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September 30, 2004

Behind the Photo: Kurt Cobain

Photographed by Mark Seliger
June 24, 2004

50 Moments that Changed the History of Rock & Roll: Nirvana's Punk Revolution in 1991

50 moments that changed the history of rock & roll
April 15, 2004

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 27) Nirvana

By Vernon Reid
November 1, 2002

The Stories Behind the Songs

The who, what, where, when and why for Nirvana's hits

With The Lights Out

Excessive? Definitely. But so was everything else about Nirvana. They tried too hard, screamed too loud, made a mess out of all they touched. Kurt Cobain jammed his tunes with more emotional intensity than they could hold, blowing his cool at a time when the rock world was into playing it safe. His ...

2004 RS: 4of 5 Stars

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Nirvana is widely credited with bringing the sound and spirit of late-'70s punk rock to a mainstream pop audience. In 1991 the Seattle-based trio took the angry, nihilistic message of the Sex Pistols' landmark 1977 single "Anarchy in the U.K." to #6 (#1 Modern Rock) with its own sarcastic blueprint for frustration, "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Nirvana's reign was tragically cut short slightly more t...

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