It's kind of amazing none of you had heard Nirvana before. They were arguably the biggest band in the world in the 90s and had a genre of music (Grunge) based off of their sound. Smells Like Teen Spirit is their biggest hit. Definitely worth giving a listen to.
No one can deny the raw power and catchiness of this band. It gave me chills to watch all of your minds get blown!! This band helped save my life, back in the day. Thank you.
@@OldSkoolDad23 writing is feelings, but I understand what you are saying having to do with him. But it is not easy just because it is feelings, believe me. It is very very hard to expresse them in a clear focused way in the construct of a larger piece of writing...the song. And some of the simplicity of it is also not easy. Giving a universality to those feelings comes from a strong spirit.
@@richardedenfield5167they are very hard to understand and back in the early nineties it was difficult to find the lyrics to a lot of songs especially if they weren’t included with the cd/tape/records. We would get super stoned and try to figure them out but to know how that goes
@@94K_VR no, I actually hated them in 91. I was still in my rap phase 😂. I didn't start liking them until a band in my school played Teen Spirit at a talent show.
Never heard of Nirvana?!? This band DEFINED the 90's decade 😁 They came out of Seattle and turned the rock scene on its head in 1991 and the entire music industry changed overnight in 1992 - everything 80's went out the door because of Nirvana ... It was crazy. But the band was short-lived and met a tragic end in 1994. Kurt Cobain was born and raised in Olympia, Washington... his parents' split and he felt frustrated in the conservative, dead end part of the country... Getting into rock music as a teen in the 80's gave him inspiration. He loved The Beatles and eventually got into heavier music like Black Sabbath, Celtic Frost and Led Zeppelin... He wanted to play music and became friends w/ Buzz Osbourne, a guitarist who fronted a popular local indie band The Melvins... Buzz Osbourne taught Kurt how to play guitar, but he could never be as proficient as the lead guitarists of the 80's... so, Kurt focused on making simple, heavy riffs and memorable melodies. In 1987, he met punk rock bassist Krist Novoselic and he decided to form a band w/ the tall, striking bass player... Eventually, Chad Channing (drums) joined and Kurt Cobain (vocals & guitar) named the band Nirvana by 1988 ... he began writing his own songs and had a clear idea of what he wanted to play and sound like early on... A local record label Sub Pop was interested in signing Nirvana, but they had to self-finance their own record. Guitarist Jason Everman loaned them about $600 to do the album and was given credit on the album's liner notes... Nirvana released their debut album "Bleach" in 1989... The trio was raw, abrasive and explosive onstage... and they were unlike anything out there at the time. Most 80's bands had to have the big hair, spandex pants, leather outfits and boots... Nirvana were 3 greasy, long-haired guys wearing cheap flannel shirts and torn jeans and sneakers (They were so broke that they couldn't afford anything else!)... the bass player was tall, the drummer was an elf... Kurt looked like a derelict... but their image was not something the music industry had produced... Despite being completely unknown, Nirvana generated a buzz in the indie scene and even got to tour Europe... In 1990, Nirvana had a new batch of songs and made some demos in Wisconsin w/ producer Butch Vig but had no finances to make the record. In 1991, Nirvana was getting offers from major labels and signed w/ Geffen Records, who gave them little money but full creative freedom and a good royalty rate... they decided to hire producer Butch Vig from Wisconsin and make the record in Van Nuys, California... Dave Grohl (drums) had replaced Channing by early '91 and one of the new songs that had come from a jam session was the song 'Smells like teen spirit'... Butch Vig opted to polish Nirvana's sound in the studio and gave the band an album that was way ahead of "Bleach". With a 2nd album 'Nevermind' set for release in the fall of 1991, Nirvana were still broke and took gigs to keep promoting themselves... the label hired a school gym that became the filming set for the music video for 'Smells like teen spirit'... which was to be the first single. MTV put it on the air and it exploded in popularity overnight and radio started playing it everywhere... Nirvana went to Europe to play a few shows, and when they returned in November, they were shocked to learn that 'Nevermind' was at #1 on the US charts where it had knocked off Michael Jackson's 'Dangerous' album... 'Nevermind' was selling so fast in late '91 that Geffen Records had to order more copies of the album than any other artist on their roster. In 1992, Nirvana had become an overnight sensation and Kurt Cobain and the band were on all the magazine covers... Nirvana was selling out everywhere and all over MTV and radio... In Europe, Asia, Australia, S. America... Nirvana was fast becoming a sensation. They went from 3 broke guys to having made million$ that year... Suddenly, other bands from Seattle were blowing up as well - Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains... were a few that were suddenly selling millions of records as well in 1992 and the press was calling the new Seattle rock sound "grunge rock"... Overnight, 80's bands like Poison, Warrant, Bang Tango, Enuff Z'nuff... went from being popular to becoming ridiculed and unhip in the 90's decade. Nirvana spent 1992 on the road, the opted to take a break. Kurt Cobain had married his girlfriend Courtney Love, who was the singer/ guitarist of her indie rock band Hole, and the 2 welcomed a daughter - Frances Bean. In late 1992, Geffen Records opted to release a collection of unreleased Nirvana songs as the album 'Incesticide'... which included the song 'Aneurysm'... However, the band's troubles were only beginning. Kurt Cobain had been suffering from a painful stomach ailment and doctors were unable to explain or alleviate his pain... Sadly, he turned to he+++n (like many of the youth in Washington state) and it was getting out of control by 1993... Kurt was also resolved to making Nirvana's next album 'In Utero' a more natural, raw album than the polished 'Nevermind'... Released in 1993, 'In Utero went to #1 on the charts, but there was controversy, especially the song 'Rape me' that Wal Mart objected to (The band changed the title on the CD cover to 'Waif me' to placate the store chain) ... Nirvana also appeared on 'MTV Unplugged' where Kurt Cobain gave one of the greatest acoustic performances in the show's history, all done in 1 take... Instead of playing Nirvana's hits, the band opted to play some cover songs that no one had heard (by The Vaselines, Meat Puppets, David Bowie) and