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Too Old to Rock N Roll [Import] [Original recording remastered]
Geminiani: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3
Erik Satie: Complete Piano Works, Volume 5
Music: The Wheel of the Year: Thirty Years with the Armstron
Hand That Feeds [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import] [Limited Edition]
Elvis Hits in Deutsch V.3 [Import]
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If Nevermind's sound is familiar now, it's only because thousands of rock records that followed it were trying very hard to cop its style. It tears out of the speakers like a cannonball, from the punk-turbo-charged riff of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" onward, magnifying and distilling the wounded rage of 15 years of the rock underground into a single impassioned roar. Few albums have occupied the cultural consciousness like this one; of its 12 songs, roughly 10 are now standards. The record's historical weight can make it hard to hear now with fresh ears, but the monumental urgency of Kurt Cobain's screams is still shocking. --Douglas Wolk --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.