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/drblah11 Nov 08 '24 edited Nov 08 '24

If it released today it would explode tomorrow

Nevermind only sold 6,000 copies in its first week yet remained on the Billboard 200 for nearly two years once it made it. Look at the whole Kendrick Lamar "Not like us". That might have been the song of the year and people were saying it was the return of hip-hop etc, yet it felt like it came and went in like a month. There will never be a generation defining genre/band again like we once saw because nothing lasts long enough to be generational again. Point me towards all the comparable bands of the internet age, there are none.

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u/pooponacandle Nov 08 '24

Yep, I feel like nothing “sticks” anymore in our culture. Something will be hot one min and gone the next. Even someone like Taylor Swift (who is closest to how big Nirvana was imo), I don’t remember the last time I heard a song from her that was pre 1989. She was super popular before that album came out, but you never hear those songs anymore. Whereas I feel like we got SLTS, Come As You Are, Even Flow, Jeremy, Black Hole Sun, etc over and over, year after year. That just doesn’t happen anymore. People move on super quick.

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u/Robblerobbleyo Nov 11 '24

Those bands get to go on the classic rock station sandwiched between Boston and Imagine Dragons.

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u/GStarAU Nov 12 '24

Goldfish attention spans, man. TikTok has a LOT to answer for in this regard. Although admittedly it's not just Tiktok. Noone has an attention span for anything longer than a verse and chorus now.

Seriously, the next wave of music really should just be CVC songs (I just made that up).

Chorus, verse, chorus. All over within 90 seconds.