Comments on: Popdose Flashback: Nirvana, “Bleach” http://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-nirvana-bleach/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nirvana in Tijuana - 1990 | post-next -Ted Drake's sketchbookhttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-nirvana-bleach/comment-page-1/#comment-27185 Nirvana in Tijuana - 1990 | post-next -Ted Drake's sketchbook Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:23:13 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=10334#comment-27185 [...] Popdose Flashback: Nirvana, “Bleach” (popdose.com) [...] [...] Popdose Flashback: Nirvana, “Bleach” (popdose.com) [...]

]]> By: jasonhttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-nirvana-bleach/comment-page-1/#comment-52405 jason Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:12:20 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=10334#comment-52405 What onebrownjeff said. 30,000 isn't a lot of copies in the grand scheme of things, but if you were into the scene at the time -- or had friends who were -- "Bleach" was by no means obscure. <br><br>And Mudhoney is not the right reference there....the band that your Sub Pop dude really liked was Skin Yard.<br><br>AND....Soundgarden sucked back then?! You're out of your mind. "Big Dumb Sex" was awesome. What onebrownjeff said. 30,000 isn't a lot of copies in the grand scheme of things, but if you were into the scene at the time — or had friends who were — “Bleach” was by no means obscure.

And Mudhoney is not the right reference there….the band that your Sub Pop dude really liked was Skin Yard.

AND….Soundgarden sucked back then?! You're out of your mind. “Big Dumb Sex” was awesome.

]]> By: jasonhttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-nirvana-bleach/comment-page-1/#comment-41031 jason Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:12:20 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=10334#comment-41031 What onebrownjeff said. 30,000 isn't a lot of copies in the grand scheme of things, but if you were into the scene at the time -- or had friends who were -- "Bleach" was by no means obscure. <br><br>And Mudhoney is not the right reference there....the band that your Sub Pop dude really liked was Skin Yard.<br><br>AND....Soundgarden sucked back then?! You're out of your mind. "Big Dumb Sex" was awesome. What onebrownjeff said. 30,000 isn't a lot of copies in the grand scheme of things, but if you were into the scene at the time — or had friends who were — “Bleach” was by no means obscure.

And Mudhoney is not the right reference there….the band that your Sub Pop dude really liked was Skin Yard.

AND….Soundgarden sucked back then?! You're out of your mind. “Big Dumb Sex” was awesome.

]]> By: jasonhttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-nirvana-bleach/comment-page-1/#comment-24791 jason Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:12:20 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=10334#comment-24791 What onebrownjeff said. 30,000 isn't a lot of copies in the grand scheme of things, but if you were into the scene at the time -- or had friends who were -- "Bleach" was by no means obscure. <br><br>And Mudhoney is not the right reference there....the band that your Sub Pop dude really liked was Skin Yard.<br><br>AND....Soundgarden sucked back then?! You're out of your mind. "Big Dumb Sex" was awesome. What onebrownjeff said. 30,000 isn't a lot of copies in the grand scheme of things, but if you were into the scene at the time — or had friends who were — “Bleach” was by no means obscure.

And Mudhoney is not the right reference there….the band that your Sub Pop dude really liked was Skin Yard.

AND….Soundgarden sucked back then?! You're out of your mind. “Big Dumb Sex” was awesome.

]]> By: Pumphandle Slamhttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-nirvana-bleach/comment-page-1/#comment-24318 Pumphandle Slam Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:29:41 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=10334#comment-24318 Man, Negative Creep sounds exactly like "Dig It A Hole" by the U-Men... Man, Negative Creep sounds exactly like “Dig It A Hole” by the U-Men…

