A messy datapoint on the Nirvana problem. They straddle the metal/punk thing as well as ever on the various thudding, desperate nonalbum tacks, ridding muscular riffs without the investment they suggest.
The 4-track Peel Session jammed in the middle's the secret highlight - they sound fresh, tight, fun even, like an actual fucking band for the only time in their official career.
Elsewhere, that guitar sound's undeniable though. So thick, so focused, easy to overlook in retrospect but essential. Kurt finding the reedy strain that fits right over top is proof that god wants us to be thrillingly sad 4/5
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