ended the set w/ a powerful version of Leadbelly's "Where did you sleep last night". In 1994, Nirvana went to play a European tour but in Italy, Kurt Cobain made headlines when he attempted suicide w/ pills... He was revived and sent back home where both he an Courtney Love went to rehab separately in the Spring. However, Kurt jumped the fence of the facility and disappeared... Friends recalled meeting him boarding a flight back to Seattle in April. In April 1994, an electrician came by to work on Kurt Cobain's home in Seattle... He saw a body inside the house and notified the police. The body was that of Kurt Cobain and he had left a suicide note explaining his turmoil. He had apparently purchased a shotgun and shot himself up w/ he+++n a final time before using the shotgun on himself - he had to be identified w/ his fingerprints. Kurt Cobain was only 27 years of age. Nirvana was over... his death left a huge void in the 90's rock scene. Dave Grohl (drums) took a few months off before he opted to start a new band from scratch w/ an album he had written and played everything on (guitar/ bass/ drums/ vocals) ... He called the new Foo Fighters and released the album in 1995... Dave Grohl (vocals & guitar) hired Nirvana's touring guitarist Pat Smear w/ Nate Mendel (bass) and William Goldsmith (drums) and began touring in '95/ '96 but refused to play any Nirvana songs live... The album became a platinum success and Grohl was able to have a second successful career w/ Foo Fighters. Krist Novoselic (bass) did some projects after Nirvana (Sweet 75... Eyes Adrift) but he eventually left the music industry and focused on being a local politician... He and Dave Grohl are still friends to this day. In 2002, a greatest hits 'Nirvana' album was released w/ the last song Kurt Cobain recorded w/ the band - "You know you're right"... his raw emotions were on full display near the end of his life 😪
Nice career summation, @sumonjamal , concise, sympathetic, missing only, maybe an explanation of the roots of the name. Let 'em look it up if they want. Not feeling ambitious just now myself, nor particularly professorial. 😊🤙🏼🎶❤️✨️☝🏼
@sumonjamal1653 I can tell. I’m a big Nirvana fan. I discovered them in 8th grade when they first came out. So I guess I didn’t really discover them because they were everywhere. Kind of hard to miss. But I remember getting ‘bleach’ on a road trip to Georgia with my parents and siblings. I needed a new tape for my Walkman, something new, to pass the time in the car and I thought it was the best album I had ever heard at that point. Thanks for the great writing.
Wow, what a song choice for your first entry into Nirvana! As others have commented, Nirvana single handedly changed the music industry in the early 90s. I was in high school and lived through the impact they had on what everyone was listening to. "Lithium" and "Come As You Are" are two other songs of theirs you should definitely check out. And then their unplugged concert a few years later was epic, another special moment in music history. As for "that drummer"? You NEED to react to Foo Fighters. The drummer, Dave Grohl went on to form Foo Fighters and they have epic songs. Start with their song "Pretender".
Nevermind released at the beginning of my senior year in high school. Everything changed. Suddenly, everyone was wearing flannel, hair metal died, and music actually matched how we were feeling.
Oh man. I do love seeing these reactions. I was a teenager in Seattle in the early 80's and it was pretty much the back end of Nowhere. There was no internet, there were no cell phones. We heard rumors of the outside world but very little of it came our way. So we smoked a lot of pot and drank cheap beer and made weird music. This is what came of all that.
i've always wondered, had Grohl not have been so popular would Nirvana still be so highly regarded? Nirvana are technically a supergroup because of Grohl's success prior.
@@mynameismark25 At the time Grohl was more popular because of Nirvana not the other way around... All we knew at the time is the drummer for Nirvana started his own group and that was why so many people were into them right away.
If you were alive in the 90's, you know Nirvana, even if you didn't listen to them! They basically took over the world in the early 90's! I like the Reading version of Anyerusm the best!
Yes the bass player (Krist Novoselick) is 6 foot 7 inches. It is surprising the two older ladies never heard of the band. Their biggest hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit” has over 1 billion views. That’s only on RUclips if you count the # of views from MTV in the 90’s it’s easily 2 billion views. MTV played that video once every hour for many months.
This show was called - Live At The Paramount - a relatively small local venue, and was recorded in the literal days between them being absolute nobodies and becoming the biggest band in the world. Their video for Smells Like Teen Spirit had just begun to blow up. Kurt was the ultimate reluctant rock star, and once they blew up he became very awkward, reserved, he and pulled back a lot. But here they would have been very excited for what was coming - everything they worked so hard for was coming. That drummer is the absolute rock legend Dave Grohl, the singer and guitar player for The Foo Fighters. It's always been crazy to me that such a great drummer had all that other talent hiding inside. Reminds me of Pau.
Love Nirvana! Such a fun band and fun songs to cover on bass. Kurt Cobain was a musical genius! Their drummer looks like the lead singer of the Foo Fighters. 🤣
@@sleipnirvalhalla9322 Kurt was an amazing artist who was able to punk out with the best of them while adding his on pop twist. Unique and undeniably complex. I prefer to enjoy the art and not get dragged into the depths of the artists mind. Kurt had issues. The music is great and it is FUN to play and listen to. Otherwise why bother?
The first Nirvana song I ever heard in 1993 at age 8. I was blown away and I remember listening to everything I could get my hands on. Now as I take a second run at playing guitar at 39 I'm taking another deep dive into Nirvana to get this sound just dialed in. Tons of play and not hard to pick up.
He's talking about doing heroin. When he says, do the twist, shoot the shit, beat me out of me & love you so much it makes me sick, they're heroin references. And she keeps it pumping straight to my heart.
This is what reaction channels are best for: reliving songs I first heard in the early 90s through other people hearing them for the first time. Nirvana just had something about them that really clicks with kids in their early teens. They perfectly tapped into teen angst to the point that I didn't know a single person in my school who didn't love them. PS: If you're familiar with The Foo Fighters, their lead singer (David Grohl) is the drummer here.
