Nirvana = Everywhere you looked from the end of '92 to sometime in '96 teens and young adults were infatuated with this band. It drove me nuts. I guess because i was so into hard rock and heavy metal the old way. The sound killed party anthems and rock from Springsteen to glam to speed. I was against the new sound so much at the time. I have adjusted now but back than it was such a huge shock. I still can't believe what it did to the music world. Today's music is virtually all copycats of what has come before in my opinion. I just can't even get into it.
I'm with you. Mainstream music went down hill from there and has still not recovered.
Underground is where all of the good music is at. Invest in XM or Sirius to good quality music.