18-12-2013, 19:35
2014 HOF Inductee Nirvana
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It only takes one song to start a rock revolution. That trigger, in late 1991, was âSmells Like Teen Spirit,â an exhilarating blast of punk-rock confrontation by Nirvana, a scruffy trio from Seattle. âTeen Spirit,â its moshpit-party video and Nirvanaâs kinetic live shows propelled their second album, Nevermind, to Number One and turned singer-guitarist-songwriter Kurt Cobain into the voice and conscience of an alternative-rock nation sick of hair metal and the conservative grip of the Reagan-Bush â80s. Founded by Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in the logging town of Aberdeen, Washington, Nirvana were underground stars when they made 1989âs Bleach with drummer Chad Channing. Moving from the indie Sub Pop label to Geffen, the band â with drummer Dave Grohl â packed Cobainâs corrosive riffs, emotionally acute writing and twin passions for the Beatles and post-punk bands like the Melvins and the Pixies into Nevermind. A multi-platinum seller, it included the hits âCome As You Areâ and âLithiumâ and opened the mainstream gates for Green Day, Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins. In 1993, Nirvana released the caustic masterpiece, In Utero, and gave a historic performance on MTVâs Unplugged. But in April 1994, Cobain â suffering from drug addiction and severe doubts about his stardom â took his own life. Like Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison, Cobain was 27, in his creative prime, when he died. Also like them, he and Nirvana remain an enduring influence and challenge â proof that the right band with the right noise can change the world.
It only takes one song to start a rock revolution. That trigger, in late 1991, was âSmells Like Teen Spirit,â an exhilarating blast of punk-rock confrontation by Nirvana, a scruffy trio from Seattle. âTeen Spirit,â its moshpit-party video and Nirvanaâs kinetic live shows propelled their second album, Nevermind, to Number One and turned singer-guitarist-songwriter Kurt Cobain into the voice and conscience of an alternative-rock nation sick of hair metal and the conservative grip of the Reagan-Bush â80s. Founded by Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in the logging town of Aberdeen, Washington, Nirvana were underground stars when they made 1989âs Bleach with drummer Chad Channing. Moving from the indie Sub Pop label to Geffen, the band â with drummer Dave Grohl â packed Cobainâs corrosive riffs, emotionally acute writing and twin passions for the Beatles and post-punk bands like the Melvins and the Pixies into Nevermind. A multi-platinum seller, it included the hits âCome As You Areâ and âLithiumâ and opened the mainstream gates for Green Day, Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins. In 1993, Nirvana released the caustic masterpiece, In Utero, and gave a historic performance on MTVâs Unplugged. But in April 1994, Cobain â suffering from drug addiction and severe doubts about his stardom â took his own life. Like Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison, Cobain was 27, in his creative prime, when he died. Also like them, he and Nirvana remain an enduring influence and challenge â proof that the right band with the right noise can change the world.