Social history
Fletcher, J. W. (2002). A hermeneutic study of generational music: The band Nirvana and cultural change in America. Duquesne University.
This study talks about how cultural impact Nirvana had on teenagers and young adults during their prime. They were able to influence people of that age like no one else before. The article says that this generation was in an identity crisis and Nirvana allowed them to help find their way. Music often contributes to a cultural change but in this case it was just one band. The audience was intrigued by how different they were with their style of a whiney, out of place, outsider type songs.
True, E. (2009). Nirvana: The True Story. Omnibus Press.
This article talks about how Nirvana was constantly changing before they became famous with ideas and people within the band. They struggled to get to the mainstream at their first attempts in songs.
Genre
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Sept. 2023 Tori Amos. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tori_Amos
On this page It is explained how Amos released music around the same time as Nirvana with multiple different genres where as Nirvana sticks with sort of the same thing. Amos used genres such as alternative rock, chamber pop, pop rock and electronic
Avery, A. (2023, October 4). What genre is Nirvana?. Old Time Music. https://oldtimemusic.com/what-genre-is-nirvana/
This article goes into the genre of Nirvana was and is. It talks about their sound at the time and how they were different and similar to what music was out at the time.
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