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It was twenty years ago today...

In this case Sgt. Pepper did not teach the band how to play... the Seattle grunge scene in the early to mid-90's wasn't really his thing. This is the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's final studio album, In Utero . I can't compare it to The Fab Fours masterpiece other than to say, like Sgt. Peppers * before it, it was one among a list of albums that defined a generation, mine in particular. Others, including (to name just a few): Nirvana's Nevermind , Smashing Pumpkin's Siamese Dream and Pearl Jam's Ten ... are now going on their second decade after release. Anniversary's of many of these album releases often conjure up nostalgic memories of  those final fun years in high school... when I had more spares than actual classes and spent the time debating with good friends in the school library (or wherever we were out dodging classes) the merits of each new eagerly awaited release from our favourite bands. We'd scrounge up whatever l...