Jimmy Hoffa Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 I lived in Seattle from 1990 - 2001 before moving to another part of Washington. Anyone who thinks Cobain was a big deal here is mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 Hard to answer, but why do most people think he offed himself? Because of the stomach pains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 I lived in Seattle from 1990 - 2001 before moving to another part of Washington. Anyone who thinks Cobain was a big deal here is mistaken. Nothing was big in Seattle back then... they were boring as hell. They probably didn't even take credit for Hendrix in those days. Seattle a whole different city now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 I never remembered him before he died, dont remember him now, other than people talk about him, now Heath Ledger, that was a loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports j Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 lots of rappers refrence his name in lyrics referring to his suicide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Aristatel Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 now Heath Ledger, that was a loss. Was it that Brokeback Mountain thing that got you hooked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machiavelli Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 Was it that Brokeback Mountain thing that got you hooked? Now we know why he's divorced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Chapo2017 Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 I never remembered him before he died, dont remember him now, other than people talk about him, now Heath Ledger, that was a loss.True. Da Joker. Heef Ledger Doe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRWager Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 He was the face of the 90`s rock culture. He was to the 90`s kids what Lennon was to the 60`s kids. Lennon and Elvis did a lot more music so you cant compare them but he is an absolute no doubt legend and Nirvana was the IT band at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Chapo2017 Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 The Nirvana vs Pearl Jam debate will always live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 He was the face of the 90`s rock culture. He was to the 90`s kids what Lennon was to the 60`s kids. Lennon and Elvis did a lot more music so you cant compare them but he is an absolute no doubt legend and Nirvana was the IT band at the time. if there was one "it band" of the early 90s it could've easily been red hot chili peppers, pearl jam, green day, soundgarden only after cobain's death did people start considering nirvana at or near the top of the list... at the time pearl jam was much more popular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWarning Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 if there was one "it band" of the early 90s it could've easily been red hot chili peppers, pearl jam, green day, soundgarden only after cobain's death did people start considering nirvana at or near the top of the list... at the time pearl jam was much more popularI think only Pearl Jam could make that claim. What really helped Nirvana though was Cobains death. It prevented them from making Daddy Rock like RHCP has done for 5-10 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 I think only Pearl Jam could make that claim. What really helped Nirvana though was Cobains death. It prevented them from making Daddy Rock like RHCP has done for 5-10 years now. perhaps but in 1991/1992 nirvana was opening for red hot chili peppers, not the other way around "it band" yet even though mtv played smells like teen spirit all day and night... garth brooks still outsold them in their peak year , and they were an opening act Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVU Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 He was the face of the 90`s rock culture. He was to the 90`s kids what Lennon was to the 60`s kids. Lennon and Elvis did a lot more music so you cant compare them but he is an absolute no doubt legend and Nirvana was the IT band at the time.this. They had huge hits and a very successful tour. I saw them in Lakeland, Florida. (Sit down, McIrish) not long before the suicide. I was a big fan and so were most everyone my age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Landers Posted April 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 if there was one "it band" of the early 90s it could've easily been red hot chili peppers, pearl jam, green day, soundgarden only after cobain's death did people start considering nirvana at or near the top of the list... at the time pearl jam was much more popularwrong. Nevermind knocking Michael Jackson out of the top spot in the charts happened in January 1992. That was the biggest success ANY of the Seattle bands had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWarning Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 perhaps but in 1991/1992 nirvana was opening for red hot chili peppers, not the other way around "it band" yet even though mtv played smells like teen spirit all day and night... garth brooks still outsold them in their peak year , and they were an opening act Well RHCP was far more established. Even three months after nevermind broke, they were headlining smaller venues or a backup act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWarning Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 wrong. Nevermind knocking Michael Jackson out of the top spot in the charts happened in January 1992. That was the biggest success ANY of the Seattle bands had.Pearl Jam had far longer success but Nirvana’s star was brighter, more influential also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Landers Posted April 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 Pearl Jam had far longer success but Nirvana’s star was brighter, more influential also.yes, no question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Chapo2017 Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 if there was one "it band" of the early 90s it could've easily been red hot chili peppers, pearl jam, green day, soundgarden only after cobain's death did people start considering nirvana at or near the top of the list... at the time pearl jam was much more popularExactly. Pearl Jam had taken over as Top Dog by the time Cobain offed himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Chapo2017 Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 wrong.Nevermind knocking Michael Jackson out of the top spot in the charts happened in January 1992. That was the biggest success ANY of the Seattle bands had.In the sense of totally recalibrating the music scene (and bringing Grunge to the Masses) your point may have validity. Nirvana opened the door, and then Pearl Jam kicked it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kovacsbar Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 Was real tore up when Marvin Gaye passed, remember where I was. Thought they was playing April fool joke and didn't get the real news till I got to my ballgame. People in tears everywhere. Sad time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Landers Posted April 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 Exactly. Pearl Jam had taken over as Top Dog by the time Cobain offed himself.no, they hadn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Chapo2017 Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 no, they hadn't.YES, they had. You are talking out of your ass again. You are losing your shit. I might be time for another Youtube Buffet Review. Just sayin'. Stick to something that you KNOW. Trying to "debate" the Almighty (and All-Knowing) El Chapo (Universally Accepted as the foremost Grunge Historian on the Planet) is making you look foolish. Your feeble attempts at "Talking Points" will be shredded 100 times out of 100. Just so we understand each other. Carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Landers Posted April 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 YES, they had. You are talking out of your ass again. You are losing your shit. I might be time for another Youtube Buffet Review. Just sayin'. Stick to something that you KNOW. Trying to "debate" the Almighty (and All-Knowing) El Chapo (Universally Accepted as the foremost Grunge Historian on the Planet) is making you look foolish. Your feeble attempts at "Talking Points" will be shredded 100 times out of 100. Just so we understand each other. Carry on.pal, you're a great revisionist That's not how it was, but keep thinking it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWarning Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 Surprised no one mentioned Layne Staley and Alice in Chains. He died on the same day as Cobain, but eight years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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