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Originally posted by bhutocracy
If you think Nirvana and "grunge" was any less of a musical gimmick and record company manufactured product than hair metal then you are being naive.
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I wish Nirvana had not been termed "grunge" and there was never a "grunge" or "alternative" movement in the 90's. It created generic sounding rock, all watered down versions of Nirvana/Pearl Jam/Soundgarden. Nirvana was simply a rock band that should have been called a rock band in the long tradition of rock bands. With the grunge tag other 'grunge' bands took center stage over other bands that played unique styles of basic rock music. But yeah, it was marketing. Maybe sales were down or sales were up but they thought they could milk it for more by creating grunge/alternative.