Essentially a greatest-hits collection with one previously unreleased song, "You Know You're Right," and producer Scott Litt's 1994 remix of "Pennyroyal Tea," Nirvana the album is nevertheless a welcome addition to the band's canon. Crisp, elegant liner notes by Rolling Stone writer David Fricke put us squarely in Kurt Cobain's mindset as he entered a Seattle studio in January 1994--a full two days later than expected--to record what would be his final session with Nirvana.

The resulting "You Know You're Right" locates Cobain at the apogee of his disenfranchisement with tongue nevertheless planted firmly in cheek. Bawdy, raucous, and venomous, "You Know You're Right" could have been lifted from Nevermind. A mix of tracks from that album ("Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Come as You Are," "Lithium," and "In Bloom") sits opposite stuff from early EPs and the Bleach disc ("About a Girl," "Been a Son," and "Sliver"), plus two from the MTV Unplugged sessions and several more from In Utero. Not the Nirvana treasure chest we hoped for, but solid nonetheless.

International edition of their 2002 collection includes one bonus track, 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night'. 15 tracks in all including the previously unreleased track, 'You Know You're Right'. Geffen.
--Kim Hughes

Audio CD (October 29, 2002)
International edition
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Extra tracks
Label: Interscope


1. You Know You're Right (previously unreleased) Listen Listen
2. About A Girl Listen Listen
3. Been A Son Listen Listen
4. Sliver Listen Listen
5. Smells Like Teen Spirit Listen Listen
6. Come As You Are Listen Listen
7. Lithium Listen Listen
8. In Bloom Listen Listen
9. Heart-Shaped Box Listen Listen
10. Pennyroyal Tea Listen Listen
11. Rape Me Listen Listen
12. Dumb Listen Listen
13. All Apologies
14. The Man Who Sold The World Listen Listen
15. Where Did You Sleep Last Night

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Ekolb