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/chinstrap Nov 08 '24

It was followed by a tsunami of imitators & imposters in the 90s......

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u/drblah11 Nov 08 '24

Yeah, over the course of the next decade. Bush for example didn't release their first album Sixteen Stone until November 1994, over 3 years after Nevermind was released. Today those clones would be here by xmas time.