NIRVANA.
Come As You Are.
Come as you are, as you were,
As I want you to be as a friend,
as a friend,
As an old enemy.
Take your time; hurry up, the
choice is yours,
Don’t be late take a rest, as a
friend,
As an old memory - aaaa.
Come doused in mud, soaked in
bleach,
As I want you to be, as a trend,
As a friend, as an old
memory-aaaa.
And I swear that I don’t have a
gun
No, I don’t have a gun
No, I don’t have a gun.
Memory-aaaa
Memory-aaaa, Memory-aaaa
(I don’t have a gun).
And I swear that I don’t have a
gun
No, I don’t have a gun
No, I don’t have a gun
No, I don’t have a gun
No, I don’t have a gun
Memory-aaaa
Memory-aaaa
Biography of the band Nirvana
Nirvana was an American grunge, from Aberdeen,
Washington. With the
hit single "Smells Like Teen
Spirit", the album Never mind (1991), Nirvana
climbed the charts around the world and started the explosion of what was
hitherto underground punk and alternative rock in the world music scene, in a movement that the media of the time would refer to as "grunge". Other bands of the Seattle music
scene as Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains
and Temple of the Dog also gained popularity and as a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on radio and music television during the first half
of the 1990s.
Kurt Cobain, front man, found himself referred to in the media as the "voice of a generation", with Nirvana as the "flagship band" of "Generation X". Cobain was uncomfortable with the attention they gave them and decided to focus the public's attention to the band's music, challenging the audience with its third studio album In Utero. While Nirvana's popularity declined in the months following the album's release, much of the audience praised the inside "dark" of the band, especially after his presentation at MTV Unplugged.
Nirvana's brief run ended with Cobain's death in 1994, but its popularity grew even more in subsequent years. Eight years after Cobain's death, "You Know You're Right", an unfinished demo that the band had recorded two months before Cobain's death, climbing the radio charts and music from around the world. In 2004 were ranked at # 27 on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in Rolling Stone and # 14 according to the magazine Vh1. Since its debut, the band has sold over 50 million albums worldwide, 2 including 10 million copies of Nevermind in the U.S. and 25 million around the world.2 3 Your music continues to be emitted by radio stations worldwide.
Kurt Cobain, front man, found himself referred to in the media as the "voice of a generation", with Nirvana as the "flagship band" of "Generation X". Cobain was uncomfortable with the attention they gave them and decided to focus the public's attention to the band's music, challenging the audience with its third studio album In Utero. While Nirvana's popularity declined in the months following the album's release, much of the audience praised the inside "dark" of the band, especially after his presentation at MTV Unplugged.
Nirvana's brief run ended with Cobain's death in 1994, but its popularity grew even more in subsequent years. Eight years after Cobain's death, "You Know You're Right", an unfinished demo that the band had recorded two months before Cobain's death, climbing the radio charts and music from around the world. In 2004 were ranked at # 27 on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in Rolling Stone and # 14 according to the magazine Vh1. Since its debut, the band has sold over 50 million albums worldwide, 2 including 10 million copies of Nevermind in the U.S. and 25 million around the world.2 3 Your music continues to be emitted by radio stations worldwide.
Biography of Members.
Author of the song:
Kurt Cobain:
Kurt Cobain was born in Washington on February 20, 1967, in the bosom of a Christian family (later reflect this stage in the song "Lithium"). He lived his first six months in Hoquiam, until his family returned to Aberdeen. His father's name was Donald Lenald Wendy Cobain and his mother Elizabeth Fradenburg. He also had a younger sister, Kimberly, born on April 24, 1970. Cobain became interested in music at an early age. According to his Aunt Mari, he began singing at age 2. At 4 years, Cobain began playing the piano and singing, writing a song about their trip to a local park. He listened to artists like Ramones3 and also sang songs like "Motorcycle Song," Arlo Guthrie, The Beatles '"Hey Jude", Terry Jacks' "Seasons in the Sun" and the theme song for the TV series The Monkees at an early age.was the singer, songwriter and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana prominent Cobain and Nirvana helped transform popular music in the 90s. In 1991, the arrival of Cobain's best known song, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" marked the beginning of a dramatic change in the music scene of his time away from the dominant genres of the eighties, glam metal and pop-type "radio friendly" (radio-friendly), and leading to the rise to alternative rock and grunge subgenre, the latter becoming the dominant genre in the first half of the decade, and paving the way for the continue as a dominant alternative rock the rest of the decade when the grunge British counterpart, another subgenre of alternative, the cheerful britpop became popular around 1994 (which coincides exactly with the death of Cobain). By January 1992, Nevermind, the album that contains precisely Smells Like Teen Spirit, had displaced Michael Jackson's Dangerous album from the top spot of Billboard, marking a time of great importance in the history of contemporary music and the triumph of the pop rock. The music media eventually awarded to Smells Like Teen Spirit generational anthem status, and with this recognition Cobain became the spokesman for Generation X.
