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).
Milk It
Nirvana Lyrics
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I don't need a host to live
We feed off of each other
We can share our endorphns
Doll steak
Test meat
Lost eyesight, I'm on your side
Angel left wing, right wing, broken wing
Lack of iron and or sleeping
I won my own pet virus
I get to pet and name her
Her milk is my shit
My shit is her milk
Test meat
Doll steak
Look on the bright side, suicide
Lost eyesight, I'm on your side
Angel left wing, right wing, broken wing
Lack of iron and or sleeping
Doll steak
Test meat
Look on the bright side, suicide
Lost eyesight, I'm on your side
Angel left wing, right wing, broken wing
Lack of iron and or sleeping
Protector of the kennel
Ecto-plasma, ecto-skeletal
Obituary birthday
Your scent is still here in my place of recovery
The lyrics of Nirvana's song Milk It are cryptic and thought-provoking. The song deals with themes of individualism and self-sustainment, as well as the dark aspects of society. The first two lines of the song, "I am my own parasite, I don't need a host to live" sets the tone for the rest of the lyrics. The idea of being self-sufficient without the help of others is prevalent throughout the song.
The lyrics also touch upon themes of shared experiences and existence. "We feed off each other, we can share our endorphins" suggests that even though we may live our lives separately, we still share the same experiences and emotions. The use of the phrases "doll steak" and "test meat" have been interpreted to refer to commercial meat production, where testing is done on animals before slaughtering them for consumption. This could be a metaphor for how society often disregards the pain and suffering of others for personal gain.
The chorus of the song, "Look on the bright side, suicide, lost eyesight, I'm on your side, angel left wing, right wing, broken wing, lack of iron and or sleeping" is an amalgamation of seemingly unconnected phrases that have been interpreted to be a commentary on the dark and hopeless aspects of life. The end of the song is particularly disturbing with the line, "Protector of the kennel, Ecto-plasma, ecto-skeletal, obituary birthday, your scent is still here in my place of recovery." The imagery of death and decay is further reinforced, adding to the eerie and unsettling nature of the song.
Fact 1: Milk It is the seventh track on Nirvana's third and final studio album In Utero, released in 1993
Fact 2: The song was written by lead singer Kurt Cobain
Fact 3: Milk It was one of the songs that was re-recorded for the band's appearance on MTV's Unplugged in New York in 1994
Fact 4: The song was rarely played live by Nirvana, with only a handful of performances recorded
Fact 5: In Utero was Nirvana's last studio album before Kurt Cobain's death in April 1994
Fact 6: Milk It was the B-side to the single "Heart-Shaped Box"
Fact 7: The album was produced by Steve Albini, who is known for his raw and unpolished sound
Fact 8: The lyrics of the song were once included in Kurt Cobain's journals, which were released in 2002 as Journals
Fact 9: Milk It was one of the songs included in the 20th-anniversary deluxe re-release of In Utero in 2013
Fact 10: The song's title came from a phrase that Kurt Cobain had written on a shirt he owned that said "Milk Me."
Chords: The chords to Milk It are as follows: Bb, A, G, F, Eb, D.
Line by Line Meaning
I am my own parasite
I don’t require anyone to thrive, I am self-sufficient.
I don't need a host to live
I can survive and thrive independently without a host.
We feed off of each other
We depend on each other for our survival and growth.
We can share our endorphins
We can experience happiness and pleasure together by sharing endorphins.
Doll steak
A phrase with ambiguous meaning, perhaps referring to someone/something that looks good on the outside, but is hollow on the inside.
Test meat
Another ambiguous phrase, perhaps referring to experimental or artificially created meat.
Look on the bright side, suicide
A bleak and ironic statement that suggests there is no bright side to suicide.
Lost eyesight, I'm on your side
I can relate to your pain and despair, even if I cannot see things as clearly anymore.
Angel left wing, right wing, broken wing
A commentary on the confusion and chaos of life, where even angels can be broken and disoriented.
Lack of iron and or sleeping
A reference to the physical and mental exhaustion that can result from anemia or lack of rest.
I won my own pet virus
A perverse suggestion that one can derive pleasure and satisfaction from their own illnesses or maladies.
I get to pet and name her
Some people may become attached to their own sickness, giving it a name and a personality to cope with it better.
Her milk is my shit
Yet another vulgar expression that suggests deriving pleasure from something that is ultimately disgusting and unhealthy.
My shit is her milk
An additional layer of grotesqueness and codependency in this bizarre “relationship.”
Protector of the kennel
Someone who watches over and cares for others, even if it is a thankless job or a prison.
Ecto-plasma, ecto-skeletal
Spooky and eerie phenomena or entities that defy scientific explanation.
Obituary birthday
A somber and macabre way of framing a birthday, as if the person is already dead or doomed to die.
Your scent is still here in my place of recovery
The lingering memory or presence of someone who used to care for the singer, and who may be gone forever.
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Written by: Kurt Cobain
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Johnny
on Lithium
Nice
robin
on Stay Away
love this
CHR!S
on Drain You - Live (1991/Del Mar Fairgrounds)
a-side goes hard from their paramount set tho
El Hrubcová
on Endless, Nameless
That's crazy song! Oh my god...I can't listen it!!!
El Hrubcová
on Territorial Pissings
It's dangerous... That's my drug!! <3