Nirvana by Marc Burrows was excellent book and a must have, if you are an old or fan - which my Hubby is and I had to purchase it for his Christmas pressie for this year - Shame it will be a late one! lol.
This book is a great detailed guide to the Band that Changed Everything and a wonderful book, written by an excellent author Marc Burrows who provides an exhaustive day-by-day account of the lifespan of this great band. Ir starts from their early days touring the dive bars of the Pacific North-West. Marc wrote about all their albums and
especially the famous album "Nevermind"which is still excellent to this day, I can't believe it came out in 1991 and played to death in this house! lol and so many other great albums they produced.
Marc also covers the tragic death of Kurt Cobain’s in 1994, which seems like yesterday.

The cover to this book was excellent as well.

Overall, Marc Burrows has written a 5 star book and a great book for new or old fan of Nirvana.

Big Thank you to NetGalley and Pen & Sword for the arc.

"The band were quite capable of pulling defeat from the jaws of victory; they had always been messy and on their worst days often felt on the verge of collapsing mid-set. They could also be stunning, however. When the stars aligned. When everything was in the right place. When everyone’s moods were good. When it mattered, Nirvana could be absolutely magnificent."

What would have happened if Kurt had lived? The question is asked over and over, the evidence examined, the speculations logged. But Kurt didn’t live. That’s the point. He didn’t want to. Living would have meant living clean, and Kurt couldn’t do that. If he couldn’t do that for his daughter, he certainly couldn’t do that for his band."

"His whole life had become incompatible, a mass of contradictions. It’s horrible. It’s unfair. It shouldn’t have been like that."
We’d have had lots more Kurt Cobain music. Frances Bean would have had a father. But that’s another reality. That’s not the timeline we live in. In this reality, Kurt Cobain had given up. You could argue that he’d fallen out of love with music years earlier , when Nevermind hit big. "



💭(Years later, hearing Frances singing the song 'Angel' to his father is soul-crashing and heart-breaking)
This was an awesome read. I'm sort of a latecomer when it comes to appreciating Nirvana more and this book serves as a wonderful guide and eye-opener into knowing and understanding more about the band and not just Kurt Cobain. Unbiased and well-researched. I've always been curious not only with Kurt Cobain's life but also with the band as a whole and their dynamics. I would also like to read other biographies mentioned and recommended in the book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Pen & Sword for the arc. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. (Expected publishing date: Nov. 30, 2024)

4.45✨

An intricate look into the historic band that birthed a movement and a genre and culture. Annotated explorations give readers and music lovers a deep dive into this iconic band. Recommended for folks looking for a quick, easy, and fun dive into the history of Nirvana.

London-based critic, comedian, musician and author Marc Burrows here gives us an in-depth, blow by blow account of Kurt Cobain's Seattle three-piece. Introduced by John Robb and with cover art from Andrea C. White, the book lives up to its title - A Detailed Guide To The Band That Changed Everything. This is one for music and Nirvana nerds which I found particularly satisfiying on the birth of the band, where Burrows provides us with useful little geographical details which highlight the member's dedication to their music.
NIrvana are a bunch of screaming paradoxes wrapped up in love and this hyper-detailed biography illustates that perfectly. Fans will find plenty to mull over here and even those with a passing interest in the 80's-90's-00's music scene in the UK and USA will find much food for thought.

Enjoyed this very detailed story about the band, Learned a lot of things I didn’t know before about the band members and people in their lives as well.