The Beatles and The Stones both suck. Also there are many other contemporaries of Nirvana that were just as good or better. Not that I don’t love Nirvana and especially that MTV Unplugged album, but I never listen to them now. I still listen to NIN and Soundgarden (insanely underrated), but never Nirvana.
Oh yeah and Radiohead is not just some failed Nirvana offshoot. They are a totally unique band and the only one mentioned thus far that is still relevant today imo.
Controversial take: Pearl Jam became much more interesting once their record sales started to dip (also around the time that Eddie Vedder started taking on a bigger songwriting role). While later albums like Riot Act, Backspacer, and Lightning Bolt don't have the every-track-is-a-hit feel of the first couple of albums, the gems in there are reeeeeally excellent. And maybe they shine a bit more brightly from being pulled out from amongst the weeds.
The Beatles and The Stones both suck. Also there are many other contemporaries of Nirvana that were just as good or better. Not that I don’t love Nirvana and especially that MTV Unplugged album, but I never listen to them now. I still listen to NIN and Soundgarden (insanely underrated), but never Nirvana.
Oh yeah and Radiohead is not just some failed Nirvana offshoot. They are a totally unique band and the only one mentioned thus far that is still relevant today imo.
Controversial take: Pearl Jam became much more interesting once their record sales started to dip (also around the time that Eddie Vedder started taking on a bigger songwriting role). While later albums like Riot Act, Backspacer, and Lightning Bolt don't have the every-track-is-a-hit feel of the first couple of albums, the gems in there are reeeeeally excellent. And maybe they shine a bit more brightly from being pulled out from amongst the weeds.