Bleach
Nevermind
Hormoaning
Incesticide
In Utero
MTV Unplugged in New York
From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
Singles
Nirvana
With the Lights Out 1
With the Lights Out 2
With the Lights Out 3
Sliver: The Best of the Box
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Feels Like The First Time (como si fuera la primera vez)
Nirvana was an American rock band formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990. Despite releasing only three full-length studio albums in their seven-year career, Nirvana has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and important rock bands of the modern era.[1][2]
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. The band eventually came to develop a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between quiet verses and loud, heavy choruses. After signing to major label DGC Records, Nirvana found unexpected success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first single from the band's second album Nevermind (1991). Nirvana's sudden success widely popularized alternative rock as a whole, and the band's frontman Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the "spokesman of a generation", with Nirvana being considered the "flagship band" of Generation X.[3] Nirvana's third and final studio album, In Utero (1993), featured an abrasive, less-mainstream sound and challenged the group's audience. The album did not match the sales figures of Nevermind but was still a critical and commercial success. Nirvana's brief run ended following the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994, but various posthumous releases have been issued since, overseen by Novoselic, Grohl, and Cobain's widow Courtney Love.
Since its debut, the band has sold over 25 million records in the United States alone, and over 75 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in history. Four of their albums, two studio and two live, have reached the number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart. In the years since the band's breakup, Nirvana has been ranked highly on several lists by various publications as one of the greatest artists of all time. Rolling Stone described Nirvana's influence as having "kicked in" the 1990s as a musical era,[4] adding that their music "guaranteed the nineties would not suck,"[5] and claimed that the band "transformed rock for a generation."[6] According to the magazine, "few bands in rock history have had a more immediate and tangible impact on their contemporary pop musical landscape than Nirvana did in the early Nineties."
Nirvana fue una banda estadounidense de grunge procedente de Aberdeen, Washington, formada por el vocalista y guitarrista Kurt Cobain y el bajista Krist Novoselic en 1987. Desde su formación, Nirvana paso a través de una frecuente serie de cambios de baterista hasta que en 1990 se les unió definitivamente Dave Grohl. A pesar de su corta carrera, Nirvana es considerada como una de las bandas más importantes e influyentes de la era moderna.1 2
Con el éxito del sencillo "Smells Like Teen Spirit", del álbum Nevermind (1991), Nirvana escaló las listas musicales en todo el mundo e inició la explosión de lo que hasta ese momento era punk underground y rock alternativo en la escena musical mundial, en un movimiento al que los medios de la época se referirían como "grunge". Otras bandas de la escena musical de Seattle como Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains y Soundgarden también obtuvieron popularidad y, como resultado, el rock alternativo se convirtió en un género dominante en la radio y la televisión musical durante la primera mitad de la década de 1990.
Kurt Cobain, líder de la banda, se encontró a sí mismo referido en los medios de comunicación como "la voz de una generación", y a Nirvana como la "banda símbolo" de la "Generación X".3 Cobain se sentía incómodo con la atención que se les brindaba y decidió enfocar la atención del público hacia la música de la banda, retando a la audiencia con su tercer álbum de estudio, In Utero. Aunque la popularidad de Nirvana disminuyó en los meses siguientes a la publicación del álbum, buena parte de su audiencia alabó el interior "oscuro" de la banda, en especial después de su presentación en MTV Unplugged.
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