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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Cobain...the anti-pop virus |
| Date | Tue, 06 Apr 2004 23:35:44 -0400 |
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At Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:23:44 Josh wrote:
>Again, I don't want to get locked into an argument, but in my universe,
>music didn't sound much different as a result of Nirvana. By the time they
>came out I'd already heard Mother Love Bone, Soundgarden, and on and on;
>what distinguished them was they had a popular single.
I have to agree on a certain level here. I was still listening to music
before and after Nirvana....in fact, DESPITE Nirvana. Like flesh-eating
disease Nirvana was everywhere...and yet, I managed to resist every aspect
of their infectious anti-melodic whiney angst (sorry, but I'm paraphrasing
Segarini here). In the same respect I always gagged at the notion of Pearl
Jam. I think only STP and Soundgarden gave me an ounce of interest. And
there was one Alice In Chains track that I recall. Otherwise, the whole
"scene" (a media concoction at the best of times) annoyed the shit out of
me.
To this day none of these acts gets much of a blink out of me except in
reminding me why I was driven to search out good pop material during this
time period like 54.40, Soho 69 and The Odds who were occasionally noisier
and truly more inspiring melodically.
Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye
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