Originally Posted by boo boo

Not entirely true, the grunge movement DID exist before Nirvana, however it was never popular outside of the local seattle area. The Melvins, Green River, Soundgarden and Mudhoney are some pre Nirvana grunge bands.


That being said, you are dead on right about one thing, which is the most important thing, no one would give a rats ass about grunge or any grunge band if it werent for Nirvana. They launched the movement and made it as huge as it was, they didnt just effect the music that was around at the time, but the rock star image and look as well, their influence is still quite present today, even if grunge is dead, Nirvana lives on. If thats not major impact, i dont know what is.