Sadly, we all know how Nirvana’s rise to iconic, unwelcome and intrusive fame ended, but even so, the music lives on and has become a part of our rock canon.
Yet – filled with angst, underdog energy and what seemed like unrehearsed, spontaneous, unvarnished charisma – the album seared itself into our brains. It signified a cultural revolution that became labeled Generation X, and unknowingly ushered in “Alternative Music” as a corporate moneymaker.Īt the time of its release, Nevermind was just viewed, heard and seen as a radical departure from what was then the musical “rock” norm. The groundbreaking second studio effort literally blew open the doors of the Seattle grunge scene, and at the same time, killed the careers of the Los Angeles-based hair metal bands of the era. It’s been 30 years since Nirvana’s Nevermind album was released on September 24, 1991.
