R&P: Hey Nirvana 'fans', let's see how knowledgeable you REALLY are (plus R&P Hall of Fame results!)!?

1. Krist (or Chris as he once was called) Novoselic, Dave Grohl, some former members include Chad Channing, Aaron Burckhard, Dale Crover, Dan Peters, Pat Smear, and so on.

2. Their first drummer was Aaron Burckhard, though they were not called Nirvana at the time, the first official drummer under the name "Nirvana" was Chad Channing (though Dale Crover did some studio work and possibly some live things occasionally during 1988).

3. Raw Power- The Stooges.

4. Kurt and Krist were in a Credence Clearwater Revival cover band for a short amount of time.

5. The Vaselines, the members being Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee

6. Krist is a local politician in south-western Washington state, he also writes a great blog and might be making a solo album..Dave is in Foo Fighters, and occasionally will do guest drumming for bands, oh yeah, and he's a father (of two now!).

7. Kurt was the shortest, he was around 5'8", Krist was the tallest, around 6'8".

8. Drain You, Sappy, Pennyroyal Tea, Serve the Servants.

9. In Utero, 'nuff said.

10. With the Lights Out.

11. Pixes, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, The Stooges, The Melvins, Mudhoney, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, The Vaselines, Black Flag, Meat Puppets, Sonic Youth, etc..

12. Krist! He was actually born to Croatian and Bosnian immigrants, I'm 1/4 Serbo Croatian myself... :P

13. Sappy, You Know You're Right, Serve the Servants, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Pennyroyal Tea, FFWHROS, Lounge Act, Something in the Way, All Apologies, Aero-Zeppelin

14. An electrician.

15. Courtney Love! (rock on, CL!)

16. Hole!!! =D

17. L7, Soundgarden, Screaming Trees, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Mother Love Bone, Mudhoney, Green River, Tad.

18. Charles R. Cross, but he got a fair amount of stuff about his childhood wrong, supposedly.

19. I don't know... its a long long story, I think, they are just a magnet for poseurs, and they have been since Smells Like Teen Spirit came out.

20. HOLE, Led Zeppelin, Pixies, The Smashing Pumpkins, Joy Division, Sonic Youth, Blondie, Soundgarden, The Cars, Melvins, Black Sabbath, The Breeders, The Replacements, The Beatles, Queen, it goes on... though some of them I'm still getting into.

two TD's for saying edit? Piss off!

BTW, those were all just from my own knowledge... I didn't look anything up, I've been thinking wayyyyy too much these past two days.

1. Name the two other people in the band OTHER THAN Kurt Cobain.

(don't you go look this up on Wikipedia!) First AND last spelled correctly! :P

Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl

2. Who was Nirvana's first drummer?

I *think* they first recorded with Aaron Burckhard...

3. What was Kurt's favorite album of all time?

Raw Power-The Stooges

4. Before starting Nirvana, what classic rock band did Kurt and another Nirvana member cover?

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5. Who were Kurt's favorite songwriters?

I *think* it was Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee (the Vaselines) .

6. What are the two members of Nirvana doing today?

Dave is in Foo Fighters, and Krist is into politics and he was the bassist for Flipper, but I'm not so sure that he is anymore...

7. Who was the shortest person in the band? And the tallest?

shortest-Kurt (5'7) tallest Krist (6'8)

~I feel fangirlish because I DO know that O.o

8. What song(s) do you feel were the band's best (other than Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As You Are, and Heart-Shaped Box!)

this is pretty hard, they have a ton of great songs. some that stick out to me are "Drain You", "Sappy", and "Dumb

9. What is your favorite Nirvana album and why (it doesn't have to be a studio album).

In Utero. I love every song on it and I can listen to it over and over.

10. What is the name of the box set released in 2004?

"With the Lights Out"

11. Name some of Nirvana's influencers. (at least FIVE)

Pixies, The Beatles, Meat Puppets, the Vaselines, The Melvins, R.E.M, Black Sabbath

12. What Nirvana member was born to Croatian immigrants?

Krist

13. What are your favorite Nirvana songs?

"Milk It", "Drain You", "Opinion", "Sappy", "Been A Son", "Old Age", "All Apologies", "Lounge Act", "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle".

