In Utero, the third album by the Seattle grunge band Nirvana, was released on September 21, 1993. It was the final studio album released by the band, who disbanded after the death of lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain on April 8, 1994. In Utero is seen as the band’s response to the commercial success of Nevermind. Across the record, producer Steve Albini created a more stripped down and raw sound, which was a sizeable creative departure from the previous album’s controlled and polished sound. Albini was famous in the alternative music community for his outspoken opinions about the music industry, as well as for having a purist sense of rock and grunge music.
Singles from In Utero included “Heart-Shaped Box,” “All Apologies/ Rape Me,” and “Pennyroyal Tea.” It was recorded in two weeks at Pachyderm Studio and mixed over five days. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and sold 180,000 copies in the first week. Certain big box stores, including Kmart and Wal-Mart, refused to carry the album, worried that the cover artwork would offend their customers. In Utero has been certified platinum five times by the Recording Industry Association of America. To date, the album had moved 4.2 million records and was re-released on the 20th anniversary in September 2013.
Raised in South Orange, New Jersey, Lauryn Hill is an American singer and rapper. She achieved early success as a member of the Fugees — the hip-hop group she founded with members Pras Michel and Wyclef Jean. The group released two albums in the...
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A clever play on the phrase 'in-sync' NSYNC also stands for the last letter of each of the boy band members' names. The popular nineties and early 2000s boy band included members Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, and Lance...
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Released in February 1994, Dookie is the catchy, energetic sucker punch that propelled the pop-punk band Green Day into the musical big leagues and launched the careers of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool. The album was a runaway...
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Would you do it all for the nookie? If so, you know exactly what to do with that cookie. And if you don’t? Well, Fred Durst will tell you right where you need to stick it...
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Comprised of rapper/singer Lauryn Hill, rapper Pras Michel, and rapper/singer Wyclef Jean, the Fugees were an award-winning American hip hop group in the 1990s. They released two albums in the early part of the decade, 1994's Blunted on Reality and...
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Nothing will bring you back to summer camp in the 1990s faster than hitting play on this second studio album by English rock group Oasis. (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? earned the band and its perpetually feuding brothers Noel and Liam...
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You oughta know by now that Alanis Morissette’s third release Jagged Little Pill is one of the defining albums of the nineties. This powerhouse record has sold a whopping 33 million copies and is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Jagged...
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third studio album from the alternative rock back The Smashing Pumpkins. Immediately debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200, it sold over 245,000 units in the first week alone.
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August and Everything After is the multi-platinum selling debut album by the Berkley, California rock group The Counting Crows. It was released on September 14th, 1993 and went on to sell over 7 million copies in the United States. Rolling Stone...
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In 1997, Hanson was inescapable. A catchy little single by the name of “MMMBop” was topping charts around the world, and the three long-haired brothers from Tulsa, Oklahoma had earned a Tiger Beat pinup on the walls of pretty much every...
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