Nirvana Nevermind Riffs but with Bleach Tone

A fun alternate timeline experiment. What if 1988 Nirvana recorded Nevermind songs with their Bleach set up?
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Gear used:
Eastwood Hi Flier Phase 4 (Univox Copy)
Boss DS-2
Electro-Harmonix Small Clone
Fender Tone Master Twin Reverb
Digitech Drop Tune
0:30 - Smells Like Teen Spirit
1:04 - In Bloom
1:30 - Come As You Are
2:30 - Breed
3:32 - Lithium
4:48 - Polly
5:21 - Territorial Pissings
5:47 - Drain You
7:03- Lounge Act
8:03 - Stay Away
9:03 - On a Plain
9:48 - Something in The Way
10:36 - Endless, Nameless
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[@Bluest_Berry]

Even with the tone, they still sound nothing like Bleach songs. Really emphasizes the differences in the styles of the riffs between the two albums. Nothing against you, your playing was impeccable and your tone spot on. Just saying…

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you, and great observation!

[@loubaxo9339]

i would say that endless nameless is the only one that sounds like it could be in Bleach

[@DoubleE5135]

@@loubaxo9339 And Breed and Territorial Pissings imo

[@hendrix3896]

They also have different tech guys so they drums sound more grotty cause that's what the sound guy liked I forgot his name

[@loubaxo9339]

@@DoubleE5135 kinda true, but to me it wouldn't work idk maybe it's just me

[@amazingamer360]

11:22 Endless, Nameless sounds even more spookier with the Bleach tone I love it

[@BostonMadeMe]

Sounds very gothic kinda gives me the creeps lol

[@theDragoon007yaboiCJ]

the smells like teen spirit intro sounded just like in the album and I give that more to your playing than to the tone. You could do great tutorials

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you so much! I’ve thought about doing tutorial videos. What kind of lessons would you want to see?

[@naute2day]

@@NirvanaGuitars an in depth look at all the techniques and little tricks kurt did would be a very interesting video imo. Cuz by now i think most people would have known all the chords by watching marty schwartz ( me included :P )

[@theDragoon007yaboiCJ]

@@NirvanaGuitars I agree with the guy above me. Those little tricks just give it that spice most tutorials are missing

[@guitargirlutube]

Tutorials please!!!!!!!! )

[@AtomicBlast2023]

Do videos with the little tricks Kurt and full-length videos on how to play the whole song.

[@--thatbih]

Wow Teen Spirit sounded epic with the Hi Flier! Both clean and distorted tone. As well as CAYA totally did not expect that

[@NirvanaGuitars]

I thought so too! I was playing these songs with these settings for fun and thought it sounded interesting enough to make a video if it

[@nesfan8]

If they used this tone, and maybe upped the tempo a bit, it would have been such an killer song.

[@colesoileau]

So did drain you like gahddamn

[@emiofnnc]

@@nesfan8 up the tempo? the riff already sounds pacey, if it was even faster it would've sounded like shit probably

[@KevyNova]

Kurt grew more and more as a songwriter on each of their three albums. I can’t even imagine what he would’ve done next.

[@ikigai47]

Yeah I've thought about that a lot. He was really turning a creative corner. The world missed out on some amazing music :(

[@davidporter671]

Nah he probably would’ve fell into the same bullshit every band does. God knows I wouldn’t wanna know what “experimental” stuff he’d be doing today with imagine dragons or some shit. The only good news is that we wouldn’t have to pretend foo fighters are a good band because they wouldn’t exist.

[@ikigai47]

@@davidporter671 - Kurt was way more principled than most musicians creatively. Musically, a "cynical son of a bitch" as Krist put it. Dave was/is a whore that tries to please everyone, with a commercial heart like most. I can see where you'd want to lump Kurt in with the rest of them but I guess you haven't really looked into Kurt's mindset very much outside of his lyrics. He had legit hate for "those guys." Even though he wasn't my favorite Seattle musician, I think out of them all he was the least likely to take a shitty route musically. But yeah, it's all speculation at this point.

[@LysergiaBandOfficial]

bleach is their best album, kurt hated nevermind, and he'd hate you for idolizing him.

