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Originally Posted by MOhillbilly
Considering the times and what was out Nirvana was ground breaking to the mass of youth who had never heard anyyhing but long drawn out gayman ballads.I took that album to school and the kids fliped.
As far as wu and ODB it was nothing groundbreaking. Esp all the really good hip-hop and rap that was already out.
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Thing is, it wasn't ground-breaking. Soundgarden had been around since the mid-eighties and had several albums out before anyone had even heard of Nirvana. They just didn't have a pretty-boy front man for the mass music-media to fall in love with, coupled with a song that was as marketable as "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
I'm not saying Nirvana sucks. They were a good band in an era of good bands. Cobain's death allows people to lament on what would have been, but it's all speculation. Even if he hadn't killed himself, I'm sure his music would have went the route of STP and turned to sour from too much drug-inspired crap.