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).
Radio-Friendly Unit Shifter
Nirvana Lyrics
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Invasion of our piracy
Afterbirth of a nation
Starved without your skeleton key
I love you for what I am not
I did not want what I have got
Blanket acne'd with cigarette burns
What is wrong with me?
What is wrong with me?
What is wrong with me?
I'm gonna do with what you think
If you ever think at all
Bi-polar opposites attract
All of a sudden my water broke
I love you for what I am not
I did not want what I have got
Blanket acne'd with cigarette burns
Second-rate third degree burns
What is wrong with me?
What is wrong with me?
What do I think? I think
Hate your enemies
Save, save your friends
Find, find your place
Speak, speak the truth
What is wrong with me?
What is wrong with me?
What is what I need?
What do I think? I think
Just use once and destroy
Invasion of our piracy
Afterbirth of a nation
Starved without your skeleton key
What is wrong with me?
What is wrong with me?
What is wrong with me?
What do I think? I think
What is wrong with me?
What is wrong with me?
What is wrong with me?
What do I think? I think
"Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" is a song by Nirvana that is interpreted as a criticism of the music industry and the pressure on bands to produce radio-friendly hits. The lyrics express a sense of alienation and frustration, with lines such as "I love you for what I am not, I did not want what I have got" and "What is wrong with me?" repeated throughout the song. The use of the phrase "use just once and destroy" implies the disposable nature of music in the industry.
The lyrics also touch on themes of identity and self-doubt, with lines like "Hate your enemies, save, save your friends, find, find your place, speak, speak the truth" suggesting a struggle to find oneself and navigate the complex music industry. The line "Blanket acne'd with cigarette burns" ties in with this theme, representing a sense of discomfort or feeling out of place.
Overall, "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" is a complex and evocative expression of the challenges and frustrations of making music in a highly commercialized and competitive industry.
Line by Line Meaning
Use just once and destroy
Take what you need and discard the rest
Invasion of our piracy
Our creations being taken without permission or credit
Afterbirth of a nation
The aftermath of a country's formation or birth
Starved without your skeleton key
Unable to access or unlock what we need to thrive
I love you for what I am not
I appreciate you for being different from me
I did not want what I have got
The situation I am in is not what I desired
Blanket acne'd with cigarette burns
A surface damaged by harmful habits
Speak at once while taking turns
We each have something to say and should share the platform
What is wrong with me?
Questioning one's self-worth or purpose
I'm gonna do with what you think
I will act based on what I perceive to be your thoughts
If you ever think at all
Implying lack of critical thinking or consideration from the other party
Bi-polar opposites attract
Two opposing elements may be drawn to each other
All of a sudden my water broke
A sudden, unpredictable event
Second-rate third degree burns
Inferior harm caused by others
Hate your enemies
Succumbing to negative emotions towards those who wronged us
Save, save your friends
The importance of prioritizing and cherishing friendships
Find, find your place
The journey to discover one's purpose and belonging
Speak, speak the truth
Urging honesty and transparency
What is what I need?
Questioning what one truly desires or longs for
What do I think? I think
Contemplating one's own thoughts or ideas
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Kurt Cobain
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@el34glo59
I still don't think people understand how talented Kurt was. They say oh he wasn't that good of a guitar player. Sure technical wise maybe but he wrote riffs, etc that the best guitars in the world would KILL TO HAVE. He had the best ear for melody I've seen along with maybe Elliot Smith and Lennon. He even N wrote alot do the drum fills.
He also was a absolutely brilliant writer. No one will ever speak to me like Kurt did growing up in the 90s,and still does all these years later. And the reason it still does is he was an absolute poet.
Also was a dam good artist. And his voice. Man that voice. You can listen to it forever. It's so soothing yet so raw and brutally honest. It's also another thing that's underrated. Kurt could sing his ass off without even straining.
Kurt hands down was our Lennon, and imo no one is close to him from my generation talent wise. He's too versatile and different. And he was evolving ever record.
Christ he never even had a bad song and what he accomplished in a short time period is only rivaled by the Beatles in that aspect. So creative, so innovative, so honest, so frigging sad he's gone
@MrCucamonga1
It's been 30 years. I think we're ready for this kind of music again.
@theawfultruth9136
Agree...nuff of this crappy nowadays music
@restlessyouthproductions
It’s coming. There’s a reason we’re all gravitating to Nirvana again. The bullshit of this phoney, fake , corporate social media life is reaching a high. People are tired of artificial food, music and plastic instagram models .
@Saatyri
Look out for Saty and Lavell
@MrCucamonga1
@@Saatyri Can I get a spell check on that, please? I put it into YouTube and Google and nothing is coming up.
@el34glo59
God dam strait. There will never be another influx of talent like the 90s, but a change has to come eventually
@futureshock7425
The Pat Smear cigarette toss is absolutely incredible
@LocalGambler
Very stylish...! ^^
@suyoghardikar5012
That was the thing which l noticed very first....it was awesome...
@Theblob2k7
So punk rock.