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

@@davidporter671 jeez who hurt you 😂

[@Imdone13Gaming]

This tone in general no matter the album, sounds amazing.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Agreed, I play using these settings frequently! Ran through some Nevermind songs and thought a "what if" video like this might be fun 😀

[@VICIOUSD3M0N]

300th like, and hell yeah dude

[@Imdone13Gaming]

@@VICIOUSD3M0N Holy shnikes I didn’t even realize I had 300 likes.

[@topher4677]

This is really cool sounding, but it also shows how much of role Butch Vig's production on Nevermind contributed to its success. Although the songwriting and performances would still be there, I don't think it would have gone as mainstream as it did if it sounded like Bleach.

[@Steaminlidz]

A lot of the sweetening of ‘Nevermind’ is Andy Wallace’s mix. If you can find a version of Butch Vig’s mix of ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ it doesn’t hit as hard as the Andy Wallace mixed version that everyone heard on MTV and the radio in 1991. That’s what sold all those copies of ‘Nevermind’.

[@GeorgeLocke]

I feel like the production team really butchered the material. Nevermind is way over produced. I don't think this rendition here is better, but the album is so textured and rich it has very little punk feeling to it at all.

[@Steaminlidz]

@@GeorgeLocke In context at the time, it bridged the gap between much more commercial and slickly produced rock and more indie/alternative styles. It might sound dated now, but there’s no way that ‘Nevermind’ would have got played on the radio the way that it did without that mix. (And again, it was Andy Wallace’s polish, not Butch Vig. If you listen to other pre-Nevermind Vig productions like ‘Gish’ by Smashing Pumpkins or Killdozer - they don’t sound as shiny as ‘Nevermind’).

[@topher4677]

@@Steaminlidz Cool info, I didn't know that. I saw clips of Butch Vig talking about the recording of the album and mistakenly thought he mixed it too. I do think Butch Vig contributed in a big way if the recording sessions went as he described them, where he had to practically drag Kurt kicking and screaming into doubling vocals and tricking him into laying down extra rhythm guitar tracks.

[@Steaminlidz]

@@topher4677 Yeah, it was already a big change from recording with Jack Endino on an 8-Track machine ($600 budget vs. $65k). Big studio, big Neve board, a variety of different mics and guitar amps.. all that. But, there’s a lot of effects on the mix. You can hear a chorus effect on the bass (the ‘Symphony’ setting on the Yamaha SPX90) which is an Andy Wallace trademark. Plus all the reverbs and gates on the drums. It’s a very “mixed” sounding record. But, it’s a major label record that they wanted played on the radio. (And they did the same when they got Scott Litt to sweeten the mixes on the singles for ‘In Utero’ as well, so they can’t have been that disappointed by it…)

[@deadroses19]

This video showcases how much different the two albums are, no matter the production; this still sounds nothing like the songs on Bleach. The diversity really is genius

[@thursoberwick1948]

Polly needed an About a Girl treatment

[@cavemanzach9475]

This is interesting to hear because, personally, it feels like the muddiness worked better on bleach than Nevermind. I think In Bloom and Come As You Are needed the lighter clarity from Kurt's Nevermind setup

[@gorkaalbiolvalero]

lmao, imagine Nevermind as the first album recorded by Nirvana, I wonder if this could be the sound of it... Amazing job! I wish I had a playlist of full "Neverbleach" songs.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you! That's the "what if" scenario I was thinking of while making this video 😊

[@anteologijaanteologija5485]

Songs featured: 0:09 "Mr. Moustache" 0:30 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" 1:04 "In Bloom" 1:30 "Come As You Are" 2:31 "Breed" 3:33 "Lithium" 4:48 "Polly" 5:21 "Territorial Pissings" 5:47 "Drain you" 7:04 "Lounge act" 8:03 "Stay away" 9:04 "On a Plain" 9:49 "Something in the Way" 10:37 "Endless, Nameless"

[@kettle1639]

first one was swap meet

[@tyoherlambang3912]

drain you first and then lounge act

[@sirwalter2374]

Pretty sure 5:47 was Drain you, and 7:04 was Lounge act

[@lukemccauley1480]

It was in the description sorry you wasted your time bro

[@CourtTV.]

Thanks my ears needed this

[@MiguelRamirez-cr7gh]

There’s a band called Superbloom that are heavily influenced by Nirvana, they add in a pinch of Deftones and it really sounds like Bleach era Nirvana, I highly recommend

[@pR0ManiacS]

The cleanest proof that kurt will never stop to inspire and will live with us forever. Great recommendation reminds me smh of katatonia. I loved the song spill.

