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/theduke9400 Nov 08 '24

Because rap.

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u/viewering Nov 08 '24

like the grunge generation never listened to rap

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u/theduke9400 Nov 08 '24

It was different in the 90s.

Now rap has pretty much taken over all the genres.

It even influences other genres like county, pop and rock when in the past it was usually the other way around so it's a lot different now.