Is Nirvana a good band?

Nirvana are one of the biggest and most influential bands in music history. Formed in Seattle in 1987, they pretty much single-handedly catapulted alternative music into the mainstream when their second album, Nevermind, took the music industry by surprise and turned popular culture on its head on its release in 1991.

What is Nirvana band considered?

Grunge alternative rock
Nirvana (band)

Nirvana
Origin	Aberdeen, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Grunge alternative rock hard rock
Years active	1987–1994
Labels	Sub Pop DGC

What bands did Nirvana influence?

Here is the top 8 acts influenced by Nirvana:

• Weezer;
• Bush;
• The Dandy Warhols;
• Foo Fighters;
• Silverchair;
• Green Day;
• Stone Temple Pilots;
• Oasis;

Is Nirvana a rock band?

Nirvana, American alternative rock group whose breakthrough album, Nevermind (1991), announced a new musical style (grunge) and gave voice to the post-baby boom young adults known as Generation X. The members were Kurt Cobain (b. February 20, 1967, Aberdeen, Washington, U.S.—d.

Are there any movies about Nirvana?

Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (also billed as Cobain: Montage of Heck) is a 2015 American documentary film about Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain. The film was directed by Brett Morgen and premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

Who was bass player for Nirvana?

Krist Novoselic
Nirvana/Bassists

How many albums did Nirvana record?

Nirvana only officially recorded three albums in their time as a band: Bleach in 1989, Nevermind in 1991 and In Utero in 1993. Nevermind is by far Nirvana’s best-selling album, having sold over 10 million copies in the USA alone.

Is Nirvana a punk band or pop band?

But if people tell you that Nirvana were a punk band, an alt.rock band, a pop band, you shouldn’t listen to them. Nirvana weren’t just a grunge band. Nirvana were grunge.

Did Kurt Cobain write all of Nirvana’s songs?

Cobain was Nirvana’s chief songwriter, wrote all their lyrics and almost all of their music – though Grohl and Novoselic both contributed to Nirvana’s music, as on Aneurysm, which was a co-write by all members of the band.

What was Nirvana called before they became Nirvana?

Before they became Nirvana, the band were known as Skid Row, Fecal Matter and Ted Ed Fred. Nirvana were sued by a British psych-rock band of the same name over usage rights of the Nirvana name, given that they had been active under the title since 1965 – two years before Cobain was even born.