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Aberdeen WA, United States (1987 – 1994)
There are multiple artists tracked as “Nirvana” on Last.fm. Following are eight, 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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Shoutbox
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siavashdrn wrote:
KURT COBAIN WAS A PROPHET
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burnganja wrote:
Kurt makes me feel dirtry.
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MarcelaLSD wrote:
Demais!
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Extrek wrote:
Drain me <3
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NWG369 wrote:
I think Will's a good singer, but he'll never replace Kurt <333
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igor46 wrote:
amazing band
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Hammerkrig wrote:
'Nirvana 2002' gets retagged as this, lastfm needs to change that. it's a DIFFERENT BAND!!@#@123
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mmm_bolle wrote:
even even stranger, no "opinion"
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Infest wrote:
even stranger, no "Heart Shaped Box" oO
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Wvv- wrote:
strange, Where Did You Sleep Last Night that low
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thz21 wrote:
Lounge Act must be in top 15...It's my favorite...
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macijikralj wrote:
:D haha! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot_(person)
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SemRecreio wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality
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macijikralj wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupidity
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SemRecreio wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony
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macijikralj wrote:
PS. Nightwish is fuckin idiotic!! Do not compere anything with Nirvana!! And awesome is quite stupid word
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macijikralj wrote:
she have a moist vagina!<333 + Dive,dive,dive in me + pass it back in fort,from my mouth to yours
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SemRecreio wrote:
Not quite as awesome as Nightwish though.
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Anna1317 wrote:
nice band
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doornappel wrote:
finally, live at reading as an official release! good stuff :-)
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Great ABC News/Pitchfork review of both Bleach & Live At Reading. Both are available everywhere now!
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