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In response to
"fine, i'll grant it had one good single (forgot that All Apologies was on this one) still sold but nowhere near as many copies as Nevermind -- nm"
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hollywood big shot
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"still sold nowhere as many copies as Nevermind" is a pretty weak point in a debate about artistic merit, OR a debate about record industry economics
Posted by
rollo
Sep 21 '23, 09:46
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which, we are apparently having the latter although it started out as the former?
In Utero was a great album, remarked on *at the time* for its audacious anti commercialism, for being a giant fuck you to bandwagoners, MTV, and record execs alike.
It can/should be compared to Nevermind in an artistic sense, and there will be pros and cons for each. For example: accessible v. challenging, hooky v. raw, etc.
It should not be compared to Nevermind in a mainstream popularity sense and definitely not in a sales = popularity sense.
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