Members
- Aaron Burckharddrums (drum set), original · 1987–1987
Dale Croverdrums (drum set) · 1987–1988
Krist Novoselicaccordion, original · 1987–1994
Kurt Cobainoriginal · 1987–1994- Dave Fosterdrums (drum set) · 1988–1988
Chad Channingdrums (drum set) · 1988–1990
Jason Evermanbackground vocals · 1989–1989- Dale Croverdrums (drum set) · 1990–1990
- Dan Petersdrums (drum set) · 1990–1990
Dave Grohlbackground vocals · 1990–1994
Nirvana was formed in 1987 in Aberdeen, Washington, by Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic.
Their second album, "Nevermind," released in 1991, is credited with bringing alternative rock to the mainstream.
The iconic single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" became an anthem for Generation X and is one of their most famous songs.
Biography
Formation
Nirvana was formed in 1987 in Aberdeen, Washington, by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic. The duo initially met while attending Aberdeen High School and became friends through their mutual interest in music, particularly the Melvins. After several early projects and lineup changes, including drummers Aaron Burckhard and Dale Crover, Nirvana solidified its lineup with the addition of drummer Chad Channing in 1988.
Breakthrough
The band's breakthrough came with the release of their second album, "Nevermind," in 1991, which catapulted them to international fame and is often credited with bringing alternative rock into the mainstream. The album featured the iconic single "Smells Like Teen Spirit," which became an anthem for Generation X. In 1990, Dave Grohl joined the band as the drummer, further solidifying their sound. Nirvana's music was characterized by a blend of punk rock and pop melodies, and they quickly became known for their dynamic shifts from quiet to loud.
Legacy
Despite their disbandment in 1994 following Cobain's tragic death, Nirvana's influence on music and culture remains profound. They are often regarded as the flagship band of the grunge movement and have received numerous accolades, including induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their legacy continues to resonate, with their music inspiring countless artists and maintaining a dedicated fanbase worldwide.
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Discography
Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam - November 25, 19912024
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Live and Loud2013
- 1.Radio Friendly Unit Shifter4:48
- 2.Drain You3:37
- 3.Breed3:17
- 4.Serve the Servants3:23
- 5.Rape Me2:39
- 6.Sliver2:20
- 7.Pennyroyal Tea4:37
- 8.Scentless Apprentice3:55
- 9.All Apologies3:57
- 10.Heart‐Shaped Box6:03
- 11.Blew4:11
- 12.The Man Who Sold the World6:34
- 13.School2:51
- 14.Come as You Are3:45
- 15.Lithium4:58
- 16.About a Girl2:49
- 17.Endless, Nameless13:09
- 18.Very Ape (Live & Loud rehearsals)5:54
- 19.Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live & Loud rehearsals)4:40
- 20.Pennyroyal Tea (Live & Loud rehearsals)3:47
- 21.Rape Me (Live & Loud rehearsals)2:44
- 22.Heart-Shaped Box (original + director’s cut music video)4:43
- 23.Rape Me (live on “Nulle Part Ailleurs” Paris, France)2:47
- 24.Pennyroyal Tea (live on “Nulle Part Ailleurs” Paris, France)3:30
- 25.Drain You (live on “Nulle Part Ailleurs” Paris, France)3:41
- 26.Serve the Servants (live on “Tunnel” Rome, Italy)3:20
- 27.Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (live in Munich, Germany)3:48
- 28.My Best Friend’s Girl (live in Munich, Germany)2:25
- 29.Drain You (live in Munich, Germany)3:26
