In Search of Kurt Cobain Part Three : Dave Grohl’s First Show, Evergreen College Show, and Much More
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Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers, most notably Chad Channing, and then recruited Dave Grohl in 1990. Nirvana's success popularized alternative rock, and they were often referenced as the figurehead band of Generation X. Their music maintains a popular following and continues to influence modern rock culture.
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. They developed a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between quiet verses and loud, heavy choruses. After signing to major label DGC Records in 1991, Nirvana found unexpected mainstream success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first single from their landmark second album Nevermind (1991). A cultural phenomenon of the 1990s, Nevermind was certified Diamond by the RIAA and is credited for ending the dominance of hair metal.
Characterized by their punk aesthetic, Nirvana's fusion of pop melodies with noise, combined with their themes of abjection and social alienation, brought them global popularity. Following extensive tours and the 1992 compilation album Incesticide and EP Hormoaning, the band released their highly anticipated third studio album, In Utero (1993). The album topped both the US and UK album charts, and was acclaimed by critics. Nirvana disbanded following Cobain's suicide in April 1994. Various posthumous releases have been overseen by Novoselic, Grohl, and Cobain's widow Courtney Love. The posthumous live album MTV Unplugged in New York (1994) won Best Alternative Music Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards.
Nirvana is one of the best-selling bands of all time, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. During their three years as a mainstream act, Nirvana received an American Music Award, Brit Award and Grammy Award, as well as seven MTV Video Music Awards and two NME Awards. They achieved five number-one hits on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and four number-one albums on the Billboard 200. In 2004, Rolling Stone named Nirvana among the 100 greatest artists of all time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility in 2014.
Cobain became disenchanted after early touring because of the band's inability to draw substantial crowds and the difficulty in supporting themselves financially. During their first few years playing together, Novoselic and Cobain were hosts to a succession of drummers. Eventually, the band settled on Chad Channing, with whom Nirvana recorded the album Bleach, released on Sub Pop Records in 1989. Cobain, however, became dissatisfied with Channing's style and subsequently fired him. He and Novoselic eventually hired Dave Grohl to replace Channing. Nirvana played many gigs and shows around Olympia Washington. Grohl helped the band record their 1991 major-label debut, Nevermind. With Nevermind's lead single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Nirvana quickly entered the mainstream, popularizing a subgenre of alternative rock called "grunge". Since their debut, Nirvana has sold over 28 million albums in the United States alone, and over 75 million worldwide. The success of Nevermind provided numerous Seattle bands, such as Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, access to wider audiences. As a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on radio and music television in the U.S. during the first half of the 1990s. Nirvana was considered the "flagship band of Generation X", and Cobain found himself reluctantly anointed by the media as the generation's "spokesman". He resented this characterization, since he believed his artistic message had been misinterpreted by the public.
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Nirvana never gets old. Always learn something new about them.
Back in college, I dated the woman who, a few years later, famously dated Kurt, at least for a little while, at least until Courtney found out😻 Scott, you are the hardest working man in show business! I love your style, your sensitivity, and the way your videos take me places I could never justify personally going❤
@goalie511
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Mary Lou Lord?
In the record store they're playing Leonard Cohen in the background. Very fitting soundtrack for Kurt
Love Nirvana! I was fortunate to see them live in 1993, Lakeland Fl. Breeders opened for them. It was my first concert, and by far most memorable. Great video guys!
Wonderful to see Johnny again in one of your Nirvana videos. He seems like such a cool & interesting person. Appreciate him for sharing his memories for this unique perspective to reminisce about Nirvana. Wow, what was & what may have been. Nirvana truly changed everything. Much thanks to you both.
I live in Olympia and my wife's from Aberdeen, we have Kurt flowing through our veigns
He has a rainy day records shirt on he would remember Kevin Schultz used to work there. We lived there when Kurt lived there as well . We all lived down there during that time.
I’m a GenXer that got to see Nirvana live in L.A. in 91! Still a fan. Great video! Rock on
@SCOTTONTAPE
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🤘🏽 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
I went to Evergreen 89 to 93. Love the trip down memory lane.
Love this, Nirvana videos are always epic! Thanks Scott for taking us along for the awesome ride!
