Kurt Cobain was one of the greats. I hope when I get older I don't lose my ability to appreciate a legitimate musical genius. It's symptomatic of every generation, though. Boomers' parents probably would have thought it blasphemy to consider Lennon and Hendrix "geniuses" or "legends."
Kurt Cobain is the most overrated rock star ever. You couldn't even understand the guy's lyrics.
His bandmate, Dave Grohl has made much better music with the Foo Fighters, than Nirvana ever dreamed of.
As a boomer who grew up on Chuck Berry, Phil and Don, Little Richard, Fats and Buddy Holly, I don't consider them "'geniuses' or 'legends'" either.
You think so? I think the musical output of Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters is far better. Grohl is hands down the best drummer in rock and roll --despite the fact that he plays guitar in his current band.
Don't believe me?
Listen to his Bonhamesque drumming for Queens of the Stone Age.
Cobain was the Jim Morrison of Gen-X. An overrated addict. Both dead at 27 and their mythology far outweighs their real talent.
Dave Grohl was the virtuoso behind Nirvana.