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Originally Posted by Crowquill
I wasn't super sure which bands were championed when but I know Nirvana was kind of being treated like crap by Sub Pop because Sub Pop (as well as the rest of the Seattle scene) didn't see much potential in Nirvana.
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just how much would you be willing to invest in a band fronted by a junkie who (for all intents and purposes) can't sing? i can't see how anyone with ANY modicum of business acumen could look at nirvana and not think 'RISK!' early in their career. but like any other risk, the payoff can, and in this case - was, huge.
don't get me wrong, i think nirvana is great. i just can't see how anyone in business thought they were sitting on something huge until 'smells like teen spirit' hit the air. i figure the people at geffen noticed that seattle was really taking off and fished around for someone who had been flying under the radar and hoped they would get lucky - and they did.