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The digital home of music journalist Nicholas Jennings, author of Lightfoot, the bestselling biography of Gordon Lightfoot. Includes a searchable database of current and archived work, including thousands of record reviews and feature articles.

Nirvana - Nevermind

Nirvana - NevermindThis installment in the Classic Albums DVD series features Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic looking back on Nirvana’s breakthrough record that Grohl proudly admits has a “purity and honesty you don’t hear very often.” Producer Butch Vig dissects the album like a scientist with a petrie dish, isolating tracks on “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “Polly” and others to demonstrate the mellifluous quality of Kurt Cobain’s voice and to analyze the alchemy behind the “very dark, very beautiful” album that defined a generation.

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