In part 2 of the extraordinary tale of hair metal taking its last, glorious gasp as grunge and alternative swept America, we delve into the simmering tension between Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose and Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain. Their infamous feud reached a boiling point at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, but what were the events that led to that nasty, now-mythic showdown between two of rock’s most iconic frontmen?
We'll also examine how Nirvana’s grunge touchstone Nevermind transformed MTV and top 40 radio, the complicated legacy of GN’R’s nine-minute power-ballad opus “November Rain,” and why Axl ended up ditching women for dolphins. Plus, former Nirvana manager Danny Goldberg joins us to share his side of the story.
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01/19/23 • 60 min
Where Were You in '92? - Nirvana vs. Guns N' Roses: Overboard and Self-Assured
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Where Were You in ninety two is a production of I Heart Radio. There was no question that never Mind opened up a wide commercial lane for punk influence rock that hadn't existed before, and it marginalized, you know, a substantial percentage of some of the so called hair bands. A lot of bands didn't survive the transition. Welcome to Where Are You In a podcast in which I your host Jason Lafier, look back at the major hits, one hit wonders, shocki
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