Nirvana的第一张专辑《Bleach》(《漂白》)是他们最为人忽视的专辑。录制《漂白》只花了600美元，《Bleach》中除了一首《About a girl》其他歌都不甚出名，远没有后来的专辑好听，但如果你想认识Nirvana，请从《Bleach》而开始。

Compilation of rarities and previously unreleased songs. The album was released on December 14, 1992, in Europe, and December 15, 1992, in the United States. Previously unreleased songs: "Hairspray Queen", "Aero Zeppelin", and "Big Long Now" were officially unreleased at the time, as well as the versions of "Been a Son", "Aneurysm", and "(New Wave) Polly", which are different from the versions previously released on the Blew EP, the Smells Like Teen Spirit single, and the Nevermind record, respectively. Previously released songs: "Dive" and "Sliver" were released on the Sliver single in 1990. "Dive" was also previously released on The Grunge Years compilation album in 1991. "Stain" was released on the Blew EP in 1989. The three cover songs, "Turnaround" (Devo), "Molly's Lips" and "Son of a Gun" (The Vaselines) were released on the Hormoaning (Exclusive Australian '92 Tour EP) in 1992, which was only released in Japan and Australia. "Mexican Seafood" appeared on the 1989 Teriyaki Asthma Vols. I-V compilation. "Beeswax" appeared on the 1991 Kill Rock Stars compilation album. "Downer" appears on the CD version of Nirvana's 1989 debut album Bleach.

如果说《别介意》（nevermind）使柯特．科本成为了摇滚明星，《子宫中》则使他厌恶地批判着关于他的新地位的一切。音乐上原始化（这得感谢制作人steve albini），在情感上加倍地原始化（他用“埋葬”来压韵“婚姻”），《子宫中》还是更多矛盾的宝藏。好笑，优美，令人心碎，它更像一张出色的唱片而不是自杀遗言。但在后来的日子里，我们听到的将只是悲痛的吼叫了。 kurt cobain以其独有的缓慢低沉的如梦般刺破黑暗的诗吟、快速的齐奏、焦躁不安的和声……使grunge风暴达到了极点，接近燃烧; 也使无数歌迷为之倾倒、疯狂。然而这无法掩饰cobain最深层的恐惧和脆弱的心。在<<in utero>>中nirvana 留下的只是他们音乐里有的那种躁动不安和最深的孤寂。---生命的终点并不是死亡，而是希望的破灭

Nevermind is the second studio album and major-label debut by American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991 by DGC Records. It was Nirvana's first release to feature drummer Dave Grohl. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than the band's prior work. It was recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, and Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, in May and June 1991, and mastered that August at the Mastering Lab in Hollywood, California. Written primarily by frontman Kurt Cobain, Nevermind is noted for channeling a range of emotions, being noted as dark, humorous, and disturbing. Its themes include alienation, frustration, anti-establishment and anti-sexist views, and troubled love inspired by Cobain's broken relationship with Bikini Kill's Tobi Vail. Contrary to the hedonistic themes popular in rock music at the time, writers have observed that Nevermind promoted the image of the sensitive artist in mainstream rock. According to Cobain, the sound of the album was influenced by bands such as Pixies, R.E.M., the Smithereens, and Melvins. Though the album is considered a cornerstone of the grunge genre, it is noted for its musical diversity, which includes acoustic ballads ("Polly" and "Something in the Way") and punk-influenced hard rock ("Territorial Pissings" and "Stay Away"). Nevermind became an unexpected critical and commercial success, reaching the top 10 on charts across the world. On January 11, 1992, it replaced Michael Jackson's Dangerous at the number one spot of the US Billboard 200 and was selling approximately 300,000 copies a week. The lead single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit", reached the Top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100 and went on to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Its music video was also heavily rotated on MTV. Three other successful singles were released: "Come as You Are", "Lithium", and "In Bloom". The album was voted the best album of the year in Pazz & Jop critics' poll, while "Smells Like Teen Spirit" also topped the single-of-the-year and video-of-the-year polls. The album also garnered the band three Grammy Award nominations in total across the 34th and 35th Grammy Awards, including Best Alternative Music Album. Nevermind propelled Nirvana into worldwide superstardom, with Cobain being dubbed the "voice of his generation". It brought grunge and alternative rock to a mainstream audience while accelerating the decline of hair metal, drawing similarities to the early 1960s British Invasion of American popular music. It is also often credited with initiating a resurgence of interest in punk culture among teenagers and young adults of Generation X. It has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. In 2024, it was certified 13× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Among the most acclaimed and influential albums in the history of music, Nevermind was added by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry in 2004 for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", and is frequently ranked highly on lists of the greatest albums of all time, including being ranked number six on Rolling Stone's 2020 and 2023 lists of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". The album has since been reissued with alternate takes and live performances.