I was wondering what impact shriners believe Nirvana had on the world in general. That would be on the music industry, culturally, etc.

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I like the Foo Fighters lightyears more than Nirvana..............

I believe it created and/or amplified a whole generation of suicidal teenagers in their puberties claiming "OMG KURT" to be their hero. I hate him. Can't say I like the music too. Many a times I felt alienated during a party when the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" comes up and they're going all durr durr hurr good song hurrr and dancing like retards while I just stand there, unamused and lightly moving along to hide the fact that I'm cringing the whole time.

SORRY if I offended anyone, this is my honest opinion and that will never change. They are so goddamn overrated...

To answer the OP question, YES. Yes it did have a big impact. Anyone into a bit of music should know that.

I like the Foo Fighters lightyears more than Nirvana..............

This.

However Nirvana were pretty good, just not the gods people claim them to be, i wonder if kurt was still alive would people hold him in such high reguards?

It reminds me of the heath ledger thing, nobody was going on about him before he died, but then all of a sudden his a god, of course his peformence in DK was great but still case in point.

Nirvana will always be THE band of 90s generation, so their impact on people from that time is pretty huge and probably inspired a whole lot of kids to get into music.

I believe it created and/or amplified a whole generation of suicidal teenagers in their puberties claiming "OMG KURT" to be their hero. I hate him. Can't say I like the music too. Many a times I felt alienated during a party when the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" comes up and they're going all durr durr hurr good song hurrr and dancing like retards while I just stand there, unamused and lightly moving along to hide the fact that I'm cringing the whole time.

That's interesting stuff. I can listen to Nirvana and I appreciate alot of their work, but I've never quite been able to understand some of my friend's worship of them. And i've certainly never seen anyone bring to light the kind of effect Kurt Cobain had like you said. Thanks for contributing.

That's interesting stuff. I can listen to Nirvana and I appreciate alot of their work, but I've never quite been able to understand some of my friend's worship of them. And i've certainly never seen anyone bring to light the kind of effect Kurt Cobain had like you said. Thanks for contributing.

Sometimes I wish I was never tainted with examples of people that act like I said in my post, you're lucky to have been outside all of that.

Sorry if I was a bit harsh.

Well I was far too young to have ever witnessed the social outcry the incident would have had, but what you said has made that relevant to my opinion now.

Nirvana are definitely far better than the Foo Fighters. Definitely. And whilst it's probably fair to say that they wouldn't perhaps be quite as big today had Kurt Cobain not offed himself, they were the biggest band in the world at that time, so it's unfair to suggest all their popularity is attributable to a single shotgun shell fired in the Spring of '94.

Although they aren't one of my absolute favourite bands anymore, though they certainly would have been at a point in time not so long ago, they did release 3 stunning albums in 3 years and their cultural impact is still evident today. MTV Unplugged is an absolute classic and alongside In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, probably the best album of the 1990s.

EDIT: Ah, forgot about the Soft Bulletin. Okay, one of the three best albums of the 90s. And maybe more. Probably more, yeah. I have finished this sentence and remembered the Bends and OK Computer. IT IS A GREAT ALBUM, I will leave it at that.

I believe it created and/or amplified a whole generation of suicidal teenagers in their puberties claiming "OMG KURT" to be their hero. I hate him. Can't say I like the music too. Many a times I felt alienated during a party when the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" comes up and they're going all durr durr hurr good song hurrr and dancing like retards while I just stand there, unamused and lightly moving along to hide the fact that I'm cringing the whole time.

SORRY if I offended anyone, this is my honest opinion and that will never change. They are so goddamn overrated...

To answer the OP question, YES. Yes it did have a big impact. Anyone into a bit of music should know that.

Right on man, yes Kurt was boring as dogshit when it came to guitar or songs. He set up the ruining of music (nickelback, puddle of mudd, staind and all that shit), thats why progressive metal is the way to go right now!

I used to like them a lot, but now I have no idea why I ever did. I find them really really boring and samey now, I don't like Cobain's voice and it just generally sends me to sleep.

Plus completely overrated [although I put that last, because it's not a reason I don't like them, just an additional point that doesn't help.]

They're a chill band to listen to, but not gods.

Dave Grohl needs to stick to drums.

Does this song sound familiar? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1oyfG6t2ew)

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It can't be underestimated how big they were. Nevermind and In Utero are two of the best albums from the ninties, and I agree with whoever said Dave Grohl should stick to drums now. Foo Fighters last couple of albums have been really average and bland. Grohl is a like an animal behind the kit.