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Originally posted by Mike33
We're on a similar Page here (fine, pun intended) for the most part. I hear small bits from groups like Hoobastank (sp?) and Blink182 and others and turn to another station because it's just simplistic playing with distortion on overdrive.
While Nirvana was no Zeppelin there was an honesty and integrity in Cobain's style. I think he's closer to Hendrix in some ways than Halen or these new pseudo-rock bands. Fine kill me, I own all of Nirvana's albums. There is real purity there, check out songs on the In Utero album if you want to skip what you heard on the radio from Nevermind.
From a strictly guitar playing standpoint, yes, it all ended with Nirvana. There were other bands like around during that time like Pearl Jam that were still much more rich and versatille when it came to the guitar.
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There were LOTS of groups from the grunge scene who had guitarists that new what they were doing.
Most of the guys in the grunge bands came directly out of the 80's hair metal groups .. so they could play.
Kim Thayle of Sound Garden, Jerri Cantrell of Alice In Chains, you already mentioned Stone Gossard (pearl jam).
Hell, Pearl Jam originally started out as Mother Love Bone who was basically trying to be the next big 80's "glam rock" band. They had a major deal and everything .. was about to record their first studio album when their lead singer OD'd and they regrouped with Eddie Vedder to start Pearl Jam.
And I like to argue that Cobain was a pretty decent guitarist himself. Nevermind wasn't exactly known for it's great licks, but as you pointed out yourself, their other albums had some decent chops on them.
Songs like Aero Zepplin, School, Serve The Servant, Radio Friendly Unit Shifter, Vs Chorus Vs etc. had some very decent riffs and solos in them.