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disolitude on 21 September 2010
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whatever said:
disolitude said:
whatever said:

They were just raw, completely unpolished, and I loved their sound.  It was so refreshing compared to a lot of the cookie cutter pop crap that was being put out in the early 90's (and still is).

Plus, they knocked Michael Jackson out of the number one spot forever!  I will always be greatful to them for that.



Actually early 90s did not have this problem. The biggest music acts when nirvana came out were Guns n Roses an Metallica who are as raw as they come...

The best-selling album of 1990 was Rhythm Nation 1814, by Janet Jackson.
The best-selling album of 1991 was Ropin' The Wind, by Garth Brooks.
The best-selling album of 1992 was Some Gave All, by Billy Ray Cyrus.
The best-selling album of 1993 was The Bodyguard Soundtrack.
The best-selling album of 1994 was The Lion King Soundtrack.

That non rock music is always going to sell...we are talking about hard rock, anti establishment music here.

1991 billboard charts had Skid rows Slave to grind, GNRs Use your illusions 1 and 2 and MEtallicas Black album be number 1 on the charts. Real honest music finally started to reach the masses. Bands with extraordinary talents and which couldn't be manufactured. Once you expose kids to the likes of metallica and they can no longer be fooled by manufactured pop music...

Then Nirvana and Pearl Jam came out and become "alternative" movement...to the "alternative" music I listed above... and they do that by returning to the simple pop song structures and basic sound most bar bands have no problems replicating. Within a year dozens of gunge bands are out and existing bands are being forced by labels to change their sound (soundgarden, alice in chains, STP...even Motly Crue for christs sake). Market becomes saturated in less than 3 years.