Smells Like Bleach: A Punk Tribute to Nirvana

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Various Artists

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Hey, As I was reading the reviews for this, I realized they were all biased.

A. This album is excellent, even if the songs are done in their own unique way. Nirvana's D-7 version didn't sound much like the Wipers now did it.

B. Even if the songs are different, it's done in Punk fashion. How many times do you hear a cover song that is done exactly the same as the origional. What's the point in that.

C. Flipper (who covers Scentless Apprentice) was one of Kurts favorite bands and I think their version of the song is a very good rendition of it. I do not believe he would be rolling over in his grave.

D. Do not buy this if you want the sounds of the origional Nirvana. Only Buy this if you want some other band's take on a great song. There are only 2 pretty true versions to the origionals (Dive and On A Plain)... I think Smells Like Teen Spirt is exceptionally good myself.

Thank you

Let's get one thing straight, Nirvana WAS a punk band. Kurt grew up listening to punk rock. His favorite band was the Sex Pistols for a time (his favorite bands otherwise were the Beatles and the Pixies), his first concert he went to was a Black Flag show, and Nirvana actually opened for DOA a few times (he and Courtney met at a DOA concert). And in interviews, he would often claim that Nirvana was "just a punk band". Actually, some of the bands on here were bands he grew up listening to.

That said, this CD was probably more well intended than it is good. The Vibrators cover is too damn close to the original version, Flipper might as well have done one of their own songs because they sound just like Scentless Apprentice, and DOA sound more toungue-in-cheek than reverent (but Kurt probably would have liked it). Everything just sounds like your average punk tune, with nothing of Nirvana in them at all.

I think Nirvana should have punk tribute to them. Unfortunately, this isn't the one.