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Originally Posted by Lord Larehip
Maybe he is (never heard of him) but does that mean Cobain is by extension?
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This proves that your knowledge of what happened here in Seattle in the late '80's/early '90's is an inch deep. He's very important in the Seattle rock scene from that era.
Cobain did what he did. No he wasn't the most proficient guitarist in this town but he was a quality songwriter. Bleach was a great album. I never need to listen to Nevermind again.
So, that also raises the other side of the question. If, as you say and for the question of argument, Cobain was a poor guitarist, does that mean Jerry Cantrell can't play? Kim Thayil?
But more to the point, does it always have to be about proficiency? Neil Young is technically a very weak guitarist but made some very great music IMO. Yngwie Malmsteen could play standing on his head but I'd rather put a coarse wire brush bit in a high speed drill and torque out my ears than listen to a minute of his horrid music.
And Seattle wasn't all about grunge in those days, that's what David Geffin and Rolling Stone and those clowns turned it in to. Forced Entry headlined all the clubs here playing some of the greatest thrash the genre has ever known, all the big names were in awe of those guys, but they never made it out of Seattle. Same with My Sister's Machine.
And finally
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Originally Posted by Lord Larehip
It's not grunge I hate so much as the idiotic reaction to it. A-ssholes acted like they'd never heard music in their lives. They couldn't get enough of it and it put a lot of bands out of work that had been doing well.
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Yeah, Hair Metal. I'm really really sorry you never got to hear Open Up and say "Ahh!" part 2. I'm sure everyone else mourns Warrant and Cinderella and Firehouse and Britny Fox as much as you do, but maybe it was just time to move on, ya think?
You're entitled to your opinion, but maybe you might consider that everyone else is too.