Nirvana (1980s~1990s US grunge band)

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Nirvana is a band whose shows and session recordings have been widely bootlegged as unofficial videos, CDs and raw WAV/FLAC files and mp3s. Details of these releases have been added to Musicbrainz where the sources have been confirmed.


Date and venue information current with information from the Nirvana LiveGuide (July 12, 2007 Update).
Date and venue information current with information from the LiveNirvana (August 3, 2007 Update).
Bootlegs known to exist current with LiveNirvana (August 3, 2007 Update).

Annotation last modified on 2013-12-27 09:02 UTC.

Wikipedia

Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers, most notably Chad Channing, before recruiting Dave Grohl in 1990. Nirvana's success popularized alternative rock, and they were often referenced as the figurehead band of Generation X. Despite a short mainstream career spanning only three years, their music maintains a popular following and continues to influence modern rock culture.

In the late 1980s, Nirvana established itself as part of the Seattle grunge scene, releasing its first album, Bleach, for the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. They developed a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between quiet verses and loud, heavy choruses. After signing to the major label DGC Records in 1991, Nirvana found unexpected mainstream success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first single from its landmark second album Nevermind (1991). A cultural phenomenon of the 1990s, Nevermind was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and is credited for ending the dominance of hair metal.

Characterized by a punk aesthetic, Nirvana's fusion of pop melodies with noise, combined with its themes of abjection and social alienation, brought them global popularity. Following extensive tours and the 1992 compilation album Incesticide and EP Hormoaning, the band released its highly anticipated third studio album, In Utero (1993). The album topped both the US and UK album charts, and was acclaimed by critics. Nirvana disbanded following Cobain's suicide in April 1994. Further releases have been overseen by Novoselic, Grohl, and Cobain's widow, Courtney Love. The live album MTV Unplugged in New York (1994) won Best Alternative Music Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards.

Nirvana is one of the best-selling bands of all time, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. During its three years as a mainstream act, Nirvana received an American Music Award, Brit Award, and Grammy Award, as well as seven MTV Video Music Awards and two NME Awards. It achieved five number-one hits on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and four number-one albums on the Billboard 200. In 2004, Rolling Stone named Nirvana among the 100 greatest artists of all time. Its members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility in 2014.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1989BleachNirvana4.141
1991NevermindNirvana4.591
1993In UteroNirvana4.360

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1992IncesticideNirvana4.3528
1995The Complete Radio SessionsNirvana3
1996Outcesticide Box SetNirvana2
2002NirvanaNirvana3.3518
2002Greatest HitsNirvana2
2004With the Lights OutNirvana57
2005Sliver: The Best of the BoxNirvana57
2010ICONNirvana3
20112 for 1: Incesticide / In UteroNirvana1

Album + Compilation + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1994Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!Nirvana43
1996From the Muddy Banks of the WishkahNirvana3.824

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1994MTV Unplugged in New YorkNirvana4.1541
2009Live at ReadingNirvana4.58
2011Live at the ParamountNirvana54
2013Live and LoudNirvana43
2023DownerNirvana1

Album + Demo

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2024Greatest Hits Broadcast CollectionNirvana1

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1988Love BuzzNirvana3.52
1990SliverNirvana46
1991Candy / Molly’s LipsThe Fluid / Nirvana41
1991Here She Comes Now / Venus in FursNirvana / Melvins1
1991Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana4.6519
1992Come as You AreNirvana4.6516
1992LithiumNirvana4.258
1992In BloomNirvana4.355
1993Puss / Oh, the GuiltThe Jesus Lizard / Nirvana44
1993Heart‐Shaped BoxNirvana510
1993All Apologies / Rape Me / MVNirvana46
1994Pennyroyal TeaNirvana53
2002You Know You’re RightNirvana53
2021In Bloom / On A Plain / Lithium / BreedNirvana1
2021Smells Like Teen Spirit / In Bloom / On a Plain / Lithium / BreedNirvana1

Single + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2011Nevermind: The SinglesNirvana1

Single + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1994About a GirlNirvana4.653
2019Polly / The Man Who Sold the World (live)Nirvana1
2021Lithium / Breed (live)Nirvana1
2021On A Plain / Lithium / Breed (live)Nirvana1
2023In Utero 30th LiveNirvana2

EP

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1989BlewNirvana4.652
1992HormoaningNirvana4

Other + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1995SinglesNirvana4

Other + Interview

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1992Nevermind, It’s an InterviewNirvana2
1995Fully Illustrated Book & Interview DiscNirvana1

Broadcast + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2018Legendary FM Radio Broadcasts - Pier 48 Seattle 1993Nirvana1

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