14. Who was the first person to find Kurt Cobain dead after his alleged suicide?

an electrician

15. Who was Kurt's wife?

Courtney Love

16. What band was she in?

Hole

17. Name grunge bands OTHER THAN Nirvana. (at least FIVE)

Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees, Green River, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, L7, Hole

18. Who wrote the Kurt Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven?

Charles R Cross

19. Why does Nirvana have SO MANY POSERS?

I dunno... MTV? lol

20. What are some of *your* favorite bands other than Nirvana?

The Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, Alice in Chains, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Foo Fighters, R.E.M, Radiohead

1. Krist Novoselic and David Grohl (Alot of people call him Dave..but I call him David..lol)

2. Dave Foster was the the drummer when they weren't officially called Nirvana..but after a few months of being Nirvana (while Dave Foster was still the drummer)..they decided on Chad Channing instead

3. Honestly..i don't know.. :(

4. Credence Clearwater Revival

5. John Lennon?

6. David (Dave) is the lead singer/guitarist for the Foo Fighters and Krist was in Flipper until he left them in 2008..now I believe he's a politician..something a long those lines..

7. Kurt was the shortest..and Krist was the tallest by far..he's like 6'6" or 6'7"..something like that..he's really tall..

8. Lithium, Something in the Way, Rape Me, You Know You're Right About A Girl, Verse Chorus Verse, and Where Did You Sleep Last Night

9. In Utero..one word..GENIUS

10. With the Lights Out

11. The Melvins, The Pixies, The Beatles, Meat Puppets, and The Vaselines

12. Krist

13. Lithium, Something in the Way, About a Girl, Verse Chorus Verse, Heart-Shaped Box, Come As You Are, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Dumb, Sappy..and a whole bunch more..

14. An electrician..

15. Courtney Love..bleh :/

16. Hole

17. Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Smashing Pumpkins

18. I believe it was Charles Cross?

19. I agree 100% with Zafro Lightning..they only hear Smells Like Teen Spirit and they think oh yea this song is awesome..so they automatically turn into fans of Nirvana, but the truth of the matter is that they only heard that one song and they don't listen to any other songs by them..so they assume that they are fans when they really aren't..

20. The Foo Fighters, Puddle of Mudd, Alice in Chains, Aerosmith, Atreyu, The Beatles, Chevelle, Collective Soul, Kiss, Guns N' Roses (the original band), Hinder, Incubus, INXS, Kings of Leon, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, The Offsping, Papa Roach, Pearl Jam, Sublime, Sting, The Police, Thin Lizzy, Trapt, Tool, The Who, RCHP, and so much more..

1. Name the two other people in the band OTHER THAN Kurt Cobain. (don't you go look this up on Wikipedia!) First AND last spelled correctly! :P-Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic! Ha!

2. Who was Nirvana's first drummer? Chad Channing?

3. What was Kurt's favorite album of all time? It was buy a musical recording group...

4. Before starting Nirvana, what classic rock band did Kurt and another Nirvana member cover? Yes.

5. Who were Kurt's favorite songwriters? I believe John Lennon and Bob Dylan?

6. What are the two members of Nirvana doing today? Dave leads Foo Fighters, Krist does political stuff, and is in a band called Jelly or Tentacle or something. Oh, and he did a one-time show with Jello Biafra and Kim Thayil for a WTC thing!

7. Who was the shortest person in the band? And the tallest? Shortest? Kurt. Tallest? Krist, by far.

8. What song(s) do you feel were the band's best (other than Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As You Are, and Heart-Shaped Box!) On A Plain, Stay Away.

9. What is your favorite Nirvana album and why (it doesn't have to be a studio album). Nevermind. It knocked me senseless for the first few times I heard it.

10. What is the name of the box set released in 2004? With The Lights Out!

11. Name some of Nirvana's influencers. (at least FIVE) Aw crud...Kurt's are The Melvins, Sex Pistols, and some hip-hop like Public Enemy and N.W.A.! One of Dave's was Bad Brains...that's five!