[@MiguelRamirez-cr7gh]

@@pR0ManiacS glad you liked it! There’s a whole new wave of bands that are bringing the 90s back. Also check out Gravedweller

[@BushLitter]

Yo, thanks for the recommendation, that band is fucking brilliant!

[@MiguelRamirez-cr7gh]

@@BushLitter Yeah man, I love all of these new bands. Also check out Teenage Wrist

[@everest88]

Not going to lie. They sound like those mediocre Nirvana wannabe ripoff bands.. Like Socotra, Pandora Bliss...and such. Bleach era of Nirvana was super creative. You have to be creative and have some edge on abnormal riffs you may come up with.

[@supremelordoftheuniverse5449]

Great job nailing the SLTS riff. It seems so simple, but many people leave out the little details that Kurt might have done on purpose or due to sloppiness, but make all the difference and give the riff it's character and soul. Not even Beato got it right.

[@surfdigby]

It's really interesting to hear how Kurt's playing changed between the albums. Lots more space between the chords, more defined strumming patterns, but with a looser feel. What would be good is if you record the bass and drums in a similar style, and mimic the more frantic, aggressive style that Kurt had on Bleach to hear everything in context.

[@drtm1718]

It sounds more raw, like the beehive records gig. I personally think I would have preferred nevermind this way.

[@adambell1076]

What’s cool about what you’re doing here, aside from tone comparison, is that Kurt didn’t want the huge layered sound that Butch got during the sessions. Kurt preferred a more raw, single take (Bleach sounding) punk rock tone & composition. In order to get him to layer the guitars Butch would make excuses to get Kurt to do multiple takes, for example he’d say a string was a bit out of tune or something to that effect. He tricked Kurt into getting that sound!😆😆 That along with the pop over & undertones in the Nevermind material turned it into the monster that it became. Thanks for posting man, good stuff. Rock on bro!!!!!

[@patrickwayne9074]

I agree that the sound wasn’t as edgy as the rest of their stuff. For a long time Bleach was my fave but for the longest it has been Incesticide… Then again, people would’ve taken a long time to hear that stuff if Nevermind didn’t do what it did 🤘

[@juanpuerto737]

Those chord progressions were fucking magical. What a song writer

[@jagi5893]

It would be interesting to see you take on how you’d expect nirvana to sound like if kurt was still around and the recorded a studio album in 94. I just imagine what types effects he would have used or maybe there would be more acoustic numbers. I think the only glimpse we have is you know you’re right and I think Do re mi which were both recorded on 94

[@NirvanaGuitars]

I try not to think about that too often cause it bums me out to think about what could've been! Seeing his taste in distortion and effects change over time really makes you wonder what he would've used in 94 and on. If Nirvana ended in 91 or 92, I bet no one would think he'd use crazy chorus sounds like the polychorus but he did!

[@emileklof6344]

@@NirvanaGuitars what if he would have moved into delay pedals lol

[@Bluest_Berry]

I’m pretty sure his cover of And I Love Her was also from ‘94, wasn’t it?

[@sancires657]

Likely would’ve sounded a lot like REM

[@pac2950]

@@NirvanaGuitars I heard somewhere (and this might be incorrect information) but Kurt wanted a more orchestral sound for the next Nirvana (think the later years of the Beatles for a close comparison where it blends orchestral with rock music)

[@subaie3]

can you do a song about incsecticide since the tones are so different and there alot of hidden jems on the album *COUGH* *COUGH* stain and big long now *COUGH *COUGH

[@nehemiahzo_]

big long now is arguably nirvanas best song

[@NirvanaGuitars]

I've been getting a lot of requests for Big Long Now lately! I might have to bump that up on my video to do list haha

[@eastjebus6870]

Dude how you lived that entire album, incredible how well you captured not just Nirvana but also Kurt himself. I could literally hear the rest of the band and there was nothing there

[@Billy.X]

I fucking love this tone. Bleach is one my favorite albums of all time.

[@jesseferguson8668]

I thought Butch Vig claimed Kurt recorded Nevermind (or at least some of it) with a guitar just like that. Teen Spirit especially sounds so close to the album

[@ianclevenger9714]

Yeah it was the mosirite gospel

[@bleachstain6922]

2:35 - yup, thatš proves the sound, sounds exactly like live 1989 or immodium version of breed, great tone.