On April 8, 1994 Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, officially by suicide. There are several theories about his death.
Kurt Cobain was ranked at No. 73 of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone and voted by renowned guitarists in 20111 and in position 45 of "100 greatest singers of all time "in 2008, also by Rolling Stone.
On April 8, 1994 Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, officially by suicide. There are several theories about his death.
Kurt Cobain was ranked at No. 73 of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone and voted by renowned guitarists in 20111 and in position 45 of "100 greatest singers of all time "in 2008, also by Rolling Stone.
Song Come As You Are:
Come as You Are is remembered as one of the more upbeat songs of Nirvana. While other band's songs contain lyrics "dark," Come as You Are welcomes the listener "as a friend". The song is the overall theme of acceptance, inviting the listener to do what the title says ("Come as you are"). However, it also contains a slight air of suspicion by the encounter, particularly the line "And I swear that I do not have a gun" ("And I swear that I have a gun") that is repeated several times.
Following the death of singer Kurt Cobain in April 1994, was given a lot of importance to this verse "I swear I do not have a gun" ("I swear that I have a gun"). Several comments were made about other songs that mention Nevermind weapons. Subsequently, however, was taken as mere coincidence since the album was recorded three years before Cobain's death.
Verses "Come dowsed in mud ... soaked in bleach ", besides referring to the debut album of the band (Bleach), referring to a campaign in San Francisco (California) in the late 80s. The campaign was aimed at intravenous drug users, to which the city asked sanitize (bleach) your needles to reduce the risk of disease.
Moreover it is believed that this song had been dedicated to her future daughter Frances Bean.
Following the death of singer Kurt Cobain in April 1994, was given a lot of importance to this verse "I swear I do not have a gun" ("I swear that I have a gun"). Several comments were made about other songs that mention Nevermind weapons. Subsequently, however, was taken as mere coincidence since the album was recorded three years before Cobain's death.
Verses "Come dowsed in mud ... soaked in bleach ", besides referring to the debut album of the band (Bleach), referring to a campaign in San Francisco (California) in the late 80s. The campaign was aimed at intravenous drug users, to which the city asked sanitize (bleach) your needles to reduce the risk of disease.
Moreover it is believed that this song had been dedicated to her future daughter Frances Bean.
Krist Novoselic:
Krist Novoselic was born on May 23, 1965 in Compton, is a musician and American alternative rock Grunge. Along with Kurt Cobain, was co-founder and bassist Nirvana.California. Her parents are Chris and Maria Novoselic Croatian immigrants, Mr. Novoselic came to the United States in 1963 and a year later came his future wife. They got a house in Gardena, California and Mr. Novoselic got a job driving a water truck. musician is an American alternative rock and grunge. Along with Kurt Cobain, was co-founder and bassist of Nirvana.
In 1967, when Chris was born two years his brother Robert Novoselic, by this time the family moved home constantly until finally they came to a modest home. In 1973, Krist born sister and Robert, Diana Novoselic, then took her to another house.
In 1974 they moved to Aberdeen, Krist was 9 years old and says that by that time he and his brother had already straightened a bit. The cost of property in southern California were very high and so the family could get a better house for less at Aberdeen. Also in that area lived many Croatian families. Mr. Novoselic got a job as a machinist in one of many mills that were in the town. By June 1980, Krist's parents were concerned about the depression that affected him so they sent him to relatives in Croatia. He loved living there and made many friends. For him the schools were excellent. I had heard of something called "Punk rock" and discovered the Sex Pistols, The Ramones and some Yugoslavian punk bands. "This did not impress me much, it was just music that meant nothing, it was just music that I liked." After a year of living in Croatia parents called him back.
In 1967, when Chris was born two years his brother Robert Novoselic, by this time the family moved home constantly until finally they came to a modest home. In 1973, Krist born sister and Robert, Diana Novoselic, then took her to another house.
