Kurt Cobain and Krist Noveselic (a.k.a. Chris Novoselic) formed Nirvana in 1987 in the small logging town Aberdeen, Washington. Adding Chad Channing on drums, Nirvana released their debut album, Bleach, in 1989 on Seattle indie label Sub Pop Records. Dave Grohl replaced Channing before the band signed with major-label DGC Records and began work on Nirvana's second album, 1991's Nevermind. The groundbreaking album, which included the singles "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Come as You Are," quickly went platinum (eventually selling more that 10 million copies in the U.S. alone) and launched Nirvana into superstardom. With the immense popularity of that album, Nirvana ushered in the grunge music scene, with fellow Seattle bands Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam finding enormous success as well. It was Nirvana, however, that became the unlikely voice of a generation of teenagers. Nirvana's third and final studio album, 1993's In Utero, debuted at No. 1. Cobain, always a reluctant icon, committed suicide in his Seattle home on April 5, 1994, after battling drug addiction and depression. He was 27. Shortly after Cobain's death Grohl formed Foo Fighters, and Novoselic became politically active, organizing a political action committee against censorship in music.

Reviews

• Nirvana
• From the Muddy Banks of Wishkah
• Incesticide
• MTV Unplugged in New York
• Nevermind
• In Utero
• With the Lights Out
• Bleach
• Sliver: The Best of the Box

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