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Aug 13, 2022
10:14:11pm

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WDaddy

Previous username: WeddlesDaddy
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In the last 30 years, has there been anyone in music that has been as

UNLVcougar

8/13/22 9:42pm

Nirvana

LaVellIfIKnow

8/13/22 9:45pm

Solid contender.

UNLVcougar

8/13/22 9:45pm

Not even close compared to Elvis or Beatles

jmorrrrr

8/13/22 9:47pm

I don’t know if anyone is, but if there were, Nirvana would be a good entry

UNLVcougar

8/13/22 11:30pm

Grunge is incredibly overrated. A very small subset of angry depressed teens

777

8/13/22 10:24pm

Question was "revolutionary." You don't have to like it to recognize that it

joelvandyne

8/13/22 10:59pm

OK Boomer

CommodoreCoug

8/13/22 11:38pm

You have strong opinions 777

TNT

8/13/22 11:44pm

Yes. On the topic of grunge it was so short lived and most kids even during that

777

8/14/22 2:05am

Buddy Holly may have been bigger than Elvis but he died too early only 22 when

AFewThoughts

8/13/22 9:46pm

I can only go off actual happenings.

UNLVcougar

8/13/22 9:47pm

Nirvana

DavisCoCoug

8/13/22 9:48pm

Def Leppard was the first real hair band to have a broad crossover appeal to female fans.

Division Bell

8/13/22 9:50pm

Not that TNT disagrees but how is that revolutionary?

TNT

8/13/22 11:43pm

Using harmonies in such a way that it opened up a whole new market segment to a formerly neglected genre.

Division Bell

8/14/22 12:09am

You are talking to one of the biggest Def Leppard fans around

TNT

8/14/22 1:16am

Dr. Dre

Blue Cat

8/13/22 9:51pm

And maybe Garth Brooks.

Blue Cat

8/13/22 10:03pm

Nickleback

WJCougar

8/13/22 9:52pm

David Bowie and Dr Dre.

BYUheaven

8/13/22 9:52pm

Bowie is actually 40 years

BYUheaven

8/13/22 9:53pm

Dre is not my cup of tea, but a viable choice.

UNLVcougar

8/13/22 11:34pm

Michael Jackson

Traveshamockery

8/13/22 9:53pm

Another solid entry.

UNLVcougar

8/13/22 11:25pm

Society and technology revolutionized concurrently with Elvis/Beatles to a much

d-coug

8/13/22 9:55pm

I kind of think that the theory that unique culture died with the rise of the

Polemic

8/13/22 9:55pm

Shania Twain. Maybe Celine Dion.

ugo1st

8/13/22 9:58pm

I absolutely love Shania Twain

Zoobieman

8/13/22 10:11pm

Diamond records

ugo1st

8/14/22 7:59am

Michael Jackson

Dr MoBYU

8/13/22 10:06pm

Dolly?

Madam Pattirini

8/13/22 10:11pm

I am the worst thing since Elvis Presley, to do black music so selfishly

I'mnotacber

8/13/22 10:12pm

Hans zimmer or John williams

HomeGrownCoug

8/13/22 10:12pm

Wyld Stallyns and it ain’t even close

WDaddy

8/13/22 10:14pm

Garth Brooks has 3 More Platinum Records that the Beatles!!

Recipefordisaster

8/13/22 10:22pm

He mainstreamed country

BYUheaven

8/13/22 10:25pm

Metallica early 90s, Simon Cowell, Daft Punk, RATM

BlackBart

8/13/22 10:26pm

Dr. Dre

Stucoug83

8/13/22 10:29pm

Prince

TwinsRight

8/13/22 10:30pm

Elton John is probably the closest to those two in terms of pop culture, films,

777

8/13/22 10:32pm

I will grant this entry.

UNLVcougar

8/13/22 11:37pm

Daft Punk and maybe The Strokes

Jay_L

8/13/22 10:43pm

The Strokes’ legacy will forever be that they were NOT that revolutionary

TrackCoug

8/13/22 11:11pm

Eminem

BYU Grounds

8/13/22 11:06pm

NWA

boctabulous

8/13/22 11:07pm

Pixies

Steven Koren

8/13/22 11:24pm

I’d put Oasis out there, but even with as awesome as they are, they are still

UNLVcougar

8/13/22 11:36pm

U2. Many many popular bands use delay guitar effects sounding like the Edge

RUNBYU1

8/13/22 11:59pm

I should have put them in my poll. Good choice.

UNLVcougar

8/14/22 12:01am

The Smiths

MrRoboto

8/14/22 12:30am

DodgerMike: Depeche Mode

TNT

8/14/22 1:17am

"This is Sparks" movie suggests Sparks was huge influence on synth pop of 80s.

Scooter

8/14/22 6:31am

Well, not 30 years though.

Scooter

8/14/22 6:31am

Nirvana. Prince. Dr. Dre. Michael Jackson. U2. Snoop Dogg

BIG XII Coug

8/14/22 7:56am

Going through the list of what people have suggested, the one that stands out

boctabulous

8/14/22 9:56am

But as Oxcoug mentioned above, did he bring an entirely new sound like the other

UNLVcougar

8/14/22 10:57am

I think so. He ushered in pop. King of pop

boctabulous

8/14/22 11:57am

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