1) Nirvana was a popular and highly influential American grunge band. The band formed in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987, and it was part of the Seattle grunge scene of the late 80s, alongside bands like Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. As their popularity rose, alternative rock became a dominant genre on American and Canadian radio and music television during the early-to-mid '90s.
In late 1987, Cobain and Novoselic recruited drummer Aaron Burckhard (1987–1988).The three practiced material from Cobain's Fecal Matter tape. After losing contact with Burckhard, the pair instead practised with Dale Crover of the Melvins, and Nirvana recorded its first demos in January 1988. Their first single, a cover version of "Love Buzz", a song by Dutch group 'Shocking Blue', was released in November 1988 on the Seattle independent record label Sub Pop. Their debut album, 'Bleach', was produced by Jack Endino and released in June 1989. Later that year, the band recorded the 'Blew EP' with producer Steve Fisk.
At the start of the new decade, the band commenced their first recording sessions to the follow-up album with producer Butch Vig, substituted their drummer by Dave Grohl and signed to DGC Records. The result, 'Nevermind', would eventually sell over seven million copies in the United States, and over 30 million worldwide.
In early 1993, Nirvana released "Puss"/"Oh, the Guilt", a split single with The Jesus Lizard, on the independent label Touch & Go. Meanwhile, the group chose Steve Albini as the producer to record its third album. 'In Utero' debuted at number one on the Billboard album chart in September the same year.
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", their third studio album 'In Utero' was 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. It was later released and topped the charts in 1994.
Nirvana's brief run ended with the suicide of Cobain in 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 more than fifty million albums worldwide, including more than ten million copies of Nevermind in the US alone. Nirvana remains a consistent presence on radio stations worldwide.
In 2004, the box set "With the Lights Out", a collection of radio sessions, home demos, studio demos and outtakes, was released. A year later, "Sliver: The Best Of The Box" was released, a compilation of selected "WTLO" tracks, but with 3 new tracks including a track from the famous "Fecal Matter" demo.
Band members: Kurt Cobain - vocals, guitar (1987–1994), Krist Novoselic - bass (1987–1994) Dave Grohl - drums, vocals (1990–1994)
Prior members:Aaron Burckhard - drums (1987–1988), Dale Crover - drums (1988, 1990), Dave Foster - drums (1988), Chad Channing - drums (1988–1990), Jason Everman - guitar (1989), Dan Peters - drums (1990)
Touring members: Pat Smear - guitar (1993–1994), Lori Goldston - cello (1993–1994), Melora Creager - cello (1994)
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2) Nirvana is a UK-based progressive rock band formed in 1967, primarily active in the late 1960s and early 1970s - and still sporadically active to the present day.
The band was formed in the summer of 1967 in an era when melodic pop/rock music with baroque and chamber arrangements and instrumentation was highly-prized. The band, consisted of two songwriter/performers - Greek-born Alex Spyropoulos and Irish-born Patrick Campbell-Lyons who met in London. They produced a number of singles (notably "Rainbow Chaser", "Pentecost Hotel", and "Tiny Goddess") for the fledgling Island Records label.
The band was signed by Island Records' founder Chris Blackwell in the era when he also signed the bands Traffic and Free.
In October 1967 the band released its first album - a concept album produced by Blackwell titled The Story of Simon Simopath. The album was probably the first narrative concept album ever released - predating story-driven concept albums such as The Pretty Things' S.F. Sorrow (December 1968), The Who's Tommy (April 1969) and The Kinks' Arthur (September 1969).
Musically, the group blended myriad musical styles including rock, pop, folk, jazz, Latin rhythms and classical music - primarily augmented by baroque chamber-style arrangements to create a unique entity.
The next year 1968 their follow-up album, All Of Us, featured a similar broad range of musical styles. Their third album To Markos III was released on the Pye label in 1969.
In 1971 the duo amicably separated for a while, with Campbell-Lyons the primary contributor to the next two Nirvana albums, Local Anaesthetic 1971, and Songs Of Love And Praise 1972. Campbell-Lyons subsequently worked as a solo artist and issued further albums: Me And My Friend 1973, Electric Plough 1981, and The Hero I Might Have Been 1983 though these did not enjoy commercial success.
The band reunited in 1985, successfully touring Europe and releasing a compilation album Black Flower 1987 containing some new material. (Black Flower had been the provisional title of their third album.) In the 1990s two further albums were released. Secret Theatre 1994 compiled rare tracks and demos, while Orange And Blue 1996 contained previously unreleased material including a tongue-in-cheek cover of the song "Lithium" originally recorded by the American grunge band Nirvana who released its first album in 1989, and who the band had successfully sued over use of the name Nirvana. The undisclosed terms of the settlement has apparently allowed the original Nirvana to continue using its name and issuing new recordings.
In 1999 the band released a three-disc CD anthology titled "Chemistry" including several previously-unreleased tracks and some new material.
Top musicians who played on Nirvana sessions include: Lesley Duncan, Herbie Flowers, Billy Bremner (later of Rockpile/Dave Edmunds fame), Luther Grosvenor, Wynder K. Frogg, Clem Cattini and the full lineup of rock band Spooky Tooth.
The group was in the school of baroque-flavored, melodic pop-rock music typified by The Beatles of "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver", The Beach Boys of Pet Sounds and God Only Knows, the Zombies of Odessey and Oracle and Time Of The Season, the Procol Harum of A Whiter Shade Of Pale, the Moody Blues of Days of Future Passed and Nights In White Satin and The Kinks of Waterloo Sunset. The majority of the tracks on Nirvana's albums fall into that broad genre of contemporary popular music - not easily categorized - but perhaps best described as the baroque or chamber strand of "progressive rock, soft rock or "orchestral pop".
