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'''Nirvana''' was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. | '''Nirvana''' was an American rock band that was an active recording outfit from 1989 through 1994. | ||
==Overview== | |||
Nirvana was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. The band went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting (and final) being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990. Nirvana was tremendously influential and helped pave the way for the alternative rock and grunge movements of the 1990s. | |||
==Weezer connections== | ==Weezer connections== | ||
Nirvana were a primary influence on both [[Rivers Cuomo]] as a songwriter and [[Weezer]] as a band, particularly the 1991 album ''[[Nevermind]]''. The album, with cover art depicting a naked baby swimming toward a US dollar bill on a fishhook, is referenced in the ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|Red Album]]'' track, "[[Heart Songs]]" <small>(@2:27)</small>. The lyrics include the lines: | Nirvana were a primary influence on both [[Rivers Cuomo]] as a songwriter and [[Weezer]] as a band, particularly the 1991 album ''[[Nevermind]]''. The album, with cover art depicting a naked baby swimming toward a US dollar bill on a fishhook, is referenced in the ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|Red Album]]'' track, "[[Heart Songs]]" <small>(@2:27)</small>. The lyrics include the lines: | ||
<lyrics> | <lyrics>Back in 1991, I wasn't having any fun | ||
'Til my roommate said "come on", and put a brand new record on | 'Til my roommate said "come on", and put a brand new record on | ||
Had a baby on it; he was naked on it | Had a baby on it; he was naked on it | ||
Then I heard the chords that broke the chains I had up on me | Then I heard the chords that broke the chains I had up on me | ||
</lyrics> | </lyrics> | ||
Nirvana were labelmates with Weezer at [[Geffen Records|DGC]], although Cobain's suicide pre-dated the May 1994 release of ''[[The Blue Album]]'' by a month. Therefore, the two bands were not technically simulatneously active witht he label. | |||
Under the pseudonym [[Goat Punishment]], Weezer perfomred a six-song set of Nirvana covers in 1998. | Under the pseudonym [[Goat Punishment]], Weezer perfomred a six-song set of Nirvana covers in 1998. | ||