Nirvana was the catalyst behind a sea change the likes of which the music world had not seen since the Beatles. This book delves into the band's entire output, answering such questions as: Why did Cobain feel moved to write "Polly?" and What is Teen Spirit? Album by album, and track by track, it follows Nirvana from its earliest days to rock superstardom, pinpointing the genesis of every original song.
/j Kennedy was astounded by the force of Dave's playing. "Just by playing so hard, he'd break drum thrones," he says. "There were just piles of sawdust on the drum riser from his drumsticks. He was just an animal.
Later on in “ On a Plain , " he is " neutered and spayed ” ; in “ Come as You Are , ” he doesn't " have a gun . ” It's been pointed out many times that the first three songs on the album mention guns .
the full story behind the creation of In Utero" is told for the first time.
Most Nirvana songs are well known and this collection includes all of their commercially released titles, plus a selection of their B-side singles and a handful of rare tracks to round out the collection.
When we originally pieced it together, both Fitz Of Depression and Nirvana were on the compilation but not scheduled to play. Coincidentally, Calvin asked Fitz Of Depression after that to play.
Sweet. Lickin'. Honey. Babes: Just Gobblehoof, Cordelia's Dad, and Nirvana were the big fish. So basically, the folks putting on the show had most of the Hampshire bands that were active on that bill. It would have been practically ...
After the phenomenal success of Nevermind, however, there were suddenly people who wanted to make custom guitars specially for ... Two of them—luthier Danny Ferrington, and Larry L. Brooks of the Fender Custom Shop—got to do just that.
A second after this picture was taken, Kurt began to set a Scottish note on fire! Kurt and Gordon unaware of a huge bucket of water. Kurt, me and Gordon Keen. Kilburn National, London, December 1991. James Seenan, Gordon Keen, ...
The Rough Guide to Nirvana in a new ePub format uncovers the magic and tragedy of this iconic 90's grunge band - from small-town gigs to the last days of Kurt Cobain, delve into the story of the life and afterlife of this extraordinary, all ...
This updated edition of the first-ever complete illustrated history of Nirvana features the writing of a sparkling team of grunge-rock experts and word slingers.