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12-24-2011 09:32 AM |
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Originally Posted by Sparky
(Post 1136411)
Everyone loves to point out the 90's alt rock being the antithesis to the 80's glam pop fest
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Funny thing is, looking at the full music spectrum, they're not all that musically different, really. At least, I always seen 'Grunge' bands as generic hard rock bands with darker themes.
Same instrumentation, same structure, very very similar rhythms, emphasis on guitar solos placed in boxed areas, heavy heavy emphasis on powerful very clear vocals. Perhaps Grunge has the guitars tuned down, and occasionally fast/punky elements. But, that's it, it's as poppy, and commercial as Hell.
In fact, I'd say the grunge music was equally shallowly commercial and fashionable. Even if Kurt Cobain pretended not, but he was very very insecure about his legitimacy. I'd say though that 90s MTV alterna-attitude was glam as ****, just in a more ironic way.
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