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Originally Posted by danfan
You're not comparing Cobain with Elvis Presley are you?
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Yes I am. Their deaths transformed them into bigger icons than they would have been had they lived on. Elvis was becoming a joke more so than late Jacko. Who knows what his legacy would have been, had he lived to be an old man. Read my signature. Maybe it tells you something.
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I don't see that Nirvana had as big of an impact as you're saying. There have been MANY more bands far more successful and relevant than Nirvana. Cobain didn't destroy rock or heavy metal. All styles of music hit peaks and lows. He just happened to be the main man when that style hit it's low. As for killed it - No. There are more of the glam bands around still today than grunge bands. Grunge was a fast moving fad.
Michael Jackson is a legend. John Lennon is a legend. Elvis Presley is a legend. Kurt Cobain is not a legend.
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danfan, you are intriguing. Sometimes you make some of the most thoughtful comments around here, and sometimes you simply appear to be a dumbass. Sorry to be so blunt!
I am not a fan of Kurt Cobain, the only Nirvana songs which I truly dig are covers of other bands, and I personally think they are highly overrated. Yet denying their magnitude, impact, and legacy would mean to close my eyes and lie to myself. You say there have been many more bands far more successful and relevant? Really? Name another band that was around for 5 years and had the same or even close to such an impact. I personally can't think of any.
You are saying that glam rock bands are more successful today. That's because the 80s have had a revival. And anyhow, other than Bon Jovi, I can't think of any band that would draw the same crowds as say Pearl Jam, so your statement is purely subjective and based on some kind of retarded hatred for a music style, which might not be the greatest ever, but it surely shook this world and I am personally glad it happened, without actually being a fan or even listening to any of those bands.