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Nirvana
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Seattle, United States (1987 – 1994)
There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Nirvana was a popular and highly influential American rock band. The band formed in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987, and was part of the Seattle grunge scene of the late 80s. Other Seattle grunge bands such as Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden also gained in popularity, and, as a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on American and Canadian radio and music television during the early-to-mid ’90s.
Nirvana’s initial incarnation consisted of Kurt Cobain on guitar and vocals, bassist Kris Novoselic, and drummer Chad Channing. After a brief stint as a four-piece in 1989 with the addition of second guitarist Jason Everman, followed soon after by the replacement of Channing on drums in 1990, the band found the lineup that would form the core of the group when they added former Scream drummer Dave Grohl.
As Nirvana’s frontman, Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the “spokesman of a generation”, with Nirvana the “flagship band” of “Generation X”. Cobain was uncomfortable with the attention, and placed his focus on the band’s music, challenging the band’s audience with their much more abrasive third studio album In Utero, cosidered to be a conscious attempt to shed their audience. While Nirvana’s mainstream popularity waned in the months following its release, their core audience cherished the band’s dark interior, particularly after their 1993 performance on MTV Unplugged with the Meat Puppets, a band that Cobain had always idolised, performing with them the songs
Oh, Me, Plateau and Lake of Fire.
1) Nirvana was a popular and highly influential American rock band. The band formed in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987, and was part of the Seattle grunge scene of the late 80s. Other Seattle grunge bands such as Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden also gained in popularity, and, as a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on American and Canadian radio and music television during the early-to-mid ’90s.
Nirvana’s initial incarnation consisted of Kurt Cobain on guitar and vocals, bassist Kris Novoselic, and drummer Chad Channing. After a brief stint as a four-piece in 1989 with the addition of second guitarist Jason Everman, followed soon after by the replacement of Channing on drums in 1990, the band found the lineup that would form the core of the group when they added former Scream drummer Dave Grohl.
As Nirvana’s frontman, Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the “spokesman of a generation”, with Nirvana the “flagship band” of “Generation X”. Cobain was uncomfortable with the attention, and placed his focus on the band’s music, challenging the band’s audience with their much more abrasive third studio album In Utero, cosidered to be a conscious attempt to shed their audience. While Nirvana’s mainstream popularity waned in the months following its release, their core audience cherished the band’s dark interior, particularly after their 1993 performance on MTV Unplugged with the Meat Puppets, a band that Cobain had always idolised, performing with them the songs
Oh, Me, Plateau and Lake of Fire.
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Come as You Are
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Smells Like Teen Spirit
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Lithium
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In Bloom
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Polly
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About a Girl
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Rape Me
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All Apologies
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Dumb
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The Man Who Sold the World
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Breed
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Drain You
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On a Plain
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Pennyroyal Tea
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Something in the Way
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Shoutbox
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theworldxxx wrote:
Awesome!R.I.P Kurt Cobain.
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hector_osbert wrote:
wow this band sound very ok were can i get more stuff like this?
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ScreamingFred wrote:
In Utero was the first CD I bought. Still the best
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Robobrow wrote:
I like Nirvana, but I'm still in ur last.fm trollin ur boardz, thank AcidQueef
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lokiismyhomie wrote:
Ha. Teen spirit probably smells like illegal drugs, gunpowder, and the inside of a Gap store.
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fistisfast wrote:
has this jcpenney commercial been discussed yet? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWFsOkvGAug (give it 20 seconds)
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Respan wrote:
omg onoz zombies!
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Ntaki wrote:
on tour ahahahah -_-
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NASc wrote:
Seems like Kurt lives in Poland nowadays as they're touring over there :\
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rorrimeht wrote:
Te amo V
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garyandjuventus wrote:
i miss you
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westonelchulo wrote:
WIN
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uberbjork wrote:
ok tori kids, stop trolling. stooping to theacidqueen's level is no way to handle her immaturity.
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thablackphoenix wrote:
on tour? where? how?
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Gohe wrote:
Dont we all?
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krisi77 wrote:
I love Kurt Cobain
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krisi77 wrote:
I LOVE NIRVANA
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middleclasssam wrote:
Group for all Krist Noveslic fans!: http://www.last.fm/group/Krist+Novoselic
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Slive888 wrote:
Please visit my board: http://nirvanaband.forumfree.net/
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realdiego wrote:
Hi kurt...
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- Band Members
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- Aaron Burckhard
- Chad Channing (1988 - 1990)
- Dan Peters
- Dave Foster
- David Grohl
- Jason Everman (1989 - 1989)
- John Duncan
- Krist Novoselic
- Kurt Cobain (1987 - 1994)
- Lori Goldston
- Pat Smear
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