Spawned in the intensely fertile music scene that blossomed in and around Seattle in the late 1980s, Nirvana instantly distinguished itself from the bulk of its peers by virtue of the singular passion that drove its leader, Kurt Cobain.
Few were prepared for worldwide Nirvana-mania set off by the 1991 release of Nevermind. Fuelled by the instantaneous success of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', the album stormed the charts. Their next album, In Utero, was the last studio recording released by Nirvana:...