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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).
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).
Nevermind It's an Interview Part 1
Nirvana Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴
The following is a transcription of the Geffen Records Promotional CD
(PROCD-4382) entitled Nirvana: Nevermind It′s An Interview. Hosted and
It's An Interview was created in 1992 when St. Thomas was Music Director and
Smith was Production Director of WFNX-FM, Boston, MA, USA.
Released by Geffen Records as a limited edition, ′promotional use only' CD
For radio airplay, Nevermind, It's An Interview is often loosely transcribed
On websites from the interview being run off of radio stations. In fact, the
Main reason why the disc was produced in the first place was so that radio
Stations all over the world could have a Nirvana interview to air. Nirvana′s
World-wide popularity had grown so quickly that it became impossible for them
To visit all of the radio stations playing their music.
Live versions of Nirvana′s songs (About A Girl, Aneurysm, Drain You, On A
Plain, and School were recorded on the Dogfish Mobile Truck at the Paramount T
Heatre, Seattle WA on October 31, 1991) were added to the interview, clearly
Distinguishing it from all other discs and establishing it as the definitive
Nirvana interview CD.
All three members of Nirvana were interviewed and recorded on separate
Occasions. Krist Novoselic's and Dave Grohl′s segments were recorded at the
Righa Royal Hotel in New York City, right after the band's set for MTV′s 120
Minutes on January 10, 1992. Kurt Cobain's segment was taped late into the
Next night on January 11, 1992 at the Omni Park Central Hotel in New York,
After the band′s debut performance on NBC Television's, Saturday Night Live.
What's interesting about the interview process is that all three guys were
Asked some of the same questions, but without knowing the other member′s
Answers. It was then intentionally edited together to sound like the guys
Were all in the same room. It is striking how similar their answers are.
Nevermind It′s An Interview, has been aired countless times on radio stations
All over the world, and was never released for sale to the public. However,
If you search hard in your favorite used record stores, you might be able to
Buy one for as little as $20 or as high as $200, depending on the store and
The location. The one hour interview is often listed for sale in collectors
Magazines like Goldmine, or try searching the word Nirvana on ebay.com.
"Here, say hi really loud, ready on three, ready go" - DAVE GROHL
"Ahhhhh" (thru telephone) - DAVE'S SISTER
"That′s my sister (laughs) um, that was being recorded for this interview CD"
- DAVE
"I punctured every speaker in the cabinets, and there were, um, 12 speakers
To puncture. Really, I can't think of anything better to do than to
Puncture speakers, that′s my favorite piece of equipment to destroy, it's a
Lot of fun." - KURT COBAIN
Snippet of Aneurysm
"I had Kurt′s guitar cabinet, like, I was smashing it, picking it, these
Things are heavy, smashing it onto my bass drum, trying just to completely
Crack and destroy the bass drum, and it wouldn't do it. I was wailing on it
With guitars, I was throwing it off the risers as high as I could. Drums are
Hard to break!" - DAVE
Snippet of Stay Away
"Well, first I wanted to be in a rock band when I was really young, and I
Decided in about, 3rd grade that I wanted to be a stunt man, so um, oh heck
Yeah, Evel Knievel was a big influence on that. I'd jump my bikes, and I took
All my bedding and pillows out of our house and put it on the deck, and got
Up on top of the roof and would jump off. And I took a thin piece of metal
One time, and duct-taped it to my chest, and put a bunch of firecrackers on
It and lit em′ on fire."