[@tobyw9113]

One thing is that there is an A in the breed riff at the end wheras you’re playing it open, which didn’t come in until later. Kurt plays this note in the recorded version as well as in the 1991 concerts but later on ditched it and just played it open, so if you’re playing recorded versions or at least early versions in a bleach tone then you should include the a. I would also say that there are a few 1989 versions of these songs. Good video.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thanks for the pointer!

[@enriquepastor3626]

Amazing catch haha

[@Syclone0044]

I’m amazed someone has the nuance for details to catch this, while still neglecting to bother capitalizing the A

[@tobyw9113]

@@Syclone0044 💀💀💀 that made me laugh ibr

[@julio5246]

nerd hahah

[@А.Щ-д7д]

This sounds really cool, especially 'Something in the Way' - even more like hard rock (if I'm not mistaken about the style), not grunge. I have another idea - to try what the heaviest songs would sound like if they had been played in MTV Unplugged.

[@youdontneedtoknow7182]

god imagine endless nameless, milk it or radio friendly unit shifter unplugged

[@_phmna]

@@youdontneedtoknow7182 scentless apprentice

[@mariteaux]

Polly is my favorite because there's actually demos and BBC sessions of it that sound exactly like how you played it. You got it so dead on, much kudos.

[@Rosalina102798]

Nirvana used to be more sludge-oriented than their post-Nevermind stuff for sure; their first LP was essentially alt-metal meets Melvins.

[@hyp3rdr1v3]

Coincidentally, this is exactly as much as I know how to play from any song I 'learn' on guitar

[@mirata7748]

The bleach tone sounds surprisingly good for the nevermind tone! Even sounded studio like in some cases

[@johnrosario4280]

Dude you absolutely nailed these performances, literally sounds like you are channeling Kurt in your playing! Very well done!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

That really means a lot, thank you! I try my best to play the songs as he did 😁

[@gelatozaragoza1990]

The way you made these work is actually MIND blowing. IMO teen spirit, drain you, and something in the way just have too much of a nevermind stamp, it’s hard to imagine them on bleach. The rest of the songs tho.. gawd dayum! it’s like if I was listening to a deluxe edition of bleach 🤣

[@SuperDuce74]

Amazing as always. @ 2:31 you even added the slide and feedback!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thanks! Gotta add in those little details 😁

[@albertandguitars]

Nice bro! By the way, how do you get your guitar videos to sound loud enough. I’m asking because the sound quality of my guitar videos turn out quiet, even when I put a mic to my amp.

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thanks! I record in Pro Tools, and have my amp's direct output level set to what I think I think is loud enough (usually around 5 or 6). If it comes out quiet I raise the track volume in Pro Tools, but I rarely do that

[@SagiDrums]

The SLTS riff on this Hi Flier sounds so heavy. 🤘

[@deanrichardson5930]

Regardless of it barely sounding any different, I NEED this tone in my life! What are your settings please?

[@Evocati-Augusti]

oh man, had a blast playing the drums to this...

[@YoursUntruly]

Where’d you get that shirt dawg, it’s fucking rad! 🤟🏻🖤🤙🏻

[@doncaplays]

Polly was the most interesting one because the style of playing was different from the original as well

[@poobydoob4085]

fun fact: in earlier live shows in 1989, kurt actually played polly with a hi flier

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Breed too! Known as Imodium at the time

[@abhyudaysingh574]

Damn, ur spot on. Start doing tutorials, I'd love to learn from you step by step

[@JohnAlot]

That was beautiful. Memories of my youth, jamming to these tunes, and all the craziness of the 90s came flooding back.

[@billyshakespeare1696]

This really showcases how much the songwriting grew in that time. And yeah, having Butch Vig in the room helps a great deal.

[@ee-lr3sx]

Bleach and incesticide are so underrated

[@creamcannon825]

The difference between the composition of songs on Bleach and Nevermind is mind-blowing.

[@pablorosario5232]

Say what you want about Nevermind’s too polished mix but it’s one of the main reasons why that album becomes so successful, it’s simple song structure and pop sound fits really well into Andy Wallace’s mix

[@Jackson-jd1um]

People who can play the guitar will never not impress me

[@thursoberwick1948]

So you'll always be unimpressed? Double negs...