Thanks Scott been a nirvana fan all my life they where the first band I got into as a teenager, as always just when I think I know everything, I learn something new watching your videos, rip Kurt legend 🙏 gone way to soon but never forgotten 😢
Man I can't thank you enough for all your content but the Nirvana stuff really hits home... literally, I live in Olympia. Thanks again for all your hard work and wonderful content Scott. Your page is one of few that I am captivated by. Keep up the great work man!
@SCOTTONTAPE
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That’s so cool thank you . Olympia is a magical place.
@Eunicevigilatosampaio
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❤ congratulations Scott your work is wonderful
I love Nirvana, their songs were amazing and still is today! Scott, you're awesome! Thank you for uploading this video ❤️
Keep Nirvana updates coming it's all cool greatest band in the world!!
Thank you Scott and Johnny very well done.
Thanks for this video. Love Kurt and Nirvana. Rest in peace Kurt. Always a pleasure learning new things about him and Nirvana.
Thank you again for an awsome Nirvana video Scott. Its something special to have someone like Johnny that actually new Nirvana/Kurt. NIRVANA/KURT will always be loved and missed
Cobain and Grohl have been my idols since high school, both intelligent and amazing talents. Thank you for all the great work you do Scott, always awesome, interesting and informative.
Lot of really cool stories packed into 1 episode. Crazy how nirvana blew up.
Smells Like Teen Spirit was the anthem of the teenagers in the 90's. It never grows old. We miss you Kurt❤️
@paulaustin3949
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Yes 🥰 was listening to brand new Aerosmith's pump album with a hard@N, and Fishbone and Nirvana, smells like teen Spirit came on drove me wild , I was like grade 8-9, 245lbs and jumped up thinking the world just changed was awesome 💯, then grade nine science they ended they aerosol hair sprays and started healing the ozone, huge change
@roxannemoser
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It grew old for the whole band. Radio in my area played it so much I grew tired of it myself. I still won't listen, because Nirvana has so many other better songs that weren't even released as singles.
@paulaustin3949
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@@roxannemoser true , they destroyed much music with it was like shark turning in circles, but alot of other rythms came on strong running it over
I always like your Nirvana videos. That is the real reason I started watching your videos.
This was a true treat to watch! Thank you, Scott and Jonny. Love this trip down memory lane and Nirvana history. ✌🎸🎤🎶 😊💜
@SCOTTONTAPE
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Thank you Verna!!
@kennethgilliam216
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Thanks for raising video. I enjoyed it very much and I love the city of Olympia and the history of it in general. Have you ever made a video of the old clubs and haunts in Tacoma?
Always love the Nirvana content especially from you Scott! 👍🏼
Another great video! Great guest! Thank you Scott 💜
Love the Kurt Cobain videos!! Keep them coming!!
20:17 2 photos to the left of Dave is the incomparable Burl Ives. A true Legend.
nice job scott! you are in my state and in my heart!! thank you for what you do.
Nirvana is my all time favorite band, I damn near don’t even have to listen to them anymore because the music is forever burned in my brain. Loved this upload ! Thanks Scott 🤟🏻
Love all the Nirvana / Kurt Cobain/ David Grohl Stories and History. This is so awesome Scott thanks for sharing all this with us, we live vicariously through your videos as most of us can't get to these places to see them. The Nirvana stuff especially. Great job Scott & great content 👍🙏
Love oly! Thanks for the video Scott n Johnny!
Best Scott on tape I've ever seen Scott & ive seen many.. brilliant guys..!
Dave Grohl and Cobain will always be one of my favorites. May Nirvana Rest In Peace. Thank you for this Scott
Oh man this is going to be great!! I haven’t even watched the whole thing yet Scott… but I know this is going to be epic!! Thank you as always for sharing with all ur knowledge!!! ❤✌️
Great video Scott! Thank You💋
This one was very special. Thank you. I was here in 2019 driving up to Vancouver to fly home to the UK and was totally unaware of the Olympia/Nirvana thing at the time. I did stop at Sleater-Kinney Road to take a photo of the sign, because I am a fan of that band. Maybe when you are back here you could do another vid with Jonny on Sleater-Kinney? I found a fly poster for them in a bar in Portland, so my trip all hung together. This was all so, so, so great. I totally loved it.
Love this, nostalgia from the golden era of the 90s. Thank you Scott
Thank you so much Jonny for your contribution. You are a great presenter and come off as an all-around nice guy!
