Nirvana

n 1987, Krist Novoselic and Kurt Cobain started the band that was eventually to become Nirvana. It wasn’t until 1988 that the two named the band Nirvana. 1988 is also the year that the band released their first album, Bleach. The album became a hit on the college radio circuit, but did not gain the kind of publicity and recognition that the bands second album had. Nirvana had gone through a series of drummers in the early days, eventually joining together with Dave Grohl, who would be the drummer for Nirvana during their meteoric rise to the top.

Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar) met Chris Novoselic (born Krist Novoselic) (bass) in 1985 in Aberdeen, WA, a small logging town 100 miles away from Seattle. While Novoselic came from a relatively stable background, Cobain's childhood had been thrown into turmoil when his parents divorced when he was eight. Following the divorce, he lived at the homes of various relatives, developing a love for the Beatles and then heavy metal in the process.

Nirvana began playing parties in Olympia, gaining a cult following. During 1987, the band made ten demos with producer Jack Endino, who played the recordings to Jonathan Poneman, one of the founders of the Seattle-based indie label Sub Pop. Poneman signed Nirvana, and in December of 1988, the band released their first single, a cover of Shocking Blue's "Love Buzz." Sub Pop orchestrated an effective marketing scheme, which painted the band as backwoods, logging-town hicks, which irritated Cobain and Novoselic. While "Love Buzz" was fairly well-received, the band's debut album, Bleach, was what began the ball rolling. Recorded for just over 600 dollars and released in the spring of 1989, Bleach slowly became a hit on college radio, due to the group's consistent touring.

A tour was scheduled after the release of the third album and it was during this time that the band performed their infamous MTV Unplugged concert with, of course, Kurt Cobain on the acoustic guitar. In the beginning of 1994, Kurt Cobain’s drug use became out of control and he checked into a rehabilitation center during this time. During the course of his treatment, he jumped the wall at the facility and headed back home to Seattle. For a week’s period of time from April 1 ^st till the discovery of his body on April 8 ^th he was unable to be located by friends and family, including his wife Courtney Love who filed a missing persons report.

The mystery surrounding Cobain’s death sparked speculation that his wife, Courtney Love, was involved in the death. Despite the investigation by people outside of the Seattle police force, there has never been any evidence that this was true.

Nirvana's band members are-

Kurt, Krist, Aaron Burckhard - Drums 1985-1986

Kurt, Krist, Dave Foster - Drums 1986

Kurt, Krist, Chad Channing - Drums 1986 - 1990 (Bleach)

Kurt, Krist, Jason Everman - Guitar 1989 (Bleach)

Danny Peters - Drum 1990?(one gig)

Dave Grohl - Drums 1990 - (Nevermind and In Utero)

John Duncan - Guitar 1993 (In Utero tour)

Pat Smear - Guitar 1993 - (In Untero tour)