Let me make this clear. I HATE alternative rock, grunge rock, modern rock, whatever you want to call it. Kurt Cobain did not create this genre of music, as you claim. This was done a decade earlier by bands like The Clash, R.E.M., The Pixies, Sonic Youth, Jane's Addiction, Husker Du, The Meat Puppets, etc. Cobain merely brought this music into the mainstream, which actually went against the whole point of being 'alternative'. It became mainstream music.

It is because of Kurt Cobain that we now have awful groups like Matchbox 20, Foo Fighters, Bush, Goo Goo Dolls, Creed, Sugar Ray, Third Eye Blind, Blink 182, etc who just make crap, crap, crap, crap. This is, I'm sure, part of the reason for my hostility against Cobain. I still don't believe that he was anywhere near as talented as people make him out to be. If you admire him and enjoy his music, that's okay by me. I disagree, but I respect your tastes.

[This message has been edited by BarryS (edited 07-18-2000).]