Eternity of grunge. A classic by Nirvana (NIRVANA)

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Nirvana-Big Long Now

It’s a song included on the 1992 compilation album Incesticide.

When Kurt Cobain wrote the song, he didn’t yet have a title for it, and it’s known that the title was supplied through a conversation with Chad Channing, who was the drummer at the time.

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Nirvana – Curmudgeon

This song, included alongside a live version of “Been a Son” on the 12-inch single “Lithium” released in 1992, was written by Kurt Cobain about not being welcomed by the environment, particularly in school.

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Nirvana – Scoff

The 8th track on their debut album “Bleach.” The lyrics, which take a defiant stance of not caring how others see you, could be described as quintessentially youthful.

Musically, it features simple drums and guitar, with Kurt shouting in the chorus—a structure that makes it regarded as one of the representative songs from that period.

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Nirvana – Spank Thru (Live at Reading 1992)

It wasn’t included on any album, but it’s surely one of their early classics.

Unusually for Nirvana, it incorporates a slightly funky rhythm.

The heavy guitars gradually intertwine, the sound gets louder and transforms into a distinctly grunge vibe, with Kurt Cobain shouting his lungs out.

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Nirvana – The Money Will Roll Right In (Live at Reading 1992)

This song is a cover of the legendary punk rock band FANG, active in the 1980s.

Kurt Cobain sings it with a languid tone to match the punk rock sound.

It’s included on a live CD, but there’s no official studio recording.

However, Nirvana often performed this song live.

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Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Official Music Video)

This is one of Nirvana’s signature songs.

The crazed atmosphere it exudes will give you that extra push at the gym.

When you feel like you’re about to lose it and cry, “I can’t do this anymore!”, Kurt Cobain’s shouts will overlap with your own and carry you through.

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Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Official Music Video)

One of the most famous rock numbers of the ’90s, it conquered the world with a single, brutally simple yet instantly memorable riff.

Smells Like Teen Spirit, the song that closed the hedonistic ’80s and heralded the arrival of the ’90s alternative rock era, now—three decades after its release, in the 2020s—feels like it’s being reassessed on the strength of the song itself, stripped of the gossip, preconceptions, and unnecessary ornamentation that have clung to Nirvana and Kurt Cobain.

Kurt’s genius for songwriting and his compelling voice; Krist Novoselic’s bass, generating a surging groove within the sparse dynamics of a power trio; and Dave Grohl’s legendary drumming—before he went on to global success as the Foo Fighters’ frontman—together form a precious masterpiece born of a miraculous balance where nothing could be missing.

As noted above, try to cast off every preconception and feel the sheer, overwhelming power this track possesses!