This whole art/music debate got me thinking about Wes' greatest guitarist thread a while back. When it comes to art forms..especially music..it's all a matter of taste and what appeals to the individual. I recall several people putting up their lists of great guitar players and someone had Kurt Cobain on their list. I looked at that and thought, what the F'n F is that all about? If you actually play the guitar...I do, along with Wes and several others on the board I'm sure..you know that without a doubt that Kurt GoBang was about as talented a guitar player as my next door neighbor's Black Lab.
His stuff was simplistic, mindless drivel and his "Lead" riffs were nothing more than distorted 4 note repititions. HOWEVER...while I found 96.8% of their music to be crap, that's strictly my opinion and reflects my taste in music. I am the first to admit that Nirvana had a huge following in their day and their sound appealed to a whole generation. They broke a lot of ground for that type of sound/band and paved the way for a lot of grunge bands coming out of Seattle etc. during that time.