Nirvana
Incesticide

THE REVIEW

In a musical world that hails "Nevermind" as the manifesto of a new era of rock, the first to oppose such success is its own creator, Kurt Cobain. A year after the breakthrough (1992), the band wants to make the latecomer fans rethink by presenting them with the punkish and irreverent sound of the early Nirvana, those of the first demos distributed to record labels and of Bleach. And they do it with this compilation with an emblematic title, and in Cobain's style, full of meanings: "Incesticide". Incesticide, meaning the killing of incest. In other words, the destruction of the illegitimate relationship between past and present.

Besides tracks from the very early Nirvana, dating back even to 1988, such as “Aero Zeppelin”, “Downer”, “Hairspray Queen”, “Mexican Seafood”, which highlight a rhythm section at times overwhelming, pure pogo, reinforced by a distorted electric guitar to the limit and an incomparable Cobain, there are three covers (two very cheerful of the Vaselines - “Molly’s Lips” and “Son Of A Gun” - and one of Devo - “Turnaround”) and many of the tracks previously released with various singles and EPs (“Dive”, “Sliver”, “Stain”, “Beeswax”, “Been A Son”, “Aneurysm”). The only unreleased tracks are the intriguing “Big Long Now” and a reissue of “Polly” which can be considered the emblem of the break with “Nevermind” (a success of the masterpiece that is denatured in a punk key).

A compilation for true fans.