I am still a big Nirvana fan. I was in High School when they came out and a lot of people in my age group had their lives changed for the better because of this group. Great video .
When this album came out the record label did not really endorse it because they did not think it had any hits. But to the fans this song, among many on this album, are gems. The songwriting is brilliant and simplistic.I’m really glad you got to experience this song! Love seeing your reactions to the song!
@@kromeknifemind It's a collection of besides, early singles, and outtakes. I can see how you would have thought this was an album though. Aneurysm was also on Hormoning EP and a b side to Smells Like Teen Spirit
Been said before but Nirvana was the biggest band in the world in the early 1990’s. Their second album Nevermind has sold more than 30 million copies. Kids till this day wear their shirts everywhere I look.
I'm like 9 months late seeing this but the way your faces all change as the verse drops at 11:05 going forward, priceless, that was my reaction the first time I heard it as well.
How have you guys not heard about Nirvana?!?!?! They're the most famous rock band of the 90s hands down and one of the most famous rock bands of all time. Their album Nevermind is #6 on the Rolling Stone best albums of all time list and In Utero is #171. Unplugged is widely considered one of the best live albums of all time. You guys have a lot to explore! You should react to Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana - it has close to 2 billion views: ruclips.net/video/hTWKbfoikeg/видео.html
In Halloween of 1991 i was trick or treating through an active 31" northern Minnesota snowstorm. My pillow case full of candy soaked from all the snow i had to try to walk through. So no, i did not listen to Nirvana at this point. And actually hated all music until high school.
I so fucking miss Nirvana, and I also just missed Nirvana. I was 14 in 1994 when my friend gave me a tape of In Utero, I loved it, I had never really been in to music before then, I asked him about the band and he said "The band is gone, the guy killed himself three months ago". I was heartbroken but I spent all the cash that I had buying up everything by Nirvana I could find, studio albums, compilations, bootlegs, I was in love.
Just found your channel! You've definitely earned yourself a sub with this one! I have a couple recommendations, if you haven't heard these yet! Static X - Cold Fuel - Hemorrhage Silverchair - Tomorrow Nirvana - You Know You're Right.
I remember that line "Love you so much it makes me sick" was inspired by something that happened to Kurt with his ex-girlfriend. He was so nervous he felt nauseus or something like that 🙃 Great song anyway and thanks for the video, KLD 👍
They were unarguably the biggest band in the 90s. Numbers don’t lie. That’s why Kurt is no longer with us, the fame really messed with him. I have no idea where you’d have to be in 1994 not to have heard of them. Unless you weren’t old enough yet. That girl on the left appears to be my age and I was about 15 when he died.
I would be surprised if you did not recognize some of their biggest mainstream songs ("Lithium", "In Bloom", "Come As You Are", "Smells Like Teen Spirit") when you heard them...Between 1991-1994, probably the biggest rock band in the world. Everybody recognizes "Smells Like Teen Spirit"...I expect my mother recognized this song...The drummer, Dave Grohl, later moved to the front as singer and guitarist, and has the successful band Foo Fighters. An unusual choice to introduce someone to the band; this is certainly diving off the deep end into the sort of super DIY, Sub Pop, punkier side. The other songs I mentioned are (somewhat) more conventional, but still hard hitting. If you liked this, I think you will like most of their music. Recommend this ferocious performance of "Breed" live at the Paramount in 1991: ruclips.net/video/tGc8jL4dzao/видео.html
It's hard to overstate just how impactful Nirvana was to music, especially at that time. Before Nirvana, all of the top Rock and Metal bands were basically commercial hair-spray bands such as Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, Guns 'N Roses' etc. Bubble-gum stuff. Nirvana, seemingly overnight, completely killed an entire genre of music with their release of Smells Like Teen Spirit and the subsequent album release of "Nevermind." Suddenly music shifted to alternative rock with bands such as Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden rising alongside Nirvana. To this very day, many of the biggest artists (including both Rock, Country, and surprisingly Hip Hop) cite Nirvana, more specifically vocalist Kurt Cobain, as a massive inspiration for their music. Despite their brief existence before Kurt's suicide, they have left an enduring legacy that can still be felt in music today.
Finally a real Nirvana song. I swear Kurt never would have done that Unplugged show if he knew it would be his only legacy. These guys single-handedly erased the 80s, and ushered in the 90s - not just musically, it was a complete change in the entire popular culture. Fashion, TV, music. Every massive rock band was crushed by their influence - gone were the fishnets and hairdye, and all of a sudden everyone - GNR, Motley Crue, Poison, the Mighty Metallica - were all wearing plaid, like the Seattle scene that Nirvana came from. Pawn shops were filled with pointy flourescent guitars that nobody wanted anymore lol. And every band changed their sound completely following the Grunge explosion that followed, most notably Metallica. Far more influential than they were talented - which is saying a lot - they were master performers and songwriters, despite their simplistic approach to both.
Unplugged is not his only legacy. Come on now. Smells Like Teen Spirit and Nevermind is the biggest part of his/their legacy. They have a ton of songs from all of their albums that are part of the Rock Canon. Killing Hair Metal and knocking MJ off the #1 spot on the charts is a big part of their legacy as well. Unfortunately his suicide is too. A robust and complicated legacy. Yes - Unplugged is one of the big pieces, but absurd to say it's his only legacy.
@@garysimonson1135 His legacy is what his fans make of it, and judging by what his fans push to these reaction channels his legacy is 95% MTV Unplugged. Not to mention, it's often the cover songs that are recommended most. Sad, cause Nirvana was clearly a rock band. Just look at them here, in all their glory.
This is one of my fave songs by Nirvana, but the video's new to me, so thanks all! They recorded a very similar song later, called Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle. Exciting band.
