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nirvana just the name of the band itself speaks louder than words.i think nirvana was the
path breaking band that started the whole grunge revolution.Nirvana was solely responsible for ending of metal.In fact kurt used to hate most of the metal and glam rock bands of that time. So nirvana with other great rock bands like pearl jam,alice in chains,soudgarden led to the grunge era
But sadly nirvana was also responsible for ending of grunge era with kurt suicide They have so many hits but my fav ones are serve the servants,lounge act,on.a plain,penny royal tea,heart shaped box, and from unplugged jesus dont want me for sunbeam,man who sold the world,polly,oh me and plateau.Nirvana was definetly one of the most influential rock bands of this generation.

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i think nirvana was one of the most influential bands of them 90s.They started a new trend in
rock of grunge/alternative rock.One of the fav songs of nirvana is from their unplugged album
jesus don't want me for sunbeam,oh me,dumb,penny royal tea .......

I Love Curt Cobain (L)

And Nirvana Rules.

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very good band; we owe them a debt for steering rock back to rock

whoo nirvana rules kurt will live on forever

Good playing, good vocals, good songs.... i love Kurt's voice. Nobody can do those vocals like him... and for that i give him credit. Plus its really good headbangin' music for when you're home alone and you can just cut loose!

Awesome is all that can be said. x]

Greatest band of the 90s, and one of the best ever

Nirvana is the most overrated, overexposed band in music history, I Believed this band kicked off this revolution of pathetic genres today (Nu Metal, Emo, Pop Punk, etc) and other disasters (St. Anger), I'm a liberal and I Despise this band and I'm personally glad kurt is gone, because he didn't care about nobody but himself.

One of the last great bands of the 90's. . .their loss is more tragic considering how bad music is today. . .

Nirvana was one of the last of the truly talented rock groups/w real artisic merit to come from a major record label. One of those rare instances were the suits who run the recording industry actually offered the music fan something that didn't deplete precious IQ points while listening to. They were a groundbreaking group that single-handedly gave creedence to the rock sub-genre known as "grunge" which signaled the death-knell of that dreadful Hair Metal craze that festered for the better part of the 80's, and inspired a short-lived proliferation of thoughtful, singer-songwriter material from a few other groups at the time. Nirvana's minimalist, un-pretentious approach to music, combined/w Cobain's poetic prose and vocal delivery is what seperated them from the rest of those latte swiggin' pretty-boys who attempted to fraud their way onto the charts in the early-mid 90's by riding their coat-tails....Alas, Cobain made other plans for himself, so aside from a few compilation recordings and B-sides released after his death, their canon shall forever remain limited to four fine studio efforts and one of the great live recordings of the decade. So, we'll never know just how much fame they could have achieved, which is all the same really, because as we all know by now, Kurt just wasn't into that kind of stuff....

one of the best bands out there no i take it back the best......rest in peace kurt cobain he still lives in my eyes at least he did as he thought was best for the world if you look up his suicide note on any search site my favortie is HEART SHAPED BOX! God bless Cobain

Not since the Beatles (dare I say the cliche) or BB King has one musician/band influenced so many. 80% of todays bands will be the first to tell you that Kurt Cobain and Nirvana influenced their music. With the release of the innappropriately titled box set With the Lights Out, named for a lyric of my second least favorite Nirvana song, comes the craving for more Nirvana. Courtney Love, Cobain's lesser talented widow prefers to cling on the memory of her late husband's band. Nirvana is THE teenage band, no exceptions, no imitations. Period.

Just like the Beatles should'nt be held responsible for Gilbert O Sullivan, nor should Nirvana be blamed for the flood of copycats who have polluted FM airwaves for the better part of 12 years. Along with fellow peers the Pixies/Breeders no other bands can effectively make grunge rock. They had a fresh, exciting sound that took the world by storm. If the unfortunate and suspicious death of Kurt Cobain had not occurred Cobain by himself or with Nirvana members would have gone on to greater artistic heights. If you question my comment about Kurt's death being suspicious, do your own research. If you share my intelligence You will reach the same conclusion.

Excellent band. Too bad Kurt Cobain killed himself (bloody idiot). 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and 'Come As You Are' are both one of my most favourite songs. I still feel myself dancing to a beat whenever I hear their music playing.

classic. simple as that.

so my opinions are biased on this one, I dont care. but if you were a 17 year old in 1991 and all the radio was giving you was Lita Ford/Ozzy Osbourne duets on classic rock stations, i think you'd understand the impact this band had. influenced by everyone from the vaselines to the meat puppet to grunge forebares, the Pixies, all the way back to the Beatles, Nirvana exploded w/Smells Like Teen Spirit thus setting off a three year ride of sonic calamity and obtuse tortured lyrics befitting the early part of the decade it came from. Cobain and co weren't the most proficient of Seattles national exports(although the argument could be made for Dave Grohl on drums) nor were they the most popular(that distinction goes to Pearl Jam). but Nirvana had that magic, the tragic lust and the emotion which beget legends. it's just too bad Cobain decided to take himself out before Nirvana could be legend fulfilled.

Go beyond the hype and listen to the lesser known songs. Truly haunting and brilliant stuff. He was a better guitar player than he let on in most of his recordings. His more obscure stuff on acoustic guitar is quite good. The way Cobain could sing and play perfect rhythym guitar was great. The drums were amazing and Kurt's voice was THE primal scream in rock. Such a sad ending.

Kurt Cobain create a new kind of music. He died too young - he lives the life and felt the pain. I hope he is in Nirvana - he deserves it!

