Music Magazine Article, January 1995
Lightning has struck twice with Nirvana, it seems. Their newest album, Miracle, which released a few months ago [September 1994], has just surpassed a number of other albums to hit the number one spot on the Billboards album chart. The last time this happened was with the release of the historic Nevermind album, three years ago. A lot of other aspects of this album share similarities with Nevermind. It has the polished sound of Butch Vig, which perfectly captures the intensity and feel of the band, and really brings their talent to the forefront. It also happens to be a bit more pop-influenced than it's predecessor Sappy, which leaned to the punk side, and is also referred to as "Kurt Cobain's suicide note" by many. Nearly all of it's tracks rock very hard, but they also have a pop style hook that draws you into the fun. In my opinion, it is their greatest album to date, and I definitely recommend a listen.
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Television Interview, December 1994
I: Let me just start out by saying that you guys have put out an awesome record.
D: Thanks.
I: Now, my first question is, how did you guys pull it off?
K: We just did the same thing we always do. We went in, recorded what we'd written. There's no real secret here.
I: I noticed this album is a bit more like Nevermind than your previous album. Care to explain that?
K: Well, I've been playing a lot of Beatles over the past year, for my son. He really seems to love it. *chuckles* Kind of ironic. Anyways, I'm just in a much better place, mentally, than when I wrote Sappy.
I: What about the titular track, a very nice and gentle, but powerful, ballad. What inspired that particular song?
K: I wrote that song one day while John was sleeping. He just looked so peaceful, and I thought 'that's how life should be'. His genuine joy just inspired me.
I: Alright. And what about the second track, (your first single, as well, I think) Podunk. How many takes did that take? It's a sonic masterpiece.
D: It only took us two takes. One to set down the instrumentals, then another for me and Kurt to put down a vocal track.
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Classic Albums, Miracle
"Red March is probably one of my favorites on the album. One of Dave's best tracks to date. It starts off with the guitar riff, bass lines, and the drums, then the guitar cuts off, and then the bass line. The rest of the song is just Dave doing a drum solo. It's Nirvana's own Moby Dick, I think. And it's pretty interesting, how it came about, too. This is actually the first track we did when we got into the studio. Dave hadn't touched the drums for about a year, because he was playing guitar with his solo tour. He just wanted to warm up, but luckily I had started recording. Once it was done, Kurt and Krist were just showing up. I showed them the track, and I remember Kurt saying 'This is fucking awesome, we've got to make something out of this'. So, they both sat down and came up with something for the intro back beat that Dave did at the start, and then we laid down the tracks. Took two takes with the guitar, and that was it." - Butch Vig, Producer
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Miracle by Nirvana; Track Listing
1. Miracle
2. Podunk
3. February Stars
4. Red March
5. Wave Groove
6. In Cars
7. Exhausted
8. Big Me
9. Butterflies
10. Skid Mark
11. Do Re Mi
12. You Know You're Right
Lightning has struck twice with Nirvana, it seems. Their newest album, Miracle, which released a few months ago [September 1994], has just surpassed a number of other albums to hit the number one spot on the Billboards album chart. The last time this happened was with the release of the historic Nevermind album, three years ago. A lot of other aspects of this album share similarities with Nevermind. It has the polished sound of Butch Vig, which perfectly captures the intensity and feel of the band, and really brings their talent to the forefront. It also happens to be a bit more pop-influenced than it's predecessor Sappy, which leaned to the punk side, and is also referred to as "Kurt Cobain's suicide note" by many. Nearly all of it's tracks rock very hard, but they also have a pop style hook that draws you into the fun. In my opinion, it is their greatest album to date, and I definitely recommend a listen.
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Television Interview, December 1994
I: Let me just start out by saying that you guys have put out an awesome record.
D: Thanks.
I: Now, my first question is, how did you guys pull it off?
K: We just did the same thing we always do. We went in, recorded what we'd written. There's no real secret here.
I: I noticed this album is a bit more like Nevermind than your previous album. Care to explain that?
K: Well, I've been playing a lot of Beatles over the past year, for my son. He really seems to love it. *chuckles* Kind of ironic. Anyways, I'm just in a much better place, mentally, than when I wrote Sappy.
I: What about the titular track, a very nice and gentle, but powerful, ballad. What inspired that particular song?
K: I wrote that song one day while John was sleeping. He just looked so peaceful, and I thought 'that's how life should be'. His genuine joy just inspired me.
I: Alright. And what about the second track, (your first single, as well, I think) Podunk. How many takes did that take? It's a sonic masterpiece.
D: It only took us two takes. One to set down the instrumentals, then another for me and Kurt to put down a vocal track.
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Classic Albums, Miracle
"Red March is probably one of my favorites on the album. One of Dave's best tracks to date. It starts off with the guitar riff, bass lines, and the drums, then the guitar cuts off, and then the bass line. The rest of the song is just Dave doing a drum solo. It's Nirvana's own Moby Dick, I think. And it's pretty interesting, how it came about, too. This is actually the first track we did when we got into the studio. Dave hadn't touched the drums for about a year, because he was playing guitar with his solo tour. He just wanted to warm up, but luckily I had started recording. Once it was done, Kurt and Krist were just showing up. I showed them the track, and I remember Kurt saying 'This is fucking awesome, we've got to make something out of this'. So, they both sat down and came up with something for the intro back beat that Dave did at the start, and then we laid down the tracks. Took two takes with the guitar, and that was it." - Butch Vig, Producer
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Miracle by Nirvana; Track Listing
1. Miracle
2. Podunk
3. February Stars
4. Red March
5. Wave Groove
6. In Cars
7. Exhausted
8. Big Me
9. Butterflies
10. Skid Mark
11. Do Re Mi
12. You Know You're Right
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