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Drew Wilson
I review an electric variety of music ranging from the 70s to 2000s. Some of my favorite bands include Everclear, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and Drive By Truckers.
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In 1988, Kurt Cobain left his small lumber town and traveled a hundred miles to record Bleach for just six hundred dollars. This debut album embodies everything Nevermind isn't: it's heavier, raunchier, and more aggressive.
The album opens with "Blew," an intense heavy blues rock track that features a haunting doom-pop chorus. My personal favorite, "About a Girl," is a jangly ballad, defined by its sluggish tempo. In contrast, "Love Buzz," the album's first single, infuses a grunge twist into a psychedelic classic originally by Shocking Blue.
"Negative Creep" showcases Cobain's raw, hoarse vocals, driven by a powerful rhythm section, while "Mr. Mustache" features an angular, chromatic riff as Cobain addresses vegetarian activists. The album wraps up with "Downer," a bass-heavy track filled with nonsensical lyrics.
While the drumming can feel lifeless at times and the production is less polished than Nirvana's later work, Bleach has its strengths and weaknesses—yet the strengths ultimately outweigh the flaws.
The album opens with "Blew," an intense heavy blues rock track that features a haunting doom-pop chorus. My personal favorite, "About a Girl," is a jangly ballad, defined by its sluggish tempo. In contrast, "Love Buzz," the album's first single, infuses a grunge twist into a psychedelic classic originally by Shocking Blue.
"Negative Creep" showcases Cobain's raw, hoarse vocals, driven by a powerful rhythm section, while "Mr. Mustache" features an angular, chromatic riff as Cobain addresses vegetarian activists. The album wraps up with "Downer," a bass-heavy track filled with nonsensical lyrics.
While the drumming can feel lifeless at times and the production is less polished than Nirvana's later work, Bleach has its strengths and weaknesses—yet the strengths ultimately outweigh the flaws.
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