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).
Down in the Dark
Nirvana Lyrics
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Show my lonely night is fallin'
I don't have very long
I think my blood might boil
Then my veins might burn
And you're gonna make it better for a little while
Baby, you're gonna die someday
Then you'll start to fade
That won't be so I'm sinkin' faster
I wouldn't wait so long
It won't get any easier in the dark
Oh yeah
You will
You will
You will
You will
You will
Baby, you're goin' down in the dark
Think my lonely night is fallin'
I don't have very long
Think my blood might boil
And then my veins might burn
And you're gonna make it better for a little while
Oh yeah
You will (11x's)
The lyrics of Nirvana's "Down in the Dark" portray a sense of loneliness, desperation, and a longing for comfort. The opening line "Baby, you're goin' down in the dark" echoes like a warning of impending doom. The singer feels like night time is closing in, bringing nothing but isolation and despair. He has no one to turn to and nowhere to go, as he sings "I don't have very long". The line "I think my blood might boil, then my veins might burn" could be interpreted as an allusion to passion and pain that eventually consumes the singer.
The repeated line "you're gonna make it better for a little while" suggests a momentary relief, the kind that can be found in indulging in vices like drugs or alcohol, but it's temporary and fleeting. The second verse "Baby, you're gonna die someday/See you when you're crawlin', wasted/ Then you'll start to fade" is a grim reminder of mortality and an invitation to indulge and escape while we can. The last line "It won't get any easier in the dark" seems to imply that whatever the singer is going through, there's no easy way out.
In conclusion, "Down in the Dark" is a song that addresses the universal themes of loneliness, mortality, and the search for comfort. The lyrics paint a picture of a person who is struggling to cope with their loneliness and pain, and finds solace in temporary fixes, even if they know it won't last long.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby, you're goin' down in the dark
You are descending into a state of darkness, possibly emotional or mental, and it seems irreversible.
Show my lonely night is fallin'
The situation is getting worse and more isolated. The night is a metaphor for this dark, lonely state of mind.
I don't have very long
The time to address this issue is limited. It’s urgent and needs immediate attention.
I think my blood might boil
The emotions are boiling and escalating to higher levels of anger.
Then my veins might burn
The intensity of emotions is so high that it feels like the veins are on fire.
And you're gonna make it better for a little while
You can relieve some of the pain temporarily, but the underlying issue is still not resolved.
Baby, you're gonna die someday
Death is the only certainty in life. It’s a reminder that life is short and one should make the most of it.
See you when you're crawlin', wasted
The artist is waiting for the person to hit rock bottom when they are out of options and no one is going to help them.
Then you'll start to fade
The person will begin to disappear out of the artist’s life, bringing peace in the artist's mind.
That won't be so I'm sinkin' faster
The relief that the artist is about to experience will be overshadowed by the fact that the other person’s demise is negatively impacting them as well.
I wouldn't wait so long
The singer is regretful and feels he should have taken action sooner.
It won't get any easier in the dark
The situation won’t improve until a solution has been found. Avoiding it will not make it go away.
Oh yeah You will You will You will You will You will
A sarcastic tone to those who think everything will be fine despite being warned otherwise. Uncertainty looms in the future.
Contributed by Riley K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ra Bob
This is neither a "Nirvana" record nor a "Screaming Trees" record. It is Kurt Cobain singing a song on Mark Lanegan's solo album The Winding Sheet. It includes Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic on bass. So it's more like a cross between Nirvana and Screaming Trees. The album was produced by Mike Johnson of Dinosaur Jr. The album also includes a Cobain-Lanegan-Novoselic collaboration of the folk classic "Where Did You Sleep Last Night," which Nirvana would later perform on MTV and release on their "Unplugged" record. The Mark Lanegan version has Lanegan on lead vocals, Cobain on backup vocals and guitar, and Novoselic on bass.
luca vidon
Yes that's correct
ross pru
Spot on!!!
NoCity Arts&Film
@Kojira he's right, he's singing backup on the chorus.
letsgobluengold1027
@Bob Spence he's singing with Mark, dipshit.
Bob Spence
that isnt kurt singing dipshit lol..
simplenoise
this is a great song...
i 1st listen to this song in 1993 i guess.
i buy a cassette and its was named Unreleased.
so relaxing yet grunge.
Kurt and Mark Lennegan are awesome!
Mortal Dilemmas
Very underrated song.
pablo
Yeah cuz it's not nirvana
kurt cobain da Depressão
foda demais essa música