Watch "In the Pines". It was on the MTV Nirvana Unplugged special, the whole concert was awesome. Also, the drummer was Dave Grohl who went on the found the Foo Fighters and has done a lot of great songs since.
carvana lil tweener lol i"m surprised mom had"t heard of them in high school grandma even likes it and most importntly kurt is smiling do y"all kno dave ghrol hes in the foo fighters he was the drummer< god bless n rock on ladies
The drummer, of course, recovered from the loss of Kurt to form his own band, FOO FIGHTERS and became an arena rock staple. Kris, the bass player, most recently blew my mind by gathering an amazing band as part of an Alice In Chain tribute at the Museum of Pop gala in Seattle (check out the video for "Drone"). Imagine that this kind of music had never existed before and that you were seeing this in a small club with 60 or 80 friends. It was absolutely MIND BLOWING.
How any of you never heard of Nirvana is mind blowing! They were one of the biggest bands of the 90s. I am sure you have heard of Kurt Cobain-He was the lead singer who passed away in 1994. Their drummer is Dave Grohl, who since Kurt's passing started the band Foo Fighters.
Nice starting with the Paramount gig. It was shot on 16mm so it still looks amazing cause 16mm is more or less 4K I think...if you would speak in todays standards..
Nirvana was all I listened to in high school. And can I just say that I randomly came upon this reaction and channel and I have to say that I really enjoyed it and I am subscribing. You ladies are fun!!! I’m from Boston mass so I really loved your accents and love the 3 generations thing you got going. Looking forward to watching all your previous videos and future. I don’t know if you know the band foo fighters but the lead singer of foo fighters was the drummer for Nirvana. Keep up the cool reactions ladies. God bless, peace and love
This is my favorite band, and this is my favorite performance by my favorite band. You picked a good one! And kind of a weird on, song structure wise, but you guys seemed like you were following right along! Kurt was really good and writing memorable songs.
Nirvana would often have punked out guys and girls on stage doing old school dances: the twist, the mashed potatoe, the watusi, etc. They took grooves from the 60's and turned them way up.
I find it hard to believe when people say they have never heard of Nirvana or never heard a song of theirs… but there you have it. It happens … I am getting old I guess
I couldn't think of a better introduction to Nirvana actually. When Kurt died a lot of people didn't know who he was.. 33 years later.. it's kind of surprising people haven't heard, let alone heard of Nirvana.. but that's just me.. I was onboard since the second album this was a track on.
It's kind of amazing none of you had heard Nirvana before. They were arguably the biggest band in the world in the 90s and had a genre of music (Grunge) based off of their sound. Smells Like Teen Spirit is their biggest hit. Definitely worth giving a listen to.
Easy to miss only the biggest band in a decade ...lol
Easy to miss only the biggest band in a decade ...lol
Easy to miss only the biggest band in a decade ...lol
Easy to miss only the biggest band in a decade ...lol
Somehow I bet they have heard of it, just not knowing the band's name. Then also even Come As You Are.
Lithium, Come as You Are, Drain You, Where Did You Sleep Last night? - You will entirely fall in love more with Nirvana, thanks for the reaction.
What a song to start with! Everything that Nirvana was musically is distilled into this song.
One of my favorites.
Agreed, this is a dead good choice.
That's a great way of putting it. "Aneurysm" really is Nirvana in one song.
Let them hear Endless Nameless and see what they say then!!
@@martinb7435 Endless Nameless is crap, dude. Stop gatekeeping and admit that they should listen to "Beans" next /j
I can’t believe mom has never heard this before…. Mind blown
Aneurysm was the perfect first song for you guys.
No one can deny the raw power and catchiness of this band. It gave me chills to watch all of your minds get blown!! This band helped save my life, back in the day. Thank you.
Nirvana changed my path in Life.”Beat me out of me”is my favorite line ✌🏻
Kurt was a great writer. It wasn't just the music, it was the words. He does not get enough credit for his writing.
It’s more feelings than writing for me
@@OldSkoolDad23 writing is feelings, but I understand what you are saying having to do with him. But it is not easy just because it is feelings, believe me. It is very very hard to expresse them in a clear focused way in the construct of a larger piece of writing...the song. And some of the simplicity of it is also not easy. Giving a universality to those feelings comes from a strong spirit.
@@OldSkoolDad23 this!
@@richardedenfield5167they are very hard to understand and back in the early nineties it was difficult to find the lyrics to a lot of songs especially if they weren’t included with the cd/tape/records. We would get super stoned and try to figure them out but to know how that goes
I don’t think it’s possible to not know Nirvana if you lived in any western world country in the 90’s. Seriously not possible!
Greatest band of my generation 🔥
If your not to busy can you react band called tool song 46&2 the lyric and meaning video I think you would love it..
Nirvana was the band that made me become a musician back in 92. Best band ever.
erm do you mean 91🤓☝️
@@94K_VR no, I actually hated them in 91. I was still in my rap phase 😂. I didn't start liking them until a band in my school played Teen Spirit at a talent show.
Never heard of Nirvana?!? This band DEFINED the 90's decade 😁 They came out of Seattle and turned the rock scene on its head in 1991 and the entire music industry changed overnight in 1992 - everything 80's went out the door because of Nirvana ... It was crazy. But the band was short-lived and met a tragic end in 1994.
Kurt Cobain was born and raised in Olympia, Washington... his parents' split and he felt frustrated in the conservative, dead end part of the country... Getting into rock music as a teen in the 80's gave him inspiration. He loved The Beatles and eventually got into heavier music like Black Sabbath, Celtic Frost and Led Zeppelin... He wanted to play music and became friends w/ Buzz Osbourne, a guitarist who fronted a popular local indie band The Melvins... Buzz Osbourne taught Kurt how to play guitar, but he could never be as proficient as the lead guitarists of the 80's... so, Kurt focused on making simple, heavy riffs and memorable melodies.
In 1987, he met punk rock bassist Krist Novoselic and he decided to form a band w/ the tall, striking bass player... Eventually, Chad Channing (drums) joined and Kurt Cobain (vocals & guitar) named the band Nirvana by 1988 ... he began writing his own songs and had a clear idea of what he wanted to play and sound like early on... A local record label Sub Pop was interested in signing Nirvana, but they had to self-finance their own record. Guitarist Jason Everman loaned them about $600 to do the album and was given credit on the album's liner notes... Nirvana released their debut album "Bleach" in 1989... The trio was raw, abrasive and explosive onstage... and they were unlike anything out there at the time.
