Kurt, Chris, & Dave - If there's one 90's band that really turned around the 80's hard rock scene, it would have to be Nirvana. When the band released "Nevermind" in 1991, the hairband scene was still in full force, but not for long. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was unlike just about anything in the mainstream at the time.I remember the first time I heard that song, I wasn't even sure I like it at the time, I loved the 80's hard rock scene - but Nirvana was a breath of fresh air, a much more stripped down, no thrills sound. "Nevermind" launched the band into super-stardom with songs like "In Bloom", "Come as You Are", and "Lithium".
The band would release just one more album, "In Utero" - shortly after that, Kurt Cobain committed suicide and it's hard to say what might have been. Whether or not you liked Nirvana, it was hard to ignore the sound that they inspired with the 90's rock scene, and Kurt's very passionate & haunting song writing that spoke to generation X.
Nirvana's music still lives on of course and the band's drummer Dave Grohl continued rocking forming the Foo Fighters - switching too guitar and vocals. So if you haven't listened to Nirvana in a while it might be time to pull out some of their music... Rest in Peace Kurt - you probably never knew just how much you changed rock music.
The band would release just one more album, "In Utero" - shortly after that, Kurt Cobain committed suicide and it's hard to say what might have been. Whether or not you liked Nirvana, it was hard to ignore the sound that they inspired with the 90's rock scene, and Kurt's very passionate & haunting song writing that spoke to generation X.
Nirvana's music still lives on of course and the band's drummer Dave Grohl continued rocking forming the Foo Fighters - switching too guitar and vocals. So if you haven't listened to Nirvana in a while it might be time to pull out some of their music... Rest in Peace Kurt - you probably never knew just how much you changed rock music.
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