Top 10 Reasons Why is Nirvana is Overrated

Nirvana is a good band but they are extremely overrated and that's what this list is about reasons why they are overrated
The Top Ten
1 People claim Kurt Cobain is the greatest guitarist when he himself said he wasn't

His guitar playing skills were very basic. I didn't even need his confession to make this conclusion. The solo to Smells like Teen Spirit is one of the easiest solos of all time.

Nobody says he is the greatest guitarist. We all know there are better.

He is so overrated...just for one song

Even Chad Kroeger from Nickelback is a better guitarist the he was

2 They are considered the best band ever just because of one song they made

Yes, when they have other songs that are good too.

That's true and so illogical to regard a band as the best for one song

3 People claim Kurt Cobain is the greatest vocalist of all time when there are better

I don't see how constant mumbling makes him a great singer. People are probably more impressed with his grungy look than anything else he did. Hell, Ozzy isn't a great singer but even he's way better than Kurt!

Layne Staley and Chris Cornell are so much better that I would say they are from a different league - whole another level of vocal skills.

True. Cornell was miles better, and Staley and Vedder were both better. Even Weiland probably had a better voice than Cobain did.

True but at least he sounded somewhat better than Scott Weiland in my opinion.

4 They overshadow other bands that are better than they are

Pearl Jam does more complex arrangements on most songs than Nirvana could have attempted.

In terms of musicianship, all 3 bands from the Big-4 of grunge were actually better. Strange, eh?

Alice In Chains' songs are better.

Example Soundgarden Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains are better than Nirvana

5 Their songs are simple

Yes, and namely this is the reason they became the most popular grunge band. The majority of people like simple songs.

Because Kurt isn't a great guitarist the songs are really simple

6 Nevermind isn't as good as people make it out to be

Sure it's their best with the other 2 sucking even more. Bleach being a dull Melvins cover album and In Utero with it's lame attempts at grit and throwaway "experimental" songs. Alice in Chains were the far better band with the far better albums, hands down.

Nevermind is a good album, but why do people treat it like it's the best grunge album? It's not the best grunge album, or even the best Nirvana album. In Utero makes Nevermind look like garbage.

I love the cleanness of Nevermind but In Utero is much more interesting and better.

I agree Bleach is a lot better for its rawness.

7 Nirvana is more of a brand than a band
8 They only made 3 studio albums

Its because Kurt Cobain died.

Just because Kurt died doesn't change the fact that they only made 3 albums, 1 that was ok, 1 bad one and 1 that is overrated as all hell

9 Come as You are is a ripoff of another song

And it's also literally their only good song.

Still a damn good song

10 People claim Kurt Cobain is the greatest rockstar of all time just because he's dead

Just like Hendrix. While Hendrix was really good at guitar he wasnt the best but just think of it if cobain was still alive nobody would say he's the best

The Contenders
11 They aren't the best band in their genre

Still a good band but plenty better ones excluding Pearl Jam. I don't like Pearl Jam for some reason. I can't get into them

I agree, but it's subjective.

Alice in Chains Soundgarden and Pearl Jam are better than Nirvana

12 Their songs are very radio friendly
13 Their career only lasted eight years

Exactly and that's why they shouldn't be on the top ten of the greatest bands of all time.

That's because kurt died...

14 People make them sound much better than they are simply because Kurt Cobain is dead

Sadly this judgmental trope repeats itself throughout history

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