Why do people blame Nirvana for killing Hair Metal?

Black Francis · 10-04-2014, 12:16 PM

Nirvana was the first band i loved and i used to idolize Kurt but i don't think they alone killed hair metal.
i think they use that expression just cause teen spirit in a way represented a new sound and a new attitude that you could tell was gonna be the next musical movement.

But Nirvana didn't start that movement by themselves it's just him and nirvana and a couple other bands were at the forefront of it.

The Batlord · 10-04-2014, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

I've been paying attention to music of a long time - I've never heard this. Where are you guys getting it from?

Pearl Jam tended to have more imitators than Nirvana did.

I just said that one song was a Nirvana ripoff. It sounds almost nothing like their other songs, as they never really went in for the whole quiet verse, LOUD-AS-****-CHORUS thing.

**Janszoon** · 10-04-2014, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I just said that one song was a Nirvana ripoff. It sounds almost nothing like their other songs, as they never really went in for the whole quiet verse, LOUD-AS-****-CHORUS thing.

Which song are you referring to?

The Batlord · 10-04-2014, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Which song are you referring to?

Oops. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings".

**Janszoon** · 10-04-2014, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Oops. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings".

I definitely agree that's a terrible song (with some of the cringe-worthiest lyrics of the 90s) but it doesn't sound like Nirvana at all to me.

Is that really their biggest hit? I always thought "Disarm" or "1979" was.

Mondo Bungle · 10-04-2014, 04:14 PM

"1979" was their highest charting single, but i think "Bullet" got more accolades.

**Janszoon** · 10-04-2014, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle

"1979" was their highest charting single, but i think "Bullet" got more accolades.

Ugh. From who? I hated that song from the moment I heard it.

Mondo Bungle · 10-04-2014, 04:23 PM

"The song came second in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1995, it was also voted #33 in the Hottest 100 of All Time, 1998 and #51 on the Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009."

"The song won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance."

"The song was named the 91st best hard rock song of all time by VH1. The song was ranked number 70 on the list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" of Rolling Stone."

**Janszoon** · 10-04-2014, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle

"The song came second in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1995, it was also voted #33 in the Hottest 100 of All Time, 1998 and #51 on the Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009."

"The song won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance."

"The song was named the 91st best hard rock song of all time by VH1. The song was ranked number 70 on the list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" of Rolling Stone."

*vomits*

The Batlord · 10-04-2014, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I definitely agree that's a terrible song (with some of the cringe-worthiest lyrics of the 90s) but it doesn't sound like Nirvana at all to me.

Is that really their biggest hit? I always thought "Disarm" or "1979" was.

Just listen to these two songs back to back and tell me nobody ripped anybody off. I suppose Corgan is a good enough songwriter that it isn't Bush obvious, but it's close enough.

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