Origin - Aberdeen, Washington, United States Genres - Alternative rock, grunge Years active - 987--1994 Labels - Sub Pop, DGC Associated acts Fecal Matter, Foo Fighters Website - nirvana.com Members - Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic. Dave Grohl. Past members: Aaron Burckhard. Dale Crover, Dave Foster, Chad Channing, Jason Everman, Dan Peters Nirvana was an American rock band formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990. In the late 1980s Nirvana established itself as part of the Seattle grunge scene, releasing its first album Bleach for the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. The band eventually came to develop a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between quiet verses and loud, heavy choruses. After signing to major label DGC Records, Nirvana found unexpected success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first single from the band's second album Nevermind (1991). Nirvana's sudden success widely popularized alternative rock as a whole, and the band's frontman Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the "spokesman of a generation", with Nirvana being considered the "flagship band" of Generation X.[1] Nirvana's third studio album, In Utero (1993), featured an abrasive, less-mainstream sound and challenged the group's audience. The album did not match the sales figures of Nevermind but was still a critical and commercial success. Nirvana's brief run ended following the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994, but various posthumous releases have been issued since, overseen by Novoselic, Grohl, and Cobain's widow Courtney Love. Since its debut, the band has sold over 25 million records in the United States alone, and over 80 million records worldwide. "I do not own the the rights to this song. Credit goes to the labels and the artist. This is simply experimental as well as educational as to the benefits of tuning music to 432Hz as apposed to the standard 440Hz in all music today including MP3's CD's etc" There's a growing musical and metaphysical movement for recovering optimal integrity in the music industry and spirituality through the 432 Hz tuning. In April 2008 Dutch journalist Richard Huisken founded the 'back to 432 Hz' committee, claiming that this original tuning was used in ancient cultures and is found on antique instruments like the Stradivarius violin. What are the benefits of 432 Hz? According to Richard Huisken, music tuned to 432 Hz is softer and brighter, giving greater clarity and is easier on the ears. Many people experience more meditative and relaxing states of body and mind when listening to such music. The natural musical pitch of the universe gives a more harmonic and pleasant sound than 440 Hz. 432 Hz seems to work at the heart chakra, "the feeling", and therefore could have a good influence on the spiritual development of the listener. Some people who are not able to distinguish the 8hz difference claim they can feel the music warmer due to the longer wavelength. If there's any song you'd like to hear tuned to this frequency let me know, I'll be more than willing to tune it.

• published: 08 Sep 2013
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