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Grunge culture became dominant very quickly; all that had been 'cool' suddenly became ugly and exaggerated, and Kurt was the symbol of transgression. Another Porto Alegre kid in '91, Rogerio Maia Garcia, was intrigued by Nevermind's "swimming baby" vinyl artwork the album arguably heralded an era of visual iconography, as well as musical influence , right before the music captivated him: "We were all listening to rock and metal, but Nevermind sounded totally different — like 'normal kids' playing at home: raw, and really loud," says Garcia.
Garcia grew up to be a criminal lawyer rather than a full-time musician, but he remains an ardent Nirvana fan: "In my mind, Nevermind's legacy can't be separated from Kurt Cobain's last years of life [Cobain was just 27 when he took his own life in ]," says Garcia. I think Nevermind expressed the feelings and fears that any teen goes through, from my generation in Brazil to now.
A blend of political revolution and personal revelation also brought young music student Grzegorz Kwiatkowski now vocalist and guitarist for acclaimed Gdansk indie rockers Trupa Trupa to Nevermind: "We're talking about Poland in , only a few moments after defeating the communist system, and the beginning of the democratic system, which brought not only cynical capitalistic stuff from the West but super high-quality stuff — like Nirvana and Nevermind," says Kwiatkowski.
Kwiatkowski grew up listening to everything from Schubert to The Beatles, and saw Nevermind as a natural progression: "Very beautiful, very simple songs; the perfect combination of killer sound and great singer-songwriting". His own band would sign a worldwide deal with Seattle institution Sub Pop in ; Trupa Trupa continue to create original, expansive music while crediting their early inspirations.
English remains the lingua franca of pop culture for now , and Nevermind has inspired countless international covers. Jamaican reggae artist Little Roy released an album of reggae-fied Nirvana covers Battle for Seattle, ; Brazilian tropicalia star Caetano Veloso would rework Come as You Are; Indian hard rockers Pentagram fronted by film music composer Vishal Dadlani would add Nirvana covers to their live sets.
Japanese music journalist Hiroko Shintani was immersed in international alt-music scenes in , and already knew Nirvana's Bleach album — but couldn't initially believe Nevermind was by the same band: "My first reaction was: 'What's happened to them?!
But what I admired was the innate pop sensibility that cuts through the musical style and the irony of these songs about Kurt Cobain's discomfort; his alienation from the mainstream ended up being shared by millions of people, thanks to that sensibility.
That in itself was phenomenal. Another artist who discovered Nevermind after its original release is Istanbul-based singer-songwriter and visual artist Gaye Su Akyol. She's widely praised for her fearless, politically-charged expressions including latest album, Istikarli Hayal Hakikattir , and she cites Nevermind as a formative inspiration — it was , she was at primary school, and she found her brother's cassette album in their mother's car.
I was confused and unsatisfied; I was looking at the cover art, the band's photos inside. I was looking for a different way to express my feelings, and Nevermind caught me instantly; it opened the doors of rock'n'roll to me. Akyol still describes Nevermind as a "homecoming" album; she has held onto the original cassette, though is now equally likely to listen to it on vinyl or digitally: "The intimate relationship I had with it is always alive, and it's a 'safe space' where I can breathe.
Nevermind made "outsider" spirit feel like a unifying experience, on a massive scale. This also struck a chord with Mpumi Mcata, co-founder of brilliantly sharp Johannesburg rockers BLK JKS; in the early '90s, Mcata had left high school to pursue his band dreams, and first heard Nevermind while working in a music shop.
This, and Kurt's politics.
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