Nirvana FAQ
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Nirvana FAQ

All That's Left to Know About the Most Important Band of the 1990s

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eBook - ePub

Nirvana FAQ

All That's Left to Know About the Most Important Band of the 1990s

About this book

Nirvana FAQ traces the band from its genesis to its end. Founded by friends Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, Nirvana had a rocky start and a succession of drummers, but by the end of 1990, its debut album, Bleach, had garnered international attention and the group's sixth drummer, Dave Grohl, had joined the fold.

Following its mentors Sonic Youth to Geffen Records, Nirvana had hoped for modest success. Instead came unexpected wealth and fame on the strength of 1991's Nevermind and its iconic, breakthrough single "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

Success didn't sit well with Cobain, who began to numb the stresses of rock stardom with heroin. Despite 1993's hit album In Utero, Cobain's unhappiness became increasingly apparent. His suicide in April 1994 shocked the music world and put an end to a band at the height of its popularity.

Nirvana FAQ answers such questions as, What guitar teacher did Cobain and Novoselic have in common? Where did Cobain record his first demo? What was the cause of his first arrest? How was second guitarist Jason Everman hired and fired? What was the name of Grohl's first band, and where did he meet Cobain and Novoselic? Who is "Teen Spirit" about? How did Nirvana's war with Guns N' Roses begin? And more.

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Information

Publisher
Backbeat
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781617135897
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword: Another Curt
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction: Bring Your Friends
  5. 1. Maybe Just Happy: Kurt Cobain’s Childhood
  6. 2. Teenage Angst: Cobain’s Teen Years
  7. 3. Memoria: Krist Novoselic’s Childhood
  8. 4. Take a Look at Who You Are: Novoselic’s Teen Years
  9. 5. I Can Bend It, I Can Shape It, I Can Mold It: Fecal Matter and More
  10. 6. Smile on Your Brother: Kurt and Krist Align
  11. 7. She Eats Glue, How About You? March 1987–March 1988
  12. 8. Can You Feel My Love Buzz? Nirvana on 45
  13. 9. Fill Me In on Your New Vision: Bleach
  14. 10. Let Me Take a Ride: Nirvana’s First National Tour
  15. 11. It’s Something Else, It’s Something New: Fall 1989
  16. 12. Bruises on the Fruit: From “Sappy” to “Sliver”
  17. 13. Spring Is Here Again: Getting with Grohl
  18. 14. Son of a Gun: Dave Grohl’s Childhood
  19. 15. Six Color Pictures, All in a Row: From Freak Baby to Scream
  20. 16. I’m Lucky to Have Met You: Gettin’ with Geffen
  21. 17. All Our Pretty Songs: Nevermind
  22. 18. Here We Are Now, Entertain Us! Building a Buzz
  23. 19. For This Gift I Feel Blessed: Blowing Up
  24. 20. Don’t Expect Me to Lie: Controversies
  25. 21. Married, Buried: Far East and Too Far Gone
  26. 22. Appreciate Your Concern: Vanity Fair, Reading, and the VMAs
  27. 23. All the Kids Will Eat It Up If It’s Packaged Properly: Incesticide
  28. 24. Here in My Place of Recovery: Death Threats, Demos, and Calamity
  29. 25. It Was All Here Yesterday: Influences
  30. 26. We Spoke of Was and When: True Stories
  31. 27. One More at the Door of My Heart: In Utero
  32. 28. All in All, the Clock Is Slow: Dysfunction at Home
  33. 29. I’m So Tired, I Can’t Sleep: Back to the Push and the Pull
  34. 30. What Else Should I Be? Unplugged and Unraveling
  35. 31. End It Someday: Checking Out
  36. 32. Never Speak a Word Again: The Aftermath
  37. 33. Find Your Place: Life Beyond Nirvana
  38. 34. We Can Have Some More: Posthumous Releases
  39. 35. Steamed Hot Towel on My Face: Twenty-One Random Nirvana Facts
  40. Selected Bibliography