This week marks 30 years since the release of Nirvana’s landmark “Nevermind.” The album represents a moment in time when everything about Seattle culture changed. The very words “Seattle music” meant something different afterward.
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as a life long Seattle resident this was/is a big deal.
this is not a question of 'better'....it's a question of impact....over the whole music and cultural scene.
forget what we all liked from our youth, or subjective likes and dislikes; it's what stood out as genre defining and long term staying power. significance to the music business.
Nevermind is not my favorite music, not close. but it did take Grunge and Indie rock mainstream forever.
I'll take Metallica/The Black Album and Faith No More/Angel Dust anytime over Nevermind, Mike. Angel Dust in particular really has stood the test of time.
this is not a question of 'better'....it's a question of impact....over the whole music and cultural scene.
forget what we all liked from our youth, or subjective likes and dislikes; it's what stood out as genre defining and long term staying power. significance to the music business.
Nevermind is not my favorite music, not close. but it did take Grunge and Indie rock mainstream forever.
Well you should have qualified that in your earlier post.
That said, the albums I have quoted were seriously impactful and very highly rated in their time.
And much as I liked Kurt, I seriously think Trent had and has superior intellect. Though I think Kurt was very clever. And I also think he'd never have killed himself. I am not into conspiracy theories I just know when something is wrong
Ian Curtis I believe did kill himself. I saw him live on stage. He meant what he was saying.
That's the most impactful live gig I ever attended. They were supporting the Buzzcocks at the Hemel Hempstead pavillion when I saw them. History, but hey. Fucking amazing history
I'll take Metallica/The Black Album and Faith No More/Angel Dust anytime over Nevermind, Mike. Angel Dust in particular really has stood the test of time.
people do take their artist/album love seriously here. and they should. lots of Nirvana envy going around for the attention that they got. it's just not fair!!! fate is not about fairness.
people do take their artist/album love seriously here. and they should. lots of Nirvana envy going around for the attention that they got. it's just not fair!!! fate is not about fairness.
I always play this game with the youngins.
Make a list of all the great bands post 1980 and I ll make a list of the same before 1980. The results are startling. Post is very very few
Nirvana's Nevermind offered a subversive outlet for a global audience, writes Arwa Haider, who discovers its impact on people from countries including Brazil, Poland and Japan.
Legend has it that Nirvana's 'Nevermind' and the grunge boom ended hair-metal careers and dominated popular music. An in-depth look back tells another story.