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Originally Posted by prettymachine
However, I never viewed Gavin Rossdale as a guy who wanted to be Cobain. He’s written some amazing songs through the years, and one would be silly to push his work away for it being too similar to Nirvana. Furthermore, we could come up with a whole list of bands who sound like each other, but that’s getting off track.
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I'll give you the benefit of youth on this one but Rossdale was viewed as a pretty-boy Cobain because that's exactly how Bush started their career in North America. Glycerine. A by the numbers grunge ballad and you'd better believe the video was shot to try making him look like a prettier Cobain.
I can understand why someone at a record label thought that was a good idea. Unfortunately for the band it tainted them (and their future material) for a LOT of potential listeners. Machinehead was, and still is, a great tune.