NirvanawasanAmericanrockbandthatwasformedbysinger/guitaristKurtCobainandbassistKristNovoselicinAberdeen,Washingtonin1987.Nirvanawentthroughasuccessionofdrummers,thelongest-lastingbeingDaveGrohl,whojoinedthebandin1990.
Inthelate1980sNirvanaestablisheditselfaspartoftheSeattlegrungescene,releasingitsfirstalbumBleachfortheindependentrecordlabelSubPopin1989.Thebandeventuallycametodevelopasoundthatreliedondynamiccontrasts,oftenbetweenquietversesandloud,heavychoruses.AftersigningtomajorlabelDGCRecords,Nirvanafoundunexpectedsuccesswith"SmellsLikeTeenSpirit",thefirstsinglefromtheband'ssecondalbumNevermind(1991).Nirvana'ssuddensuccesswidelypopularizedalternativerockasawhole,andastheband'sfrontmanCobainfoundhimselfreferredtointhemediaasthe"spokesmanofageneration",withNirvanabeingconsideredthe"flagshipband"ofGenerationX.Nirvana'sthirdstudioalbumInUtero(1993),challengedthegroup'saudience,featuringanabrasive,less-mainstreamsound.
Nirvana'sbriefrunendedfollowingthesuicideofCobainin1994,butvariousposthumousreleaseshavebeenissuedsince,overseenbyNovoselic,Grohl,andCobain'swidowCourtneyLove.Sinceitsdebut,thebandhassoldover25millionalbumsintheUnitedStatesalone,andover50millionworldwide.
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