The Dark Knight wrote:Failed Creation wrote:The Dark Knight wrote:They are/were musical geniuses from such a rough life especially Cube with writing all his own lyrics that describes the world he lived in and Dre with his creativity and ear for music. With one album they influenced and changed music forever, the majority of mainstream Hip-Hop artists today exist because of them.
Like Nirvana they could of been so much more.
I don't know about Nirvana; some bands are/were best making a huge impact, then burning out quickly. Look at the Sex Pistols.
Who knows, maybe if Kurt hadn't died, Nirvana may have made some mediocre, middle-of-the-road albums, and diluted their influence. We've seen it happen with R.E.M.
I do agree with what you're saying for the most part though. One album (or song) can inspire a movement or generational shift, and through history, we've seen it.
Look at bands/artists like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Sex Pistols, Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, Nirvana et al.
I don't know if there's been a band/artist capable of doing that in the last 20 years.
Nirvana was the first group that sprung to my mind but least you get what I'm saying
It's not often that I'm on the same page as someone else...