In 1974 they moved to Aberdeen, Krist was 9 years old and says that by that time he and his brother had already straightened a bit. The cost of property in southern California were very high and so the family could get a better house for less at Aberdeen. Also in that area lived many Croatian families. Mr. Novoselic got a job as a machinist in one of many mills that were in the town. By June 1980, Krist's parents were concerned about the depression that affected him so they sent him to relatives in Croatia. He loved living there and made many friends. For him the schools were excellent. I had heard of something called "Punk rock" and discovered the Sex Pistols, The Ramones and some Yugoslavian punk bands. "This did not impress me much, it was just music that meant nothing, it was just music that I liked." After a year of living in Croatia parents called him back.
David Eric Grohl:
Also known as "Dave Grohl" is a multi-instrumentalist musician American rock and film director. It was Nirvana's drummer from 1990 until the dissolution of the band in 1994, following the death of singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain. In 1995 he formed his current band Foo Fighters, where he at first the only member and later the lead singer and guitarist.
Grohl began his music career in the '80s as a drummer for several bands in Washington, DC, of which the most significant was Scream. In 2004 he released an album under the name Probot, which collaborated their favorite heavy metal singers. He has also actively collaborated on albums by bands like Queens of the Stone Age, Garbage, Tenacious D, Killing Joke and Juliette and the Licks.
When Grohl was a teenager, his family moved from Ohio to Arlandria, Virginia, Washington DC area. Three years later, his parents divorced, and Grohl grew up with his mother. Grohl's surname is of German origin. At the age of 15 years, Grohl began playing guitar. He tried to take lessons, but soon begins to play with friends. A year later, a summer visit to her cousin grew Grohl's interest by punk-rock, because her cousin Tracy took him to several concerts in the summer. During the following years, Grohl played in several local bands, including Freak Baby where he played guitar. When it was removed, entered a hardcore punk band called Mission Impossible and a hardcore / post-punk band called Dain Bramage. Then came as drummer for a hardcore band called Scream. In the years that developed as a drummer, Grohl cited John Bonham of Led Zeppelin and Roger Taylor of Queen as his biggest influences, reaching to tattoo the logo of three circles (which appears on Led Zeppelin IV) of Bonham on your wrist .
Grohl began his music career in the '80s as a drummer for several bands in Washington, DC, of which the most significant was Scream. In 2004 he released an album under the name Probot, which collaborated their favorite heavy metal singers. He has also actively collaborated on albums by bands like Queens of the Stone Age, Garbage, Tenacious D, Killing Joke and Juliette and the Licks.
When Grohl was a teenager, his family moved from Ohio to Arlandria, Virginia, Washington DC area. Three years later, his parents divorced, and Grohl grew up with his mother. Grohl's surname is of German origin. At the age of 15 years, Grohl began playing guitar. He tried to take lessons, but soon begins to play with friends. A year later, a summer visit to her cousin grew Grohl's interest by punk-rock, because her cousin Tracy took him to several concerts in the summer. During the following years, Grohl played in several local bands, including Freak Baby where he played guitar. When it was removed, entered a hardcore punk band called Mission Impossible and a hardcore / post-punk band called Dain Bramage. Then came as drummer for a hardcore band called Scream. In the years that developed as a drummer, Grohl cited John Bonham of Led Zeppelin and Roger Taylor of Queen as his biggest influences, reaching to tattoo the logo of three circles (which appears on Led Zeppelin IV) of Bonham on your wrist .
Biography of other members.
Chad Channing:
(Santa Rosa, 31 January 1967) is an American musician, best known for being Nirvana drummer until 1990 (he was replaced by Dan Peters and then by Dave Grohl).
In his childhood his parents home constantly changed, because his father was a radio DJ, often redirected to different cities, and finally settled in Bainbridge Island, Washington. After an attempt to engage in football, Chad finally settled on music, starting to play guitar and drums. He began working as a chef in a seafood restaurant (in English, "seafood", hence the name of the Incesticide song "Mexican Seafood"). Channing went to a concert in an evening Malfunkshun 1988, where he met Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic. By then Chad played in a band called Tic-Dolly-Row, (formed by subsequent components Soundgarden) but soon agreed to join Cobain and Novoselic in Nirvana. With Nirvana Bleach collaborated on the album and "Polly" from Nevermind on drums.
Channing also participated in some rarities included in compilations like Incesticide ("Dive", "Stain", "Big Long Now") and With the Lights Out.
