Nirvana, every mention
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Verbatim, from the transcripts: the passages where Nirvana comes up
Sub Pop Records: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
- ▶ 0:30 Bruce Pavitt And for 20 cents worth of copies, we were able to get a contract with Nirvana that is essentially the reason why we're talking to you today.
- ▶ 1:55 Guy Raz Seattle bands like Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and of course Nirvana seemed to own the rock and roll airwaves between 1990 and 1995.
- ▶ 31:53 Bruce Pavitt And then we have to add, coincidentally, a group named Nirvana, uh, came up and, uh, played a showcase for John and I a little bit after we opened, uh, the offices as well. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 37:20 Guy Raz You know, the, the, the former members of Nirvana said, I love the grunge sound.
- ▶ 38:27 Guy Raz All right, so at some point, you get this demo from a band named Nirvana. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 44:35 Guy Raz So I'm assuming they let you know when they were coming back to play live, 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 45:58 Guy Raz How did you convince Nirvana to work with you? 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 49:05 Guy Raz So a couple of months before you release Nirvana's debut album, which is Bleach, which we'll talk about in a minute, I read that, uh, it was kind of hard, I guess, at the time to get mainstream attention from the U.S. music press, like…
- ▶ 50:47 Guy Raz All right, so, so I think of the summer of 89, you released Nirvana's debut album, Bleach. 10 times in the scene
- ▶ 54:33 Guy Raz I, I want to, this is sensitive, a sensitive topic, because of course Nirvana is a legendary band, and they changed rock history, and I'm sure this is painful even to recall and recount this story, but I do want to ask you about this. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 57:11 Guy Raz When we come back in just a moment, life after Nirvana, and how Bruce and Jonathan's relationship started to fall apart.
- ▶ 57:54 Guy Raz Nirvana has signed with another label. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:03:45 Guy Raz oh yeah, Soundgarden and Nirvana and Pearl Jam, they're sellouts?
- ▶ 1:08:04 Bruce Pavitt And yes, the Nirvana money helped out quite a bit, but we had built up our staff, and we were competing with majors, and we, I thought it would be a good idea to have more cash in the bank.
- ▶ 1:15:23 Jonathan Poneman Well, there were bands who, before Nirvana had their explosive success, we would have signed for 2000 dollars. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:23:42 Bruce Pavitt So, on the one hand, we were very lucky that Nirvana blew up, but I also have to hand it to John and I for sticking it through at that point and keeping the lights on