Nirvana
Nevermind

The Nirvana: the most important band of a genre that in the '90s became a cult for its alternative sound, responding to the hardness of heavy metal and hair metal music that had dominated the charts in those years, almost becoming a trend alongside the Romantic New Wave.

Despite not being technically the best (just think of "Pearl Jam" or "Alice In Chains"), Nirvana were certainly the leading band that brought "grunge" to an international level: exactly, "grunge," a genre that brought controversies and changes in the rock scene, what is said "three-chord" music. An angry and "pessimistic" sound, powerful yet catchy songs: it's not punk, it's not metal, it's not hard rock, but even today it is much discussed by enthusiasts.

"Nevermind" represents the highest point of the short career of Nirvana for me, led by the historic leader Kurt Cobain, for many becoming a kind of "prophet" of rock, like Jim Morrison; a victim of an adolescence spent away from home, struggling for food and living under bridges (part of his experience is present in the song "Something In The Way"). His angry voice, very shouted and suffering, even if not particularly tuneful, manages to express all his hatred and his rage like no one else had ever done (in his genre, of course), thus becoming an icon for a generation. This album is therefore the essence of Nirvana, which unlike the previous and angry "Bleach" and the subsequent and less angry "In Utero", presents 12 songs, short in duration but very strong, adrenaline-filled, and incredibly engaging; from the cult songs like "Smells Like Teen Spirit," now legendary, and "Come As You Are," the pop-sounding "Polly," to "Territorial Pissing," "Breed," and "Stay Away," three of the strongest and grittiest songs to blast on the stereo to scream along with Kurt. An album that has become a cult over the years, one of the greatest examples of the grunge genre alongside "Ten" and "Dirt." This album also marks the arrival of the excellent drummer Dave Grohl, who will prove to be a genius and future leader of the Foo Fighters, another great rock band.

If you are looking for an album that responds to the carefree sounds of hard rock or the usual mush of New Wave, this is the album for you, a classic that has remained in the memory of enthusiasts.