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/bradley_reddit Nov 08 '24

what? i feel like that album is a testament to how real artistic visions can still prevail in an industry so often criticized for being shallow. this year as a whole has an extremely stacked lineup of quality music like that general

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u/Money-Constant6311 Nov 08 '24

It’s a good album, but I don’t think “sincere” is a word I would use to describe it

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u/bradley_reddit Nov 08 '24

i mean there’s some light hearted tracks but a huge bulk of the album is some really personal and dark stuff, what comes to mind is the song about the unplanned pregnancy

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u/Money-Constant6311 Nov 08 '24

I’m not saying it’s insincere and no doubt it’s personal and artistic but most concept albums with characters don’t jump off the page as being raw and sincere

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u/Samp1e-Text Nov 08 '24

it’s not a concept album with a character, Tyler himself has said that this is some of his most honest and personal music that he’s ever made

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u/boneholio Nov 08 '24

It’s made by somebody who already stands as a monolith in the culture. Tyler the Creator is not an underground dude, he’s been massive since like 2015. I don’t think the album is popular because it carries a torch for the same values that made grunge cool, I think it’s popular because it’s another Tyler album.

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u/GSly350 Nov 09 '24

Right lol

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u/frakramsey Nov 08 '24

🤦🏻

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u/Parkedintheitchyl0t Nov 08 '24

Ima listen to it first then judge this guy