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It’s heinous *

Posted by Jackie

on September 24, 2026, 12:00:02, in reply to "I'll be honest..I never got into the whole grunge scene. I was in Jr high in 91"

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Just never understood it. Didn't understand the angst and what i considered "whining".

Hasn't been until later in my life that I can at least appreciate the musicianship and what they were trying to do.

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But was it the best day? An investigation:

http://www.theringer.com/2021/09/24/music/biggest-album-release-dates-in-history-nirvana-tribe-rhcp

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35 years ago today. We are very old, but were eating good as utes across America. - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 10:24:52

Never listened to any of that trash* - JeffFrank 3 hours ago
Nobody cared about Nevermind or Badmotorfinger when they were released. - doubledown Yesterday, 10:53:37
- Not really true. Ten was already platinum months before Singles was released - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 18:09:42
  - Singles came out the summer of 1992* - timmer Yesterday, 18:58:22
    - Singles was released September 18 1992. So yes being literal it was summer - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 19:21:57
- I was in college and remember people waiting in line to buy Nevermind at midnight - DT Yesterday, 11:45:04
  - Nevermind sold 6000 copies in the first week in the US. The label famously had low expectations. * - doubledown Yesterday, 12:00:39
    - Maybe my fraternity was an anomaly, but we had 2-3 copies on day 1, out of 30 guys.* - DT Yesterday, 18:46:43
    - This feels like you are gaslighting us* - CoronaTheirAss Yesterday, 18:02:27
      - The Singles thing is kind of gaslighting. The 6000 first week sales is completely true. * - doubledown Yesterday, 18:16:39
        
        The highest sales were the first year. There was definitely a bit of the label not - CoronaTheirAss Yesterday, 18:46:15
    - they were all in line with him* - cpsteine Yesterday, 15:28:10
    - 6k first week, platinum by thanksgiving* - ghost_of_clt Yesterday, 12:30:24
- Point of Odor: Pearl Jam and Grunge blew up before Singles.... - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 10:58:23
  - I didn’t realize that Ten, Nevermind, and Badmotorfinger came out about a year before Singles. - Waka Yesterday, 12:05:54
  - They weren't laboring in anonymity or anything, there was definitely awareness of them. - doubledown Yesterday, 11:08:08
I'll be honest..I never got into the whole grunge scene. I was in Jr high in 91 - DanSaint Yesterday, 10:50:05
- I was all Grateful Dead all of the time then* - JeffFrank 3 hours ago
- After years of utter dreck by Poison, music that wasn’t soulless and artificial was a revelation - DT Yesterday, 18:50:55
- It’s heinous * - Jackie Yesterday, 12:00:02
- Same here. I stayed with my 80s heavy metal/hair bands all the way heading into college in 93. - illinilosch Yesterday, 11:26:24

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