- KURT
Snippet of School
"Buzz Osbourne guitar player from the Melvins, he like discovered punk rock,
And uh, he was turning people on to it. I heard it, and uh, it sounded live
To me, and then um I borrowed the record Generic Flipper, and I listened to
It, and it just, it was like a revelation. It was like ′wow!', it was just
Heavy, it was art, I was affected, and I′ve never been the same since. It was
Like a breakthrough." - KRIST NOVOSELIC
Snippet of Mr. Moustache
"I was um, 15, when I got my first guitar. My mother had just gotten married
And this was in the first year of her marriage. My stepfather went out on
Her, and uh, she got so irate that she took all my stepfathers guns, uh
Various guns, pistols, rifles and stuff, and walked down to the river, and
Threw them in. And then I hired this kid to fish a couple of them out, and I
Sold them, and then I got my first guitar with the money." - KURT
Snippet of Sifting
"Uh, yeah, I took lessons for a week, I learned how to play Back in Black by
AC/DC, and it's pretty much the Louie Louie chords, so that′s all I needed to
Know. I never did pay the guitar teacher for that week either I still owe him
Money. But that's it, I just started writing songs on my own. Once you know
The power chord, you don′t need to know anything else." - KURT
Snippet of In Bloom
"Aberdeen's basically just small town America, It's about 100 miles South
West of Seattle, it′s on the Pacific Ocean, it′s main industry is logging,
And forest products, there's really no roads going through there, it′s kinda
Just off the beaten path, off the beaten track, and uh, things just kinda,
Change comes slowly to Aberdeen. Everything revolves around the logging
Industry there, it's all logging if the logging stopped that′d be a ghost
Town." - KRIST
Aberdeen, Washington, 1987, Nirvana was formed between singer-guitarist
Kurt Cobain, and bassist Krist Novoselic. Krist explains the birth of the
Band. - ST THOMAS
"A little social group came together, and we just kinda hung out, and y'know,
Talked about things, and then one thing led to another, and Kurt did a tape
With um Dale Crover from the Melvins, and one of the songs on it was Spank
Thru, and he turned me on to it, and I really liked it, kinda got me excited,
So I go ′Hey man, let's start a band!' We scrounged up a drummer and we
Started practicing. Took it very seriously too." -
KRIST
Snippet of Spank Thru
The band recorded their first demo tape with Dale Crover of the Melvins.
- ST THOMAS
"He played on our first demo, and a couple of those songs made it over
To the Bleach LP, Floyd the Barber, and Paper Cuts. We jammed for
About a week, put some songs together, and made this tape." - KRIST
Snippet of Floyd The Barber
Kurt and Krist then enrolled Chad Channing to become Nirvana′s first
Full-time drummer. - ST THOMAS
"Chad wanted to express himself in a way that really didn′t gel with the
Band. Chad really compromised his style to suit the band. I don't think
He was happy doing that and, uh, it was a good departure, y′know, it
Worked well for everyone." - KRIST
Snippet of Scoff
Love Buzz original intro from the 7"
In December of 1988 - Sub Pop Records released a limited 1000 copies of
Nirvana's first single Love Buzz - a Shocking Blue cover, with the B-side,
Big Cheese. Months later, in June of 89 the first Nirvana album Bleach was
Released. Kurt, Krist, and Chad recorded the album for $600, with Producer
Jack Endino. Jason Everman is also listed on guitar, but he didn′t actually
Appear on the album, only on the tour. Kurt on Bleach"
- ST THOMAS
"Bleach just seemed to be really one dimensional. It just has the same
Format, all the songs are slow, and grungy, and they're tuned down to really
Low notes, and I screamed a lot, and, but at the same time that we were
Recording Bleach, we had a lot more songs like About a Girl, in fact Polly
Was written at that same time too. It′s just that we chose to put the more
Abrasive songs on the Bleach album, so, it really wasn't a matter of
Evolving within just a year, y'know, we′ve always liked pop music and have
Always had a few songs like that." - KURT
Live Version of About A Girl
That′s About A Girl recorded live Halloween night 1991, in the city where
Nirvana now calls home Seattle, Washington. After the release of Bleach, the
Band went on it's first national tour, and they were gearing up to record
Their second album. Krist explains. - ST THOMAS
"We went to Madison, Wisconsin to record a record with Butch Vig in
The Spring of 1990. We laid down about 6-7 songs, which was like Lithium, In
Bloom, uh
Polly? - ST THOMAS
Polly, oh Dive, B-side of Sliver made it out, uh Stay Away. Anyway we went
There in the Spring to record a record, right? Right after we finished
Recording the record we went on this about 8 week tour of the US starting in
Madison. We got as far as New York, and everything was geared up to y′know,
Put out this 2nd Nirvana record, and we were gonna record maybe a few more
Songs in Seattle."
