I liked grunge as well because I liked the loud guitars and the unpretentiousness of the performers. I would turn 21 at the end of '89, a child of the MTV suburbs in flyover country, I was tired of the pretty boy hair bands and their needle-needle guitar solos. Grunge was a welcome change.
But, yes, it did get old fast. Eventually, all the bands sounded like the same sludge. It's strange to think that for many, grunge was the defining music of the 1990s. In truth, it had peaked by '93 and by 1994 nobody wanted anything to do with it. Us white kids were listening to the Beastie Boys and 311 by then, upbeat and funky, prefect for the growing optimism of the times.
Of all the grunge acts, only Pearl Jam was able to stay relevant through changing musical tastes, primarily because they didn't allow themselves to be defined by one particular genre.
I would put Dave Grohl in that same category. He went from a founding member of Nirvana to the founder of Foo Fighters after Cobain died and was very successful in each endeavor.
I always hated Eddie Vetter. Pretentious jerk who promoted abortion every chance he got. I am enjoying streaming 80s metal again.