That's silly. Everybody who listened to Nirvana also listened to Pearl Jam and vice versa. You didn't have to choose one or the other.

And people don't hate Pearl Jam; they just stopped listening because Pearl Jam stopping making anything worth listening to. Well, that's at least what happened in my case.

I loved early Pearl Jam. And then I bought No Code. I never bought or otherwise acquired another Pearl Jam album.

To be clear, I'm glad that you still like Pearl Jam. If the music they're making still appeals to you, then that's great. There's nothing wrong with calling Pearl Jam your favorite band. But there's plenty wrong with thinking that people who don't love Pearl Jam arrived at that conclusion because "they invested in the wrong horse".

No, the answer is much simpler. Peoople just stopped liking the music they were putting out.

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Posted by TFTC

Chicago, Il

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Posted on 1/3/14 at 8:48 am to kidbourbon

It's hard to say, obviously.... But I strongly feel Kurt would have still been a relevant artist these days, by now, as probably a solo act...

It would have been extremely hard to maintain the level of popularity and success that Nirvana achieved for the past 20 years... my guess is he'd have continued to make good music, that most likely, would have become a little "softer" over the years... I doubt it would be in the same neighborhood of the "rock" kids listen to today...

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Posted by LSU alum wannabe

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Posted on 1/3/14 at 7:03 pm to kidbourbon

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That's silly. Everybody who listened to Nirvana also listened to Pearl Jam and vice versa. You didn't have to choose one or the other.

A lot did BUT people were choosing sides. I wasn't one of them. I enjoyed most of Nevermind. But when I heard Ten I was just hooked. It was Pearl Jam and everybody else in Seattle.

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But there's plenty wrong with thinking that people who don't love Pearl Jam arrived at that conclusion because "they invested in the wrong horse".

I believe some of the venomous PJ hate is because of this. Cobain died. Those fans got screwed. "My band" is still putting on shoes that are sell outs. And Nirvana fans got robbed and that can make them bitter.

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I loved early Pearl Jam. And then I bought No Code. I never bought or otherwise acquired another Pearl Jam album.

This would describe me. But with Pearl Jam Radio I just began to appreciate more of their songs more. Things you glaze through because it doesn't sound like Porch. I later grew to appreciate. Don't get me wrong I consider a few songs to be clunkers like The Fixer. But The End and Just Breathe are awesome IMO. Just getting older as the band does. They are less about angst and more about sadness and loss.

I am rambling.