MU121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Grunge, Nevermind
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It rose to top of pop charts on both sides of the atlantic. Featured naked baby on cover reaching for money. Nirvana was the most significant grunge band that came out of seattle in first half of 90s. Became stars despite kurt cobain"s dedication to the idea that their music rejected rock star apparatus in show business. However cobain was in fact a gifted songwriter and tasteful guitarist. Career was cut short by cobain"s suicide in 1994. In nirvana"s wake, host of alt rock bands began to enjoy level of commercial success had had eluded post punk and hardcore bands of 80s. Music closer to heavy metal that had immediately preceded it. Made it easy to program into mainstream rock radio stations of mid 90s. Also important to anticommercial aesthetic of alt rock lifestyle. Band battled with ticketmaster because they forced individual tickets to sell for more than which made it difficult for some fans to attend shows.
