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 (1987β1988).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 (1987β1994), Krist Novoselic - bass (1987β1994) Dave Grohl - drums, vocals (1990β1994)
Prior members:Aaron Burckhard - drums (1987β1988), Dale Crover - drums (1988, 1990), Dave Foster - drums (1988), Chad Channing - drums (1988β1990), Jason Everman - guitar (1989), Dan Peters - drums (1990)
Touring members: Pat Smear - guitar (1993β1994), Lori Goldston - cello (1993β1994), 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).
Talk to Me
Nirvana Lyrics
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Shake it down easy, shake yourself, Suzy, come on
Don't let me detain you
Try to ride along
Don't you lie, knowing
I am not sad
I am not silly
I am not chippin' away
Talk to me
In your own language, please
In your own
Talk to me
In your own language please
Shake it down easy, make it sound seamy, doll man
Make it sound now, make it full house, sad man
Leader of the band
Makes a mental hell
I won't weather it well
Well I never
Saw it with my arm
Paint it with my heart
Paint it with my eyes and make it right
Talk to me
In your own language, please
In your own
Talk to me
In your own language, please
Lay down easy, lay it down seamy, sad man
Lay down easy, lay it down seamy, sad man
You don't want to hear this
Nothin' but a whore
I will play the leader
With pain
Now you know I'm needy
Lay them down easy
Lay them down easy
Talk to me
In your own language please
The lyrics to "Talk to Me" might appear to be cryptic at first glance, but upon a closer look, the song seems to be about a person trying to connect with another person, who appears to be guarded and difficult to communicate with. The repeated lines "Shake it down easy, shake it down sleazy" and "Shake it down easy, shake yourself, Suzy" could be interpreted as a plea for the other person to let their guard down, to relax and to open up to the singer. The lines "Talk to me in your own language, please," are also reinforcing this request - the singer seems to be saying that they will understand the other person better if the other can communicate with them in a way that is authentic and true to themselves.
Throughout the rest of the song, the singer continues to reach out to the other person, noting that they are not "sad," "chippin' away," or "silly." The singer seems to want to reassure the other person that they are sincere and trustworthy, despite whatever reservations the other person might have. The repeated refrain of "Talk to me in your own language, please" underscores this desire for authenticity and honesty.
The song ends with the lines "You don't want to hear this, nothin' but a whore / I will play the leader with pain / Now you know I'm needy / Lay them down easy / Lay them down easy." These lines suggest that the singer is willing to be vulnerable, and to expose their own emotional needs and pain, in order to connect with the other person.
Overall, "Talk to Me" is a song about the barriers that can exist between people and the difficulty of authentic communication, particularly in romantic relationships. Through the repeated phrase "Talk to me in your own language, please," the song emphasizes the importance of honesty, authenticity, and vulnerability in relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Shake it down easy, shake it down sleazy, come on
Let loose and express yourself freely without regard for any consequences, no matter how raunchy they may seem.
Shake it down easy, shake yourself, Suzy, come on
Suzy, don't hold back and be comfortable with conveying all thatβs on your mind.
Don't let me detain you
I don't want to hold you back or hinder you in any way.
Try to ride along
Just go with the flow and it'll all work out.
Don't you lie, knowing
Don't deceive yourself when you know the truth deep down.
I am not sad
I am not depressed or downhearted.
I am not silly
I am not foolish or stupid.
I am not chippin'
I am not gradually wearing down or succumbing to adversity.
I am not chippin' away
I am not giving up despite facing some setbacks.
Talk to me
In your own language, please
In your own
Talk to me
In your own language please
Please be honest with me and speak your mind comfortably in your own vernacular.
Shake it down easy, make it sound seamy, doll man
Make it sound now, make it full house, sad man
Unleash your repressed sexuality and let it carry the melodious tune, don't hold back in expressing your despair.
Leader of the band
Makes a mental hell
I won't weather it well
Well I never
Saw it with my arm
Being a musician can lead to mental strain and it's hard for me to cope, as it's not something I've experienced before.
Paint it with my heart
Paint it with my eyes and make it right
I'll channel my emotions into creating art and use my senses to make it the best that I can.
Lay down easy, lay it down seamy, sad man
Lay down easy, lay it down seamy, sad man
Just relax and share your anguishes authentically, you don't have to worry about how it sounds.
You don't want to hear this
Nothin' but a whore
I will play the leader
With pain
Now you know I'm needy
Lay them down easy
Lay them down easy
I'll share some intimate and uncomfortable experiences with you, although you may not be interested in hearing about them, and even though it causes me great suffering, I still want to be in control of the situation.
Lyrics Β© BMG Rights Management
Written by: KURT COBAIN
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@johndouglas5900
Shake it down easy, shake it down sleazy, come on
Shake it down easy, shake yourself, Suzy, come on
Don't let me detain you
Try to ride along
Don't you lie, knowing
I am not sad
I am not silly
I am not chippin'
I am not chippin' away
Talk to me
In your own language, please
In your own
Talk to me
In your own language please
Shake it down easy, make it sound seamy, doll man
Make it sound now, make it full house, sad man
Leader of the band
Makes a mental hell
I won't weather it well
Well I never
Saw it with my arm
Paint it with my heart
Paint it with my eyes and make it right
Lay down easy, lay it down seamy, sad man
Lay down easy, lay it down seamy, sad man
You don't want to hear this
Nothin' but a whore
I will play the leader
With pain
Now you know I'm needy
Lay them down easy
Lay them down easy
Talk to me
In your own language please
@levicarvalho4389
This would sure become a hit if ever released a studio version
@Suruper001
Should be released in Incesticide
@scottbridshaw460
+Levi Carvalho there is a studio version but we dont have access, I see that in LivENirvana
@levicarvalho4389
***** It's probably lost, they would already have released it if not.
@v0y4g3r
Levi Carvalho yeah definitely... it's amazing!
@Oliver-qp9rx
the studio version is on YT
@dankindonuts8285
It's absolutely crushing to think that there will never be a studio version of this, or even another Nirvana song.
@fiverZ
There is a recording of it. It just hasn't been released yet.
@SonikJesus
@fiverZ no there's not
@truefunksoul8638
@fiverZ Yeah there is a recording. This is it. Pretty safe to say if there were any more Nirvana recordings they would've been exhumed when the powers that be were scraping the bottom of the barrel for Montage Of Heck.