ARTIST

Nirvana

Forming in Aberdeen, Washington in the mid-'80s with Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, Nirvana played slightly above-average riff-rock that bonded a select group of misfits in the great Northwest. By the time of their first album Bleach, Cobain sounded torn between the angry teenage angst of his upbringing and the pretty pop melodies of his even earlier childhood of listening to The Beatles.

Their timing was impeccable. Picking up drummer Dave Grohl from Washington, D.C.'s Scream, the band went in the studio with producer Butch Vig to record Nevermind. Vig disciplined the band and gave them what became the industry standard for alternative releases. After the meteoric success of "Smells Like Teen Spirit," the album's first single, Cobain began...
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