Most 80's bands had to have the big hair, spandex pants, leather outfits and boots... Nirvana were 3 greasy, long-haired guys wearing cheap flannel shirts and torn jeans and sneakers (They were so broke that they couldn't afford anything else!)... the bass player was tall, the drummer was an elf... Kurt looked like a derelict... but their image was not something the music industry had produced... Despite being completely unknown, Nirvana generated a buzz in the indie scene and even got to tour Europe... In 1990, Nirvana had a new batch of songs and made some demos in Wisconsin w/ producer Butch Vig but had no finances to make the record.
In 1991, Nirvana was getting offers from major labels and signed w/ Geffen Records, who gave them little money but full creative freedom and a good royalty rate... they decided to hire producer Butch Vig from Wisconsin and make the record in Van Nuys, California... Dave Grohl (drums) had replaced Channing by early '91 and one of the new songs that had come from a jam session was the song 'Smells like teen spirit'... Butch Vig opted to polish Nirvana's sound in the studio and gave the band an album that was way ahead of "Bleach".
With a 2nd album 'Nevermind' set for release in the fall of 1991, Nirvana were still broke and took gigs to keep promoting themselves... the label hired a school gym that became the filming set for the music video for 'Smells like teen spirit'... which was to be the first single. MTV put it on the air and it exploded in popularity overnight and radio started playing it everywhere... Nirvana went to Europe to play a few shows, and when they returned in November, they were shocked to learn that 'Nevermind' was at #1 on the US charts where it had knocked off Michael Jackson's 'Dangerous' album... 'Nevermind' was selling so fast in late '91 that Geffen Records had to order more copies of the album than any other artist on their roster.
In 1992, Nirvana had become an overnight sensation and Kurt Cobain and the band were on all the magazine covers... Nirvana was selling out everywhere and all over MTV and radio... In Europe, Asia, Australia, S. America... Nirvana was fast becoming a sensation. They went from 3 broke guys to having made million$ that year... Suddenly, other bands from Seattle were blowing up as well - Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains... were a few that were suddenly selling millions of records as well in 1992 and the press was calling the new Seattle rock sound "grunge rock"... Overnight, 80's bands like Poison, Warrant, Bang Tango, Enuff Z'nuff... went from being popular to becoming ridiculed and unhip in the 90's decade.
Nirvana spent 1992 on the road, the opted to take a break. Kurt Cobain had married his girlfriend Courtney Love, who was the singer/ guitarist of her indie rock band Hole, and the 2 welcomed a daughter - Frances Bean.
In late 1992, Geffen Records opted to release a collection of unreleased Nirvana songs as the album 'Incesticide'... which included the song 'Aneurysm'... However, the band's troubles were only beginning.
Kurt Cobain had been suffering from a painful stomach ailment and doctors were unable to explain or alleviate his pain... Sadly, he turned to he+++n (like many of the youth in Washington state) and it was getting out of control by 1993... Kurt was also resolved to making Nirvana's next album 'In Utero' a more natural, raw album than the polished 'Nevermind'... Released in 1993, 'In Utero went to #1 on the charts, but there was controversy, especially the song 'Rape me' that Wal Mart objected to (The band changed the title on the CD cover to 'Waif me' to placate the store chain) ... Nirvana also appeared on 'MTV Unplugged' where Kurt Cobain gave one of the greatest acoustic performances in the show's history, all done in 1 take... Instead of playing Nirvana's hits, the band opted to play some cover songs that no one had heard (by The Vaselines, Meat Puppets, David Bowie) and ended the set w/ a powerful version of Leadbelly's "Where did you sleep last night".
In 1994, Nirvana went to play a European tour but in Italy, Kurt Cobain made headlines when he attempted suicide w/ pills... He was revived and sent back home where both he an Courtney Love went to rehab separately in the Spring. However, Kurt jumped the fence of the facility and disappeared... Friends recalled meeting him boarding a flight back to Seattle in April.
In April 1994, an electrician came by to work on Kurt Cobain's home in Seattle... He saw a body inside the house and notified the police. The body was that of Kurt Cobain and he had left a suicide note explaining his turmoil. He had apparently purchased a shotgun and shot himself up w/ he+++n a final time before using the shotgun on himself - he had to be identified w/ his fingerprints. Kurt Cobain was only 27 years of age. Nirvana was over... his death left a huge void in the 90's rock scene.
Dave Grohl (drums) took a few months off before he opted to start a new band from scratch w/ an album he had written and played everything on (guitar/ bass/ drums/ vocals) ... He called the new Foo Fighters and released the album in 1995... Dave Grohl (vocals & guitar) hired Nirvana's touring guitarist Pat Smear w/ Nate Mendel (bass) and William Goldsmith (drums) and began touring in '95/ '96 but refused to play any Nirvana songs live... The album became a platinum success and Grohl was able to have a second successful career w/ Foo Fighters.
Krist Novoselic (bass) did some projects after Nirvana (Sweet 75... Eyes Adrift) but he eventually left the music industry and focused on being a local politician... He and Dave Grohl are still friends to this day.
In 2002, a greatest hits 'Nirvana' album was released w/ the last song Kurt Cobain recorded w/ the band - "You know you're right"... his raw emotions were on full display near the end of his life 😪
Thanks for the info
Are you a biographer? If not, you should be. That was a GREAT summarization of Nirvana!!!
@@nathanielhorrigan2181 👍I'm a fan and a writer.
