Album · 2005
Sliver: The Best of the Box
by Nirvana
Sliver: The Best of the Box is a 2005 rock album by Nirvana. It runs 22 tracks across 75 minutes on Geffen. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.4/5 from 22 ratings.
Rock · Grunge · Alternative Rock
#1 in Best albums of 2005 · #8 in Best rock albums
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- 4.4 /5
- 22 ratings
- 75 /100
- 9 critics
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- Tracks
- 75 min
- Runtime
- 123 bpm
- Tempo
- D minor
- Key
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22 ratings · avg 4.4
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- Rolling Stone4.5/5
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- AllMusic4/5
- The Guardian4/5
- NME7/10
- Pitchfork Media6.3/10
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5
- PopMatters5/10
- Metacriticaggregate76/100
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Sliver: The Best of the Box album cover
The Sliver: The Best of the Box cover was photographed by Alice Wheeler, Charles Peterson, Gillian Gaar, Greg Babior, Ian Tilton, Jay Blakesberg, Keith Williamson and Shelli Hyrkas and art-directed by Robert Fisher.
- Photography
- Alice Wheeler, Charles Peterson, Gillian Gaar, Greg Babior, Ian Tilton, Jay Blakesberg, Keith Williamson, Shelli Hyrkas
- Art direction
- Robert Fisher
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Tracklist
22 tracks · 75 min
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About
Sliver: The Best of the Box is a compilation album by the American rock band, Nirvana, released in November 2005. It contains 19 tracks from the band's 2004 rarities box set, With the Lights Out, as well as three previously unreleased recordings: "Spank Thru," from the 1985 "Fecal Matter" demo, a 1990 studio recording of "Sappy", and a 1991 boombox demo of "Come as You Are". Sliver: The Best of the Box opened at number 21 on the Billboard 200. It was released on October 25, 2005 in Japan as Sliver: The Best of Nirvana +3 in reference to the three previously unreleased songs. As of 2007, Sliver: The Best of the Box has sold over 300,000 copies in the U.S. alone.
In brief
- Is Sliver: The Best of the Box good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Sliver: The Best of the Box 4.4/5 from 22 ratings.
- When was Sliver: The Best of the Box released?
- Sliver: The Best of the Box was released in 2005 on Geffen.
- How many tracks are on Sliver: The Best of the Box?
- Sliver: The Best of the Box has 22 tracks, with a runtime of 75 minutes.
- What genre is Sliver: The Best of the Box?
- Sliver: The Best of the Box is catalogued under Rock, Grunge, Alternative Rock.
- What BPM is Sliver: The Best of the Box?
- Sliver: The Best of the Box runs at a median tempo of 123 BPM across its tracks, most often in D minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Sliver: The Best of the Box?
- Listeners of Sliver: The Best of the Box also rate In Rainbows by Radiohead, Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Greatest Hits by Foo Fighters.
- Who produced Sliver: The Best of the Box?
- Sliver: The Best of the Box was produced by Jack Endino, Barrett Jones, Butch Vig and Craig Montgomery, among 6 credited in total. Jack Endino produced 5 of them.
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Dale CroverMark PickerelPat Smear- Vocals by
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