NIRVANA
US GRUNGE ROCK ..1991
Nirvana reaches an apex with its LP ‘Nevermind’ (1991) and its world hits Polly, Lithium and Smells like teen spirit. The band becomes the most famous ambassador of grunge rock, a music style that developed in Seattle (Washington, USA) as an upsurge of American alternative rock. Nirvana publishes 60 songs in 5 years between 1989 and 1994, and disbands upon the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain at the age of 27. The Nov. 1993 ‘MTV Unplugged’ performance delivers delightful acoustic versions of Nirvana’s best themes. The last song recorded by Cobain initially remains unedited and is published only 9 years later.
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∙ 1989 ∙ BLEACH ∙ About a girl ∙ Blew ∙ Love buzz (orig. 1967 Shocking Blue) ∙ Paper cuts ∙ EP BLEW ∙ Been a son (ver. 1992) ∙ Stain (ver. 1992) ∙ 1990 ∙ SINGLE ∙ Silver ∙
∙ 1991 ∙ NEVERMIND ∙ Smells like teen spirit ∙ Lithium ∙ Polly ∙ Come as you are ∙ In bloom ∙ Breed ∙ Drain you ∙ 1992 ∙ EP HORMOANING ∙ Aneurysm ∙ Son of a gun ∙ 1993 ∙ IN UTERO ∙ Heart-shaped box ∙ Dumb ∙ Pennyroyal tea ∙ All apologies ∙
∙ 1994 ∙ MTV UNPLUGGED ∙ About a Girl ∙ Come as you are ∙ Jesus doesn’t want me for a sunbeam (orig. 1992 The Vaselines) ∙ The man who sold the world (orig. 1970 David Bowie) ∙ Pennyroyal tea ∙ Dumb ∙ Polly ∙ On a plain ∙ Something in the way ∙ Plateau (orig. 1984 Meat Puppets) ∙ Oh, me (orig. 1984 Meat Puppets) ∙ Lake of fire (orig. 1984 Meat Puppets) ∙ All apologies ∙ Where did you sleep last night (1st rec. 1925, cover 1940s by Lead Belly) ∙
∙ 2002 ∙ GREATEST HITS ∙ You know you’re right ∙
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