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Why is rock and roll dying?
To anyone with ears, it’s clear that rock completed its natural development decades ago and has been fading away ever since. Rock died because it had played out its natural span — not three minutes, but the three-step dance of all Western art forms: classical, romantic, modern.
Was Nirvana the last rock band?
Institutionalized. Nirvana was the last “biggest band in the world.” They were the last band that changed the world. The last band that drew a line across music history and announced there was the time before us and then there’s the time after us. They’re definitely first ballot hall-of-fame candidates.
What genre of music did Nirvana play?
Nirvana popularized punk, post-punk, and indie rock, unintentionally bringing them into the American mainstream like no other band to date. While their sound was equal parts Black Sabbath (as learned by fellow Washington underground rockers the Melvins) and Cheap Trick, Nirvana’s aesthetics were strictly indie rock.
Is nirvana the least favourite band of the 90s?
But among the least favourite bands of the 90s, sitting alongside Hootie and The Blowfish and Bush is the surprising inclusion of a band usually reserved for ‘best of’ lists: Nirvana. Controversial, right? The band’s influence, cut tragically short by Kurt Cobain’s suicide, left behind four great studio albums, and a hell of a legacy.
What is the story behind Nirvana’s name?
Nirvana changed the landscape of rock music over the course of only a few years, but in the beginning, they were just one more struggling group deciding on a lineup and a name. In 1985, guitarist/singer Kurt Cobain met bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, instantly bonding over their mutual love of the punk-metal band the Melvins.
What happened to Nirvana after Nevermind?
After the band’s second album, 1991’s Nevermind, nothing was ever quite the same, for better and for worse. Nirvana popularized punk, post-punk, and indie rock, unintentionally bringing them into the American mainstream like no other band to date.