Live at the Paramount2011
- 1.Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam
- 2.Aneurysm
- 3.Drain You
- 4.School
- 5.Floyd the Barber
- 6.Smells Like Teen Spirit
- 7.About a Girl
- 8.Polly
- 9.Breed
- 10.Sliver
- 11.Love Buzz
- 12.Lithium
- 13.Been a Son
- 14.Negative Creep
- 15.On a Plain
- 16.Blew
- 17.Rape Me
- 18.Territorial Pissings
- 19.Endless, Nameless
- 20.Territorial Pissings
- 21.Breed
ICON2010
- 1.You Know You're Right3:37
- 2.Smells Like Teen Spirit5:02
- 3.Come as You Are3:40
- 4.Lithium4:17
- 5.In Bloom4:15
- 6.Heart-Shaped Box4:40
- 7.Pennyroyal Tea3:36
- 8.Rape Me2:50
- 9.Dumb2:31
- 10.About a Girl (acoustic)3:09
- 11.All Apologies (acoustic)3:45
Live at Reading2009
- 1.Breed3:12
- 2.Drain You3:38
- 3.Aneurysm4:35
- 4.School2:43
- 5.Sliver2:06
- 6.In Bloom4:36
- 7.Come as You Are3:36
- 8.Lithium4:22
- 9.About a Girl2:52
- 10.Tourette’s1:51
- 11.Polly2:49
- 12.Lounge Act2:37
- 13.Smells Like Teen Spirit4:45
- 14.On a Plain3:00
- 15.Negative Creep2:52
- 16.Been a Son2:13
- 17.All Apologies3:10
- 18.Blew3:20
- 19.Dumb2:32
- 20.Stay Away3:33
- 21.Spank Thru3:07
- 22.The Money Will Roll Right In2:17
- 23.D-73:44
- 24.Territorial Pissings4:30
2 for 1: Incesticide / In Utero2009
- 1.Dive3:55
- 2.Sliver2:16
- 3.Stain2:41
- 4.Been a Son1:55
- 5.Turnaround2:19
- 6.Molly's Lips1:54
- 7.Son of a Gun2:48
- 8.(New Wave) Polly1:48
- 9.Beeswax2:50
- 10.Downer1:43
- 11.Mexican Seafood1:55
- 12.Hairspray Queen4:13
- 13.Aero Zeppelin4:41
- 14.Big Long Now5:03
- 15.Aneurysm4:36
- 16.Serve the Servants3:36
- 17.Scentless Apprentice3:47
- 18.Heart Shaped Box4:41
- 19.Rape Me2:49
- 20.Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle4:09
- 21.Dumb2:32
- 22.Very Ape1:55
- 23.Milk It3:54
- 24.Pennyroyal Tea3:37
- 25.Radio Friendly Unit Shifter4:51
- 26.Tourette's1:35
- 27.All Apologies / Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip31:32
In Bloom Collection2009
- 1.Come as You Are3:40
- 2.Heart Shaped Box4:40
- 3.In Bloom4:31
- 4.Lithium4:16
- 5.Sliver2:12
- 6.Smells Like Nirvana3:43
- 7.Smells Like Teen Spirit4:35
- 8.You Know You’re Right3:25
- 9.In Bloom5:00
- 10.Aneyrysm4:19
- 11.All Apologies3:40
- 12.The Man Who Sold the World3:38
- 13.Sappy3:25
- 14.Downer1:41
Sliver: The Best of the Box2005
- 1.Spank Thru (1985 Fecal Matter demo)3:45
- 2.Heartbreaker (live)2:59
- 3.Mrs. Butterworth (rehearsal demo)4:05
- 4.Floyd the Barber (live)2:33
- 5.Clean Up Before She Comes (home demo)3:13
- 6.About a Girl (home demo)2:45
- 7.Blandest (studio demo)3:57
- 8.Ain't It a Shame (studio demo)2:03
- 9.Sappy (1990 studio demo)3:33
- 10.Opinion (solo acoustic radio appearance)1:35
- 11.Lithium (solo acoustic radio appearance)1:50
- 12.Sliver (home demo)2:10
- 13.Smells Like Teen Spirit (boom box version)5:41
- 14.Come as You Are (boom box version)4:11
- 15.Old Age (Nevermind outtake)4:21
- 16.Oh, the Guilt3:26
- 17.Rape Me (home demo)3:23
- 18.Rape Me (band demo)3:03
- 19.Heart Shaped Box (band demo)5:33
- 20.Do Re Mi (home demo)4:25
- 21.You Know You're Right (home demo)2:31
- 22.All Apologies (home demo)3:33
With the Lights Out2004
- 1.Heartbreaker (live)2:58
- 2.Anorexorcist (live)2:43
- 3.White Lace and Strange (live)2:08
- 4.Help Me, I’m Hungry (live)2:40
- 5.Mrs. Butterworth (1988 rehearsal)4:04
- 6.If You Must (demo)3:59
- 7.Pen Cap Chew (demo)3:01
- 8.Downer (live)1:43
- 9.Floyd the Barber (live)2:32
- 10.Raunchola/Moby Dick (live)6:23
- 11.Beans (Solo acoustic)1:32
- 12.Don’t Want It All (Solo acoustic)2:24
- 13.Clean Up Before She Comes (Solo acoustic)3:11
- 14.Polly (Solo acoustic demo)2:28
