Mainstream Rock in The

Mainstream rock in the '80s consisted of very dressed-up guys singing about drugs, getting
women, loving rock'n'roll. All with a very careful and prolific sound with those guitar solos in
abundance, always with virtuosity. However, the underground scene became more noticeable
every day. Metal was experimenting with darker sounds with genres like Trash Metal, there
was also the punk circuit that appealed to a more visceral sound, avoiding all kinds of musical
virtuosity. There was also the New Wave or Noise, a movement that gave rise to bands like
Sonic Youth.
The sum of all these styles gave way to a new musical genre, which was called Grunge. A style
that knew how to take something from all these movements that were going around, doing
something quite dark but at the same time quite pop.
The important thing about this whole cultural movement is that it inspired a young American
to form his band, and that's how Nirvana released their first album: Bleach.
In short, it is a very important album to understand the sound of Nirvana. It's a mix of 60s rock
with all those underground sounds that were going around. Although this album was not a
great commercial success but it gave way to record a new album. The band hangs out with
producer Butch Vig. Cobain wasnt very happy with this recording in a professional studio,
because Bleach sounded like it was recorded in a garage, but in the end, the pressure made
him accept. And so the : Nevermind was born. The album that changed the 90s. This album has
a song that we have all heard before: Smell Like Teen Spirit.
One of the most iconic and most listened songs of humanity. A song that knew how to cut
through all that mass-produced rock and at the time invaded all of Mtv, newspapers, and
unseating Michael Jackson to number 5 on the charts. One of the key moments in the history
of rock, where the most underground sounds dethroned the almighty King of Pop and his disco
Dangerous.
In September 1993, Nirvana released their latest album ¨In Utero¨ my favorite album in the
world. Finding their own sound, separating themselves from all other bands.
Kurt Cobain dies on April 5, 1994, and so does grunge.
For a whole generation, Cobain was an icon of not submitting to what others want from you.
Until the end of his days, Cobain remained loyal to his ideals, and the only thing that matters is
that his message keeps getting through and will continue to get through, in the end isn't that
what rock is all about?
El rock mainstream de los 80s consistia en tipos muy arreglados cantando sobre
drogas,conseguir mujeres, amar el rockn roll. Todo con un sonido bastante cuidado y proligio
con esos solos de guitarra en abundancia, siempre con virtuosismo. Sin embargo la escena
under cada dia se hacia notar mas. El metal estaba experimentando con sonidos mas oscuros
con generos como el Trash Metal, tambien estaba el cicuito punk que apelaba a un sonido mas
visceral, evitando todo tipo de virtuosismo musical. Tambien estaba el New Wave o Noise, un
movimiento que dio bandas como Sonic Youth.
La suma de todos estos estilos dio paso a un nuevo genero musical, el cual se llamo Grunge. Un
estilo que supo tomar cosa de todos estos movimientos que andaban circulando por ahi,
haciendo algo bastante oscuro pero a la vez bastante pop.
Lo importante de todo este movimiento cultural es que inspiro a un joven norteamericano a

hacer su banda, y asi fue como Nirvana sacó su primer album: Bleach.
En devinitiva es un disco bastante importante para entender el sonido de Nirvana. Es una

mezcla de rock de los 60s con todo esos sonidos under que andaban dando vueltas por ahi. Si
bien este disco no fue un gran suceso comercial pero dió paso a que puedan grabar un nuevo
disco. La banda se junta con el productor Butch Vig. Cobain no estaba muy feliz con esto de
grabar en un estudio profesional, porque el Bleach sonaba como si fue grabado en un garage,
pero al final la presion lo hizo aceptar. Y asi nació el : Nevermind. El disco que cambio los 90s.
Este album tiene una cancion que todos hemos escuchado alguna vez: Smell Like Teen Spirit.
Una de las canciones mas iconicas y mas escuchadas de la humanidad. Una cancion que supo
cortar todo ese rock producido en masa y en su momento invadió todo Mtv , periodicos, y
desbancando a Michael Jackson al puesto 5 de las listas. Uno de los momentos clave de la
Historia del rock, donde los sonidos más underground destronaban al todopoderoso Rey del
Pop y su disco Dangerous.
En septiembre de 1993, Nirvana publica su ultimo trabajo discografico ¨In Utero¨ mi album
favorito en el mundo. Encontrando su propio sonido, separando de todas las demas bandas.
Kurt Cobain muere el 5 de abril de 1994, y el grunge tambien.
Para toda una generacion, Cobain fue un icono, de no somoterte a lo que los demas quieren de
ti. Hasta el final de sus dias, Cobain se mantuvo leal a sus ideales, y lo unico que importa es
que su mensaje sigue llegando y seguira haciendolo, finalmente acaso no es de lo que el rock
se trata?

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Mainstream rock in the '80s consisted of very dressed-up guys singing about drugs, getting

Kurt Cobain dies on April 5, 1994, and so does grunge.

Lo importante de todo este movimiento cultural es que inspiro a un joven norteamericano a

En devinitiva es un disco bastante importante para entender el sonido de Nirvana. Es una

Kurt Cobain muere el 5 de abril de 1994, y el grunge tambien.

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