Nirvana - general information

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Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990.

With the lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from the band's second album Nevermind (1991), Nirvana entered into the mainstream, bringing along with it a subgenre of alternative rock called grunge. Other Seattle grunge bands such as Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden also gained popularity, and as a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on radio and music television in the United States during the early-to-mid-1990s. As Nirvana's frontman, Kurt 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, believing the band's message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, challenging the band's audience with its third studio album In Utero (1993).

Nirvana's brief run ended with Cobain's death in April 1994, but the band's popularity continued in the years that followed. In 2002, "You Know You're Right", an unfinished demo from the band's final recording session, topped radio playlists around the world. Since their debut, the band has sold over twenty-five million albums in the US alone, and over fifty million worldwide.

Nirvana on Youtube

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Nirvana - Rape Me live

Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box live

Nirvana - About A Girl

Nirvana discography

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Main Releases:

Sliver - The Best Of The Box
With The Lights Out Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit [Germany CD]
From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah
Unplugged In New York
In Utero
Incesticide
Nevermind
Bleach

Singles:

Nevermind, It's An Interview
You Know You're Right
Lithium
Compilations
The Cocktail Tribute To Nirvana
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years, Vol. 2
Hype!
Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense
DGC Rarities Vol. 1
No Alternative
Teriyaki Asthma, Vols. 1-5
The Grunge Years
Kill Rock Stars
Sub Pop 200
Guest
The String Tribute To Nirvana
Backbeat [Original Soundtrack]

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