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).
Drain You
Nirvana Lyrics
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I don't care what you think unless it is about me
It is now my duty to completely drain you
I travel through a tube and end up in your infection
Chew your meat for you
Pass it back and forth
In a passionate kiss
I like you
With eyes so dilated, I've become your pupil
You taught me everything without a poison apple
The water is so yellow, I'm a healthy student
Indebted and so grateful, vacuum out the fluids
Chew your meat for you
Pass it back and forth
In a passionate kiss
From my mouth to yours
I like you
You, you, you
You, you
One baby to another says, "I'm lucky to have met you"
I don't care what you think unless it is about me
It is now my duty to completely drain you
I travel through a tube and end up in your infection
Chew your meat for you
Pass it back and forth
In a passionate kiss
From my mouth to yours
Sloppy lips to lips
You're my vitamins
I like you
The lyrics "One baby to another says, 'I'm lucky to have met you'" introduces the idea of a chance encounter that led to a meaningful connection between two individuals. However, the line "I don't care what you think unless it is about me" suggests that there may be a selfish motivation behind this relationship. The following lines, "It is now my duty to completely drain you, I travel through a tube and end up in your infection" can be interpreted as the singer attempting to exert control over the other person and take advantage of their vulnerability.
The second verse further explores this dynamic as the singer states "Chew your meat for you, pass it back and forth in a passionate kiss from my mouth to yours." This line implies a level of codependency between the two individuals where the singer is taking on a caregiver role. The line "you taught me everything without a poison apple" can be interpreted as the other person having a positive influence on the singer's life despite potentially having ulterior motives.
The chorus repeats the themes of the first verse emphasizing the singer's desire to control and drain the other person while also expressing their affection. In the final lines "Sloppy lips to lips, you're my vitamins, I like you" the singer describes the other person as vital to their well-being in a disturbingly possessive way.
Line by Line Meaning
One baby to another says, "I'm lucky to have met you"
A person expresses gratitude for having met someone special.
I don't care what you think unless it is about me
The singer is self-centered and only cares about themselves.
It is now my duty to completely drain you
The singer feels obligated to take all they can from the other person.
I travel through a tube and end up in your infection
The artist is comparing their relationship to a parasitic infection.
Chew your meat for you
The artist is willing to do anything for the other person, even something as basic as chewing their food.
Pass it back and forth
The two people in the relationship share everything with each other.
In a passionate kiss
Physical affection is an important part of the relationship.
From my mouth to yours
Sharing is an important aspect of the relationship, even bodily fluids.
With eyes so dilated, I've become your pupil
The artist is completely under the other person's influence and control.
You taught me everything without a poison apple
The other person has been a positive influence and has taught the artist many things.
The water is so yellow, I'm a healthy student
The singer is willing to overlook something unpleasant (yellow water) because their relationship with the other person is beneficial to them (making them a 'healthy student').
Indebted and so grateful, vacuum out the fluids
The artist feels like they owe the other person a lot and will do whatever it takes to keep them happy and maintain the relationship.
Sloppy lips to lips
The physical intimacy between the two people in the relationship is not always perfect or glamorous.
You're my vitamins
The other person is an essential part of the singer's life and keeps them healthy and happy.
I like you
Despite all the oddities and flaws of the relationship, the singer cares deeply for the other person and is grateful for their presence in their life.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Kurt Cobain
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CHR!S
a-side goes hard from their paramount set tho
Quiet Reason
As a 76 baby this was transformational. Music is relative to time, but time shifted when I heard this. Etched upon the years, this track is. Memories that no one will ever know again.
I am oldish now. All people have visceral memory music. For some, it's Jailhouse Rock. Others, it's Billie Eilish.
Kids of my own now like things I cannot understand.
It's a cultural gift, music.
No one truly knows.
It's feeling.
Fuck critics.
They aren't making the music.
Listen with your soul, not your mind, or you'll escape experiencing something given to you freely.
Don't be trapped in a time.
All music is beauty, pain, rhythm, emotion, contained in a form outside words.
Give all types a try, there's a spectrum.
Anthony A.
I love how unusual it looks to see Kurt singing without a guitar
mcarterjackson
Yeah, it’s weird but cool but weird
Dog Creator
Yup.
Red Eyed Angel 😇🎸
I still don't know if I love it or hate it
Austin Lucas
He did it one other time, either in the middle of June or July 1989. I forgot which one, probably June, since Everman was still with them and he played guitar for that whole show. No video, though audio exists.
☆jace☆
@Red Eyed Angel 😇🎸 HOW CAN U HATE IT ITS AWSOME HE HAS ✴️RINGS✴️
robbieeighch
That drum set up has to be the simplest I’ve ever seen for a multimillion selling rock band. So pure and still in the punk spirit.
Keven Rowe
Exactly!!!!! People don’t understand nirvana was punk till the end
AL KING
What got you there, keeps you there.