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Originally Posted by boo boo
Well other than the whole boosting the popularity of grunge, alternative and indie rock thing and being a huge influence on many indie and britpop bands thing, nothing really.  |
I'll concede that they boosted the popularity of Alt and Grunge, but where has Alt gone since? It's just a marketing term to sell Pop/Rock bands to teenagers now, just like it was then.
Nirvana aren't an influence on any Indie Rock bands I listen to, in fact, the only bands they seem to have influenced were crappy "Alternative" bands such as Nickelback, Hoobastank, etc. You're welcome to find an Indie band that cites Nirvana as an influence, though.
As for boosting the popularity of Indie Rock, they didn't really. Major labels have been signing indie bands for years, and Indie Rock has only recently become big, long after Nirvana's demise. And Britpop? You must be joking. Britpop came about at around the same time as Grunge, if not before it.