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05-14-2011, 10:01 AM | #5632 (permalink) | |
Buzz Killjoy
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Nirvana would popularize alternative and give rise to many artists. Pavement did the same with Indie rock in the 90's, but even that was due to Nirvana the year before. Nirvana was the band that was needed to push the pop, fluff rap, hair metal and other styles like that to the backburner and open the door for many bands since. Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, RHCP... lots of bands like that owe their success in the mainstream to Nirvana's success. Wether you like those bands or not, you can also add your own favorites. Not only that, but Nirvana even name dropping a band and that band would get exposure and be signed. Meat Puppets for example, they got their big break just cause Nirvana name dropped them and later had them on Unplugged. Melvins as well. Butthole Surfers were another.. That is the importance of Nirvana. You do not have to like them, but you can not say they were not a much needed kick in the ass at the time, and helped pave the way for many bands.
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05-14-2011, 10:08 AM | #5633 (permalink) | |
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05-14-2011, 10:10 AM | #5634 (permalink) |
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I will add looking at your last page..
2 of your top 3 artists. The Velvet Underground and Daniel Johnston. These were both popular before in their own right and may not owe to Nirvana's rise... but how much do you wanna wager they sold a lot more records because Nirvana covered "Here She Comes Now" and wore a "Hi, How Are You Today?" shirt. Those 2 also wound up with a lot more exposure at that time just cause of those 2 things. They exposed a lot of artists and promoted a ton more. All they had to do was say the name of a band and a whole generation of people who may not know them were buying their records.
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05-14-2011, 10:12 AM | #5635 (permalink) |
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what reasons do you have to say otherwise?
You can not like Nirvana's music, fine... but they did have an impact and a legacy for that reason. You have Bowie on your page as well, another wager of how many people now got their exposure to him cause Nirvana covered "The Man Who Sold the World"? (which I think Nirvana's version was greatly superior to Bowies, one of the few covers I like more than the original)
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05-14-2011, 10:14 AM | #5636 (permalink) |
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Ahh...Urban's back. So Urban, shall we talk Mellon Collie or what?
On a side note, I think Radiohead's Hail To The Thief is underrated. I also think Wowee Zowee should be considered a classic 90's album. Also, Bastard, I have to disagree about Bowie. He was hugely popular with or without Nirvana. |
05-14-2011, 10:15 AM | #5637 (permalink) |
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I never said I didn't like Nirvana.
I just think the hyperbole they're credited with these days is beyond exaggerated. I was there, I saw it all first hand. They made a impact, no doubt about it. But it was very short lived and died pretty quickly.
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05-14-2011, 10:17 AM | #5638 (permalink) | |
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I will admit that Cobain helped give attention to Johnston, though. But that doesn't make Nirvana anymore important. If anything Daniel Johnston influenced Nirvana. |
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05-14-2011, 10:17 AM | #5640 (permalink) |
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Still what they did in that short time is more than many bands did over decades. It may of been a short lived thing, but their impact is still felt to this day. I do not even know a band I can mention who has the impact now that Nirvana did then, closest I can think of in terms of label interest is The Strokes.
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