You’ve probably seen those shirts that say, “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” That’s Nirvana, the band behind one of the most iconic songs of the ’90s. What’s wild is they started as a garage band in a rainy small town—kind of like how Queen began in humble spaces—but ended up flipping the whole music scene on its head. They turned grunge from an underground vibe into the mainstream, shaping the look, sound, and attitude of a generation.
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It all started in 1987, Kurt Cobain and Krist
Novoselic started jamming in Aberdeen, Washington. Their sound was messy,
emotional, and loud- A mix of punk rebellion and raw noise that didn’t sound
like the “next big thing.” Nirvana’s early days were about staying true to
their art and underground scene, not chasing mainstream fame
Then came 1991, when Nirvana dropped Nevermind.
Nobody expected the album to take off the way it did—it even knocked Michael
Jackson off the #1 spot on the Billboard charts. Smells Like Teen Spirit wasn’t
just a hit Some people called it “an anthem that rewired an entire generation’s
taste in music”
Album cover Nevermind
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Nirvana didn’t just change
playlists, they changed closets. Loudwire notes that the band’s rise dragged
grunge fashion into the mainstream—oversized flannels, ripped jeans, and
thrift-store vibes suddenly became the global uniform of youth. This was also
when grunge style got commodified, shifting from counterculture into a
mainstream aesthetic
Here’s the thing: Kurt Cobain
never wanted to be a “rock god.” Many describes him as a “martyr of
authenticity,” someone who hated the idea of being the spokesperson for a
generation. But people loved him for being messy, vulnerable, and real—the
exact opposite of the polished, glittery stars of the ‘80s.
Even though Nirvana only released
three studio albums before to Kurt's untimely death in 1994, their influence
endures. They "brought grunge into the mainstream" and permanently
altered the music business. Since unvarnished honesty is always in, Gen Z
continues to stream Nirvana as if they were a brand-new album.
Written by Galang Afdala Harsa
References
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nirvana-band
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/nirvana-nevermind-album/
https://www.kerrang.com/nirvana-the-stories-behind-every-song-on-nevermind
https://loudwire.com/nirvana-nevermind-album-anniversary/
https://overland.org.au/2021/04/kurt-cobain-martyr-of-authenticity/
https://readdork.com/features/the-fall-of-grunge-how-the-1990s-music-scene-evolved-beyond-the-sound/
Nirvana is one of those bands that never gets old. Their music just hits different, no matter what year it is
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