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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.

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miladsalami wrote:
3 hours ago

SimplyLkawaranu - i agree. You Know Youre Right is epic. one of my favourites, if not the fav.

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estherplumb wrote:
7 hours ago

Hey, if you're interested in Nirvana influences, from blues to punk rock to post-punk visit and join! http://www.last.fm/group/Nirvana+fans+who+actually+love+blues+and+punk+and+rock

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Timppa2000 wrote:
yesterday evening

v [2]

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ILikeYourSuit wrote:
yesterday evening

I'm so sorry for all the grunge bands. Music society ruined this genre.

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Angelic_Apple wrote:
yesterday afternoon

http://www.last.fm/group/Bus+Wankers

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szcza wrote:
yesterday afternoon

who calls nirvana overrated is nothing more but a whore

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Marken7 wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Сегодня буду слушать

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LMatos182 wrote:
yesterday afternoon

THE BEST

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Marken7 wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Музыка моей молодости, играют замечательно

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I_m_not_good wrote:
yesterday afternoon

the best

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Formula-seven wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Стали уже классикой

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Krankd wrote:
yesterday afternoon

anorexorcist should be top 5 imo

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jtxhorns wrote:
yesterday afternoon

well there are multiple songs of the same name. as far as heart shaped box goes it actually has 2 that have high play counts so if u would just add those two together it would rank higher. so in other words the ranking are biased. in order to get more of an accurate ranking u would need to add up the play counts for every version of that song that is listed here.

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pmiejsky_ wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Yup, Heart-Shaped Box also should be.

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SimplyLkawaranu wrote:
yesterday morning

How is "you know you're right" not in this list??Strange!!

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juuzto wrote:
yesterday morning

@sameiceage "when kurt finally woke up and realized that grunge was shit.. that's when he offed himself." Says guy who has only listened to swedish indie pop rock.

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BitterOldMan wrote:
yesterday morning

im a negative creep and im stoned

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sameiceage wrote:
yesterday morning

when kurt finally woke up and realized that grunge was shit.. that's when he offed himself.

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