“It was real embarrasing to see the hair metal bands trying to go grunge after Nevermind.”
I was embarrassed for them. It turned me off music for a number of years too. I liked bands that tried to stay with the times and change up their sound to experiment, but that was so bad I just couldn’t watch. It was nails on a chalkboard.
It was far worse then the 80’s with groups trying to do rap.
The reason I say may favorite all-time band is XTC, is because they were never “hip” or modern.
And XTC songs are like snowflakes, no two are the same. I can enjoy a song like “Travels in Nihilon”, or “Complicated Game” every bit as much as “Chalkhills and Children”.