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 (1987โ1988).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 (1987โ1994), Krist Novoselic - bass (1987โ1994) Dave Grohl - drums, vocals (1990โ1994)
Prior members:Aaron Burckhard - drums (1987โ1988), Dale Crover - drums (1988, 1990), Dave Foster - drums (1988), Chad Channing - drums (1988โ1990), Jason Everman - guitar (1989), Dan Peters - drums (1990)
Touring members: Pat Smear - guitar (1993โ1994), Lori Goldston - cello (1993โ1994), 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).
Lithium
Nirvana Lyrics
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I've found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, that's okay, 'cause so are you
Broke our mirrors
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care
And I'm not scared
Light my candles in a daze
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm so lonely, that's okay, I shaved my head
And I'm not sad
And just maybe I'm to blame for all I've heard
But I'm not sure
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there
But I don't care
I'm so horny, that's okay
My will is good
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
I'm so happy 'cause today
I've found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, that's okay, 'cause so are you
Broke our mirrors
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care
And I'm not scared
Light my candles in a daze
'Cause I've found God
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
The lyrics to Nirvanaโs song Lithium are reflective of the internal battle and emotional struggles that lead singer Kurt Cobain faced. The opening line โIโm so happy cause today, Iโve found my friends, theyโre in my headโ reveals that Cobain has found comfort in his own mind โ the only place where he can find solace. He speaks of being โso uglyโ but accepting it, and also of breaking mirrors, representative of a shattered self-image. The line โSunday morning is everyday for all I care, and Iโm not scaredโ is a nod to the fact that Cobain lived in a constant state of chaos and depression, where every day felt like a Sunday morning โ empty, hollow and meaningless.
However, Cobain finds a sense of hope in religion, referring to finding God and lighting his candles in a daze. The repetition of โyeah yeahโ throughout the song represents a sense of numbness and disconnection from reality, as though the constant repetition of the phrase is a coping mechanism for Cobain to detach from his emotions. The line โI killed you, Iโm not gonna crackโ is a reference to the voices inside Cobainโs head, and the struggle to suppress them. Overall, Lithium is an honest depiction of Cobainโs inner turmoil and the ferocious battle he faced daily with his own mind.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm so happy 'cause today
The singer is experiencing joy in the present moment
I've found my friends
The singer has found comfort and companionship, possibly in their own thoughts
They're in my head
The singer's friends exist only in their mind, and not in physical form
I'm so ugly, that's okay, 'cause so are you
The artist acknowledges their own flaws and accepts them, while also acknowledging that others may possess similar flaws
Broke our mirrors
The artist has deliberately destroyed a reflective surface, possibly to avoid seeing their own physical appearance
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care
The singer does not feel tied to traditional concepts of time, possibly due to depression or detachment
And I'm not scared
The singer is not experiencing fear, despite potentially difficult emotions
Light my candles in a daze
The artist is performing a ritualistic action, perhaps to seek comfort or spiritual satisfaction
'Cause I've found God
The artist believes they have made a spiritual discovery or connection
Yeah, yeah
A repeated exclamation, possibly indicating agreement or affirmation
I'm so lonely, that's okay, I shaved my head
The singer is able to cope with feelings of loneliness, perhaps by making a significant change to their appearance
And I'm not sad
The artist does not feel sadness despite potentially difficult circumstances
And just maybe I'm to blame for all I've heard
The singer considers whether they are responsible for negative experiences they have had or negative information they have learned
But I'm not sure
The singer is uncertain about their own culpability in these situations
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there
The singer is anticipating the possibility of a positive future interaction or experience
But I don't care
Despite the excitement, the artist is emotionally detached and does not feel invested in the outcome
I'm so horny, that's okay
The artist is experiencing sexual desire, which they are comfortable with
My will is good
The singer asserts their own ability to make good decisions or choices
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
The singer enjoys their current state of mind, and does not feel that it is at risk of deteriorating
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
Despite experiencing emotional pain due to a missing person, the artist is able to maintain emotional stability
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
The artist's love for someone does not cause them to feel emotionally overwhelmed or destabilized
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
The artist has possibly experienced or imagined death, but does not feel emotionally impacted
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Written by: Kurt Cobain
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El1aZ Vย I never said lithium was used to cure addiction. Addicts generally have depression when they withdraw.
"You are quite right that lithium is primarily known for its use in bipolar disorder, where it has been shown to be quite effective in treating manias and moderately effective in preventing/treating depression and in keeping people's moods stable over long periods. But it also has been known for years to rapidly convert antidepressant nonresponders to responders and to do so at doses lower than are required for optimal treatment in bipolar disorder. No one knows for sure how it works as an augmenting agent, but many scientists suspect that its effects may trace to an ability to increase activity of the neurotransmitter serotonin." (Raison, 2010)
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/expert.q.a/06/15/lithium.depression.raison/index.html?eref=rss_latest
Other sources:
http://scienceblogs.com/retrospectacle/2006/09/06/how-does-lithium-act-as-an-ant/
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1065-lithium.aspx?activeingredientid=1065&activeingredientname=lithium
Just because potatoes are used for mashed potatoes doesn't mean they can't be used for chips (irrelevant fact: U.S. chips refer to U.K. crisps and U.K. chips refer to U.S. fries; they're both made of potatoes).
@ih4177
Producer : How many Ye-
Kurt : YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHH
@mlodydawid7764
This not funny I H
@mamaefaleicomfome2413
Zero (got it? xD)
@punkzblood5654
I H ITSSTISTYOSYOYIDHPSLYSGOSKGDGGZGKYKDYORUODYIRYETORPUYROFY
@sunshineandstarlight
Yeaaaaaaahhhh!!! I like it. I'm not gonna crack!
@nocniportir
YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHH
@88Sneeder14
Me: Damn I look good today!
Kurt: youโre ugly
Me: im ugly
@dim6066
There's no cute and ugly out there. We're all the same, being "ugly" is just a stereotype that society has created. Back in the 50s 60s people found different things on women attractive than they do now
@JackNyx
Just covered this song on my channel and I'd appreciate it if you came to watch it, cheers.
@ResponsibleBread
@@JackNyx came to watching it*?