of rarities, portrays the depth of the band over a period of time, the Crover demo captures the true essence of NIRVANA
Cons: Some tracks may not be the most accessible to some people

I've heard some people say that Incesticide was released simply to "weed out" the audience NIRVANA had accumulated from the release of their major-label debut album Nevermind. There may be some truth to that, as the cuts...

Pros: Diversity, great songs
Cons: Some songs are hard to enjoy

Let me say something about how I was introduced to Nirvana. I had a neighbor back in 1992/93 that stayed home all day playing video games and listening to Green Day, Nirvana and Silverchair. I was eight or seven years old. He would play his CDs all day ...

Pros: Great raw B-sides, and at the time rarities.
Cons: Fans of the clean radio-friendly sound of 'Nevermind' may not like this

Released: December 15th 1992 Label: Geffen Records / DGC Band: - Kurt Cobain: Guitar / Vocals - Krist Novoselic: Bass - Dave Grohl: Drums / Backing Vocals - Chad Channing: Drums At the time of this albums release, Kurt and the band felt ...

Pros: Awesome raw sound, Fluid song structures, A truly unique record
Cons: Could have more songs.

When dealing with contemporary music it is hard to find a genre, let alone group that delivers any kind of real message it seems any more. A musical fad may last no more then a couple of months before it is striken from the very face of the earth never ...

Pros: unreleased tracks (at the time), (surprisingly), you get your money’s worth
Cons: Fans of the pop “Nevermind” album might not like the songs

“Incesticide” is made up of unreleased material (from that time) that the band put together into an album that included rare vinyls, B-sides, and just regular unreleased tracks. It’s sort of cool to hear the music and figure out whether Chad...

Pros: Many solid tracks, more varied than some other Nirvana releases
Cons: Some weak efforts, mainly covers that are weaker than the original stuff

I'm not sure when it started, but it's now commonplace: bands releasing a collection of unreleased b-sides, usually with a few covers or live performances of hits, all neatly packaged as a full album to keep the record company happy.

The...

Pros: Excellent album from Nirvana
Cons: none

The success of 1991's "Nevermind" caught the industry and the band Nirvana by surprise. By 1992, they were the biggest band in the world. For Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain, as we all know now was uncomfortable with the sudden success and found...

Pros: Tight production, especially for a b-side compilation.
Cons: Hairspray Queen

1991 could very well have been called The Year Of Grunge, and with the release of Nirvana's major label debut, Nevermind, it could also be described as The Year Of Nirvana. However, at the time Geffen signed them, they still had one album's...

Pros: 14 Solid, perhaps essential, previously unreleased Nirvana songs
Cons: Somewhat unflattering arrangement; not their most accessable work.

Leave it to Nirvana to be able to put out a rarities collection that is nearly as cohesive as their outstanding albums, before they had even released the follow-up to "Nevermind"!

The only thing that keeps it from being quite as tight as an...

Pros: Some excellent examples of raw power punk tinged with pop
Cons: A few rambling Cobain outtakes...

Nirvana's painfully short life in the rock world was a testament to the fragility within an artist's mind; Kurt Cobain was a torn man. He wanted to deliver his message to his fans, whom he genuinely loved, but didn't want to be an icon of a generation....

Pros: pretty and nice not so rare anymore rarities
Cons: a bit cheesy

hmm... I'll straight up answer the questions the site asks. I bought this album because I was looking for a cheap nirvana album and it was the cheapest and so I think the first one I got, anyhow it was worth all i spent on it, I absolutely love this...