I hated grunge with a passion. I was late to get into GNR but because the absolute dirge of any good music over the last 30 years, I took the plunge.
Yeah overall I strongly agree about grunge.
It was depressing, nihilistic, narcissistic and self pitying.
I’ll likely still listen to GnR as “Think About you” “Night Train” and “One in a Million” are three of my favorite songs.
Among a slew of others by them.
I’ll just never put more money towards them and wouldn’t pay to see them play teen angst music in the 50s anyway.
And for an album that took about 15 years to make, “Chinese Democracy” was AWFUL.
The original line up, as almost is always the case, is the best.
I think you mean ‘absolute DEARTH’of any good music vs dirge.
I agree with you for the most part, though.
For the same reasons, I’ve begun to explore both baroque classical and American Gospel music. So much of what later became rock and roll was inspired by Gospel rhythms and beat patterns.