In the big picture of modern rock, that was a pretty damn import album that came along and kicked the shit outta all the over produced, glamed up rock of the 80's. It had a different sound then anything that came before it, musically, lyrically & sonically. To go with something different, Nirvana chose to have a naked baby in a swimming pool chasing a dollar bill. The imagine certainly sticks with you. Here we are 20 years later, that album still plays just as well. And when you see that baby you instantly think of the album that defined a generation with Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As you Are, Lithium among other great tracks.
Nirvana are releasing a 20th anniversary reissue of this iconic album, in doing so they posted the album cover on their Facebook page. One problem, the naked baby violates the terms of use according to Facebook. While it's true, FB deletes any sort of nudity on it's website and they have the administrative right to do so, in this scenario I think they were wrong. We're not talking about a pornographic photo posted by a user, we're talking about a piece of art. Perhaps in the early 90's retail stores had the right to censor or not carry the album because of cover, different times. But in this day, we've been desensitized to most shocking imagery and this isn't a perverse picture. It was fitting to go along with the lyrical theme of disenchanted youth, drowning as they try to seek living..... or whatever the hell the real meaning was, there's enough stories out there.
Regardless, I think this decision needs to be reversed. It was a FB page for fans of Nirvana. If you're a fan of the band you're already aware of the album cover, if you're not a fan of the band then what reason do you have to be on their fan page?
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