Believe it or not, grunge music had been available long before the end of the twentieth century. Most folks deem groups like Nirvana and Pearl Jam, clad in flannel and screaming about the wrongs of capitalism, to be grunge. Always shying away from the limelight and the corporate sponsors, grunge seemed to be the perfect cure for the former hair band years.
Did you realize that Neil Young is deemed the definitive "Godfather of Grunge"? That's correct, the same man from the old days. Young not only started Buffalo Springfield, he was an original member of what is now referred to as Crosby, Stills and Nash. Neil Young was struggling against the "Man" before Kurt Cobain knew what music was.
He was not into music for the money or fame. He was the epitome of a true sixties hippie. He made sure that he never sold out and never grew too famous.
It now seems wrong that Rolling Stone Magazine listed a Nirvana vinyl album in front of a Neil Young vinyl album in their best 100 albums of all time. Had the hero dropped below his fans? Even with the 20th anniversary of the classic Nirvana album, Nevermind, vinyl records will always rule supreme.
He was known for loathing the earliest compact discs from the beginning. He says that CD's are inadequate in sound quality and lose the intimacy between the artist and the listener. You can hear this in each Neil Young vinyl record ever done. Remember also that Neil Young has written a new album every year or so throughout his entire career. You can always be sure to find his new songs in many forms, including that of vinyl.
It is no surprise that Mr. Young is one of a few singers who have been inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame not just once, but two times. He was inducted first for his solo singing in 1995, then he was welcomed again with the group Buffalo Springfield in 1997.
There will never be another grunge hero in the history of music like Neil Young. Good luck on getting Vedder or Cobain in the Rock Hall of Fame more than once.
So, next time someone is preaching to you what a god Kurt Cobain was, try schooling them in the music of grunge. After all, Neil Young was Cobain's hero and the most influential singer that Kurt ever cited.
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