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Ten vs Nevermind - Part 2


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Welcome to Album Clash! This week we bring to a close the first stop on our musical road trip (redux), saying goodbye to the Seattle grunge scene by going through a little known album called ‘Nevermind’ by three precocious young chaps called Nirvana.

Yep, it’s the album that arguably defined a generation. And, as you might expect when reviewing such a cultural behemoth, there’s quite a bit for us to get into with this one. Such as how the album’s huge sound was developed, how the band drew inspiration from numerous acts who in turn went on to achieve greater success themselves on the back of ‘Nevermind’ becoming a global smash. We also have a big old chat about how a number of bands on the other side of the Atlantic took note of what Nirvana were doing and used it to start their own cultural revolution…

In this week’s video killed the radio star Kev talks us through a video which combines three of our favourite things: old children’s television programmes, dated pop culture references, and Radiohead. And Kev’s choice for album of the pod is the latest effort from one of psychedelic rock’s most criminally underrated acts.

Also this week:

  • Tim asks what’s in a (former drummer’s) name;
  • we find out which of this album’s tracks was inspired by a popular brand of over the counter diarrhoea medication; and
  • we discover that spending 30 years leeching off the popularity of something is not the ideal way to build a legal case around how you were exploited by that very thing.
  • This. Is. ALBUM CLASH!

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