^^ Out of curiosity, were you around (and old enough to be fully aware of the general hair metal music crap scene) when Nevermind came out? And the impact it had? The HUGE impact it had?
At the time, I thought Nirvana was sent by Jesus to save rock.
Seriously, even MTV completely changed. The video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit," with the cheerleaders with hairy armpits and all that? It was, like, HOLY FUCK, TOTO, WE AIN'T IN WHITE SNAKE KANSAS, ANYMORE.
I mean, really, THIS in 1992, unless you were there, you cannot possibly imagine:
Kurt was fucking brilliant. If you have any doubts, read his journals. It's one of my favorite books.