The unadorned sonic rawness of steve albini s recording laid bare every primal nuance of the most confrontational yet vulnerable material kurt cobain krist novoselic and dave grohl would ever record.
Nirvana in utero 20th anniversary vinyl.
After the disappointment that was the 20th anniversary of nevermind poor loudness war mastering being a big complaint of many it is a relief and a delight to report that the 20th anniversary edition of in utero is great.
The in utero 20th anniversary 3 lp deluxe edition features the original album newly remastered on 2 lps at 45rpm the complete b sides alternate mixes and demos on 1 lp at 33 1 3 rpm.
After the disappointment that was the 20th anniversary of nevermind poor loudness war mastering being a big complaint of many it is a relief and a delight to report that the 20th anniversary edition of in utero is great.
To say that nirvana s third and ultimately final studio album in utero was 1993 s most polarizing record would be the understatement of a decade.
Tracklist side a serve the servants scentless apprentice heart shaped box side b rape me frances farmer will have her revenge on seattle dumb side c very ape milk it pennyroyal tea side d radio friendly unit shifter tourette s all.
I would personally award in utero 4 stars out of 5 if reviewing it based on it s music alone.