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Nirvana

1987 to 1994

Nirvana's stationSee Grunge on the network

The line diagram

Each member is a lane on the year axis, in the colour of the line the band was on. A filled station marks a joining, an open one a departure, a square a death. The dotted rail is a reunion. A dotted branch leads to a band that grew out of this one, or in from a band its members came from. The table below lists the same spells.

Members

MemberRoleYears
Aaron Burckharddrums1987 to 1988
Kurt Cobainvocals, guitar1987 to 1994
Krist Novoselicbass1987 to 1994
Dale Croverdrums1988 to 1988
Dave Fosterdrums1988 to 1988
Chad Channingdrums1988 to 1990
Dan Petersdrums1990 to 1990
Dave Grohldrums1990 to 1994
Pat Smeartouring guitar1993 to 1994

The line

  1. Grunge1987 to 1994

    Aberdeen to Nevermind

    Formed in Aberdeen, Washington by Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, with a drum chair that turned over five times before Dave Grohl took it in 1990. Nevermind (1991) took the Seattle sound to the top of the Billboard chart; Cobain's death in April 1994 ended the band.

    Key album: Nevermind, 1991

    Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Nirvana (opens in a new tab)

Lineage

SpawnedFoo Fighters

Dave Grohl recorded the first Foo Fighters album alone in late 1994, months after Nirvana ended, and built a band around it.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Nirvana (band) (opens in a new tab)
  2. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Nirvana (opens in a new tab)
  3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Nirvana (opens in a new tab)

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The Metro Map of Music, ‘Nirvana: line diagram’, /line-ups/nirvana.