Nirvana, the trio that raised grunge into the public eye, made a massive impact in such a short time. They gathered in 1987 (with a different drummist) and broke up in 1994 after the untimely passing of Kurt Cobain. The band consisted of Kurt Cobain, the vocalist and guitarist, Chris Novoselic, the bassist, and Dave Grohl, who played the drums on Nevermind and In Utero. Their album Bleach, however, had a different drummer, Chad Channing. While his grimy, dirty drumming enhances the sound of Bleach, both Novoselic and Cobain believed their drumming was losing its appeal to them, and Channing, adding onto it, also believed that his view on songwriting should be higher. So, with both sides having opposite views, Channing was kicked off the band, and not too much longer, Dave Grohl was in the mix to be the drummer for Nirvana’s upcoming album, Nevermind.

To many, The Pixies built up the more “stereotypical” grunge sound. It can be heard not only in “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, but also in Radiohead’s iconic, best song of all time, “Creep”. It opens up with a foggy guitar riff, with a quiet drum snare and kick, which leads into a loud explosion of two guitars, a bass, and a drum kit. Unusually, The Pixies also inspired arguably the greatest and most influential “Garage Rock” band, The Strokes.

Multiple review sites give high praise to this album, like the website AOTY (which collects both professional reviewers' and regular people's reviews). The “Critic Score” for Nevermind is a clean 89/100, while the “User Score” is one higher, with a 90/100. Everyone describes the song as, “quintessential”, “clever”, “the best”, and so much more. Altogether, with the influence, and how good the album still sounds even today, Nirvana’s Nevermind gets a 10/10. Amazing album.