In his childhood his parents home constantly changed, because his father was a radio DJ, often redirected to different cities, and finally settled in Bainbridge Island, Washington. After an attempt to engage in football, Chad finally settled on music, starting to play guitar and drums. He began working as a chef in a seafood restaurant (in English, "seafood", hence the name of the Incesticide song "Mexican Seafood"). Channing went to a concert in an evening Malfunkshun 1988, where he met Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic. By then Chad played in a band called Tic-Dolly-Row, (formed by subsequent components Soundgarden) but soon agreed to join Cobain and Novoselic in Nirvana. With Nirvana Bleach collaborated on the album and "Polly" from Nevermind on drums.
Channing also participated in some rarities included in compilations like Incesticide ("Dive", "Stain", "Big Long Now") and With the Lights Out.
Dale Crover:
Dale Crover is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as drummer for The Melvins, The Men of Porn, and, for a short period, Nirvana. It is also guitarist and vocalist for Altamont.
Crover joined The Melvins on drums in 1984, after the departure of the first drummer. In late 1985 Crover played bass on Fecal Matter, a band he formed with Kurt Cobain and Greg Hokanson. After the departure of Hokanson, Cobain and Crover recorded a 16-song demo in December 1985 at the home of Cobain's aunt in Seattle. Crover played bass and drums in the demo. Fecal Matter disbanded in 1986.
Crover played drums on the demo of 10 songs of Nirvana on January 23, 1988 in studies Reciprocal Recording in Seattle. With the exception of "Spank Thru", the following songs have been released:
"Floyd the Barber", "Paper Cuts" and "Downer" in Bleach
"Downer", "Aero Zeppelin", "Beeswax," "Hairspray Queen" and "Mexican Seafood" in Incesticide
"If You Must" and "Pen Cap Chew" on With the Lights Out
Nirvana and Crover played a concert that night in Tacoma, Washington. Three songs from the concert ("Downer", "Floyd the Barber" and "Raunchola / Moby Dick", the last of Led Zeppelin) appear on With the Lights Out. Later in 1988 Crover and singer Buzz Osborne of The Melvins moved to San Francisco, California.
Crover returned to Nirvana for a short tour of the U.S. West Coast with Sonic Youth in 1990. Later next year Crover played drums on a demo of "Drain You" with Cobain on guitar and vocals and Dave Grohl on bass. The song appears on With the Lights Out.
In 1994, he founded the band Altamont Crover with Joey Osbourne and Dan Southwick of Acid King.
Crover joined The Melvins on drums in 1984, after the departure of the first drummer. In late 1985 Crover played bass on Fecal Matter, a band he formed with Kurt Cobain and Greg Hokanson. After the departure of Hokanson, Cobain and Crover recorded a 16-song demo in December 1985 at the home of Cobain's aunt in Seattle. Crover played bass and drums in the demo. Fecal Matter disbanded in 1986.
Crover played drums on the demo of 10 songs of Nirvana on January 23, 1988 in studies Reciprocal Recording in Seattle. With the exception of "Spank Thru", the following songs have been released:
"Floyd the Barber", "Paper Cuts" and "Downer" in Bleach
"Downer", "Aero Zeppelin", "Beeswax," "Hairspray Queen" and "Mexican Seafood" in Incesticide
"If You Must" and "Pen Cap Chew" on With the Lights Out
Nirvana and Crover played a concert that night in Tacoma, Washington. Three songs from the concert ("Downer", "Floyd the Barber" and "Raunchola / Moby Dick", the last of Led Zeppelin) appear on With the Lights Out. Later in 1988 Crover and singer Buzz Osborne of The Melvins moved to San Francisco, California.
Crover returned to Nirvana for a short tour of the U.S. West Coast with Sonic Youth in 1990. Later next year Crover played drums on a demo of "Drain You" with Cobain on guitar and vocals and Dave Grohl on bass. The song appears on With the Lights Out.
In 1994, he founded the band Altamont Crover with Joey Osbourne and Dan Southwick of Acid King.
Dave Foster:
According to Charles Cross in his 2001 biography Heavier Than Heaven, which ultimately led to the departure of Foster was arrested for having assaulted the son of Cosmopolis, Washington, leading him to jail for two weeks, and resulted in the revoking your driver's license, and be fined thousands of dollars for medical expenses of the victim.
According to Cross, Cobain and Novoselic Foster directly informed of his departure, and only realized it was out of the band when he saw a notice on a Nirvana concert which had not been mentioned, this show would be May 88 at The Vogue in Seattle, though curiously in Kurt Cobain's diaries can find this notice on the part of Kurt and Krist, this note was posted on may 29, 1988.
