I get what you're saying in some respects (mostly the Lana similarities and the "smart marketing" which has so perfectly set her up as somehow revolutionizing the Top 40 or whatever or that she's somehow bringing something really new to the table even though she's not doing either or these things) but Lorde's been championing pop since day one. She's not a hipster. She's just very particular about the music she likes and has very strong opinions about certain aspects of pop music. If she were a hipster she wouldn't like pop music at all, or she'd claim to like it "ironically."

does she really?

"Oh I know what you will say" ?? No you don't. I was not referring to their music or how they are sacred. Every band or musician draws inspirations from others. I was referring to the impact Nirvana left in the music industry. Nirvana's impact is HUGE and that can't be denied despite people believing their music was nothing special. Lorde's LASTING impact is yet to be seen.

*sigh, I dont even know were to start with this...

its all subjective my friend.

This has always bothered me about critiques on "Royals." Sure, she talks about Grey Goose and gold chains, but she also sings about trashing hotel rooms, which is more in line with how people view rock 'n roll as opposed to hip-hop. She wasn't just critiquing hip-hop, but popular music in general. I can't for the life of me understand how people make "Royals" to be a racial critique.

The thing is that there was no much lasting impact, musically. When they looked up for music because of SLTS in Seattle there were the bands already there, Like Mudhoney, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden but these bands didn't look up Nirvana for influence.

Lyrically they were all the same, musically Nirvana's influence is Pixies the other bands looked up for Led Zepp.

The impact of Lorde is the same like Nirvana? For sure not but I wouldn't wonder when the critics will measure in the future more the lyrical content of Pop.

Musically? Why not, I didn't see one band who is seen as a successor of Nirvana. But then again I see musically the mastermind for the future music more in Kanye West than Lorde.

But who wants to identify with Kanye, well Lorde otherwise grave a different kind of buzz.

Why was Nirvana the last band who could change the music and fashion in that way? Because it was another time, we were all watching MTV.

Today we can all look up for us-self for new music, this hinders a new overall movement.

I don't get the love

SHOTGUN!

I started to listen to Nirvana when I was around that age, yes. It was Nirvana who introduced me to many great artists and I know that Im not the only one. But the older I am, the more understanding and respect I have for the band and Kurt as a songwriter. There were many great bands that influenced Nirvana and many "grunge" bands that I like. But when Nirvana starts to play, even after ten years of listening to them, it always feels refreshing, a feeling I sadly dont have very often. Its not a nostalgy nor only the good music that make me like them for so long, there is simply something special to Nirvana, something that many other bands (even very good bands I used to listen to and lost interest into) lack.

Nirvana is overrated by some crazy kids who talk like if Kurt was the second coming of Christ. But that will never change the fact that it was a brilliant band, a band that had its own, unique character, atmosphere and charm. A band that simply stands out, if you know what I mean.

/rant