Bands influenced by Nirvana

Bands influenced by Nirvana

>Creed
>Nickelback
>Puddle Of Mudd
>Bush
>Nickelback
You starting to see a pattern here?

bepsi

Yeah, and so were
>Modest Mouse
>Green Day
>Linkin Park
>Interpol
>Brand New
>Radiohead
>every other Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Emo/Pop Punk band conceived after Nirvana released Nevermind

What's your point?

To be fair, Bush isnt nearly as bad as the rest of those bands.

Creed suffered from limp bizkit syndrome. Good musicians with an awful frontman

The only good bands you mentioned were Brand New, Modest Mouse, Radiohead. And Brand New took wayyy more influence from Modest Mouse than Nirvana and Modest Mouse hardly took any influence from the grunge movement.

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Also Diiv who is better than all of those bands

Wagner was a bad composer because Hitler liked him.

Nirvana didn't just pioneer Grunge; they completely resurrected Alternative Rock in the 90s and saved that transgressive sound from being lost in the sands of time (and the curse of obscurity). Many bands since took that alternative sound/ideas from Nirvana (and the Pixies), meshing it into their unique musicianship.

Interpol shits on Brand New, faggot

This is objectively wrong.

>Nirvana pioneered Grunge
Popularized at an opportunistic decade more like.

'no'

You act like Alternative Rock would be some super obscure genre if it werent for Nirvana. Maybe in the mainstream sure, but bands like The Smiths, The Cure, Pixies, etc. All charted in the top 100 in the 80s. Nirvana didnt make the genre well known. It was already extremely well known in the underground and even a little well known in the mainstream before Nirvana.

The thing is, none of the bands you mentioned would have even been able to cross over to the mainstream and be as widely successful as Nirvana without their indie credibility being horribly diminished, their critical acclaim heavily decreasing, or the quality of their music declining as well. What made Nirvana such a unique and excellent band in the first place was their ability to craft melodic pop tunes, the types that even kids would be able to remember, and merge it with a destructive, brutal and beyond distorted noise that appealed to hardcore and metal fans. As aforementioned, their ethos revolved around passion, spontaneity, and creativity, all jammed into simplicity. They didn't pride themselves on being the most intricate artists (though at times, their music, especially on In Utero, could rival quite a few art rock/metal bands at the time in terms of lyricism), but what they lacked in complexity, they made up for in sheer energy combined with abstract idealism. Kurt Cobain's singing was somewhat of an acquired taste, but still was original insofar he was the first real singer to actually yell melodically, without sounding like a ditz or a moron. Meanwhile, most indie bands didn't have that level of ubiquity or simplicity as Nirvana; they thrived on their pretentiousness and inaccessibility, even with signing on to a major label. Therefore, they remained in an inevitable rut. If they ever attempted to mix "poppier" influences into their music, they would lose all sorts of credibility with their original fan-base, and in turn, be heavily shunned and rejected as "sell-outs." (1/2)

And if they tried to make the same music that got them their reputation in the first place, mainstream audiences wouldn't have even batted an eye at all. Since Nirvana always had that lingering pop influence in their abrasive Alt. Rock sound, they could easily avoid, and get away with the amount of popularity they received. Could you honestly say the same for any other Indie Rock band of the 80s/90s? And do you really think that even if they got popular, would they have made a "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Heart-Shaped Box," or "Lithium"? Sure, those bands had quite a bit of recognition outside of the underground scenes they dwelled in. However, had they continued making the music they did, all that interest people initially had would be gone by the 90s, and Alternative Rock would ultimately become a niche, novelty genre like it had been. Nirvana prevented that from happening by making compelling music that retained that underground essence while combining it into interesting pop music.

wrong

>Maybe in the mainstream sure, but bands like The Smiths, The Cure, Pixies, etc. All charted in the top 100 in the 80s.
Don't forget how huge the likes of REM and U2 became. Chart-topping, stadium-filling acts.

Everybody knows shitty mainstream clones exist for every great band. This is old news.

>Look at how terrible grunge is
>Proceeds to list mainstream post-grunge

all trash

Contrarian scum. List your top 5 favorite bands/artists/musicians then.