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Originally Posted by bronco67
I thought about that. I know the impact Nirvana had...it was basically the death of hair metal, and I saw it happen with that one album. But just being alive for the last 20 years making music, collaborating and all of the other projects Grohl has his fingers in makes me feel like he's just as -- if not more important -- than Kurt Cobain at this point. Just the breadth of his work is amazing. He's existed as a big force in the rock world for 4 times longer than Nirvana, and showed he's more than that guy behind the drum kit flinging his hair around.
this is coming from someone who practically worshipped Kurt Cobain up until his death.
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Very true. Dave has not just done great stuff with Foo, but other bands and, like you say, he has had his hands in a lot of things.
I guess it comes down to the debate of which is more important to an art form: A guy with longevity who puts in a 20+ year career, influences a lot of people and did some great stuff along the way, or a guy who had one major, explosive moment and changed the direction of his field.
I suppose it could be debated forever.
Either way, the world is a better place having had both of them in it.