Nice career summation, @sumonjamal , concise, sympathetic, missing only, maybe an explanation of the roots of the name. Let 'em look it up if they want. Not feeling ambitious just now myself, nor particularly professorial. 😊🤙🏼🎶❤️✨️☝🏼
@sumonjamal1653 I can tell. I’m a big Nirvana fan. I discovered them in 8th grade when they first came out. So I guess I didn’t really discover them because they were everywhere. Kind of hard to miss. But I remember getting ‘bleach’ on a road trip to Georgia with my parents and siblings. I needed a new tape for my Walkman, something new, to pass the time in the car and I thought it was the best album I had ever heard at that point. Thanks for the great writing.
She keeps it pumping straight to my heart ❤️.
Haha, we used to argue about this back in the day. Some people thought it was "She keeps the perfect strain on my heart." You got it right, I believe.
I always heard "she keeps puppet string to my heart"
You’re right about it being pumped straight into his heart.. it’s about heroin unfortunately
More obscure Nirvana stuff is brilliant. Fond memories listening to Nevermind cassette while paddling as a young lad:)
Kurt Cobain was the lead singer.He took his own life in 1994
Courtney had him and Kristin Pfaff killed
Some say
He did sadly rip Kurt
Murdered by Courtney because he was in process to divorce her and there was a prenup per their lawyer/friend.
& unfortunately on my 25th bday
Wow, what a song choice for your first entry into Nirvana! As others have commented, Nirvana single handedly changed the music industry in the early 90s. I was in high school and lived through the impact they had on what everyone was listening to. "Lithium" and "Come As You Are" are two other songs of theirs you should definitely check out. And then their unplugged concert a few years later was epic, another special moment in music history.
As for "that drummer"? You NEED to react to Foo Fighters. The drummer, Dave Grohl went on to form Foo Fighters and they have epic songs. Start with their song "Pretender".
Nevermind released at the beginning of my senior year in high school. Everything changed. Suddenly, everyone was wearing flannel, hair metal died, and music actually matched how we were feeling.
Oh man. I do love seeing these reactions. I was a teenager in Seattle in the early 80's and it was pretty much the back end of Nowhere. There was no internet, there were no cell phones. We heard rumors of the outside world but very little of it came our way. So we smoked a lot of pot and drank cheap beer and made weird music. This is what came of all that.
The drummer in Nirvana is Dave grohl who went on to be the lead singer in Foo fighters
i've always wondered, had Grohl not have been so popular would Nirvana still be so highly regarded? Nirvana are technically a supergroup because of Grohl's success prior.
@@mynameismark25 At the time Grohl was more popular because of Nirvana not the other way around... All we knew at the time is the drummer for Nirvana started his own group and that was why so many people were into them right away.
@@mynameismark25what? Nirvana was the biggest band in the world.. Kurt died, then Foo Fighters were formed
@@HBC423 do you know what prior means?
@@mynameismark25 apparently you don’t because Grohl had no success prior
If you were alive in the 90's, you know Nirvana, even if you didn't listen to them! They basically took over the world in the early 90's! I like the Reading version of Anyerusm the best!
Yes the bass player (Krist Novoselick) is 6 foot 7 inches. It is surprising the two older ladies never heard of the band. Their biggest hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit” has over 1 billion views. That’s only on RUclips if you count the # of views from MTV in the 90’s it’s easily 2 billion views. MTV played that video once every hour for many months.
This show was called - Live At The Paramount - a relatively small local venue, and was recorded in the literal days between them being absolute nobodies and becoming the biggest band in the world. Their video for Smells Like Teen Spirit had just begun to blow up. Kurt was the ultimate reluctant rock star, and once they blew up he became very awkward, reserved, he and pulled back a lot. But here they would have been very excited for what was coming - everything they worked so hard for was coming.
That drummer is the absolute rock legend Dave Grohl, the singer and guitar player for The Foo Fighters. It's always been crazy to me that such a great drummer had all that other talent hiding inside. Reminds me of Pau.
Love Nirvana! Such a fun band and fun songs to cover on bass. Kurt Cobain was a musical genius! Their drummer looks like the lead singer of the Foo Fighters. 🤣
É o Dave mesmo... Foi baterista do Nirvana
fun ? that's not the first word i think of when i think about this song or kurt... 😉
@@sleipnirvalhalla9322 Kurt was an amazing artist who was able to punk out with the best of them while adding his on pop twist. Unique and undeniably complex. I prefer to enjoy the art and not get dragged into the depths of the artists mind. Kurt had issues. The music is great and it is FUN to play and listen to. Otherwise why bother?
Nirvana live is the best way to experience Nirvana
The first Nirvana song I ever heard in 1993 at age 8. I was blown away and I remember listening to everything I could get my hands on. Now as I take a second run at playing guitar at 39 I'm taking another deep dive into Nirvana to get this sound just dialed in. Tons of play and not hard to pick up.
He's talking about doing heroin. When he says, do the twist, shoot the shit, beat me out of me & love you so much it makes me sick, they're heroin references. And she keeps it pumping straight to my heart.
This is what reaction channels are best for: reliving songs I first heard in the early 90s through other people hearing them for the first time. Nirvana just had something about them that really clicks with kids in their early teens. They perfectly tapped into teen angst to the point that I didn't know a single person in my school who didn't love them.
PS: If you're familiar with The Foo Fighters, their lead singer (David Grohl) is the drummer here.
I am still a big Nirvana fan. I was in High School when they came out and a lot of people in my age group had their lives changed for the better because of this group. Great video .
When this album came out the record label did not really endorse it because they did not think it had any hits. But to the fans this song, among many on this album, are gems. The songwriting is brilliant and simplistic.I’m really glad you got to experience this song! Love seeing your reactions to the song!
This song never made it to an album
The album’s name is Incesticide
@@kromeknifemind It's a collection of besides, early singles, and outtakes. I can see how you would have thought this was an album though.
Aneurysm was also on Hormoning EP and a b side to Smells Like Teen Spirit
@kromeknifemind this isnt album....it was a collection of unreleased songs DGC bought from subpop
I love grandma. She gets it. Now I know where yall got the beauty
Funny how the drummer looks like a young version of the lead singer of Foo Fighters :-D
"Beat thee enemy,
Beat me enemy,
Beat me outta me." Depending on when he was playing it, he'd switch out the chorus or make an amalgamation of all 3.
i think hes just screaming, i cant hear beat thee enemy
Well, that's quite a song to introduce the band to you. I'm surprised y'all liked it.
