Wow.......I disliked Curt Cobain's music and I
disliked Nirvana as well. _In Utero_ particulary grated on me.
However, I think I would agree that he's the artist
of the 1990's. He was extremely influential and
basically defined alterna-rock and honed the
entire grunge sound. Hell, on the backs of that
sound an entire radio format developed.
Yep, he was pretty big alright and even though I didn't
care for his music, I sure do respect him AND I feel
a great deal of empathy over his personal struggles.
It certainly would have been nice to have had him
around for another 30-40 yrs. I would have been curious to
have seen which musical avenues he would have explored. I for
one, found Nirvana's Unplugged set to be well....damn good.
Yes, Cobain was certainly overexposed and harbored great personal
issues but I don't think that diminishes his impact upon 90's music in any
way, shape, or form.
NP: Cruzados - self-titled
JC