]]> By: onebrownjeffhttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-nirvana-bleach/comment-page-1/#comment-24132 onebrownjeff Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:05:11 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=10334#comment-24132 I'll somewhat echo the meteoric rise after Nevermind sentiment, but also disagree ever so slightly about Bleach not having a bit of impact for some. We had it in Heavy rotation at the college radio station I worked on well before Nevermind was released, and we played that record out. It got many multiple spins daily on that station. Did that mean I myself owned a mythical copy? No, but I, like several other DJ's there had taped it, for sure, back when it was still legal to make a personal copy of a recording (I miss the good old days). <br><br>Now I have to agree that being a DJ at college radio from 87 through 91 perhaps put me in a unique position to hear that, and many other seminal records when they came out, but I know that we were isolated firmly in the midwestern fly-over states, and couldn't have been the only ones spinning that record. As for listener response? That is another story isn't it. I'll somewhat echo the meteoric rise after Nevermind sentiment, but also disagree ever so slightly about Bleach not having a bit of impact for some. We had it in Heavy rotation at the college radio station I worked on well before Nevermind was released, and we played that record out. It got many multiple spins daily on that station. Did that mean I myself owned a mythical copy? No, but I, like several other DJ's there had taped it, for sure, back when it was still legal to make a personal copy of a recording (I miss the good old days).

Now I have to agree that being a DJ at college radio from 87 through 91 perhaps put me in a unique position to hear that, and many other seminal records when they came out, but I know that we were isolated firmly in the midwestern fly-over states, and couldn't have been the only ones spinning that record. As for listener response? That is another story isn't it.

]]> By: cleekhttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-nirvana-bleach/comment-page-1/#comment-23931 cleek Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:14:57 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=10334#comment-23931 once Nevermind took off, it was like a rocket. but it had to catch the world's attention first. one of my bandmates at the time was a huge Sup Pop fan and got into Nirvana and Nevermind really early on. he got our band to do "Smells Like...", and for a month or so, we played it to audiences of shrugs. then, in what seems like a week, everybody loved the song. everybody went crazy for it. <br><br>ah... the good ol days/ once Nevermind took off, it was like a rocket. but it had to catch the world's attention first. one of my bandmates at the time was a huge Sup Pop fan and got into Nirvana and Nevermind really early on. he got our band to do “Smells Like…”, and for a month or so, we played it to audiences of shrugs. then, in what seems like a week, everybody loved the song. everybody went crazy for it.

ah… the good ol days/

]]> By: mojohttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-nirvana-bleach/comment-page-1/#comment-23927 mojo Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:53:24 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=10334#comment-23927 Two rock stars' deaths affected me, emotionally: Freddie Mercury and Kurt Cobain. Two rock stars' deaths affected me, emotionally: Freddie Mercury and Kurt Cobain.

]]> By: Roy Battyhttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-nirvana-bleach/comment-page-1/#comment-23560 Roy Batty Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:21:32 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=10334#comment-23560 While I wasn't really cool enough to obtain Bleach before Nevermind, a friend (and speed metal/punk musician who toured the Northwest) was. My first impression was that the drummer sucked and the guitarist could sort of sing. Negative Creep, however, was a stand out. While I wasn't really cool enough to obtain Bleach before Nevermind, a friend (and speed metal/punk musician who toured the Northwest) was. My first impression was that the drummer sucked and the guitarist could sort of sing. Negative Creep, however, was a stand out.

]]> By: edmurhttp://popdose.com/popdose-flashback-nirvana-bleach/comment-page-1/#comment-23375 edmur Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:13:32 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=10334#comment-23375 You're right about the Nirvana bandwagon...man, I've never seen anything take off like Nevermind. Even people who didn't like the hard stuff owned that CD... And yep - all of a sudden everyone was a long-time Nirvana fanboy (yeah, right).<br><br>Good call on "Love Buzz," that's definitely one of my favorites from Bleach (which, like you, I didn't discover until AFTER hearing Nevermind). And the Bleach version of "About a Girl" is quite interesting when held next to the more-palatable-for-mainstream-audiences Unplugged version... You're right about the Nirvana bandwagon…man, I've never seen anything take off like Nevermind. Even people who didn't like the hard stuff owned that CD… And yep – all of a sudden everyone was a long-time Nirvana fanboy (yeah, right).

Good call on “Love Buzz,” that's definitely one of my favorites from Bleach (which, like you, I didn't discover until AFTER hearing Nevermind). And the Bleach version of “About a Girl” is quite interesting when held next to the more-palatable-for-mainstream-audiences Unplugged version…

]]>