This was gonna be on Sub Pop? - ST THOMAS
"This was gonna be Sub Pop, This was gonna be our second record right, it was
Was supposed to come out probably September of 1990, and well once we got off
That tour, that's when we lost Chad, so there′s uncertainty with that, we
Didn't want to release it, if we wanted to to anything we wanted to do it
With a new drummer. Sub Pop was doing some wheeling and dealing, they were
Going to sign a licensing deal with a big label and that kinda um scared us,
And there were so many variables to consider, that it wasn′t wise to put out
A record at all. We went and we toured the UK, and uh, we went and uh, toured
Uh, Western Canada, and uh next thing y'know, we were talking to labels
Ourselves, so that was just like, canned" - KRIST
Snippet of Dive
With Chad leaving the band, Kurt and Krist then enrolled friend, and
Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters, but Dan only lasted one gig - ST THOMAS
"Well yeah, it was a great gig too, it was at the Motor Sports Garage in
Seattle, there was about 1500 people there.or no, there was a lot more
People there. There was a lot of people there, and uh, we just recorded
The Sliver single with him, a couple of weeks before, and he looked
Like he was gonna be in our band, and that was just another case of
Compromising his style for our band, y'know, he was gonna go out and buy
A bigger drum set and y′know you can really hear his style, it′s just
Mudhoney, y'know, those snare rolls and well you know that′s when the future
Of uh Mudhoney was uncertain, Steve wanted to go to school, and there was all
This.it was just like 'are Mudhoney gonna break up?′ and Dan saw opportunity
To join our band, it was a certain thing, so like yeah, we love Dan as a
Person and we love his drumming. Well it just goes back to - it was
Uncertain, and if Dan were to join our band, it would've been certain that
Mudhoney was finished, and we didn′t want to be responsible for that." -
KRIST
Snippet of Sliver
Enter Dave Grohl not just another drummer - ST THOMAS
"He's the most well adjusted boy I've ever met. He′s totally easy to get
Along with, everyone loves him, he plays drums better than any drummer
I′ve ever heard. I mean he blows away Jon Bonham, if I had, If y'know
If I had the choice of like, bringing Jon Bonham back to life, or to
Choose of any drummer of any band I could even think of, they wouldn′t
Be better than Dave. He's great." - KURT
"He′s great, yeah, he's the backbone of the band." - KRIST
Dave was playing in the Washington DC band Scream, when things fell
Apart, Dave explains - ST THOMAS
"In 1990, we were on tour, doing a tour of America, and we were halfway
Through the tour in Los Angeles." - DAVE
"Their tour made it as far as Los Angeles, and their bass player flew
The coup." - KRIST
"We got stranded there, there wasn′t really much to do, and I called my
Friend Buzz Osbourne, who um, is the singer for The Melvins, and, we'd
Known each other for awhile"
Mutual friend of Kurt and Krist - ST THOMAS
"Yeah.he's actually the one who introduced them to each other, and he
Ended up introducing me to the band. And he just said that, um, they
Were looking for a drummer, and that they saw Scream play in San
Francisco, and they thought I was really good, blah blah blah, no
Romantic story" - DAVE
"We were just blown away by the whole, whole band, especially the drummer,
The drummer was really good" - KRIST
"I called them up" - DAVE
"When he called up we′re like, ′Yeah man! Come on up!'" - KRIST
"The strangest thing about it was moving up to the North West with no money,
And nothing, I didn′t, I still only have like, a bag of clothes and my drums.