12. What Nirvana member was born to Croatian immigrants? Krist!

13. What are your favorite Nirvana songs? On A Plain, Stay Away, Come As You Are, Pennyroyal Tea, to name a few.

14. Who was the first person to find Kurt Cobain dead after his alleged suicide? The electrician, I believe.

15. Who was Kurt's wife? Courtney Love

16. What band was she in? Hole!

17. Name grunge bands OTHER THAN Nirvana. (at least FIVE) Simple! I won't even go for the big four! Mudhoney, Green River, Screaming Trees, Mother Love Bone, Temple of The Dog!

18. Who wrote the Kurt Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven? Some dude.

19. Why does Nirvana have SO MANY POSERS? His suicide.

20. What are some of *your* favorite bands other than Nirvana?

Pantera

Machine Head

Death

Children of Bodom

Testament

God Forbid

High On Fire

Sodom

Kreator

Pelican

Mastodon

Megadeth

Behemoth

The Gaslight Anthem

Rage Against The Machine

Deftones

Metallica

Nirvana

Soundgarden

Van Halen

Guns N' Roses

The Strokes

Shadows Fall

1. Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic. Although Pat Smear played with them on their last tour and before Bleach was released Jason Everman played guitar with them too.

2. Chad Channing

3. Raw Power - Iggy Pop and The Stooges

4. Creedence Clearwater Revival

5. Lennon/McCartney, Leadbelly

6. Well Dave is in the Foo Fighters and Krist is a senator in Washington

7. Shortest: Kurt, Tallest: Krist

8. Sappy, You Know You're Right

9. Nevermind. The songs are just great even though I would have preferred it if they were produced like In Utero.

10. With The Lights Out

11. Beatles, Pixies, Sex Pistols, Sonic Youth, Melvins

12: Krist

13: Sappy, Come As You Are, You Know You're Right, All Apologies, Pennyroyal Tea

14: An electrician working at the house

15: Courtney Love

16: Hole

17: Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Dinosaur Jr, Screaming Trees, Mudhoney

18: Charles R Cross. I read it. It's pretty good.

19: Like any really famous band, they are going to be people who say they like them just to seem cool.

20: Radiohead, Stone Roses, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Ramones, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr, Beatles

1. Dave Grohl and Kirst Novoselic

2. Aaron Burckhard?

3. Raw Power by the Stooges.

4. The Melvins?

5. The Vasalines

6. Dave grohl is keep on drummin' and Krist is in polictics

7. The Shortest was Kurt. And, the tallest was Krist (who was almost 7 feet)

8. Other than those 3, I'd have to say 'Something In the Way'

9. I love Nevermind. I could listen to it all day if i choosed.

10. 'With lights out' I believe.

11. Local H and The Exies. even, members of GNR, Metallica, Green day and Megadeth have said that Nirvana has influenced them in someway.

12. Krist

13. 'Drain you', 'Come as you are', 'Rape Me'

14. Some guy working at a electric place.

15. Courtney Love, Lead singer of the band Hole.

16. Didn't I just say Hole?

17. Smashing Pumpkins, AIC, Soundgarden, Pearl jam, umm..

20. The Beatles, The Kinks, Pink Floyd, Queen.

1. Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic

2. Argh I forget his name!

3. If I remember correctly it was "Raw Power" by The Stooges. I'm probably wrong.

4. Led Zeppelin

5. ?

6. Dave is in the Foo Fighters, and has also drummed for Tenacious D, Queens of the Stone Age, and Lemmy of Motorhead, among others. I think Krist is a politician.

7. Kurt - shortest, Krist - tallest

8. Rape Me, Breed, About a Girl, Silver, etc.

9. In Utero. I like its sound best.

10. Silver?

11. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Black Flag, The Melvins, Mudhoney

12. Krist

13. I can't list, I like em all.

14. A workman, installing something in the house.

15. Courtney Love

16. Hole

17. Easy. Mudhoney, The Screaming Trees, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots.

18. Charles R. Cross!

19. Because they think it makes them cool.

20. Pink Floyd, Alice in Chains, The Smashing Pumpkins, Megadeth, RHCP, The White Stripes, The Sword, Mastodon, Iron Maiden, The Strokes, Guns N Roses, etc.

That was fun! I know I probably missed a few.\

Nooo The Sword didn't make it into the R&PHOF! I'll vote for them next time though.

