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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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OrangeMM wrote:
Smells Like Teen Spirit
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daiiane_ wrote:
kurt u r the best <3
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Ashona223 wrote:
love Nirvana
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MesmythCore wrote:
not overrated.
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maxito444 wrote:
Kurt u r the best
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Anooke wrote:
fking great xD
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ChamagoLq wrote:
Love ;)
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LenaApotheke wrote:
Kurt Cobain !!! Nirvana is my favorite
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stockurs wrote:
i fucking love you.
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Tompac5 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Tributes .. pay a tribute ..
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Nepakaltinamoji wrote:
Nirvana is my favorite. [2]
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Rebrebs wrote:
bleach is their best album. just. brilliant. waaay better than nevermind.
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riva40 wrote:
money money money: http://www.moneymillionnaire.fr/?u=118102&c=fr&rt=2
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Listen Radio Velvet Cotorro http://www.lastfm.es/listen/artist/velvet%2Bcotorro/similarartists#pane=webRadioPlayer&station=%252Flisten%252Fartist%252Fvelvet%252Bcotorro%252Fsimilarartists and www.myspace.com/velvetcotorro
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OrangeMM wrote:
Smells Like Teen Spirit
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blak_deth2112 wrote:
Nirvana 2002 > Nirvana... [2]
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brunosuxxx wrote:
I'm impressed with the charts of them. :O
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_bubblyblonde wrote:
Nirvana rulezz!!!! <3
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ZupeRBitch wrote:
If you liked the 00s music join us http://www.last.fm/group/00s+Music
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Maxymale wrote:
They were great live.
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ежегодный фестиваль-трибьют NIRVANA посвящённый дню рождения Курта Кобейна.
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