I've bought a bed a couple of months ago, so I have a room with this futon on
The floor, but I mean I don′t have anything, so I didn't really have to move,
And uh, just y′know, moving up leaving your best friends in the world" - DAVE
"Yeah, it was weirder for him probably cause' he's kinda homesick,
Y′know." - KURT
"I mean I didn′t know Krist or Kurt, and I ended up living on Kurt's
Couch for 8 months" - DAVE
"He just packed up his stuff and came to Washington state." - KURT
"I had every misconception that everyone else had you know?" - DAVE
"Sure" - ST THOMAS
"Y′know, all I thought Seattle was, was like, flannel shirts and blurry
Charles Petersen photos y'know... Wheesssshttt" - DAVE
"We were living in this little cracker box hell hole of an apartment,
And I′m quite a slob as you can see." - KURT
"If you had someone you did not know come and move into your apartment, and
You were sorta like you felt this responsibility to like, 'OK, we must get
Along′". - DAVE
"It was kinda hard for two people to live in this really small apartment
With one bedroom, and just garbage all over the floor, a lot of corn dog
Sticks laying around" - KURT
"Whatever, like a month or two, we were out in the backyard shooting
Stuff with BB guns, and breaking windows at the lottery building across
The street. It was fun, it was great, that apartment was great." - DAVE
"It was nice because Dave turns out to be just as much of a slob as me."
- KURT
Aneurysm Live
That's Aneurysm, the b-side of Smells Like Teen Spirit recorded live, We'll
Be back with more of Nevermind It′s an Interview right after this. -ST THOMAS
(PROCD-4382) entitled Nirvana: Nevermind It′s An Interview. Hosted and
It's An Interview was created in 1992 when St. Thomas was Music Director and
Smith was Production Director of WFNX-FM, Boston, MA, USA.
Released by Geffen Records as a limited edition, ′promotional use only' CD
For radio airplay, Nevermind, It's An Interview is often loosely transcribed
On websites from the interview being run off of radio stations. In fact, the
Stations all over the world could have a Nirvana interview to air. Nirvana′s
World-wide popularity had grown so quickly that it became impossible for them
To visit all of the radio stations playing their music.
Live versions of Nirvana′s songs (About A Girl, Aneurysm, Drain You, On A
Plain, and School were recorded on the Dogfish Mobile Truck at the Paramount T
Heatre, Seattle WA on October 31, 1991) were added to the interview, clearly
Distinguishing it from all other discs and establishing it as the definitive
Nirvana interview CD.
All three members of Nirvana were interviewed and recorded on separate
Occasions. Krist Novoselic's and Dave Grohl′s segments were recorded at the
Righa Royal Hotel in New York City, right after the band's set for MTV′s 120
Minutes on January 10, 1992. Kurt Cobain's segment was taped late into the
Next night on January 11, 1992 at the Omni Park Central Hotel in New York,
After the band′s debut performance on NBC Television's, Saturday Night Live.
What's interesting about the interview process is that all three guys were
Asked some of the same questions, but without knowing the other member′s
Answers. It was then intentionally edited together to sound like the guys
Were all in the same room. It is striking how similar their answers are.
Nevermind It′s An Interview, has been aired countless times on radio stations
All over the world, and was never released for sale to the public. However,
If you search hard in your favorite used record stores, you might be able to
Buy one for as little as $20 or as high as $200, depending on the store and
The location. The one hour interview is often listed for sale in collectors
Magazines like Goldmine, or try searching the word Nirvana on ebay.com.
"Here, say hi really loud, ready on three, ready go" - DAVE GROHL
"Ahhhhh" (thru telephone) - DAVE'S SISTER
"That′s my sister (laughs) um, that was being recorded for this interview CD"
- DAVE
"I punctured every speaker in the cabinets, and there were, um, 12 speakers
To puncture. Really, I can't think of anything better to do than to
Puncture speakers, that′s my favorite piece of equipment to destroy, it's a
Lot of fun." - KURT COBAIN
Snippet of Aneurysm
"I had Kurt′s guitar cabinet, like, I was smashing it, picking it, these
Things are heavy, smashing it onto my bass drum, trying just to completely
Crack and destroy the bass drum, and it wouldn't do it. I was wailing on it
With guitars, I was throwing it off the risers as high as I could. Drums are
Hard to break!" - DAVE
Snippet of Stay Away
"Well, first I wanted to be in a rock band when I was really young, and I
Decided in about, 3rd grade that I wanted to be a stunt man, so um, oh heck
Yeah, Evel Knievel was a big influence on that. I'd jump my bikes, and I took
All my bedding and pillows out of our house and put it on the deck, and got
Up on top of the roof and would jump off. And I took a thin piece of metal
One time, and duct-taped it to my chest, and put a bunch of firecrackers on
It and lit em′ on fire."
