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The grunge look
The look that changed fashion:
- In 2014, Vogue called Cobain "one of the most influential style icons of our time. His thrift-store look is still everywhere today.
- Nirvana T-shirts are increasingly worn by teenagers, even though they would struggle to name a single Nirvana song.
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Changing the music industry
"Nevermind" is an era-defining album with a timeless appeal.
- Nevermind spent 302 weeks in the UK to 100.
- It was number five in 2011 following a 20th-anniversary re-issue.
- Recent research found it is the third most-streamed album ever, with 122 milli...
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Nevermind’s success
The success of Nevermind album can be partly attributed to Geffen's money and MTV patronage.
"Nevermind" also tapped into a new, less showy way of doing things. People, it seemed, were tired of the classic rock loved by the baby boomer generation. Nevermind gave many bands the confidenc...
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The road to fame
- Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl, all in their early-to-mid 20s, had left independent label Sub Pop and signed to DGC Records, a subsidiary of major label Geffen Records.
- Sub Pop was almost entirely responsible for the grunge sound of sludgy and detuned guitars, wi...
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Nirvana
Nirvana was a band from Seattle. The 1991 Reading Festival spoke with awe about the band who played a no-frills set early on the Friday afternoon.
Within weeks they released one of the most influential and best-selling albums of all time. Nevermind has gone on to sell 30 million copies ...
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The cultural landscape
- Musically, Nirvana popularized a sound and a DIY aesthetic.
- Culturally, Nirvana removed the distinction between the underground and mainstream and marked the end to the baby-boomer era.
- Aesthetically, they spawned “grungy” fashion, while the Nirvana ...
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