Love that song
Been said before but Nirvana was the biggest band in the world in the early 1990’s. Their second album Nevermind has sold more than 30 million copies. Kids till this day wear their shirts everywhere I look.
You all wouldn't happen to be from East Texas would ya? I am from Longview TX. I live in Utah now and I'm feeling home sick.
FlY... It's your accent.
We are from the North Texas area.
I knew it! I love my people!
I'm like 9 months late seeing this but the way your faces all change as the verse drops at 11:05 going forward, priceless, that was my reaction the first time I heard it as well.
How have you guys not heard about Nirvana?!?!?! They're the most famous rock band of the 90s hands down and one of the most famous rock bands of all time. Their album Nevermind is #6 on the Rolling Stone best albums of all time list and In Utero is #171. Unplugged is widely considered one of the best live albums of all time. You guys have a lot to explore!
You should react to Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana - it has close to 2 billion views: ruclips.net/video/hTWKbfoikeg/видео.html
Keep enjoying Nirvana! Hope to see plenty more reaction videos of them in the near future!
That nirvana show was filmed in seattle in halloween of 1991, i was 11 then and now 44.
In Halloween of 1991 i was trick or treating through an active 31" northern Minnesota snowstorm. My pillow case full of candy soaked from all the snow i had to try to walk through.
So no, i did not listen to Nirvana at this point. And actually hated all music until high school.
In 1993 I saw Nirvana in concert. Best concert ever!
Not sure if you remember but what show did you go to
This is one of the best nirvana songs🙏❤️
I so fucking miss Nirvana, and I also just missed Nirvana. I was 14 in 1994 when my friend gave me a tape of In Utero, I loved it, I had never really been in to music before then, I asked him about the band and he said "The band is gone, the guy killed himself three months ago". I was heartbroken but I spent all the cash that I had buying up everything by Nirvana I could find, studio albums, compilations, bootlegs, I was in love.
4:54 yup, she gets it.😂😂😂
RIP Kurt I wish you understood how loved you were.
Great Reaction Kathy, Lulu and Donna!
Nirvana was the face of Grunge Music back in the 90's... Everything changed!!!
Just found your channel! You've definitely earned yourself a sub with this one! I have a couple recommendations, if you haven't heard these yet!
Static X - Cold
Fuel - Hemorrhage
Silverchair - Tomorrow
Nirvana - You Know You're Right.
Thanks for the sub!
The bass player now has a farm and raises goats!
Amazing song and talented....RIP kurt
The drummer of Nirvana is the current lead singer of Foo Fighters..
I remember that line "Love you so much it makes me sick" was inspired by something that happened to Kurt with his ex-girlfriend. He was so nervous he felt nauseus or something like that 🙃 Great song anyway and thanks for the video, KLD 👍
Great introduction song for you ladies to this band! Keep going with Nirvana! One of the greatest rock bands ever!!
Thanks for the great reaction!! Happy new subscriber from Australia!
Thanks for subbing!
Nirvana was everything when I was in high school. When he passed away there was silence in the hallways for days
They were unarguably the biggest band in the 90s. Numbers don’t lie. That’s why Kurt is no longer with us, the fame really messed with him. I have no idea where you’d have to be in 1994 not to have heard of them. Unless you weren’t old enough yet. That girl
on the left appears to be my age and I was about 15 when he died.
I'll never forget seeing them as an "up-and-coming" new band opening for Sonic Youth.
I would be surprised if you did not recognize some of their biggest mainstream songs ("Lithium", "In Bloom", "Come As You Are", "Smells Like Teen Spirit") when you heard them...Between 1991-1994, probably the biggest rock band in the world. Everybody recognizes "Smells Like Teen Spirit"...I expect my mother recognized this song...The drummer, Dave Grohl, later moved to the front as singer and guitarist, and has the successful band Foo Fighters. An unusual choice to introduce someone to the band; this is certainly diving off the deep end into the sort of super DIY, Sub Pop, punkier side. The other songs I mentioned are (somewhat) more conventional, but still hard hitting. If you liked this, I think you will like most of their music. Recommend this ferocious performance of "Breed" live at the Paramount in 1991: ruclips.net/video/tGc8jL4dzao/видео.html
It's hard to overstate just how impactful Nirvana was to music, especially at that time.
Before Nirvana, all of the top Rock and Metal bands were basically commercial hair-spray bands such as Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, Guns 'N Roses' etc. Bubble-gum stuff. Nirvana, seemingly overnight, completely killed an entire genre of music with their release of Smells Like Teen Spirit and the subsequent album release of "Nevermind." Suddenly music shifted to alternative rock with bands such as Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden rising alongside Nirvana.
To this very day, many of the biggest artists (including both Rock, Country, and surprisingly Hip Hop) cite Nirvana, more specifically vocalist Kurt Cobain, as a massive inspiration for their music. Despite their brief existence before Kurt's suicide, they have left an enduring legacy that can still be felt in music today.
I think you become also a request from Nirvana's Smells like teen spirit, a single who went in many countries to no 1.
love,love,lo,love,love,love,nirvana!!!!!
Finally a real Nirvana song. I swear Kurt never would have done that Unplugged show if he knew it would be his only legacy.
These guys single-handedly erased the 80s, and ushered in the 90s - not just musically, it was a complete change in the entire popular culture. Fashion, TV, music. Every massive rock band was crushed by their influence - gone were the fishnets and hairdye, and all of a sudden everyone - GNR, Motley Crue, Poison, the Mighty Metallica - were all wearing plaid, like the Seattle scene that Nirvana came from. Pawn shops were filled with pointy flourescent guitars that nobody wanted anymore lol. And every band changed their sound completely following the Grunge explosion that followed, most notably Metallica.
