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-'''Nirvana''' was a tremendously influential alternative rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987.
+'''Nirvana''' was an American rock band that was 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.  Nirvana was tremendously influential and helped pave the way for the alternative rock and grunge movements of the 1990s.
-==Overview==
+== Weezer connections ==
-Nirvana helped pave the way for the grunge movememnt of the 1990s.  Fronted by guitarist, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter Kurt Cobain, the Seattle-based group also included bassist Krist Noveselic, and drummers Chad Channing, and most notably, Dave Grohl, later the frontman of [[Foo Fighters]].
-==Weezer connections==
 Nirvana were a primary influence on both [[Rivers Cuomo]] as a songwriter and [[Weezer]] as a band, particularly the 1991 album ''[[Nevermind]]''. In the [[2008]] song [[Heart Songs]], Cuomo tells of how it was Nirvana that initially inspired him to become a songwriter.
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 Weezer performed the Nirvana song "[[Sliver]]" during the second half of the Troublemaker Tour in 2008.
+Nirvana's album ''Nevermind'' (1991), which features a naked baby swimming toward a US dollar bill on a fishhook on its cover, is referenced in the ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|Red Album]]'' track, "[[Heart Songs]]" <small>(@2:27)</small>, with the lyrics, "Back in 1991 I wasn't having any fun 'til my roommate said "come on" and put a brand new record on. Had a baby on it. He was naked on it. Then I heard the chords that broke the chains I had up on me."
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