'Very In-Your-Face and Real': Kurt Cobain Described Recording Technique That Gave ‘In Utero’ Its Classic Sound

'Very In-Your-Face and Real': Kurt Cobain Described Recording Technique That Gave ‘In Utero’ Its Classic Sound

Nirvana’s final album, In Utero, is a certified grunge classic, and there was a good reason why, according to Kurt Cobain, who cited a “very in-your-face and real” technique they used while recording to capture the sound that the album has become so well known for. Back in 1993, Cobain spoke about In Utero with Guitar World writer Jon Savage, who noted that the record had a “claustrophobic” sense to it. “I think so, yeah. The main reason we reco…