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).
Lithium )
Nirvana Lyrics
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I've found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, but that's okay, 'cause so are you
We've broken our mirrors
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care
And I'm not scared
Light my candles in a daze
Hey, hey, hey
I'm so lonely but 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 but that's okay
My will is good
Hey, hey, hey
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 of "Lithium" by Nirvana are difficult to interpret as they are full of contradiction and irony. One can understand it as a deep meditation on loneliness, isolation, and the search for inner peace. The song is about someone, likely Kurt Cobain himself, who is so happy to have found his friends that he doesn't care that they only exist in his head. The title "Lithium" is a reference to a psychiatric drug that Cobain was taking at the time, and the song may be reflecting his mixed feelings about the medication.
Despite the happy sentiment expressed in the chorus, the verses are darker and more introspective, with the singer expressing acceptance of his ugliness and loneliness, as well as his excitement to meet someone he misses but also the possibility that he may have been to blame for the rift. He also expresses his horniness which seems to be a part of his search for identity and meaning.
The lyrics ultimately express a sense of confusion and ambivalence, with the singer accepting his flaws and loneliness but also desperately searching for connection and meaning. The chorus can be seen as a mantra, a way of reinforcing his newfound sense of happiness and stability, while also revealing the deep psychological pain hidden beneath the surface.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm so happy because today
The singer is experiencing a sense of joy and contentment in the present moment
I've found my friends
The singer has found a sense of camaraderie or connection within their own mind
They're in my head
The singer's friends exist solely within their own consciousness
I'm so ugly, but that's okay, 'cause so are you
The artist and their friends share a sense of non-conformity or rejection of societal beauty norms
We've broken our mirrors
The artist and their friends have rejected external standards of appearance and have taken action to distance themselves from them
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care
The singer is disengaged from the usual structure of time and doesn't place value on specific days
And I'm not scared
The singer is not experiencing fear or anxiety in the current moment
Light my candles in a daze
The artist is engaging in a form of ritualistic behavior to achieve a sense of religious or spiritual fulfillment
'Cause I've found god
The artist has found a sense of meaning or purpose in their life, possibly through their own inner consciousness
I'm so lonely but that's okay I shaved my head
The artist is experiencing a sense of isolation, but has taken action to make a change or exert control over their appearance
And I'm not sad
The singer is not currently experiencing a feeling of sadness or depression
And just maybe I'm to blame for all I've heard
The artist acknowledges that they may be responsible for their own internal struggles or negative experiences
But I'm not sure
The singer is uncertain about the true cause of their own negative experiences
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there
The singer is anticipating a meeting or connection with someone, and is experiencing a sense of excitement or eagerness
But I don't care
The singer is detached or unbothered about any potential negative consequences of this meeting or connection
I'm so horny but that's okay
The artist is experiencing a sexual desire or attraction, but is not ashamed or concerned about it
My will is good
The artist believes that their intentions or actions are inherently positive or morally correct
I like it, I'm not gonna crack
The singer is stating their own resilience or ability to handle personal challenges or adversity without breaking down
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack
The singer is expressing a sense of longing or sadness for someone or something, but is still confident in their personal strength
I love you, I'm not gonna crack
The artist is expressing a feeling of love or affection towards someone or something, and is still confident in their ability to endure personal struggles
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack
The artist may be expressing a sense of anger or hostility towards someone or something, but is still confident in their own personal strength
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: KURT COBAIN
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El1aZ V 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: you’re 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*?