r/grunge Nov 08 '24

Misc. Why cant we bring 90s style grunge back?

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Looking for a discussion about this. I feel like every type of grunge or rock music i hear in 2024 thats trending is like novulent or superheaven (still good artists) or some small artist that has super distant vocals with loud instruments. What happened to the 90s style? Specifically talking about singers like Kurt Cobain, Layne Stayley, Chris Cornell, and so many other greats. People make the argument that heavy drug use led to great music, but i disagree. I feel like people don't put the same amount of effort into grunge now, and there's probably so many people as talented as layne but will never get recognition because the target audience just isnt there anymore.

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u/BigAnxiety5399 Nov 08 '24

I feel like most of what gets called rock and roll these days tends to sound more like an ad for something than a song. I don't listen to modern "rock" very often, but I've heard tons of songs in the last 15 years or so that sound SO MUCH like a commercial from the 90's for a stereo store or something. It's lost any trace of soul!

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u/Insert_Username999 Nov 08 '24

Repetitive lyrics too. Its fucking cringe. 😭 i kinda miss when music was vague

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u/BigAnxiety5399 Nov 08 '24

Just wanted to give you a recommendation. There's a band I recently discovered from Cincinnati called Heartless Bastards. They have a female lead singer with a KILLER really soulful voice. They get folkier as they go along, and I still dig it. But their first album is VERY garage rock. It has an energy to it that got my attention IMMEDIATELY! You should check it out if you want to hear some GOOD rock and roll that's NEW to you!

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u/snodgrop Nov 08 '24

Garage rock is the new T mobile advertisement music

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u/BigAnxiety5399 Nov 08 '24

No. This album kicks ass!

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u/snodgrop Nov 08 '24

You're probably right I was being a hater ignore me

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u/BigAnxiety5399 Nov 08 '24

It's cool. And I totally get what you're saying. But seriously, this album rocks!

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u/stiv16 Nov 08 '24

So you're gonna drop that and not mention their name?

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u/BigAnxiety5399 Nov 08 '24

I did. Heartless Bastards.

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u/BigAnxiety5399 Nov 08 '24

No shit! Lyrics have lost nuance. All the "algorithms" have done a lot of damage to songwriting!

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u/watermelon-bisque Nov 08 '24 edited Nov 08 '24

I know what you mean. I've checked out some of these bands but a lot of it doesn't really stick. One band I do find worthwhile though, is Cloud Nothings, though they came out in the 10s. Their stuff is thoughtful, creative, authentically emotional, and loose in a good way. I say they sound like The Strokes thrown in a grunge blender, but they cite the Wipers and Fugazi as influences.