Aaron Burckhard is a drummer who played for Nirvana in 1987. It was with the group when she recorded her first demo at Reciprocal Recording studio in Seattle in 1988, but returned for a short period this spring before being replaced by Chad Channing. Then touch in Attica. Burckhard appeared in the first five songs of the box set With the Lights Out.
Dan Peters
Dan Peters (born August 18, 1968) in Seattle, Washington, is the drummer for Mudhoney. He began playing in Bundle of Hiss when he was only 15 years. He also played a concert and the song "Sliver" to Nirvana.
Peters is best known as the drummer for Seattle band Mudhoney. He joined the band Bundle of Hiss when he was only 15 years old. Also played drums for the band Nirvana, appearing on one of their best singles, "Sliver." Peters appeared only once live with Nirvana on September 22, 1990 in Seattle, WA, in Int'l Motorsports Garage. Peters still plays drums in Mudhoney, and was replaced in Nirvana by Dave Grohl, after a long search, while resentment, Peters expressed remorse for being unable to play drums for Nirvana when Nevermind came out. He returned to Mudhoney when she released her album Piece of Cake. From then until now has played for Mudhoney. Mudhoney's latest creation is The Lucky Ones which was released in 2008. Peters has also played drums for Ellensburg, Washington based band Screaming Trees from 1990 to 1991.
Jason Everman
Jason Everman (born August 16, 1967 in Ouzinkie, Alaska) is a musician who played with Nirvana and Soundgarden.
Everman joined Nirvana in February 1989 as a second guitarist. It is included in the credits of Bleach as second guitarist, but did not touch on any of the topics. The Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain said this was to compensate payable Everman 606.17 dollars for the recording of the album, an amount that was not returned.
Everman joined Soundgarden subsequent year as the successor to Hiro Yamamoto. In April of the same year, he played in the band's cover of "Come Together" by The Beatles, which appeared on an EP called Loudest Love. Everman appeared in the video for Soundgarden Louder Than Live and the same year he left the band.
Subsequent projects included a short Everman on guitar in Mind Funk. In September 1994, left the band to join the army estadounidense.También had a short solo career.
A session where Nirvana recorded two songs with Everman on guitar is available in two releases. A cover of KISS called "Do You Love Me?" was released on a tribute album and "Dive" was released in 2004 on With the Lights Out. Both songs were recorded in a study of the Evergreen State College in June 1989.
Everman joined Nirvana in February 1989 as a second guitarist. It is included in the credits of Bleach as second guitarist, but did not touch on any of the topics. The Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain said this was to compensate payable Everman 606.17 dollars for the recording of the album, an amount that was not returned.
Everman joined Soundgarden subsequent year as the successor to Hiro Yamamoto. In April of the same year, he played in the band's cover of "Come Together" by The Beatles, which appeared on an EP called Loudest Love. Everman appeared in the video for Soundgarden Louder Than Live and the same year he left the band.
Subsequent projects included a short Everman on guitar in Mind Funk. In September 1994, left the band to join the army estadounidense.También had a short solo career.
A session where Nirvana recorded two songs with Everman on guitar is available in two releases. A cover of KISS called "Do You Love Me?" was released on a tribute album and "Dive" was released in 2004 on With the Lights Out. Both songs were recorded in a study of the Evergreen State College in June 1989.
Only one member died
Death of Kurt Cobain:
In early 1994, the band embarked on a European tour. Although the tour started well, concerts gradually declined, with the image of a Cobain bored and distracted during concerts, particularly during passage through Italy. After direct Terminal Eins in Munich, Germany, on March 1, Cobain was diagnosed with bronchitis and severe laryngitis. The following night show was canceled. On the morning of March 4, in Rome, Cobain was found unconscious by Courtney Love and was taken to a hospital. A doctor told a news conference that the singer responded to a combination of Rohypnol and alcohol. The rest of the tour was canceled, including a planned visit (after 2 years without going) to the UK.
In the weeks following, the heroin addiction resurfaced Cobain. A meeting was organized by family and friends of Kurt Cobain and convinced it to enter rehab. With less than a week in rehabilitation, Cobain escaped from rehab and flew to Seattle. A week later, on Friday, April 8, 1994, the Cobain's lifeless body was discovered by an electrician at his home in Seattle.
