1. NIRVANA (BAND)
By Alexey Chaplin
Nirvana was an American rock
band formed by singer and
guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist
Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen,
Washington, in 1987. Nirvana
went through a succession of
drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990.
Despite releasing only three full-length studio albums in their seven-year career, Nirvana
has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and important alternative bands
in history. Though the band dissolved in 1994 after the death of frontman Kurt Cobain,
their music continues to maintain a popular following and to inspire and influence
modern rock and roll culture.
2. ALBUMS
1. Studio albums:
• Bleach (Released: June 15, 1989)
• Nevermind (Released: September 24, 1991)
• In Utero (Released: September 21, 1993)
2. Live albums:
• MTV Unplugged in New York (Released: November 1, 1994)
• From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (Released: October
1, 1996)
• Live at Reading (Released: November 3, 2009)
3. Compilation albums:
• Incesticide (Released: December 12, 1992)
• Nirvana (Released: October 29, 2002)
• Sliver: The Best of the Box (Released:
November 1, 2005)
• Icon (Released: August 31, 2010)
5. DEATH OF KURT COBAIN
Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of the grunge band Nirvana, was found dead at his
home, located at 171 Lake Washington Boulevard East in Seattle, Washington, on
April 8, 1994. Forensic analysis determined that he had committed suicide three
days prior on April 5. The Seattle Police Department incident report states: "Kurt
Cobain was found with a shotgun across his body, had a visible head wound and
there was a suicide note discovered nearby." The King County Medical Examiner
noted puncture wounds on the inside of both the right and left elbow. Prior to his
death, Cobain had checked out of a drug rehabilitation facility and had been
reported as suicidal by his wife Courtney Love.
Hypotheses:
• Suicide
• Richard Lee
• Bloodstream heroin levels
• Murder