Great band. Defined a genre

Nirvana is an icon. A classic. They created a totally new style that they can call their own. Look out for 'Smells like teen spirit', 'About a girl', 'Come as you are', and all they're other classic grunge sounds.

All that i have to say is that they ROCK!!!!!

Tunes that actually get better over time- instead of losing charm like other flavor of the month bands.Cobain left us a musical legacy.

overrated garage band but unplugged is one of my fave albums....and they deserve credit for the grunge movement.

Nirvana was the band that awoke an entire generation. At that time the world was searching for something a little more sincere and with Cobain's angst ridden vocals the music struck a chord with every teenager. Although their reign was cut short by tragedy of their time they were the most influential band.

Seems like a lot of people give this band a lower rating just because they are so popular. While other bands (AIC) deserve just (or almost) as much credit, it doesn't mean that this band isn't one of the best there is to offer. I love how Kurt can make simple yet brilliant riffs on the guitar. He really does deserve the title of one of the greatest guitarist of all time. There's no band on earth that has better lyrics then Nirvana. And almost no band that has such frequently great songs. Seems like I can listen to them when I'm in almost any mood. For all those reasons Nirvana is one of my favorite bands of all time. P.S. I fail to see how the Pixies were the first to create this kind of sound... I don't hear many resemblences between the two bands.

Nirvana is my favorite band ...............Serve the Servants is their best song

They are way too overrated, their music sucked, as well as songwriting. FYI, I have listened to their albums. A mentally unstable man who escapes from institutions shouldn't be respected.

These guys made there money easy. I can't see what the big deal is. There music is mostly depressing and simplistic. Then the idiot, Kurt, blow his brains out or was it Courtney. Any way in a way he did us all a favor as we no longer have to suffer the droning vocals any more. Terrible for his family though and what a terrible let down for his mis-guided fans.

the greatest 3 piece group from the early 90s to wear plaid and do the quiet bit-shouty bit thing. pity that the Pixies and Husker Du did it first

the greatest group of the nineties!

Great band ever! We will always miss Kurt Cobain! rest in peace dude!

Do you think that international fame and glory was what Kurt cobain was after? Not even close!! All he wanted was to expess himself and he did that through his music...and so did millions of others. I for one will never forget the day i heard he was dead. I still cry on april 5. Nirvana paved the way for all these pissy little bands like sum 41 and limp bizkit. we all should have a little more appreciation for this band.

Nirvana is awesome! Currently learning 'About A Girl' On Guitar

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i can' believe that it's almost been ten years. Nirvana was the first real band i listened to, and their music helped me through that teenaged agnst period, filled the gap that crap like Avril Lavigne is filling for girls these days. I know that the music wasn't complicated, but the songs had emotion and honest meaning. and it was something different. although i've moved on from that stage, they are still my favourite band of all time.

Kurt Cobain was a good lyricist, and a technically poor singer (although he did emote well.) Nirvana's music was so simplistic, a band of trained chimps could have played it - extremely boring, in my opinion. They were a breath of fresh air coming on the end of the tragic 'hair metal' era. For this, they get 3/5.

the band who started the 90's and grunge rock

This band validates the shadow side through raw energy mixed with pure genius. I love their Meat Puppets, Firehose influence. Too bad that success killed Cobain. It's hard to protest the sellout of the music industry when you're a top 40 band.

Kurt was a poet first and foremost, and carried all the cliched garbage that goes along with that title. In the end it seems that what he wanted most was his down fall. This was a band that had a lot of room for growth that could have taken it to an even higher level. Fortunatly we're left with an excellent body of work that dumped the industry on its noggin. Nirvana was the slap in the face that brought us all back to something real, although fleeting.

I was pretty saddened by Curt's death in 1994. They were my favorite band hands down. But they live on in radio and by heart. The best alternative band of all time...obviously.

Even though Nirvana's music was not something I listened to all the time, or even thrived on like other types of music, I feel this band deserves every ounce of praise and respect they receive.....a band that is now already classic, and they will never be forgotten. Kurt Cobain is missed by millions...

Nirvana were a good, at times great band. Just listening to the raw energy of 'teen spirit you can tell there was something intense about Kurt Cobain. Other songs such as come as you are lithium and heart-shaped box show his range and talent, all apologies is a masterpiece. its a great shame about his suicide when he showed so much potential, towards the end of his life he talked about wanting to move away from the grunge tag and experiment, which would have been amazing to hear. we never got the chance. since his death Cobain has gotten almost saintly rock-god status, and as a result the band are chronicly overrated, however some merit must come their way for their music because whatever you say about it, it inspired and influenced many.

I don't think the influence of their music can be challenged. Nirvana brought about a revolution, so to speak.

Kurt Cobain's legend will live forever. Nirvana is wicked!

I really like their music. too bad they are no more.

Poor Kurt. He was just too sensitive for this world.

THE GREATEST EVER, ITS TOO BAD CURT COBAIN HAD TO DIE.

Nirvana has had a huge influence on future alternative bands (they did start the entire movement; or the mainstreaming of it anyway). Influenced by punk and hard rock, they came out with the grunge album Bleach as their debut in 1987. They had three masterpieces with Nevermind, In Utero, and their Unplugged release. Cobain's songwriting defined his generation. He was the model of the disenfranchised Gen-X youth.

I'm 56 years old and think that this band was in the same class as other great groups from the past, such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath. Their leader was a very talented guitarist, and I'm sure if I could understand what he's singing, I'd say their lyrics were first class, too.