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Nirvana

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Nirvana is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pixies, Sonic Youth and The Stooges. Those roots explain a lot about how Nirvana arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kurt Cobain, The Jins, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney and Green River, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Green Day, Weezer, The Offspring, Sum 41 and Simple Plan, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 356 connections around Nirvana, reaching back through Led Zeppelin and forward to Green Day. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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NirvanaLed ZeppelinBlack SabbathPixiesSonic YouthThe StoogesMelvinsWipersSlanted and EnchantedGreen DayWeezerThe OffspringSum 41Simple PlanThe All-American Rej…CartelEelsKurt CobainThe JinsAlice in ChainsMudhoneyGreen RiverLocal HScreaming TreesTemple of the Dog

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Nirvana connections

Nirvana grew out of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pixies and Sonic Youth, shares an orbit with Kurt Cobain, The Jins, Alice in Chains and Mudhoney, went on to shape Green Day, Weezer, The Offspring and Sum 41. 357 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Nirvana

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