- KURT
Snippet of School
"Buzz Osbourne guitar player from the Melvins, he like discovered punk rock,
And uh, he was turning people on to it. I heard it, and uh, it sounded live
To me, and then um I borrowed the record Generic Flipper, and I listened to
It, and it just, it was like a revelation. It was like ′wow!', it was just
Heavy, it was art, I was affected, and I′ve never been the same since. It was
Like a breakthrough." - KRIST NOVOSELIC
Snippet of Mr. Moustache
"I was um, 15, when I got my first guitar. My mother had just gotten married
And this was in the first year of her marriage. My stepfather went out on
Her, and uh, she got so irate that she took all my stepfathers guns, uh
Various guns, pistols, rifles and stuff, and walked down to the river, and
Threw them in. And then I hired this kid to fish a couple of them out, and I
Sold them, and then I got my first guitar with the money." - KURT
Snippet of Sifting
"Uh, yeah, I took lessons for a week, I learned how to play Back in Black by
AC/DC, and it's pretty much the Louie Louie chords, so that′s all I needed to
Know. I never did pay the guitar teacher for that week either I still owe him
Money. But that's it, I just started writing songs on my own. Once you know
The power chord, you don′t need to know anything else." - KURT
Snippet of In Bloom
"Aberdeen's basically just small town America, It's about 100 miles South
West of Seattle, it′s on the Pacific Ocean, it′s main industry is logging,
And forest products, there's really no roads going through there, it′s kinda
Just off the beaten path, off the beaten track, and uh, things just kinda,
Change comes slowly to Aberdeen. Everything revolves around the logging
Industry there, it's all logging if the logging stopped that′d be a ghost
Town." - KRIST
Aberdeen, Washington, 1987, Nirvana was formed between singer-guitarist
Kurt Cobain, and bassist Krist Novoselic. Krist explains the birth of the
Band. - ST THOMAS
"A little social group came together, and we just kinda hung out, and y'know,
Talked about things, and then one thing led to another, and Kurt did a tape
With um Dale Crover from the Melvins, and one of the songs on it was Spank
Thru, and he turned me on to it, and I really liked it, kinda got me excited,
So I go ′Hey man, let's start a band!' We scrounged up a drummer and we
Started practicing. Took it very seriously too." -
KRIST
Snippet of Spank Thru
The band recorded their first demo tape with Dale Crover of the Melvins.
- ST THOMAS
"He played on our first demo, and a couple of those songs made it over
To the Bleach LP, Floyd the Barber, and Paper Cuts. We jammed for
About a week, put some songs together, and made this tape." - KRIST
Snippet of Floyd The Barber
Kurt and Krist then enrolled Chad Channing to become Nirvana′s first
Full-time drummer. - ST THOMAS
"Chad wanted to express himself in a way that really didn′t gel with the
Band. Chad really compromised his style to suit the band. I don't think
He was happy doing that and, uh, it was a good departure, y′know, it
Worked well for everyone." - KRIST
Snippet of Scoff
Love Buzz original intro from the 7"
In December of 1988 - Sub Pop Records released a limited 1000 copies of
Nirvana's first single Love Buzz - a Shocking Blue cover, with the B-side,
Big Cheese. Months later, in June of 89 the first Nirvana album Bleach was
Released. Kurt, Krist, and Chad recorded the album for $600, with Producer
Jack Endino. Jason Everman is also listed on guitar, but he didn′t actually
Appear on the album, only on the tour. Kurt on Bleach"
- ST THOMAS
"Bleach just seemed to be really one dimensional. It just has the same
Format, all the songs are slow, and grungy, and they're tuned down to really
Low notes, and I screamed a lot, and, but at the same time that we were
Recording Bleach, we had a lot more songs like About a Girl, in fact Polly
Was written at that same time too. It′s just that we chose to put the more
Abrasive songs on the Bleach album, so, it really wasn't a matter of
Evolving within just a year, y'know, we′ve always liked pop music and have
Always had a few songs like that." - KURT
Live Version of About A Girl
That′s About A Girl recorded live Halloween night 1991, in the city where
Nirvana now calls home Seattle, Washington. After the release of Bleach, the
Band went on it's first national tour, and they were gearing up to record
Their second album. Krist explains. - ST THOMAS
"We went to Madison, Wisconsin to record a record with Butch Vig in
The Spring of 1990. We laid down about 6-7 songs, which was like Lithium, In
Bloom, uh
Polly? - ST THOMAS
Polly, oh Dive, B-side of Sliver made it out, uh Stay Away. Anyway we went
There in the Spring to record a record, right? Right after we finished
Recording the record we went on this about 8 week tour of the US starting in
Madison. We got as far as New York, and everything was geared up to y′know,
Put out this 2nd Nirvana record, and we were gonna record maybe a few more
Songs in Seattle."
