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Aberdeen WA, United States (1987 – 1994)
There are numerous artists using the Nirvana name on Last.fm, 8 are listed in order of prominence:
1) Nirvana was a popular and highly influential American grunge 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 Krist 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, considered 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 grunge 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 Krist 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, considered 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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About a Girl
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Dumb
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The Man Who Sold the World
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Rape Me
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Drain You
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On a Plain
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Breed
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Pennyroyal Tea
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Something in the Way
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SpencerStrike wrote:
Top Listener Status :D
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D33PPURPLE wrote:
Glassbottle, your spam just fails. =P It made me laugh instead of getting me angry.
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blkguythatrock wrote:
i totally back Z-RocK
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glassbottle wrote:
Save a Johnny - Ban Nirvana
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glassbottle wrote:
Fuck you mom Kurt cobain didn't take shit from his mom. He's an artist and says music that appeals to me! BRB I'm going to the green house. *BAM!*
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glassbottle wrote:
Johnny I just bought you those pants why are the knees are ripped??!
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glassbottle wrote:
Nirvana fans are sad, angry and hate their parents.
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frewdrick wrote:
Z-RocK , dont listen to them then? Go fuck yourself you dirty piece of shit
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soad9000 wrote:
i think nirvana wouldve broken up somehow if he didnt die and/or, like any other band, would've changed too much which would've lost them some of their fanbase.
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Z-RocK wrote:
Nirvana Sucks.They are Narcomans and i don't like Nirvana's music
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RealLynnTracy wrote:
Do you think the CalPOP song "Gingerbreadman" is Nirvanaesque? Nirvanaesque? Is that a word... hmmmm.... I wonder what kinds of songs Kurt would be writing today if he was alive? You think he would be brooding? or doing some Post rehab positive uplifting grunge?
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stefano_ug wrote:
<3<3<3<3<3
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soad9000 wrote:
my computer crashed and i cant get bleach back easily >< anyone wanna help? :D
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JoseCa182 wrote:
AMAIZING
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About_a_girl21 wrote:
haha, Lily Allen...yeah, sure. What a joker! =?
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Pen-Cap-Chew wrote:
For those who like Nirvana's early sound--http://www.last.fm/group/Early+Nirvana
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Klakker wrote:
nirvana is way better than lily allen and most modern artists, NIRVANA ROCKS
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wayne20 wrote:
Keep music alive I found this rock band which I think we all music freaks should support because they are giving away their albums for free and they are fucking awesome! (they got 4/5 in the kerrang magazine)http://www.purevolume.com/middleage where you can download their entire albums for free!! Support bands like this so other bands will do the same, music for everyone!! Rock on!! / Wayne
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teringnering wrote:
Ofcourse they aren't that good, but they have become pop icons. It pays to have your frontman commit suicide too you know.
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robotpwnsyou wrote:
Nirvana had some great song but aren't as good as say...Lily Allen
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