- 15.About a Girl (Home demo)2:43
- 16.Blandest (demo)3:55
- 17.Dive (demo)4:49
- 18.They Hung Him on a Cross (demo)1:56
- 19.Grey Goose (instrumental demo)4:35
- 20.Ain’t It a Shame (demo)2:02
- 21.Token Eastern Song (demo)3:20
- 22.Even in His Youth (demo)3:12
- 23.Polly (demo)2:37
Nirvana2002
- 1.You Know You’re Right3:38
- 2.About a Girl2:47
- 3.Been a Son (Blew EP version)2:21
- 4.Sliver2:11
- 5.Smells Like Teen Spirit5:01
- 6.Come as You Are3:39
- 7.Lithium4:17
- 8.In Bloom (Nevermind version)4:13
- 9.Heart‐shaped Box4:39
- 10.Pennyroyal Tea (single mix)3:35
- 11.Rape Me2:49
- 12.Dumb2:30
- 13.All Apologies (MTV unplugged)3:45
- 14.The Man Who Sold the World (MTV unplugged)3:50
- 15.Where Did You Sleep Last Night (live version)5:03
Greatest Hits2002
- 1.You Know You’re Right3:38
- 2.About a Girl2:47
- 3.Been a Son (Blew EP version)2:21
- 4.Sliver2:11
- 5.Smells Like Teen Spirit5:01
- 6.Come as You Are3:39
- 7.Lithium4:17
- 8.In Bloom (Nevermind version)4:13
- 9.Heart‐shaped Box4:39
- 10.Pennyroyal Tea (single mix)3:35
- 11.Rape Me2:49
- 12.Dumb2:30
- 13.All Apologies (MTV unplugged)3:45
- 14.The Man Who Sold the World (MTV unplugged)3:50
- 15.Where Did You Sleep Last Night (live version)5:03
From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah1996
- 1.Intro0:52
- 2.School2:40
- 3.Drain You3:35
- 4.Aneurysm4:32
- 5.Smells Like Teen Spirit4:47
- 6.Been a Son2:07
- 7.Lithium4:10
- 8.Sliver1:56
- 9.Spank Thru3:10
- 10.Scentless Apprentice3:31
- 11.Heart-Shaped Box4:42
- 12.Milk It3:46
- 13.Negative Creep2:44
- 14.Polly2:30
- 15.Breed3:28
- 16.Tourette’s1:55
- 17.Blew3:36
Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!1994
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MTV Unplugged in New York1994
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In Utero1993
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Incesticide1992
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Nevermind1991
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Bleach1989
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Candy / Molly’s Lips1991
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Here She Comes Now / Venus in Furs1991
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Smells Like Teen Spirit1991
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Sliver1990
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Love Buzz1988
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Hormoaning1992
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Blew1989
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Label
- Record label
- DGC Records
- Record label
- Geffen Records
- Record label
- Sub Pop
- Record label
- Warner Music Group
Achievements
- Award
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Award
- MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist
- Award
- MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video
- Award
- BRIT Award for International Breakthrough Act
- Award
- MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction
- Award
- Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
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Identifiers & aliases
Also known as: Nirvana US, ニルヴァーナ
Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers, most notably Chad Channing, before recruiting Dave Grohl in 1990. Nirvana's success popularized alternative rock, and they were often referenced as the flagship band of Generation X. Their music maintains a popular following and continues to influence rock culture.
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