Far more influential than they were talented - which is saying a lot - they were master performers and songwriters, despite their simplistic approach to both.
Unplugged is not his only legacy. Come on now. Smells Like Teen Spirit and Nevermind is the biggest part of his/their legacy. They have a ton of songs from all of their albums that are part of the Rock Canon. Killing Hair Metal and knocking MJ off the #1 spot on the charts is a big part of their legacy as well. Unfortunately his suicide is too. A robust and complicated legacy. Yes - Unplugged is one of the big pieces, but absurd to say it's his only legacy.
@@garysimonson1135 His legacy is what his fans make of it, and judging by what his fans push to these reaction channels his legacy is 95% MTV Unplugged. Not to mention, it's often the cover songs that are recommended most.
Sad, cause Nirvana was clearly a rock band. Just look at them here, in all their glory.
FYI, if no one has mentioned it yet: Nirvana's drummer, Dave Grohl, went on to create the band Foo Fighters (Everlong, which you reacted to)
This is one of my fave songs by Nirvana, but the video's new to me, so thanks all! They recorded a very similar song later, called Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle. Exciting band.
Watch "In the Pines". It was on the MTV Nirvana Unplugged special, the whole concert was awesome. Also, the drummer was Dave Grohl who went on the found the Foo Fighters and has done a lot of great songs since.
You mean “where did you sleep last night”
I love watching reactions to my favorite songs and bands. Keep up with the NIRVANA. This is just the beginning..
grandma rockin it!
Drain you - nirvana ,,, great great song you will love
Hilarious that the middle generation person, was the one genuinely enjoying it. While her mum and daughter were trying to get into it
One of the 27 club 🙏
They were such an important band 💯
So happy to see some folks getting into the weeds with Nirvana. I recommend Aero Zeppelin
super band of the grunge ,j'adore rip kurt👍👍
carvana lil tweener lol i"m surprised mom had"t heard of them in high school grandma even likes it and most importntly kurt is smiling do y"all kno dave ghrol hes in the foo fighters he was the drummer< god bless n rock on ladies
The drummer, of course, recovered from the loss of Kurt to form his own band, FOO FIGHTERS and became an arena rock staple. Kris, the bass player, most recently blew my mind by gathering an amazing band as part of an Alice In Chain tribute at the Museum of Pop gala in Seattle (check out the video for "Drone"). Imagine that this kind of music had never existed before and that you were seeing this in a small club with 60 or 80 friends. It was absolutely MIND BLOWING.
How any of you never heard of Nirvana is mind blowing! They were one of the biggest bands of the 90s. I am sure you have heard of Kurt Cobain-He was the lead singer who passed away in 1994. Their drummer is Dave Grohl, who since Kurt's passing started the band Foo Fighters.
I grew up on Nirvana, I love that the bass player is bare foot.
Negative Creep, absolutely incredible nirvana song, or my favourite, Drain You
The drummer is dave grohl from foo fighters
Nice starting with the Paramount gig. It was shot on 16mm so it still looks amazing cause 16mm is more or less 4K I think...if you would speak in todays standards..
Love you ladies. The "shoot the shit" line is referring to Kurt's heroin addiction. Meaning inject the stuff
Nirvana - Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live And Loud, Seattle / 1993)
I'm glad you ladies like Nirvana, they are my favorite band😊 I have a feeling you'll like the rest of their songs especially the unplugged
Nirvana was all I listened to in high school. And can I just say that I randomly came upon this reaction and channel and I have to say that I really enjoyed it and I am subscribing. You ladies are fun!!! I’m from Boston mass so I really loved your accents and love the 3 generations thing you got going. Looking forward to watching all your previous videos and future. I don’t know if you know the band foo fighters but the lead singer of foo fighters was the drummer for Nirvana. Keep up the cool reactions ladies. God bless, peace and love
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This is my favorite band, and this is my favorite performance by my favorite band. You picked a good one! And kind of a weird on, song structure wise, but you guys seemed like you were following right along! Kurt was really good and writing memorable songs.
The drummer is Dave Grohl. Now the lead singer of Foo Fighters.
That synthwave intro is so nice. Need to find my lightcycle now.
The drummer started a new band called foo fighters about a year after Kurts death
Foo fighters are the pop version of Nirvana
Nirvana has many good songs you can react to. Literally dozens of songs. The drummer is actually the lead singer of the Foo Fighters now.
Ha ha,carvana,Lulu is just so funny😅
Kurt saying hello to his demons always be loved and missed
I live and breathe NIRVANA!!! 🎸 🎸 🎸
I love you guys reaction ❤️ ♥️ 💓
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You'd love Unplugged Nirvana - The man who cold the world
Man, I miss the 90s. You don't know what you got until it's gone...
Nirvana would often have punked out guys and girls on stage doing old school dances: the twist, the mashed potatoe, the watusi, etc. They took grooves from the 60's and turned them way up.
Loved these reactions ❤️❤️❤️ 30 yrs lovin nirvana myself
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So you liked them when you were 0 years old? 😮
I think you guys would really like Nirvana's Lake of Fire live MTV video, it has a real country vibe. Cheers from Australia.
And you know the funny coincident, that the drummer looks like the younger version of the singer of the Foo Fighters. 😜
THIS SONG IS ALWAYS COOL !
For me, still the best band ever. They made me grab a guitar and leave that shy introverted kid behind. It has been a fun ride since.
I find it hard to believe when people say they have never heard of Nirvana or never heard a song of theirs… but there you have it. It happens … I am getting old I guess
I saw them in Lincoln, NE. at Duffy's Tavern before Nevermind dropped .
I loved this so much. Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I couldn't think of a better introduction to Nirvana actually. When Kurt died a lot of people didn't know who he was.. 33 years later.. it's kind of surprising people haven't heard, let alone heard of Nirvana.. but that's just me.. I was onboard since the second album this was a track on.
Nice reaction, y'all.
I think you would be mesmerized by the Nirvana song Where did you sleep last night ?
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