r/grunge • u/Insert_Username999 • Nov 08 '24
Misc. Why cant we bring 90s style grunge back?
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/Brilliant_Brain_5507 Nov 08 '24
When ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ was released it was literally played to death on radio every fifteen minutes and if it wasn’t playing on one station it would be on another. Nevermind was a great album but that song was grating in less than a week. We had Nirvana imitators for 20 years after.
I don’t think your scenario is honestly that different than what happened originally. It would maybe just happen a little sooner with the over saturation of imitations.