3 out of 5 stars (RS was notorious for hilariously ice cold takes on albums that didn't age well and then they'd have to come back and revise their POV later). Ira Robbins at the time: "Too often, underground bands squander their spunk on records they're not ready to make, then burn out their energy and inspiration with uphill touring." Something as fresh and status quo-bashing as "Nevermind" was bound to piss a few people off. Here's their second attempt in 1994, LOL: "At last, high school portrayed as the pep rally in hell that it is. Millions of pos-deducation-stress-disorder survivors immediately identified. The rest of the album is a relentless run of monster riffs and monstrous imagery, all punched along by arguably the greatest rock rhythm section since Led Zeppelin." (PS: RS also hated Led Zeppelin. I used to write for RS. There were bad takes in every single issue of that mag. I blame co-founder Jann Wenner, known dickhead, bootlicking industry toady and misogynist).