This was gonna be on Sub Pop? - ST THOMAS
"This was gonna be Sub Pop, This was gonna be our second record right, it was
Was supposed to come out probably September of 1990, and well once we got off
That tour, that's when we lost Chad, so there′s uncertainty with that, we
Didn't want to release it, if we wanted to to anything we wanted to do it
With a new drummer. Sub Pop was doing some wheeling and dealing, they were
Going to sign a licensing deal with a big label and that kinda um scared us,
And there were so many variables to consider, that it wasn′t wise to put out
A record at all. We went and we toured the UK, and uh, we went and uh, toured
Uh, Western Canada, and uh next thing y'know, we were talking to labels
Ourselves, so that was just like, canned" - KRIST
Snippet of Dive
With Chad leaving the band, Kurt and Krist then enrolled friend, and
Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters, but Dan only lasted one gig - ST THOMAS
"Well yeah, it was a great gig too, it was at the Motor Sports Garage in
Seattle, there was about 1500 people there.or no, there was a lot more
People there. There was a lot of people there, and uh, we just recorded
The Sliver single with him, a couple of weeks before, and he looked
Like he was gonna be in our band, and that was just another case of
Compromising his style for our band, y'know, he was gonna go out and buy
A bigger drum set and y′know you can really hear his style, it′s just
Mudhoney, y'know, those snare rolls and well you know that′s when the future
Of uh Mudhoney was uncertain, Steve wanted to go to school, and there was all
This.it was just like 'are Mudhoney gonna break up?′ and Dan saw opportunity
To join our band, it was a certain thing, so like yeah, we love Dan as a
Person and we love his drumming. Well it just goes back to - it was
Uncertain, and if Dan were to join our band, it would've been certain that
Mudhoney was finished, and we didn′t want to be responsible for that." -
KRIST
Snippet of Sliver
Enter Dave Grohl not just another drummer - ST THOMAS
"He's the most well adjusted boy I've ever met. He′s totally easy to get
Along with, everyone loves him, he plays drums better than any drummer
I′ve ever heard. I mean he blows away Jon Bonham, if I had, If y'know
If I had the choice of like, bringing Jon Bonham back to life, or to
Choose of any drummer of any band I could even think of, they wouldn′t
Be better than Dave. He's great." - KURT
"He′s great, yeah, he's the backbone of the band." - KRIST
Dave was playing in the Washington DC band Scream, when things fell
Apart, Dave explains - ST THOMAS
"In 1990, we were on tour, doing a tour of America, and we were halfway
Through the tour in Los Angeles." - DAVE
"Their tour made it as far as Los Angeles, and their bass player flew
The coup." - KRIST
"We got stranded there, there wasn′t really much to do, and I called my
Friend Buzz Osbourne, who um, is the singer for The Melvins, and, we'd
Known each other for awhile"
Mutual friend of Kurt and Krist - ST THOMAS
"Yeah.he's actually the one who introduced them to each other, and he
Ended up introducing me to the band. And he just said that, um, they
Were looking for a drummer, and that they saw Scream play in San
Francisco, and they thought I was really good, blah blah blah, no
Romantic story" - DAVE
"We were just blown away by the whole, whole band, especially the drummer,
The drummer was really good" - KRIST
"I called them up" - DAVE
"When he called up we′re like, ′Yeah man! Come on up!'" - KRIST
"The strangest thing about it was moving up to the North West with no money,
And nothing, I didn′t, I still only have like, a bag of clothes and my drums.
