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disolitude on 20 September 2010
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pearljammer said:
disolitude said:
highwaystar101 said:
NiKKoM said:

They killed glam metal.... and I thank them for that...


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I don't know, I'd rather have some dude sing about having a party and a good time...even if he looks like a chick... than have some no talent loser write 3 minute songs about substance abuse and how world sucks.

That's quite a silly comment. Although some (or much - in Nirvana's case in particular) was about that content, it speaks nothing of the actual writing ability - let alone the actual music. Not quite sure why having 3 minute songs is of any importance either. I mean, if you're actually prepared to qualitatively show that they're poor writers, be my guest. Otherwise, it's hard to take it even seriously.

It's easy to speak in hyperbole, Metal is just riduclous sounds concerned more with speed than it is with melody. Now, see, I know that statement is ridiculous. I hope you realise just how silly yours happened to be.

Though I'm not the biggest fan of them, there's no mistaking the influence they'd had on the music industry. I pretty much am in line with what Rocketpig had said.

Backstreet boys and britney spears have left their mark on the music industry as well...leaving a mark has nothing to do with tallent or musical ability these days.

I get what you are saying and my statement was a generalization...but I really don't see the brilliance in Nirvana.  Lyrically I have a hard time listening to it as Kirk seems obsessed with mockery of the fame status and self infliced depression which can not appeal to any grown man. If I was a teenager, I guess I could get how life sucks but I grew up in eastern Europe and couldn't afford to feel sorry for myself...

I've also played guitar for over 10 years and I can not understand the musical relevance of Nirvana in rock music(not media). Compared to something like Cowboys from Hell by pantera which came out a year earlier, or the black album by metallica...I mean, is there really an argument that Kirk could compete with those bands on the musical level?

I wouldn't have an issue with Nirvana if they just came out and co-existed with everyone on the music scene, after all it was honest music...But the effect it had on the media as well as the complete retardness of Kirk and his ways of burrying other bands/forms or hard rock...make me actually dislike them and the whole grunge movement.