In Chuck Klosterman’s new book, “Eating the Dinosaur,” he discusses Kurt Cobain’s immense struggle with Nirvana’s In Utero album. Cobain had a real problem with his mainstream success following Nevermind. And while creating In Utero, Cobain wanted to make an album that was just good enough for his original, underground listeners to like, but bad enough that mainstream listeners wouldn’t buy it.

Klosterman notes that despite Cobain’s wishes for the album’s outcome, Cobain indicated in the liner notes that the album should be listened to at Bass +2 and Treble +5.

I listened to the entire album between my ride home yesterday and my ride back to work today with those adjustments and it sounded great. I recommend Nirvana or rock fans in general give it a try.

Consequently, the album, which featured songs like “Heart-Shaped Box,” “Rape Me,” “Pennyroyal Tea,” and All Apologies,” resulted in continued critical and commercial success. And contributed to Cobain’s self destruction shortly after.