[Drew68]

The effects of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album on our culture and society twenty years have been horrific. Its release in 1991 completely opened the flood gates for the Grunge music culture to enter into America’s mainstream and has manifested and permeated its way into every facet of our high schools, colleges and culture.

The Grunge music culture was over by 1994.

[x]

Today - September 24th - is the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album release.

And literally not a day goes by since then when I think about this.

The Grunge music culture was over by 1994.

True. Rap has been a far more important influence. Cobain looks more and more like Maynard G. Krebs.

RIP.

[relictele]

Unfortunately, post-grunge in the form of the execrable Nickelback, Daughtry, etc. is with us still complete with po-faced band members sporting the usual sleeve tats and the obligatory black t-shirts. They’re serious, you know.

Mesa Rectifiers, BBE enhanced stereo separation and three tons of compression make it all an ear-fatiguing sludge.

[Carling]

If it wasn't for grunge, we'd all be wearing spandex, scarves, and lipstick.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

The effects of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album on our culture and society twenty years have been horrific.

This is giving way too much credit to one album or band. Nirvana was a symptom, not a cause. And I'll take nihilism over Communism any day. The 60s music and culture were much more destructive to our collective culture.

[The Ignorant Fisherman]

True.. but its genre was the catalyst for the godless rage filled music culture and bands of today. That was the point.

[Future Snake Eater]

Agreed. Grunge was a blip on the radar. Some good music came from it, but that’s about all the effect it had. I think this article is giving the highly disturbed, suicidal Cobain WAY too much credit.

[dfwgator]

Dave Grohl’s Foo Fighters are ten times the band Nirvana ever was.