[@PedalChainsAddiction]

Didn’t he use the same DS-1 for Bleach and Nevermind? And the same Mesa Boogie? I didn’t think he added much to his signal chain until In Utero when he picked up the PolyChorus and the SansAmp Classic for distortion? Great playing. I agree that it just highlights how much an album’s tone depends on the songwriting. Cool video, man!

[@VioletDeliriums]

i like the sounds and you play the songs well! I think what Butch Vig objected to was Cobain relying on the Boss DS-1 for his tone rather than an amplifier. At least the Fender is a tube amp. I am not saying that solid state amps are bad or don't have their place (especially today's stuff), but tube amps definitely have their own sound, even more so back then!!!! Vig wanted Cobain to get his distortion from tube amp gain rather than a pedal, so he brought out the Bassman. Plus, he sometimes double-tracked guitars to thicken it up. Thanks!!!

[@ChevailerHere]

BRO I DEAD ASS THOUGHT YOU ONLY HAD 3 FINGERS AT FIRST AHAHA

[@tripwest]

With Seymour Duncan's

[@lordovthorn2747]

Breeds the only one that sounds like a Bleach song but it's all spot on

[@gloom666_]

It would be very interesting if we had the drum style of Chad on nevermind songs

[@That_Nirvana_Kid]

I love this vid!!

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it!

[@priestgoober5160]

Idk why this is so satisfying

[@LoganCantCreate2]

Literally hearing teen spirit and it sounds great already love your vids

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Thank you so much!

[@idunno7166]

11:22 I like this part the most

[@heisenberg0919]

*Smells Like Bleach Spirit*

[@waskerbasket9601]

just sounds like a live show

[@maxiss874]

Come as you are with the clean tone sounds beatiful

[@gentalrobots3988]

Is it weird that teen spirit on the hi flyer sounded closer to the album than the DS-02 with the jaguar

[@J3TTXZ]

you are playing the songs the same way as Kurt .. lol

[@TheCouchAteAlex238]

In fact, they did record in bloom with Chad Channing. Just look up in bloom (alternate version)

[@GregHeffley-fo1kh]

Amazing job. It shows how much the band changed in 2 years. Bleach will always be my favourite and the tone is one big factor. Come as you are sounds especially sludgy and would fit right on bleach.

[@Kevintheria19]

I would love to hear a full version of drain you. It just sounds so good in the bleach tone, especially the beginning without the pedal.

[@NuckleHead10]

This guy has got to be nirvanas biggest fan, he’s seen several of kurts guitars, he’s met Dave and Krist, kurts brother, nirvana’s producers I mean who has seen more then him as a fan!

[@JRamos97]

That Digitech makes life so much easier don't it? 😂 amazing work as always brother!

[@AmericanDischord]

Sounds pretty close to what ended up on the album. Guessing the big tone shift came during live performances then studio with In Utero.

[@KillJohn24]

Each one of these riff are memorable, they sound amazing no matter what!

[@letroon4164]

That's awesome! Bleach is actually my favorite. But the guitar tone that I can't stand to this day is the in utero tone, maybe you can bleach up serve the servants and make it listenable 🙂

[@timpatton1789]

Between bootlegs of concerts, radio appearances and demos, its funny how many times I've heard most of these songs with that tone performed by Nirvana. You def nailed it.

[@BuckLover24]

Territorial pissings sounds exactly like how the Devonshire mix sounded on the nevermind deluxe version, honestly I think nevermind with the bleach tone is more like what the band wanted nevermind to be originally but we’re stuck with the pitch perfect pop mixes

[@miguelnascimento2847]

More than the riffs and the guitar tone I believe it's Butch Vig's production that gives nevermind it's distinctive sound (wich I dislike) over the other albums. Steve Albini nailed it in In Utero, sounds like a professional, clear record without losing the grunginess and rawness that is missing in Nevermind

[@FinnMikazuki3]

hello please play in bloom with chorus pedal and distortion pedal turn on together because it gives a 1980s metal chorus and distortion

[@marshalmarshall2109]

iirc Kurt really didn't like nevermind, so it feels weird having the style changed more towards the original.

[@blason56]

Switching from the DS1 to DS2 allows to play slower songs that are more about chords than riffs (if that makes sens). Personnaly I love the DS1, but it is more about overdrive than distortion.

