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Originally Posted by GayFrogs
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As for grunge being dead in '94, I never understood that. Is that because it became mainstream, and therefore wasn't cool? I like the '95 albums tripod by aic...dark as hell...mellon collie by smashing pumpkins was bloated but had some great songs. Burden in my Hand was an excellent note to go out on for the grunge era in mid-96.
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I think you pretty much nailed it. They revolted against the big "arena sellout' bands therefore eliminating their own ability to grow a large fan base for long. I thought it was interesting seeing labels jump into that genre with both feet when it was obvious it had a limited fan limit before fans had to leave or look like hypocrites. Don't get me wrong, I love some of that music, but the whole model was a head scratcher to me.