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

Aug 13, 2022
10:24:42pm

777 Living Rent Free In CB Heads

pretended to like it to have something to define their generation. But in historical context the music is annoying and does not hold up outside of a handful of tracks.

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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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