Rank the Tracks: Nirvana's In Utero (1993)

[Honorio]

Back to Seattle, back to grunge, back to utero…



Nirvana's "In Utero" (1993)

Tracklisting:
01 | Serve the Servants
02 | Scentless Apprentice
03 | Heart-Shaped Box
04 | Rape Me
05 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
06 | Dumb
07 | Very Ape
08 | Milk It
09 | Pennyroyal Tea
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
11 | tourette's
12 | All Apologies

Note: I haven't included the hidden track, "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip," because it was not included on the original release.

I bet we'll look good on the dancefloor next week…

[Listyguy]

I love this album...also my top two here are both in my ~30 favorite songs of all time, so it was a hard call...

03 | Heart-Shaped Box
12 | All Apologies
06 | Dumb
04 | Rape Me
09 | Pennyroyal Tea
01 | Serve the Servants
07 | Very Ape
02 | Scentless Apprentice
05 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
08 | Milk It
11 | tourette's
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter

[bonnielaurel]

03 | Heart-Shaped Box
04 | Rape Me
12 | All Apologies
01 | Serve the Servants
06 | Dumb
07 | Very Ape
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
08 | Milk It
05 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
09 | Pennyroyal Tea
11 | Tourette's
02 | Scentless Apprentice

[Dexter]

12 | All Apologies
03 | Heart-Shaped Box
06 | Dumb
09 | Pennyroyal Tea
01 | Serve the Servants
02 | Scentless Apprentice
07 | Very Ape
08 | Milk It
05 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
11 | tourette's
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
04 | Rape Me

[ordinaryperson]

"In the sun, in the sun I feel as one"

01 | All Apologies
02 | Heart-Shaped Box
03 | Dumb
04 | Rape Me
05 | Pennyroyal Tea
06 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
07 | Very Ape
08 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
09 | Milk It
10 | Serve the Servants
11 | Scentless Apprentice
12 | tourette's

[Honorio]

12 | All Apologies
03 | Heart-Shaped Box
06 | Dumb
04 | Rape Me
02 | Scentless Apprentice
09 | Pennyroyal Tea
01 | Serve the Servants
05 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
07 | Very Ape
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
08 | Milk It
11 | tourette's

[jamieW]

06 | Dumb*
03 | Heart-Shaped Box
05 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
04 | Rape Me
09 | Pennyroyal Tea
08 | Milk It
02 | Scentless Apprentice
01 | Serve the Servants
07 | Very Ape
12 | All Apologies
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
11 | tourette's

Personal favorites *
Overall album rating: 6.00 (Good)

[Honorio]

Results after the first week of voting:

01 | Heart-Shaped Box | 1,7 points
02 | All Apologies | 3,0 points
03 | Dumb | 3,0 points
04 | Rape Me | 5,0 points
05 | Pennyroyal Tea | 5,8 points
06 | Serve the Servants | 6,7 points
07 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle | 7,3 points
08 | Very Ape | 7,5 points
09 | Scentless Apprentice | 8,2 points
10 | Milk It | 8,7 points
11 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter | 9,8 points
12 | tourette's | 11,3 points

[Nassim]

Not an easy album to rank, pretty consistant in quality but varying in style and intensity. Hardest one to rank is Milk It which has pretty cool parts and kinda unnecessary atonal parts too.

Still, I'll wholeheartedly follow Pitchfork for the #1 pick.

02 | Scentless Apprentice
12 | All Apologies
03 | Heart-Shaped Box
06 | Dumb
11 | tourette's
08 | Milk It
07 | Very Ape
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
04 | Rape Me
09 | Pennyroyal Tea
05 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
01 | Serve the Servants

[maverick470]

12 | All Apologies
03 | Heart-Shaped Box
06 | Dumb
04 | Rape Me
01 | Serve the Servants
02 | Scentless Apprentice
09 | Pennyroyal Tea
07 | Very Ape
08 | Milk It
05 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
11 | tourette's

[DaveC]

03 | Heart-Shaped Box
09 | Pennyroyal Tea
06 | Dumb
02 | Scentless Apprentice
05 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
04 | Rape Me
12 | All Apologies
01 | Serve the Servants
08 | Milk It
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
07 | Very Ape
11 | tourette's

[antonius]

12 | All Apologies
03 | Heart-Shaped Box
04 | Rape Me
06 | Dumb
09 | Pennyroyal Tea
01 | Serve the Servants
05 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
02 | Scentless Apprentice
07 | Very Ape
08 | Milk It
11 | tourette's
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter

[bootsy]

12 | All Apologies
03 | Heart-Shaped Box
02 | Scentless Apprentice
06 | Dumb
09 | Pennyroyal Tea
01 | Serve the Servants
04 | Rape Me
07 | Very Ape
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
05 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
08 | Milk It
11 | tourette's

[mileswide]

07| Very Ape
03| Heart-Shaped Box
08| Milk It
06| Dumb
01| Serve the Servants
12| All Apologies
11| tourette's
02| Scentless Apprentice
04| Rape Me
09| Pennyroyal Tea
10| Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
05| Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle

[ArcadeFire]

01 | All Apologies
02 | Heart-Shaped Box
03 | Scentless Apprentice
04 | Pennyroyal Tea
05 |Rape Me
06 | Dumb
07 | Serve the Servants
08 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
09 | Milk It
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
11 | tourette's
12 | Very Ape

[Chris K.]

12 | All Apologies
03 | Heart-Shaped Box
01 | Serve the Servants
09 | Pennyroyal Tea
06 | Dumb
05 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
02 | Scentless Apprentice
04 | Rape Me
07 | Very Ape
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
11 | tourette's
08 | Milk It

[ShepBranson]

1-.All Apologies
2-.Rape Me
3-.Heart-Shaped Box
4-.Pennyroyal Tea
5-.Dumb
6-.Serve the Servants
7-.Very Ape
8-. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
9-.Scentless Apprentice
10-. Milk It
11-.tourette's
12-.Radio Friendly Unit Shifter

[ratanx]

08 | Milk It
05 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
02 | Scentless Apprentice
01 | Serve the Servants
03 | Heart-Shaped Box
09 | Pennyroyal Tea
10 | Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
07 | Very Ape
11 | tourette's
12 | All Apologies
06 | Dumb
04 | Rape Me