>I’d argue nothing successful in rock came out over the next 20 years without somehow relating to nevermind. You'll have to define what constitutes "rock", and

>I’d argue nothing successful in rock came out over the next 20 years without somehow relating to nevermind. You'll have to define what constitutes "rock", and what you mean by "came out" - just any "rock" album, or only new "rock" bands. You also have to define what "successful" means, to have this argument. Let's also not forget that in the late 1990's the world of music changed with Napster and music sharing, so "successful" in the 20 years after Nevermind came out may not be the same kind of "successful" in 1990 since people were often downloading music. I personally had no interest in Nirvana, but enjoyed "rock" music from many other bands. Cobain just came off as too depressing a figure, even when he was alive - and so I just didn't connect with their music at all.