Alternative Rock And Punk Rock Industry

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The Alternative rock & Punk rock industry before Kurt Cobain came around, can easily be defined as a unimaginative culture. Every rock artist would have uncreative cover art for their albums. “Whether you were a years old and never the same after the video for” Smell Like Teen Spirit” demolished your preconceptions of music; or whether you don't even realize how much of an influence Cobain and his band had in todays music”. Karan (Rockers reflect on the legacy of Kurt Cobain). Before Kurt entered the Alternative/Punk rock industry you would hardly see any real good bands that you see today. “Unfortunately, all the Creeds and Nickelback's were born from Nirvana. The Offspring, Nofx and so many others were influenced by them”. Is what Tony Sly

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