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1991 redux - reviews

I recently found that I had run out of years I hadn't covered already that didn't feel too recent to revisit, which was probably a natural consequence of allowing myself to "throw one back" into the bag if I didn't like the result the first time - but rather than give up the project entirely, I decided to start over again but revamp how I did things a bit - rather than just go for a massive quantity of albums, I'll start being a little more selective, hitting maybe a few releases a week, and writing reviews. Thus, late December 2025 until late January 2025, I took another look at 1991:  Nirvana - Nevermind A while ago, I saw a post in a 90s alternative rock group asking where you were when you first heard “Smells Like Teen Spirit” - hilariously, I realized my answer would be “watching some pre-teen targeted music video countdown show on Nickelodeon at 10 or 11 years old, being annoyed and confused by it, and waiting for ‘I Can’t Dance’ by Genesis to come on”. ...