re: I’ve decided and can’t pretend anymore: NIRVANA is the MOST OVERRATED 90s bands

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I think the music of that time was a reflection of the times and changes in this country. Two parents working hard in the house hold not being around much and the kids being affected by it writing some music to deal with the unhappiness that came with it

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Some say it was a result of the shitty Seattle weather and young being bored stuck inside all the time.

Smells Like Teen Spirit is undoubtedly the anthem of the grunge era. I think people conflate the status of Smells Like Teen Spirit with the overall status of Nirvana. They were a great band, though. I think people that lived through that era knew they were great, but plenty of people leaned toward Pearl Jam, or Soundgarden, or AIC and some others, while still liking Nirvana.

I still listen to Nirvana routinely. About 15 or so of their songs are constantly in my playlists.

I think we still get the Foo Fighters, with or without Cobain's death. Cobain was going down the Lane Staley road of withdrawing. I think the guys from Nirvana would have gone on to side projects while trying to get Cobain back in the fold from time to time. But, Courtney killed him or made him so miserable he killed himself.

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Foo Fighters and Dave Grohl respectively seem to be (arguably) the most over-rated band AND main artist in history.

How the generic, one-trick pony Grohl parlayed his drum-playing notoriety with Nirvana to be considered some kind of (mediocre) guitar-playing Rock "icon" and lineage to past greats has been a mystery up there with the builders of the Great Pyramids.
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Wow, this is even worse than your "science" take, and that's saying a lot

I often wonder if you have ever heard the bands you post about. I don't think you've been right once here.

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Bon Jovi made some classic pop/rock hits but isn't nearly on the level of what Grohl has accomplished musically. There's really no comparison, and I don't even keep up with FF anymore.

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Bon Jovi has sold 120 million records. Foo Fighters have sold 12 million.

So Bon Jovi's label made a lot more money off album sales in a different era before Napster was a thing. Got it.

Nirvana has sold 75 million albums, by the way.

Horrible take. You should get a job at Rolling Stone.

I hate Nirvana but you can't say they are overrated. Like them or not, they are pretty much the face of the grunge Era. Comparing them to the Foo Fighters is apples to oranges, 2 different genres. AIC will always be the best Seattle band to me. I'll never forget watching them on Unplugged for the first time.

Cobain was pretty much spent by the time he died. The smack and Courtney Love had done a number on him.....meanwhile other Seattle bands were just beginning to hit their stride like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.

So much of the Seattle guys were fricked on heroin. Duff McKagen talked about that some years ago. He was originally from Seattle and he talked about how heroin had been like a dark cloud that hit the area starting in the mid 80s

Sorry, Nirvana was the best band of the 90's. Introduced a new sound and did it better than anybody after them.Their MTV acoustic performance was one for the ages.