1. Kris Novelisc? and Dave Grohl.

2. ...

3. Raw Power by Iggy & The Stooges!

4. ...

5. I know he admired Lennon & McCartney, Iggy Pop, and Jim Morrison...

6. Kris's a politician in Michigan or something, Dave's fronting the Foo Fighters.

7. ...

8. Something In The Way, Dumb, Polly, Lithium, Blew, etc.

9. MTV Unplugged In New York, because it has more raw emotion than any other album I've ever listened to.

10. With The Lights Out (I just bought it today!)

11. Leadbelly, The Melvins, Iggy & The Stooges, Neil Young, The Vaselines...

12. ...

13. Serve The Servants, Blew, Drain You, Negative Creep, everything on Unplugged...

14. His gardener or something...?

15. Courtney Love... Ugh.

16. Hole.

17. Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Stone Temple Pilots.

18. ...

19. Are they really poseurs, or are they just casual fans?

20. Neil Young, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Electric Wizard...

1. Name the two other people in the band OTHER THAN Kurt Cobain.

Krist Novoselic

Dave Grohl

2. Who was Nirvana's first drummer?

Aaron Burckhard

3. What was Kurt's favorite album of all time?

Raw Power-The Stooges

4. Before starting Nirvana, what classic rock band did Kurt and another Nirvana member cover?

CCR

5. Who were Kurt's favorite songwriters?

Kurt's favorite songwriter was Daniel Johnston

EDIT: No, it was Daniel Johnston

6. What are the two members of Nirvana doing today?

Krist is a politician. Dave is in the Foo Fighters.

7. Who was the shortest person in the band? And the tallest?

Krist-Tallest

Kurt-Shortest

8. What song(s) do you feel were the band's best

"Milk It" and "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle"

9. What is your favorite Nirvana album and why

In Utero. Because it is genius.

10. What is the name of the box set released in 2004?

With The Lights Out

11. Name some of Nirvana's influencers. (at least FIVE)

The Beatles

Vaselines

The Melvins

Pixies

Sonic Youth

12. What Nirvana member was born to Croatian immigrants?

Krist

13. What are your favorite Nirvana songs?

"Milk It" and "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle

14. Who was the first person to find Kurt Cobain dead after his alleged suicide?

An eletrician.

15. Who was Kurt's wife?

Courtney Love

16. What band was she in?

Hole

17. Name grunge bands OTHER THAN Nirvana. (at least FIVE)

Alice In Chains

7 Year B*tch

Screaming Trees

Soundgarden

Pearl Jam

18. Who wrote the Kurt Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven?

Charles Cross

19. Why does Nirvana have SO MANY POSERS?

I have no idea.

20. What are some of *your* favorite bands other than Nirvana?

Violent Femmes

Oasis

The Beatles

Pulp

1. krist and dave (novoselic, grohl...)

2. chad channing, but they went through a bunch before grohl

3. not sure, either "meet the beatles" or "surfer rosa" by the pixies

4. i dont know, led zeppelin? it was called feces or something

5. john lennon probably...

6. dave fronts foo fighters (new album being worked on this summer!) and krist is a politician for musicians rights

7. kurt was shortest, krist tallest

8. I love "breed," "territorial pissings," "on a plain," "mr. moustache," "sliver," "very ape," "scoff," and "stain." "In bloom" and "rape me" are also very good

9. This may sound cliche, but i do love Nevermind. Every song could have been a single. There was a solid mix of grunge, punk, and pop

10. With the lights out

11. pixies, led zeppelin, black sabbath, melvins, beatles

12. krist

13. I love all of them, but Teen Spirit hasnt gotten old for me. Including the above, I also love "aneurysm," "lithium," "love buzz," "about a girl," and "negative creep."

14. some electrician or gardener or something

15. courtney love

16. hole

17. hole, alice in chains, pearl jam, soundgarden, L7, mudhoney

18. charles cross, i am about to rent it lol

19. Because people hear smells like teen spirit, and feel that liking nirvana is cool, although they dont listen to anything that isnt a single.

20.

the strokes

the vines

foo fighters

sum 41

rage against the machine

i basically love all grunge lol, thats why i didnt list them

im a fan of their music and their story, not so much their height and childhood cover bands lol