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

Meh.... The difference sounds to me like as if it's just being played through a cheap Crate amp with a little extra crunch and no reverb, VS a Fender amp with slightly cleaner settings and some reverb. As for the absence of a small clone, I had always used a 2x12" Peavey stereo/chorus amp and stock foot switch to imitate it fairly well (from 1998-2003, then I blew out the 600w speakers, went into a long depression and spiritual downward spiral and quit writing and playing because I couldn't ever get laid, LoL)....but I digress.

[@dimitris90schild92]

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[@patrickwayne9074]

I would love to play bass or drums in the nirvana cover band with the heavy tone! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@KurtCobain-oy2gm]

You help me so much do better with Nirvana tones and playing the riffs when I see you play you helped me learn so much thank you

[@Smackattackk]

lithium can be played in standard but the first chord is a D then f# then B then G then A# then c then A and back to C. tune it down half a step you Can play it the way he was playing it sounding like the album (which is half step down)

[@nevaeh9420]

I love it 😮

[@Arkaitz.M.A]

Nice sound. But there is a lote of diference beetwen univox phase 4 or a phase 3. Phase 3 has more output sound range. Imagin played with it. As always pleased to whatch your videos. I only whatch all videos of three Nirvana tone channels, and you are one of them. You, Jq and Aaron Rash are in deserverd podium. Keep doing those videos

[@cope847]

I think it's more the production than the actual guitar tone. Nevermind is super clean and slick. Bleach is, obviously, really raw and dirty. I'd be more interested in Nevermind with Bleach production.

[@DaveSone]

En devoshine mix suenan asi despues me metieron magia

[@PickledPreserves123]

I always thought that Bleach was such an ear-bleedingly ugly sounding album. Definitely the runt of the studio album litter. I always thought that it was the tone but I think this video proves that it was some of the early song-writing. Almost everything goes smoother the second time around.

[@Majorfracturefilms666]

Basically if nevermind released under sub pop instead of geffen

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Yes exactly!

[@XViTNg]

When you do the low E or F chords it sounds almost like it is down tuned or something. Really thick sounding despite the tone being very bright on most chords.

[@ClintsGuitarsNGear]

Doesn't really sound that different if I'm being honest. A little more saturated maybe. However don't forget Bleach had a 2nd guitarist. Bleach is still my 2nd favourite Nirvana Album.

[@Zack-si9qr]

it would also be cool to hear this with the other instruments to get an even better idea

[@TheNirvanaNerd87]

The ones that had a bigger difference in sound in my opinion were come as you are, lithium, and drain you (fun fact Kurt’s favorite song was drain you!)

[@Guac445]

To be honest, breed sounds like it belongs on bleach but I still love it and it has a good place in nevermind

[@supersophisticated9943]

Yeah, it really gets me when Kurt screams "GADAALLAIII! MHGNAHANNGII!!" and similar opuses in Endless, Nameless.

[@destructocid]

You’re playing the chorus to come as you are slightly off. Need to strum the first, second and third strings open and it gives a strange tone. Most people play that wrong.

[@musicgrunge]

My only little bit if we can call opinion that u will start with opening chords jam of Sta Away song thing u know what i mean like Kurt did in Madrid '92

[@That_Nirvana_Kid]

I have a question what is your favourite nirvana song? (it is so random) 😅

[@NirvanaGuitars]

Probably Come As You Are and Dive 😃 what's yours?

[@That_Nirvana_Kid]

Drain you and hsb

[@Red28721]

Dive iss teh best

[@That_Nirvana_Kid]

Yes it is

[@joelalfaro9848]

a bit hard to judge without context/backing tracks (drums/bass) good video nontheless.

[@Kai-y7y1f]

I am 100% no musician but it seems to my untrained ears like Kurt relied MORE on the power cord after Bleach.

[@gabrielmoreno9455]

Is it just me who prefers Bleach instead of Nevermind? Much more interesting record IMO.

[@_Harmony_-]

Maybe Kurt wanna mix a little of bleach sound in to the steve albini vision of the sound from the record and then they mixed up in a sort of way because i don't found any big difference on the sound. Just a little more of reverb and gain Extra fact some songs were played before Nevermind and kurt have in mind the sound of they like In Bloom

[@yendorman]

With the tone, Territorial Pissings sounds like it was made by the Offspring.