Sentence examples for mere nirvana from inspiring English sources
Released in the autumn, their debut album, Core, saw them dismissed as grunge-bandwagon jumpers and mere Nirvana and Pearl Jam-copyists, but Weiland turned out to be a compelling frontman, not quite in the league of Kurt Cobain or Eddie Vedder, yet certainly the equal of Layne Staley of Alice in Chains.
At the Dakota, 740 Park Avenue or 15 Central Park West a gantlet of daunting prices, white-gloved doormen, and in some cases Kremlinesque co-op boards, keep mere mortals from a nirvana of sun-drenched penthouses, richly paneled salons, and squads of porters and concierges who smooth out life's rough patches.
A huge platter of Florentine-style steak with "Tuscan fries" and grilled tomatoes is a bit of a bore, and osso buco with fava beans and red-pepper risotto, although acceptable, never quite achieves the nirvana of falling off the bone at the merest nudge of a fork.
The gigs are at indoor venues across the city (including Vera, a mere mention of which gets touring bands all misty-eyed, thanks to early performances there by Nirvana), from the grand and theatrical to the rundown and grotty.
(Think Nirvana and 'zines).
Nirvana released "Nevermind".
Presto change-o, nirvana.