Great to see my hometown on this channel Scott. Learned some new info about Nirvana and Olympia locations.
Really great video I always enjoy your Nirvana/Kurt videos. I watched the last 2 episodes of The Price of Glee. You were great, Celebrity Researcer! ❤️
Awesome. Thanks for this. A nice surprise when I thought this series was done…
That was awesome! Great Video!
I love all the Nirvana history you do Scott. Awesome video n thanks Johnny Nirvana. You guys Rock! ✌ Out!
Cobain is my all time favorite music subject. Thanks brother! Another great video. Thanks Scott. Edit: ty as well Jonny! You're a cool maestro as well!
Great video! Awesome work Scott!!
Awesome! Thanks so much ❤
thanks for posting on IG that this was up or else I would not have looked!
Love the uplifting memories as well as the stages of loss you go through and show what good people actually did,
I really enjoy your work man. The way you show how music history was made. All the best to you.
Definitely need more collaborations between you two foolz🤣… thanks for another awesome vid Scott!!
Badass video. Best guys to show us the places!!
Thoroughly enjoyed this video, awesome info. Your videos rock Scott
Wow... So cool to be able to tell people that you sat on a couch with Kurt Cobain and used to see him everywhere. So cool.
Watching this video now from Northern Ireland at 6.30am love when Scott uploads new videos. Keep them coming keep up the good work Scott 😊☘️☘️
Love all the new content you do based on Nirvana. Keep up the good work 😎👌🏽
Loved Nirvana. Had a band in high school we named COBAINUM because of their music. Terrific video as always!!!✌️
Great vid. I love how Scott let the guest roll.
Hey Scott !! love your videos,great work you do man. ....Greetings from sweden
Alot of my favorite videos of yours are the Kurt Cobain and Nirvana ones!! My favorite stuff by Nirvana was a VHS tape of Live! Tonight! Sold Out!
great video Scott
Great content
Love watching your videos and I love how you put the year and month also !!! Thanks for taking me places I couldn't ever go !!! 🙂🙂🙂
ty for all the videos
Another great video, you guys make an amazing duo
Thanks for SHARING this with us Scott appreciate ya buddy... love from Detroit CITY
Thanks for the great content!!!
Thank you for this Scott I love Nirvana
Good Evening Scott 🙋🏽. I hope you had a Awesome Amazing day ‼️ thanks for sharing this with me ‼️👍🏽😃
Hi Scott! I Absolutely love your videos you always go to the best places I would absolutely see this in person you are absolutely my favorite KZreadr thank you for sharing this You Rock Scott 💯💯💞
Cousin Eddie was wearing a Dickie in that picture. That's the significance there. I lived in Olympia during this time. It was a great town back then. I worked at a bar hotel across from the capitol called Henry C's. What a great town it used to be. Might still be. Haven't been there for a long time. Great video. Thank you, Scott.
One of my top favorite Bands. Changed the face of Music. Love these Videos!
Awesome video Scott!! 💓✌ nirvana forever!❤✌✌
Hi Scott! Love love love this video!!! So interesting to see all the small venues Kurt preferred and enjoyed doing back in the day-didn’t realize just how small they actually were until your video tonight and his favorite hangouts. Seeing them I can truly understand now how he felt about it being so intimate with his fans at that time. Also enjoyed seeing his picture and location where they decided to hang it in the restaurant. Also enjoyed Johnny Nirvana with you taking us down memory lane sooo cool! And you know how much I love your sense of humor Scott-the ending of the video was hilarious!!!!! Thank you and much love. ❤
@SCOTTONTAPE
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Thank you Coco!!
Hey Olympia that's my hometown! Downtown has changed so much. It's just full of down-and-out people 😟 I started going downtown in '95 we had a wonderful music scene, outdoor festivals and just an all-around good vibe. I thought I would always love Olympia downtown but you couldn't pay me to go down there now for any reason. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the video. Also there's still some old timers that are around if you go into the Clipper bar or McCoy's tavern or the Reef you will run into people who knew him personally and more than likely get first-hand account stories you may not have ever heard before.
awesome vid once again scott..... ; )
awesome stories where it all started for Cobain, I luv Nirvana ❤️🩹 RIP Kurt
Videos like this make me really appreciate living 10 minutes away.
