I'm not saying it drove anything off the air, because it didn't. The cream of the hair metal/ metal rose to the top and had longevity. Metallica thrived, but I can't think of any hair bands that did offhand. What I'm saying is that Nirvana and the Seattle movement became the "next big thing". Like hair metal was the "next big thing". Like disco was the "next big thing". Nu metal became the "next big thing" after the Seattle movement slowed down. It didn't die, by any means, but sales slumped and the suits started pushing nu metal.

I'm not talking about one jondra putting another jondra out of business. I'm talking about one genre becoming dominant over the previous big genre.

I'm with you on Nirvana being in the HOF, but not because they drove anyone off the air. Honestly, that attitude is almost an insult to the creativity and art that Nirvana produced. If by some weird happenstance a bluegrass/ hip hop fusion style was the next big thing, no matter how shitty, would you be saying they deserve to be in the HOF because they pushed hair bands aside?

Nirvana should be first ballot when they're eligible. No question. They're influential to this day. But I don't see them changing the landscape of pop culture in a huge way...like the Beatles. Not the way the Sex Pistols did, but pretty close. I guess that's my point. The landscape is always changing. It's the nature of the music industry, it's the nature of musicians and it's the nature of the fan base. Believe me, if the industry thought they could wring another year or 2 out of LA Gunns and Keel, you'd have never heard of Nirvana unless you went to the Kent Skate King.

And they didn't kill off the Sunset Strip bands. At least not all the way. It's a little disheartening how well so many of them are doing right now.