| Sign in to get personalized recommendations.Minutes() * 60 + currentTime.See all 16 customer reviews...Available from these sellers.See all 16 customer reviews...Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?To hear a song sample, click on "Listen" by that sample.Visit our audio help page for more information.Patti Smith to the late Robert Mapplethorpe.Sheet music for Various artists at Sheet Music Plus.Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet.The easiest way to shoot video reviews.What a great compilation!Soundgarden, Pavement, the Smashing Pumpkins or Nirvana, all of whom contribute excellent tracks.The Pumpkins track, "Glynis," is especially wonderful, as it harkens back to the era when Billy et al.It's a bit depressing to think about what was and what might have been, listening to this CD, and then to realize what we have on the radio today, but the album is also a good reference point: whenever you start to think that maybe Incubus or Linkin Park is actually a good band, you can pop this in and remind yourself what good bands really sound like."Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.Your vote will be counted and will appear on the product page within 24 hours."No Alternative is one of those CDs that you listen to on your way to work for a month straight, finally tire of, forget for a few years, and then remember all over again, listening to it on your way to work for a month straight.Yet, what makes No Alternative excel as a compilation is the fact that it does manage to maintain some commonality amongst the diversity; enough to keep things fresh and interesting with each successive track, but all while weaving them together with an emotional thread.Urge Overkill's "Take a Walk" and American Music Club's "All Your Jeans Were Too Tight" sound nothing alike, yet somewhere, in the deep emotional core of these songs, there's some commonality.Some are uplifting, some despairing, some jaded, and some treat it with black humor.The one exception to this is Nirvana's hidden track at the end, which (while worthy of inclusion on a Nirvana's Greatest Hits album) seems to have been contributed arbitrarily.No Alternative incorperates the works of nineteen independent artists, most still on the fringe of public awareness at the time of its release.You don't need to be a fan of Alternative to appreciate No Alternative.After all, there is no Alternative.All you need is an open ear, willing to engage and appreciate various distinctive styles.But even if you approach No Alternative without that open ear, some of these songs will open it for you.There's a passion on this album that simply cannot be missed.Was this review helpful to you?Only for the Nirvana completest
The only place that you can find an official release of the excellent Nirvana track 'Verse Chorus Verse'.This CD has been one my favorites for over ten years...DGC rarities makes for a close 2nd).Published on October 1, 2003 by S.No Alternative is one of the best compilation cds of the 90s.You're In The Laundry Room!This is THE ONLY place where you can find it.Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.Be A Long Suffering Weezer fan?Then this list is for you!Music You Should Hear: Artists' PicksWant to know what Norah Jones, Sting, and Il Divo are listening to?Find out in Music You Should Hear, where these and other artists tell you about the music they love.Using your checking account at Amazon.Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.Please note that we are unable to respond directly to all feedback submitted via this form, but we'll ask you to sign in so we can contact you if needed.Visit our Help department.Find The Hottest Tones Online.Your search did not match any products.Track your recent orders.View or change your orders in Your Account."Wilhelm von Bode and America," lecture by Julien Chapuis, curator
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