Nirvana probably hired Steve Albini to produce In Utero with the hopes of creating their own Surfer Rosa, or at least shoring up their indie cred after becoming a pop phenomenon with a glossy punk record. In Utero, of course, turned out to be their last record, and its hard not to hear it as Kurt Cobains suicide note, since Albinis stark, uncompromising sound provides the perfect setting for Cobains bleak, even nihilistic, lyrics. Even if the album wasnt a literal suicide note, it was certainly a conscious attempt to shed their audience -- an attempt that worked, by the way, since the record had lost its momentum when Cobain died in the spring of 1994. Even though the band tempered some of Albinis extreme tactics in a remix, the record remains a deliberately alienating experience, front-loaded with many of its strongest songs, then descending into a series of brief, dissonant squalls before concluding with "All Apologies," which only gets sadder with each passing year. Throughout it all, Cobains songwriting is typically haunting, and its best moments rank among his finest work, but the over-amped dynamicism of the recording seems like a way to camouflage his dispiritedness -- as does the fact that he consigned such great songs as "Verse Chorus Verse" and "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" to compilations, when they would have fit, even illuminated the themes of In Utero. Even without those songs, In Utero remains a shattering listen, whether its viewed as Cobains farewell letter or self-styled audience alienation. Few other records are as willfully difficult as this. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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収録内容
構成数 | 8枚
エディション | Remaster、Deluxe Edition
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【A面】
1.
Serve The Servants (2023 Remaster)
2.
Scentless Apprentice (2023 Remaster)
3.
Heart-Shaped Box (2023 Remaster)
4.
Rape Me (2023 Remaster)
5.
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle (2023 Remaster)
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Dumb (2023 Remaster)
【B面】
1.
Very Ape (2023 Remaster)
2.
Milk It (2023 Remaster)
3.
Pennyroyal Tea (2023 Remaster)
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Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (2023 Remaster)
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tourette's (2023 Remaster)
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All Apologies (2023 Remaster)
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【A面】
1.
Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip (2023 Remaster)
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Marigold (2023 Remaster)
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Sappy (2023 Remaster)
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Moist Vagina (2023 Remaster)
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I Hate Myself And Want To Die (2023 Remaster)
【B面】
1.
Serve The Servants (Live In Rome, Palaghiaccio Di Marino - February 22, 1994)
2.
Scentless Apprentice (Live In Rome, Palaghiaccio Di Marino - February 22, 1994)
3.
Heart-Shaped Box (Live In Rome, Palaghiaccio Di Marino - February 22, 1994)
4.
Very Ape (Live In Rome, Palaghiaccio Di Marino - February 22, 1994)
5.
Milk It (Live In Springfield, Springfield Civic Center - November 10, 1993)
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tourette's (Live In New York, Roseland Ballroom - July 23, 1993)
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【A面】
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Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
2.
Drain You (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
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Breed (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
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Serve The Servants (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
【B面】
1.
Come As You Are (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
2.
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
3.
Sliver (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
4.
Dumb (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
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【A面】
1.
In Bloom (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
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About A Girl (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
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Lithium (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
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Pennyroyal Tea (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
【B面】
1.
School (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
2.
Polly (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
3.
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
4.
Rape Me (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
5.
Territorial Pissings (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
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【A面】
1.
Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
2.
The Man Who Sold The World (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
3.
All Apologies (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
4.
On A Plain (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
【B面】
1.
Heart-Shaped Box (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
2.
Blew (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
3.
Feedback Jam (Live In Los Angeles, Great Western Forum - December 30, 1993)
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【A面】
1.
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
2.
Drain You (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
3.
Breed (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
4.
Serve The Servants (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
【B面】
1.
Come As You Are (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
2.
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
3.
Sliver (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
4.
Dumb (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
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[LPレコード]
【A面】
1.
In Bloom (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
2.
About A Girl (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
3.
Lithium (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
4.
Pennyroyal Tea (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
【B面】
1.
School (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
2.
Polly (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
3.
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
4.
Milk It (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
5.
Rape Me (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
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[LPレコード]
【A面】
1.
Territorial Pissings (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
2.
Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
3.
The Man Who Sold The World (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
4.
All Apologies (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
【B面】
1.
On A Plain (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
2.
Scentless Apprentice (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
3.
Heart-Shaped Box (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)
4.
Blew (Live In Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - January 7, 1994)