Smells Like Bleach: A Punk Tribute to Nirvana

smells like bleach: a punk tribute to nirvana

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Product Description
Paying their respects to Nirvana and it's fallen hero, Kurt Cobain are, Vibrators, Blanks 77, Agent Orange, Total Chaos, Dee Dee Ramone, DOA, Flipper and more, 12 tracks in all. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

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Smells Like Bleach: A Punk Tribute to Nirvana
Smells Like Bleach: A Punk Tribute to Nirvana
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Smells like a great cd
  • Some good songs, but...
  • Yuck
  • A sad unproductive mess
  • its OK
 Smells Like Bleach: A Punk Tribute to Nirvana
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Cleopatra
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004YLDA
Release Date: 2001-01-23

Tracks:

  1. Come As You Are - Vibrators
  2. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Blanks 77
  3. Stay Away - UK Subs
  4. On A Plain - Agent Orange
  5. Breed - Total Chaos
  6. Nagative Creep - Dee Dee Ramone
  7. Lithium - Vice Squad
  8. Something In The Way - Burning Brides
  9. Scentless Apprentice - Flipper
  10. All Apologies - DOA
  11. Aneurysm - Dr. Know
  12. Dive - I.C.U.

Album Description

Paying their respects to Nirvana and it's fallen hero, Kurt Cobain are, Vibrators, Blanks 77, Agent Orange, Total Chaos, Dee Dee Ramone, DOA, Flipper and more, 12 tracks in all. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Smells like a great cd.......2006-06-01

Rubbish??!! Did you actually listen to this cd? It's (in my opinion as a HUGE Nirvana fan) an amzing compilation of the best punk bands (Uk Subs and Flipper)playing a fair deal of Nirvana's best tracks what could go wrong? What youve got to realize is punk isnt ment to be perfect, quite the opposite, and this collection of covers is a great example of how punk is ment to sound and its definetly a worthy tribute to Nirvana. I think they chose the Artists very wisley as most of theese bands , especially Flipper, are bands that Nirvana's sound was inspired by, so to have theese bands cover Nirvana songs is a great privilege for the band and im sure krist and dave would want kurt to hear it. I think the songs themselves are filled with this fresh new edge, which is all it needs because the songs are great in themselves and its interesting to hear the way other bands would play them. Everything about this cd is the exact definitive of punk, and its not just some idiots speeding the song up with distortion (it would be if rancid were on it) its a group of hardened punks doing what they do best- ripping shreds out of your cd player becasue as ive said before punk is not ment to sound perfect and the very rauchus and powerful covers are a prime example of that. I am personally gonna worship this cd as soon as i can get my hands on it. By Shaun Evans a.k.a Hippy Jim P.s. I did not have time to sign in or whatever so the kids reveiw will have to do hope this makes people see how much they are missing out on a great cd.

2 out of 5 stars Some good songs, but..........2005-02-09

Let's get one thing straight, Nirvana WAS a punk band. Kurt grew up listening to punk rock. His favorite band was the Sex Pistols for a time (his favorite bands otherwise were the Beatles and the Pixies), his first concert he went to was a Black Flag show, and Nirvana actually opened for DOA a few times (he and Courtney met at a DOA concert). And in interviews, he would often claim that Nirvana was "just a punk band". Actually, some of the bands on here were bands he grew up listening to.

That said, this CD was probably more well intended than it is good. The Vibrators cover is too damn close to the original version, Flipper might as well have done one of their own songs because they sound just like Scentless Apprentice, and DOA sound more toungue-in-cheek than reverent (but Kurt probably would have liked it). Everything just sounds like your average punk tune, with nothing of Nirvana in them at all.

I think Nirvana should have punk tribute to them. Unfortunately, this isn't the one.

1 out of 5 stars Yuck.......2004-10-10

What an aweful tribute. I thought tributes were supposed to be respectful? It sounds like they are picking on Nirvana or something. Especially in "Smells Like Team Spirit". They just took Nirvana's songs and made them a lot faster I.E. crappier. Take "All Apologies" for example. They make a metal mess out of it, this is supposed to be a slow song for crying out loud. I didn't buy this, I just listened to some of the clips, I couldn't listen to all of them, they were so bad. And by the way, Nirvana isn't punk, and I don't mean that in a bad way.

2 out of 5 stars A sad unproductive mess.......2004-04-14

Sure, a punk tribute to Nirvana is a great idea(in theory). First off, the sound quality is terrible throughout. Almost every song shares a sparse, uninspired sound and wholly non-passionate vocal delivery. None of these groups have added anything new to the songs. Not a single one of them should be covering Nirvana, at all. Fact: Most of these bands sucked to begin with... Cleopatra must have handed them a list of Nirvana songs and pointed to a crusty dump to record them in. This is a joke and not a very good one.I don't see the point of making such a joke. All punk tribute/cover albums: Burn in hell(or the fireplace, or incinerator).

3 out of 5 stars its OK.......2004-03-13

Its Ok but not great, like the Cleopatra Records tribute to Metallica was. I had that one first, and then bought this one because they sort of go together. This is coming from a big Nirvana fan who's not a Metallica fan at all, too. The cuts in general are a bit uninspiring, although the disk has its high points. Deedee Ramone's "Negative Creep" is nowehere near as good as his "Jump In the Fire" on the other record is (RIP, Deedee). Same with Flipper. I think that perhaps even though the Nirvana material is good, it doesn't transfer as naturally to other bands as the Metallica stuff does. Too idiosyncratic. I may like Blanks 77 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" cover best. Overall, this baby is not gonna spend weeks on end in my 5-disk machine next to the Metallica trib, which has a nearly permanent spot. Next I'm gonna have to get the Cleopatra tribute to NOFX to add to this series. I don't know all their songs, but I partied with 'em back in '87!
Smells Like Bleach: A Punk Tribute to Nirvana
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    		Smells Like Bleach: A Punk Tribute to Nirvana
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Cherry Red
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    HardcoreHardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    PunkPunk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00005A7VK
    Release Date: 2004-04-05

    Tracks:

    1. Come as You Are - The Vibrators
    2. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Blanks 77
    3. Stay Away - U.K. Subs
    4. On a Plain - Agent Orange
    5. Breed - Total Chaos
    6. Negative Creep - Dee Dee Ramone
    7. Lithium - Vice Squad
    8. Something in the Way - Burning Bridges, Burning Bridges
    9. Scentless Apprentice - Flipper
    10. All Apologies - D.O.A.
    11. Aneurysm - Kurt Cobain, Doctor Know
    12. Dive - I.C.U.

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