NIRVANA´S "NEVERMIND" Nirvana´s “Nevermind” could easily be considered one of the masterpieces of the so-called alternative rock or grunge, a label coined by the musical press in order to describe that not only musical but also life-style trend, which broke out by the early 90´s in Seattle and that subsequently spread all around the world. . It is with no doubt the unexpected success of Nirvana that made Kurt Cobain, its lead singer, an icon for thousands of people. For the same reason, the flannel checked shirts, the wooly cardigans and the worn-out jeans came into fashion. After an unnoticed first album, surely such success took its members aback as well as the millions in sale did it so to Geffen Records, the label that released their second album. “Nevermind” takes its influences from 70´s hard rock bands such as Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin but especially from the Sex Pistols and an underground band known as the Pixies. The result is a mind-blowing mixture of dark, miserable but also brilliant and powerful punk-rock reinvention. The album starts with “Smells like teen spirit”, a four powerchord opening that may well be considered a hymn for Nirvana´s fans and a whole generation and goes on with a memorable collection of songs that masterly combines quite and melodic verses with sudden aggressive electric guitars in the chores. A song structure highly imitated subsequently by other bands. All this accompanied by the pained, coarse and unmistakable voice of Kurt Cobain as well as lyrics that talk about depression, love, pain and criticism towards society. It is also worthy of special mention the critical and clever cover of the album where we can see a naked just-born baby trying to be fished out by a dollar bill. No matter whether you are or not a Nirvana fan I am pretty sure you would recognize it with your eyes-shut. All in all, it cannot be denied that this album is one of the greatest album of all times and by no means should you miss it out if you consider yourself a music-lover. Highly recommended.