Everybody’s talking about Nirvana’s seminal album Nevermind, which was released 20 years ago, on September 24th 1991. To be honest: I wasn’t a big fan of Nirvana in those days (nor am I today), in fact, I really didn’t care about Grunge. But although my attitude against Grunge hasn’t changed (After a couple of tracks, I simply find it completely boring, sorry folks), I’ve come to learn that Nevermind is a very important album in rock history with some excellent song writing on it and - for what it’s worth - one of the very few well produced early Grunge releases.

My favorite website when it comes to good cover versions, Cover Me, release a nice full album cover of the album with contributions of Patti Smith, Caetano Veloso (!), Animal Collective, Ill Nino, the UK Subs and more. Some covers are surprisingly good - and the best thing: You don’t have to like the original material to listen to this.

Click on the cover art above ↑ to get to the original article or download queue immediately the tracks:

1. Patti Smith – Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. Gringo Floyd – In Bloom
3. Caetano Veloso – Come As You Are
4. Steve Earle – Breed
5. The Polyphonic Spree – Lithium
6. Animal Collective – Polly
7. Ill Nino – Territorial Pissings
8. Coco – Drain You
9. The Retroliners – Lounge Act
10. UK Subs – Stay Away
11. Rogue Wave – On a Plain
12. Tricky – Something In the Way