I’d argue it’s late-era punk.
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I'd argue it's grunge 😁
aug 21, 2025, 2:37 pm • 3 0 • view
Which term do you think Kurt would prefer?
aug 21, 2025, 3:39 pm • 0 0 • view
aug 21, 2025, 3:41 pm • 1 0 • view
Kurt being who he was, I'd say he'd just be happy to be thought of as 'Nirvana'!
aug 21, 2025, 3:42 pm • 1 0 • view
... in retrospect, of course!
aug 21, 2025, 3:47 pm • 1 0 • view
Totally, I would have said Grunge in the era they broke through in (and before I heard Bleach).
aug 21, 2025, 3:55 pm • 1 0 • view
Because in the end, Nirvana eclipsed punk, and said something new; took it to a deeper level than punk
aug 21, 2025, 3:54 pm • 2 0 • view
It’s true, even the old guard, like Iggy Pop (who has an amazing new album), go relatively unnoticed and overshadowed.
aug 21, 2025, 4:01 pm • 2 0 • view
Punk is rock. Alternative is rock. Grunge is rock. You put them in a playlist with 60s, 70s rock, it all fits.
aug 21, 2025, 2:38 pm • 1 0 • view
Sure, I arrange my albums that way too. But each one you mentioned broke down a wall to take rock one step further. I don’t think Alternative, Grunge or Punk are “Classic Rock”
aug 21, 2025, 3:37 pm • 0 0 • view
Me personally, I just welcome each movement into the fold as the years pass.
aug 21, 2025, 3:42 pm • 2 0 • view
That’s a good take. It only really matters if you’re programming commercial radio.
aug 21, 2025, 3:44 pm • 1 0 • view