I've bought a bed a couple of months ago, so I have a room with this futon on
The floor, but I mean I don′t have anything, so I didn't really have to move,
And uh, just y′know, moving up leaving your best friends in the world" - DAVE
"Yeah, it was weirder for him probably cause' he's kinda homesick,
Y′know." - KURT
"I mean I didn′t know Krist or Kurt, and I ended up living on Kurt's
Couch for 8 months" - DAVE
"He just packed up his stuff and came to Washington state." - KURT
"I had every misconception that everyone else had you know?" - DAVE
"Sure" - ST THOMAS
"Y′know, all I thought Seattle was, was like, flannel shirts and blurry
Charles Petersen photos y'know... Wheesssshttt" - DAVE
"We were living in this little cracker box hell hole of an apartment,
And I′m quite a slob as you can see." - KURT
"If you had someone you did not know come and move into your apartment, and
You were sorta like you felt this responsibility to like, 'OK, we must get
Along′". - DAVE
"It was kinda hard for two people to live in this really small apartment
With one bedroom, and just garbage all over the floor, a lot of corn dog
Sticks laying around" - KURT
"Whatever, like a month or two, we were out in the backyard shooting
Stuff with BB guns, and breaking windows at the lottery building across
The street. It was fun, it was great, that apartment was great." - DAVE
"It was nice because Dave turns out to be just as much of a slob as me."
- KURT
Aneurysm Live
That's Aneurysm, the b-side of Smells Like Teen Spirit recorded live, We'll
Be back with more of Nevermind It′s an Interview right after this. -ST THOMAS
The lyrics to "Nevermind It's an Interview Part 1" are actually a transcript of an interview conducted to promote Nirvana's album "Nevermind." The interview was recorded in 1992 and features all three members of the band: Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl. The purpose of the interview was to provide radio stations with material to play on air since Nirvana's popularity had grown so quickly that they couldn't visit every station to promote their music.
The interview segments were recorded separately, with each member answering some of the same questions without knowing the other members' responses. The answers were then edited together to create the illusion that they were all in the same room. This editing technique highlights the similar perspectives and thoughts shared by the band members.
The interview also includes live versions of some of Nirvana's songs, such as "About A Girl," "Aneurysm," "Drain You," "On A Plain," and "School." These live recordings were made at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle in 1991. Adding the live performances to the interview distinguishes this CD from others and establishes it as the definitive Nirvana interview CD.
Overall, the interview provides insights into the band's formation, their recording process, and their thoughts on their music and influences. It offers fans a glimpse into the band's mindset during the early years of their success and provides a valuable resource for understanding Nirvana's music and legacy.
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@MuskateerGripWeed
Nice put together, this is great.
@MuskateerGripWeed
As we are all aging around him he will forever be immortalised and admired even after we are gone and the next generation of rockers come along he will still be that young 27 year old who knew how to scream at the core of our souls.
@elenareed2103
Love Krist: heard Spank Thru from the Melvins so he thinks "Let's start a band." And history is born. And Kurt--I just KNEW he's the neighborhood kid who jumps off his roof, could tell from the vids and pics that show him flying off the stage into the crowd, carried through to the images of In Utero with the wings behind him. Just saw pics of him in Rio hang gliding. He always wanted to fly. He cracks me up [in a good way]. :>)
@MrHuangJin
magnificent!!!! thank you so so much xD
@arealOpia1991
theres nothing better than hearing about the lives of these people and the evolution of nirvana than hearing said by the people themselves... LOVE THIS ..LOVE THEM!. thankyou!!!!!!!! ... ... was the interview ever taped as wel ??
@rsohlich1
awesome...
@gar992000
@TheJunksVEVO yeah thats the right one... thanks!
@leahragdoll
Most of this interview is in the book "Come Are You Are" by Michael Azerrad, read it, its great from beginning to end.
@MrTschohannes
@TheJunksVEVO you can also find it on the sub pop 200 compilation. i think it's their best version of "spank thru". ;)
@arealOpia1991
@TheJunksVEVO .. i'll have to look into it ... thanks for answering x)!!!