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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I like that you don't have the sex pistols listed... But where's the Velvet underground and nico?
I don't think Nirvana in any way evolved from gnr. They came out if the 90s alternative genre and built upon bands like the pixies and such with a little grunge flavour.
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No, Nirvana didn't evolve from GnR. Nirvana formed in 1987 and GnR first hit the charts in 1987. The music scene in general evolved partly because of GnR and their Appetite album though, which paved the way for bands like Nirvana to break into the mainstream. When you look at the top 40 hits of 1987, GnR stands out against acts like Tiffany, George Michael, Rick Astley, etc... Could the mainstream have gone right from Rick Astley to Nirvana without bands like GnR bridging the gap? Maybe, but I have my doubts.
Sort of OT though, but a lot of credit to the way music was shaped in the 1980s and 1990s has to go to David Geffen though too who was never afraid to give big studio production and distribution to longshots.