Formed in Aberdeen, Washington, USA, in 1988, the Nirvana that the MTV generation came to love comprised Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl. Grohl was '"something like our sixth drummer", explained Cobain, and had been recruited from east coast band Dave Brammage, having previously played with Scream, who recorded for Minor Threat 's influential Dischord Records label. Their original drummer was Chad Channing; at one point Dinosaur Jr 's J. Mascis had been touted as a permanent fixture, along with Dan Peters from Mudhoney.
Having been signed by the Seattle-based Sub Pop Records, the trio completed their debut single, 'Love Buzz'/'Big Cheese', the former a song written and ...