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Nevermind - Nirvana Creates a Grunge Explosion

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The Origin of Alternative Music? Nirvana's Nevermind

Nirvana was the Elvis Presley of Alternative Rock. Elvis' Jailhouse Rock was Nirvana's Nevermind. Prior to this albums release the charts were flooded with artists like Paula Abdul and Michael Jackson. After it's release a Decade long rise of Rock, once declared dead, proved that all it takes is a little bit of misery and a whole lot of guitar and drums to bring Rock off of CPR.

Nirvana - Nevermind Album Track List and Release Stats

Nevermind Album Trivia and Stats

Nirvana's Nevermind - Vital Statistics

Year Released:
1991
Peak Chart Rank: #1 replacing Michael Jackson's Thriller
# of weeks in Billboard top 200: 252 (5 Years)
# of copies sold: 7.9 million

Track List:

Click any Nevermind Track name to listen to the full song.
  1. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic) - 5:01
  2. "In Bloom" - 4:14
  3. "Come as You Are" (Cobain) - 3:39
  4. "Breed" - 3:03
  5. "Lithium" (Cobain) - 4:17
  6. "Polly" - 2:57
  7. "Territorial Pissings" - 2:22
  8. "Drain You" - 3:43
  9. "Lounge Act" - 2:36
  10. "Stay Away" - 3:32
  11. "On a Plain" - 3:16
  12. "Something in the Way" - 3:55

Something in The Way Video by Nirvana

A lesser known track from the Nevermind Album

When referring to Nevermind, many people like to reference the biggest singles off of it, including 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. However, The Soulful 'Something In The Way' really showed what Cobain was capable of on many levels.
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That difference, combined with the powerful personae of singer Shirley Manson and the legacy of drummer Butch Vig, who produced Nirvana's Nevermind, helped Garbage propel themselves to the top of the charts with such ubiquitous hits as Stupid Girl, ...
Today in Music History - June 3
The "Nirvana" lead singer shot himself at his Seattle-area home several months before the teens were found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in a storage locker in October, 1994. They died while listening to "Nirvana's" album "Nevermind" on their car ...

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Nirvana Lyrics and Music Videos for Nevermind Tracks

Full Lyric and MP3 Track Listing of Nevermind

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