Nirvana Biography, Photos and Posters

Nirvana

Biography

Started: 1987
City and Country of Origin: Aberdeen, Washington
Music Training:
Awards: Grammy 1995 Best Alternative Music Performance, MTV Unplugged In New York;
Top Recordings: "Love Buzz," "Blew EP," "Sliver," "Molly's Lips," "Here She Comes Now," "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "On a Plain," "Hormoaning EP," "Come as You Are," "Lithium," "In Bloom," "Oh, the Guilt," "Heart-Shaped Box," "All Apologies / Rape Me," "Pennyroyal Tea," "About a Girl," "The Man Who Sold the World," "Where Did You Sleep Last Night,"
Nirvana Biography: Nirvana was an American rock band originating from Aberdeen, Washington. With the lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from their 1991 album Nevermind, Nirvana exploded 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 in popularity, and, as a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on radio and music television in the United States during the early-to-middle 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, challenging the band's audience with their third studio album In Utero. While Nirvana's mainstream popularity waned somewhat in the months following its release, their core audience cherished the band's dark interior, particularly after their 1993 performance on MTV Unplugged.

Nirvana's brief run ended with the death of Cobain in April of 1994, but the band's popularity expanded in the years that followed. Eight years after Cobain's death, "You Know You're Right", an unfinished demo that the band recorded two months prior to Cobain's death, topped radio playlists around the world. Since their debut, the band has sold over sixty million albums worldwide (see also Best selling music artists), including more than ten million copies of Nevermind in the US alone. Nirvana remains a consistent presence on radio stations worldwide.

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