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Originally Posted by Genteel Death
I don't understand what is wrong with being formulaic, that's the very reason some bands are great.
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Because Nirvana were a lot more creative and interesting in many of their songs than something like the straightforward, predictable Nevermind (aside from a few moments). Again, it goes back to ... I found this band sorta boring, and then I heard stuff like the main riff from NEGATIVE CREEP, or I really listened closely to LITHIUM and was like "hm that's kind of a weird/ugly little guitar thing he's doing in the verses there". I guess I was more attracted to the "wrong" aspect of the band (the "Wrong" notes and all that), not so much the... UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK side. But ultimately, I think that's what makes the band so compelling and important; they were a pop band, but they also had their noisiness, as well as moments when they just rocked, and so on. There were many shades to their sound -- I think if a person were to just focus on most of Nevermind, they wouldn't be able to see all that. But, eh, the fact that so many people from so many walks of life like different aspects of this band is what makes them so compelling, in the end.