Nirvana is arguably one of the greatest rock bands of the last couple centuries, those who say otherwise have only heard smells like teen spirit and i would say they smell like lame.
I've Loved Nirvana since high school, but my exposure to them came when i was about 11 when my best friends hippy mom that lived in the apartment above ours would blast them during the day. I was home schooled so i got to listen to their album Bleach all the time.
Nirvana is a staple in Seattle, if you dont like them you have to respect them for helping put our scene on the map. Most bands probably wouldn't be around today if it wasn't for Nirvana. Sadly Nirvana usually takes all the glory and time tends to forget other notable "grunge bands" like mudhoney and TAD. On a side note, if you ever travel to the sun and rain soaked shores of Seattle i will offer you this advice. Do not talk about grunge like it was a good thing! Grunge is like a four letter word to those who played or know anything about that scene. The music they were making was about freedom and rebellion, but corporations bastardized this sweet music into "grunge" so they could sell it. That when you get stupid people wearing flannel as fashion. Its to stay warm!
As much as i hate the trendy "indie" scene as they call it, bands like Nirvana inadvertently started it off. But believe me they didn't have hipsters in mind. I hate hate hate that.
But this is not a blog were i am supposed to rant, but since the music of Nirvana and the 90s were about rants, you can give me just a little.
Nirvana, much like the Beatles were only around for a small time.
But their legacy has lived on and a new generation it starting to see past the cheap tricks of lesser artist like the Ga and looking back towards what was good.
Nirvana had the greatest sound, their guitars were fuzzy and insanely distorted, they usually didn't even play in tune...and they hated rednecks....thats probably my favorite thing about them.
Bleach
School
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvwzCobcxTw
Floyd the Barber
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5tBwCRxnZU
Negative Creep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xu-gp0XMmk
Nevermind
Something in the Way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg-yYi8saZY
Stay Away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA5HbqgCIUE
Territorial Pissings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpqVrbylLTE
In Utero
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (one of the best songs written)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wev8W9PDAg
Pennyroyal Tea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO0qhbYkZJQ
Rape Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqseYiGA0us&feature=fvst
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