Nirvana music video About A Girl
Nirvana music video Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana music video You Know You're Right
Nirvana music video In Bloom
Nirvana music video Lithium
Nirvana music video The Man Who Sold The World (From MTV Unplugged)
Nirvana music video Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana music video In Bloom
Nirvana music video About A Girl (MTV Unplugged)
Nirvana music video Come As You Are
Nirvana music video Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana music video You Know You're Right
Nirvana music video Come As You Are
Nirvana music video Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana music video Heart-Shaped Box
Nirvana music video Heart Shaped Box
Nirvana music video In Bloom
Nirvana music video About A Girl (MTV Unplugged)
Nirvana music video Come As You Are
Nirvana music video Lithium
Nirvana music video Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana music video In Bloom (Sub-Pop Version)
Nirvana music video Heart Shaped Box
Nirvana music video Lithium
Nirvana music video Heart Shaped Box
Nirvana music video You Know You're Right
Nirvana music video In Bloom (Sub-Pop Version)
Nirvana music video Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana music video Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana music video Heart Shaped Box
Nirvana music video Come As You Are
Nirvana music video Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana Vs. Basement Jaxx music video Oh Gosh, My Basement Smells Like Teen Spirit (Andy Churchill Mashup Mix)
Nirvana music video In Bloom
Nirvana music video Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana music video Come As You Are
Nirvana music video Come As You Are
Nirvana music video Smells Like Teen Spirit
In the late 1980s Nirvana established itself as part of the Seattle grunge scene, releasing its first album Bleach for the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. The band eventually came to develop a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between quiet verses and loud, heavy choruses. After signing to major label DGC Records, Nirvana found unexpected success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first single from the band's second album Nevermind (1991). Nirvana's sudden success widely popularized alternative rock as a whole, and the band's frontman Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the "spokesman of a generation", with Nirvana being considered the "flagship band" of Generation X. In response, Nirvana's third studio album, In Utero (1993), featured an abrasive, less-mainstream sound and challenged the group's audience. The album did not match the sales figures of Nevermind but was still a commercial success and critically acclaimed.
Nirvana's brief run ended following the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994, but various posthumous releases have been issued since, overseen by Novoselic, Grohl, and Cobain's widow Courtney Love. Since its debut, the band has sold over 25 million records in the United States alone, and over 75 million records worldwide. Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in its first year of eligibility, in 2014.