Aw this was class,love Nirvana & loved this,would love a beer with jonny Nirvana,such a shame that the north shore surf club is gone,looked like one helluva venue,so sad that venues like that are hardly about now,hot,sweaty,loud & full of people totally loving music,wish I could go back to those days,brilliant as always Scott 👌👍 love from England ❤️
Love this. Thanks 👍🏻
Love the video. Really enjoyed everything. Keep up the awesome work
I wish I had realized how great things were back then. Great video! Grunge forever!! 🥾🥾🎤🎼 thanks Scott & Johnny
Thanks for the video Scott!! Your friend is so knowledgeable and lucky to have known Kurt!!! So awesome!! Love both you guys!! Keep up the great work!! All your videos are amazing!!! Love you!! 🙏🙏🥰🥰♥️♥️😊😊😇😇✌️✌️✌️✌️
Awesome video loved Nirvana 🥰
Amazing video guys
Kurt liked the burgers 🍔 at the Spar Cafe. Place is great food with local ambience and murals on the walls.
Absolutely love everything Kurt Cobain ❤️ You get to meet alot of people very close to him. That's awesome Scott. I know a few people that dissappear with the joint 😆 Great video bro ✌️😎
Great video! And I have to say, the cure is my favorite band and cut here is an AMAZING song. Loved their little shout out.
@SCOTTONTAPE
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And to think I almost CUT that part out lol. Glad I left it in!
@necroneva2152
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Robert Smith would've haunted your dreams
Thank you ❣️
Wow! You both done an amazing job on this 😎👍 I really enjoyed listening to all the old Nirvana stories of Kurt and the band! Thanks for this awesome Nirvana vlog was super interesting! And Scott hope all is well my friend hope you have a awesome new year and wish you all the best! ✌️ you’ve came a long ways my brother so very proud of you Scott 👊👊👊 Kurt would be proud of you man.
@SCOTTONTAPE
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Thank you so much Derrick you’re awesome dude
@derrickr7952
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@@SCOTTONTAPE your so very welcome my dude 👊
I loved listening to Nirvana growing up!
@jayweiss4378
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Do you think had Kurt lived if the Foo Fighters songs would have been sung by Kurt and not David! I have a feeling that the band would have been even bigger had Kurt lived and even if they might have broken up in time they would have done reuniting shows with new songs!
@Sincityboyj
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@@jayweiss4378 without a doubt
A friend of mine went to Annandale HS with Dave. Lucky girl 👍.... More cool spots to visit. Thanks Scott 💯
Scott, man I love every single Nirvana, Eminem / PROOF video you make. I was first introduced to Nirvana in 95 when I was 11 when I watched the Unplugged in New York MTV episode. I got heavy into, and obsessed with Nirvana in 99. 5 years after Kurt left us. I scoured Napster, Kazza and Limewire for any and all unreleased Nirvana songs to burn into blank cds. Than years later those songs would be released on a huge box set eventually. I had the Kurt and Courtney documentary, the Come as you are biography book, t shirts, posters and every album of course. The last song I ever recorded off the radio on a cassette was Nirvana's last song they ever recorded as a band "You know your right" I have a picture of a kurt cobain exhibit from visiting The hard rock cafe in Las Vegas in the mid 90's as well.
Great tour. ❤ A few years ago at the Isle of Wight festival here in the UK Seasick Steve and Foo Fighters shared the bill. Both Steve and Dave Grohl recounted a tale on stage of how they had met at a small show in Olympia or Washington when Steve was a drifter and hadn’t seen each other again until that festival in 2009. They both seemed quite emotional about it. I’m pretty sure Steve said it was one of Dave’s first sets with Nirvana. I can’t help but wonder now if it was the party in the mods!
I know I'm gonna dig this!!!!
Scott n Jonny B. loved the video! I was lucky enough to see Nirvana in Davenport Iowa 10/22/93. You can find recordings of the show here on KZread
Great video friend
Greetings from Greece! Nice video, thanks!
Totally unrelated… I knew that was you on the Glee documentary! Once it was confirmed I was so proud to see you! Keep up the awesomeness that is you. I hope one day to shake your hand! …… RIP Kurt ❤
Two of the best!
Love your videos
My hometown. Also, proud evergreen alumni.