Originally Posted by XXXWriterDude

But what exactly is there to question? They did stuff nobody else had ever done before. They surely had their own set of influences, and you gotta give Phil Spector credit for doing the work he did with them, but they are by far THE most influential band of the last 50 years. They epitomized the boy band model, they radicalized the formula of rock and roll, and they have had more popularity than any other band ever. Nirvana, while absolutely an incredible, genius band (thanx largely to Kurt, it must be said), also revolutionalized rock, but how much of their music do you hear in bands coming out today in comparison to the obvious Beatles influences you can still hear in the music of tons of new artists?

Nirvana started a fad that died out quickly. Grunge is over, thank God. Rock, however, will never die.