Vincent Vega Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 (edited) HiSorry for another Nirvana related thread but I've read in quite a few places that after the release of "In Utero" in September 1993 that the popularity of Nirvana begin to wane greatly in the months following it's release, due to it's intentional audience-alienating sound. I've read that by the time of Cobain's death in April '94 they had largely reverted back to it's core audience but the suicide (or murder, as some say) of Kurt Cobain propelled them to legendary status despite their waning popularity. Is this true? Were they waning in popularity after ''In Utero''? Edited December 14, 2006 by Mr. Miser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONEZY Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Hi Is this true? Were they waning in popularity after ''In Utero''?Not in my opinion, they just got more popular especially after the MTV Unplugged show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.b Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 I read many times and heard many times of this. Yes I believe it to be true. God all you have to do is listen to them for a month or two and your bored. it could have had something to do with him being a prick and all that. But no, St. Kirk Cocaine can't do anything wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankwhite Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 i did a little before in utero's release, after that, definetly not. Nirvana were a three piece (a four including Pat 'the germ' Smear but he never got to record, but sonically they could blow arena bands away. dynamic, powerful n fuckin passionate, way music should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fit To Burn Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 ya, its like they went away for a little while but then came back as large as ever. and after Cobain offed himself he became a legend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Kind of. Despite being the best thing they ever did, In Utero didn't sell as well as was expected and Pearl Jam overtook them as the biggest Seattle band the week that Vs was released. Nirvana's (commercial) hype had died down quite a bit by the time April 94 rolled around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Rambler Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Thats certainly how i remember it. People i went to school with who had never listened to nirvana, who didnt even know who kurt cobain was, suddenly had pictures of him on their files once he died, it was ridiculous. He became this legendary figure overnight, the peak of their fame was definately after he died, he wasnt a house hold name the way maddona or axl or slah was. If Eddie vedder would have killed himself, it would be him wed be talkin about right now, no kurt. Or fuck, if Axl wouldav killed himself, hed be the topic of this thread on some other website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desperado Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 people likes them just becuz Cobain killed him self and now every body listens to them just becuz its mainstreem now and thay have T-shirts with them even if thay only have heard 3 songs and I fucking hate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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