Their first three albums were reissued on CD by Universal in 2003 and received critical acclaim. In 2005 Universal (Japan) reissued Local Anaesthetic and Songs Of Love And Praise.
As of late 2005 the founding members Alex Spyropoulos and Patrick Campbell-Lyons are still sporadically writing and recording.
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3) Nirvana was a short-lived Finnish punk band formed in 1980, whose sole release was a 7" vinyl with tracks "Kielletyt leikit" and "Kuljen kaupungilla" with 200 pressings.
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4) Nirvana was a Dutch pop group, formed in 1985 by producers Bernard Oattes and Rob van Schaik. The group consisted of Anthony Moendir, Frits Broekrits and Annie Alberti and have released one single, "Say When", which became a big hit. The group split up in 1987.
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5) Nirvana is a side project of The Skaters' James Ferraro. Primitive droning drum beats and swirling synthesizers.
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6) Nirvana was a Slovenian hard-rock band in the early seventies. They appear on several collections (YU Record Collector Dream, Boom Festival 72).
D-7
Nirvana Lyrics
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Defect, defect
Not straight, not so straight
Reject, reject
Towards anti-social
Solo, solo
Standing on the stairs
Ghostly image of fear
Mayday, mayday
Gonna leave this region
They'll take me with them
Dimension seven
Straight as an arrow
Defect, defect
Not straight, not so straight
Reject, reject
Towards anti-social
So dumb, so dumb
Standing on the stairs
Cold, cold morning
Ghostly image of fear
Mayday, mayday
Gonna leave this region
They'll take me with them
Dimension seven
Straight as an arrow
Defect, defect
Not straight, not so straight
Reject, reject
Towards anti-social
So dumb, so dumb
Dimension seven
Dimension seven
Dimension seven
Dimension seven
Dimension seven
Dimension seven
Dimension seven
The lyrics to Nirvana's song D-7 seem to explore feelings of isolation and a desire to escape societal pressures. The repeated phrases of "straight as an arrow" and "defect, defect" suggest a struggle with conforming to societal norms and a sense of feeling rejected because of it. This is further emphasized by the lines "Towards anti-social/Solo, solo."
The imagery of standing on cold stairs in a ghostly morning and the use of the distress signal "Mayday, mayday" evoke a sense of desperation and fear. The lines "Gonna leave this region/They'll take me with them" suggest a longing to escape and the potential for finding some sort of connection or belonging elsewhere.
The repeated phrase "dimension seven" throughout the song adds a surreal and somewhat cryptic element. It could represent the idea of escaping to a different reality or state of being, or it could simply be a reference to a physical place or concept that holds significance to the writer.
Overall, the lyrics to D-7 convey a sense of alienation and a search for something more meaningful.
Line by Line Meaning
Straight as an arrow
I used to be very focused and direct in life.
Defect, defect
But something went wrong and now I am flawed.
Not straight, not so straight
My path is no longer clear and I am unsure of my direction.
Reject, reject
I am rejected by society and those around me.
Towards anti-social
As a result, I have become more and more isolated from others.
Solo, solo
I feel completely alone in my struggles.
Standing on the stairs
I am physically stuck in this state, unable to move forward or upward.
Cold, cold morning
My situation feels bleak and unwelcoming.
Ghostly image of fear
I am haunted by my own fears and anxieties.
Mayday, mayday
In desperation, I feel like I am calling out for help as if from a sinking ship.
Gonna leave this region
I am looking for a way out of my current struggles.
They'll take me with them
I hope that someone or something will come along to help me escape.
Dimension seven
My situation feels otherworldly, like I am trapped in a different dimension.
So dumb, so dumb
Despite my efforts to escape, I feel stuck and foolish for trying.
Dimension seven
My world remains surreal and confusing.
Dimension seven
I am lost in this strange place, unable to find my way out.
Dimension seven
I am trapped in my own mental prison, unable to escape.
Dimension seven
My struggles continue endlessly, as if in a twisted dimension beyond my control.
Dimension seven
No matter how hard I try, I am unable to escape the torment of my own mind.
Dimension seven
My only hope is that someday I will find my way back to the real world and be free from this nightmare.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Greg Sage
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@purrai3435
Straight as an arrow
Defect defect
Not straight, not so straight
Reject reject
Towards anti-social
Standing on the stairs
Cold, cold morning
Ghostly image of fear
Mayday mayday
Gonna leave this region
They'll take me with them
Dimension seven
Straight as an arrow
Defect defect
Not straight, not so straight
Reject reject
Towards anti-social
So dumb, so dumb
(Or)
So dull, so dull
Dimension seven (x7)
@louiscfc93
The fact that it sounds so much like an original song Nirvana would have done shows how much influence The Wipers had on Kurt
@big_sea
yes
@debidi1461
I always get goosebumps when the heavy part starts
@CHUCKYLOSTIT
me fuckign too man such a good song i love the live at reading version !
@brigader4101
now thats not even about cabbage
@aliciamcdonough4011
Me toooooo
@mandybanga6102
Me too
@pumpkin28ful
I made a song to it the heavy part it's called ( little fuckin ollie)
@anzaya_1
I'm 48 y/o but still get goosebumbs when 1:31 drops in.. Legends never die!!! RiP Kurt ♥
@MrNguela
Music is timeless! ;)