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Encyclopedia > Blew (EP)
Blew
Blew cover
EP by Nirvana
Released December 1989
Recorded 1988-1989
Genre Grunge
Length 11.32
Label Sub Pop
Tupelo (UK)
Producer Jack Endino, Steve Fisk
Nirvana chronology
“Bleach”
(1989)
Blew
(1989)
Nevermind
(1991)

"Blew" is the title of a song and an EP by the American grunge band Nirvana. Cover of Nirvanas Blew EP on CD. This is an album cover. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Nirvana was an American rock band that formed in Aberdeen, Washington. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ... Steve Fisk is a Washington-based audio engineer, record producer and musician. ... Nirvana was an American rock band that formed in Aberdeen, Washington. ... Bleach was the debut album by Nirvana, released in June 1989 through Sub Pop. ... For other uses, see Nevermind (disambiguation). ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Nirvana was an American rock band that formed in Aberdeen, Washington. ...

Contents

The song

The song was written in 1988 by the band's frontman Kurt Cobain. It initially appeared as the first track on Nirvana's debut album “Bleach”, released in June 1989. Kurt Donald Cobain (Aberdeen, Washington, USA; February 20, 1967 – c. ... Bleach was the debut album by Nirvana, released in June 1989 through Sub Pop. ...


The lyrics appear to concern entrapment and control (for example the lines "If you wouldn't mind, I would like to breathe"). It was performed regularly at Nirvana's concerts up until the death of Cobain in April 1994.


The EP

The Blew EP was released in December 1989 on the Tupelo Records label. In addition to the song "Blew", it includes the songs "Love Buzz" (which also appears on Bleach and was released as Nirvana's first single), and two previously unreleased songs, "Been A Son" and "Stain". Love Buzz was the first single released by Nirvana in 1988 on Sub Pop Records. ... Been A Son is a song by the American Grunge band Nirvana. ... Stain is a song by the Seattle grunge and alternative rock band Nirvana. ...


It was released only in the United Kingdom and is thus difficult to obtain elsewhere. Only 3,000 copies of the EP were pressed on 12" vinyl record, but it was also released on CD. Both CD and vinyl counterfeit copies exist, of which the vinyl copies vary in colour. A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ...


Other versions

Early live performances of the song "Blew" contain almost entirely different lyrics and can be found on various bootlegs. There are also numerous bootlegs featuring performances of the album version of "Blew". A live version of "Blew" (performed on November 25, 1991 in the Netherlands) appears on Nirvana's live album From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah. Video footage of this same performance appears on the Nirvana DVD Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!. From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah is a live compilation album from the American grunge band, Nirvana. ... front cover Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! is a VHS/Laserdisc home video released by the grunge band Nirvana on November 15, 1994. ...


Track listing

  1. "Blew" (appeared on Bleach) – 2:54
  2. "Love Buzz" (appeared on Bleach and released as Nirvana's first single) – 3:35
  3. "Been A Son" (previously unreleased, later appeared on Nirvana) – 2:23
  4. "Stain" (previously unreleased, later appeared on Incesticide) – 2:40

Note: a different version of "Been A Son" appears on the Incesticide album. Love Buzz was the first single released by Nirvana in 1988 on Sub Pop Records. ... Been A Son is a song by the American Grunge band Nirvana. ... Nirvana is a best-of compilation album from the American grunge band, Nirvana. ... Stain is a song by the Seattle grunge and alternative rock band Nirvana. ... Incesticide is a compilation album of rare songs, b-sides and studio outtakes released by Nirvana on December 14, 1992 in Europe, and December 15, 1992 in the U.S. It was released through Geffen Records. ...


Credits

Kurt Donald Cobain (Aberdeen, Washington, USA; February 20, 1967 – c. ... Left: Rosa Hurricane, a heavy metal-style solid body guitar. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Steve Fisk is a Washington-based audio engineer, record producer and musician. ...

Covers

Japanese musician Miyavi has covered the song. Miyavi, born September 14, 1981 in Nishikujo, Konohana-ku, Osaka City, Japan,[1] is a Japanese solo rock artist and former guitarist (under the name Miyabi )) for the visual kei indies band Dué le quartz, which disbanded in 2002. ...


External links

  • Blew EP on Nirvanadiscography.com
  • Live Nirvana Companion to Official Releases - Blew EP
  • Live Nirvana Sessions History - September 1989

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Blew (EP) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (178 words)
Blew is the title of a Nirvana EP.
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Blew then released their second single ' Time To Pass The Time' on September 10th and is avalaible in all good record shops.
Blew have played support to some of the music industries most talanted artists such as The Charlatans, Joe Strummer at The Olympia Theatre in Dublin and also Idlewild in Nancy Spains in Cork.
In the middle somewhere, I saw the group live and they blew me away, putting on what was one of the best performances I've ever seen, even making me momentarily forget the most uncomfortable seeting I'd ever had the pleasure of plopping my ass into.
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