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Nirvana
Artist Icon Bleach (1989)
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Bleach (en español, «lejía» o «blanqueador») es el álbum debut de la banda de grunge estadounidense Nirvana, lanzado en junio de 1989 a través del sello discográfico independiente Sub Pop. La mayor parte de las sesiones de grabación tuvieron lugar en el estudio Reciprocal Recording de Seattle, Washington entre diciembre de 1988 y enero de 1989. El compositor de Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, se sentía presionado al crear canciones para Bleach que estuvieran dentro del género del grunge, impulsado por esta discográfica y la escena musical de Seattle. El álbum está considerado como bastante negativo y desolador; Cobain afirmó que la mayoría de las letras se escribieron la noche anterior a grabar, cuando se sentía «molesto» y no las tuvo en alta estima. La grabación estuvo financiada por Jason Everman, acreditado como guitarrista pese a no haber tocado en ninguna canción.

Bleach tuvo una buena recepción de la crítica, pero no ingresó en las listas de Estados Unidos tras su lanzamiento original de 1989. Se relanzó en forma internacional a través de Geffen Records en 1992 tras el éxito de Nevermind (1991). En esta ocasión debutó en la posición 89 en el Billboard 200 y alcanzó una posición máxima en el puesto 33 de la UK Albums Chart. Ha vendido desde entonces un millón de copias en los Estados Unidos. En 2009 Sub Pop lanzó una edición especial por el vigésimo aniversario de la banda que incluye grabaciones en directo de Nirvana de 1990 y material extra. Desde su lanzamiento en 1989, Bleach vendió 1,7 millones de copias sólo en los Estados Unidos y cinco a nivel mundial. Es el disco de Sub Pop con mayor cantidad de ventas.
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Recorded for a smidgen over $600, some Nirvana die-hards argue that Bleach is Nirvana’s finest work. Such connoisseur’s say that while Nevermind is revered as the soundtrack for ‘Generation X’, its reluctant spokesman, Kurt Cobain, shows his true colours in Bleach ”“ before the unwanted fame that ultimately cost his life took a hold.
Sophomore release, Nevermind, gripped the music world and thrust Cobain into the celebrity role he seemed to detest, but it also triggered interest in Bleach and uncovered the gems that had been hidden, with original sales of just 6,000 copies.
Subsequent Nirvana albums had a lyrical complexity to them, matching the personal struggles that Cobain went through whilst writing them. Bleach differs since its quality lies in the simplicity of the songs that deliver the crux of the album ”“ the boredom of growing up as a confused teenager in a sleepy part of conservative America.
Kicking off with the dirty sound of “Blew” and “Floyd The Barber” ”“ a couple of furious, dark and muddy openers ”“ the albums’ stand-out track follows. “All About A Girl” is a ballad that should be used as a template by today’s Emo tyros, with Cobain’s superb throaty vocal over a much poppier sound than much of what we are normally used to from Nirvana.
“School” is the classic example of the minimalist grunge, with just four lines hidden under a filthy base and the album reaches a thrilling crescendo with the angry duo of “Big Cheese” and “Downer”.
But it is what’s missing that makes Bleach important ”“ Chad Channing’s hit-and-miss drumming before Dave Grohl took over the sticks and the frankly awful rushed production job that leaves the album full of feedback and distortion. Combined, these two factors are what make Bleach special, adding a chaotic and grimy feel that Nirvana, as the darlings of the Seattle grunge scene, stood for.


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