Nevermind

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NEVERMIND
 
 
Nevermind  is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991.  Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind was the group’s first release on DGC Records.  Lead singer Kurt Cobain sought to make music outside the restrictive confines of the Seattle grunge scene, drawing influence from groups such as the Pixies and their use of “loud/quiet” dynamics.  It is their first album to feature drummer Dave Grohl.  Despite low commercial expectations by the band and its record label, Nevermind became a surprise success in late 1991, largely due to the popularity of its first single, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”.  By January 1992, it had replaced Michael Jackson’s album Dangerous at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.  The album also produced three other successful singles:  “Come as You Are”, “Lithium”, and “In Bloom”.  The Recording Industry Association of America has certified the album diamond (at least 10 million copies shipped), and the album has sold at least 24 million copies worldwide.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

L7 started out as a heavy metal band but had punk rock influences also.  The band’s third album, Bricks Are Heavy came out in 1992 about six months after Nirvana’s Nevermind album became a massive hit; as a result, L7 became identified with the grunge movement that Nirvana launched.  

 

(December 2013)

 

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I identified Green Day with the burgeoning alternative rock scene of that era; Nirvana’s landmark album Nevermind had come out about 2½ years earlier, but there were plenty of bands and artists that I had been digging from well back in the 1980’s, many that I found out about via the late-night MTV program 120 Minutes.  
(June 2017)
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