Do Nirvana And The Strokes Owe It To R.E.M.?

Former R.E.M. bassist Mike Millis had the following to say when asked by Scotland On Sunday if R.E.M.'s impact has been as widespread as the Beatles:

"We maybe changed US rock, over time – we forced mainstream radio stations to open their playlists to music they might otherwise not have been interested in playing. Would Nirvana and the Strokes have happened without us? You can never know."

For this week's Your Say Hump Day, we want to know if you think he's right. Would Nirvana have been nearly as popular without R.E.M. paving the way?

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Top 25 Nirvana Songs (Nos. 1-5)

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's Nevermind (yeah, we can't believe it's been that long either), we decided to take a look at our favorite Nirvana songs this week. When the fighting stopped, we were left with our twenty-five favorite Nirvana tunes.

Did your favorite make the cut? Find out below!

Here are the Top Five:

5. "Dumb"

Top 25 Nirvana Songs (Nos. 6-10)

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's Nevermind (yeah, we can't believe it's been that long either), we decided to take a look at our favorite Nirvana songs this week. When the fighting stopped, we were left with our twenty-five favorite Nirvana tunes.

Did your favorite make the cut? Find out below!

Here are the Numbers 6-10:

10. "In Bloom"

Top 25 Nirvana Songs (Nos. 11-15)

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's Nevermind (yeah, we can't believe it's been that long either), we decided to take a look at our favorite Nirvana songs this week. When the fighting stopped, we were left with our twenty-five favorite Nirvana tunes.

Did your favorite make the cut? Find out below!

Here are the Numbers 11-15:

15. "Drain You"

Top 25 Nirvana Songs (Nos. 16-20)

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's Nevermind (yeah, we can't believe it's been that long either), we decided to take a look at our favorite Nirvana songs this week. When the fighting stopped, we were left with our twenty-five favorite Nirvana tunes.

Did your favorite make the cut? Find out below!

Here are the Numbers 16-20:

20. "Rape Me"

Top 25 Nirvana Songs (Nos. 21-25)

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's Nevermind (yeah, we can't believe it's been that long either), we decided to take a look at our favorite Nirvana songs this week. When the fighting stopped, we were left with our twenty-five favorite Nirvana tunes.

Did your favorite make the cut? Find out below!

Here are the Numbers 21-25:

25. "Scentless Apprentice"

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today...

Free Download: Newermind: A Tribute To Nirvana

Spin got a whole bunch of great artists together to do a full-cover version of Nirvana's Nevermind. And you can download the whole thing for free just by liking their Facebook page. Totally worth it!

Here's the tracklist:

1. Meat Puppets, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
2. Butch Walker & The Black Widows, "In Bloom"
3. Midnight Juggernauts, "Come As Your Are"
4. Titus Andronicus, "Breed"
5. The Vaselines, "Lithium"
6. Amanda Palmer, "Polly"
7. Surfer Blood, "Territorial Pissings"
8. Foxy Shazam, "Drain You"
9. Jessica Lea Mayfield, "Lounge Act"
10. Charles Bradley & THe Menahan Street Band, "Stay Away"
11. Telekinesis, "On A Plain"
12. Jeff The Brotherhood, "Something In The Way"
13. Ema, "Endless Nameless"

This Is Creepy. Creepy Good.

When they get around to casting that Kurt Cobain biopic, Jared Leto's got my vote:

I heard today (April 5) was the day Kurt passed away 17 years ago. Can't believe it's been that long. So grateful for his contribution and inspiration. Not sure I'd be doing this if it weren't for him. He gave us all permission to create no matter what our skill set and reminded me that dreams are possible. Thanks for that. This made me recall a short piece of film I shot when I heard they were making a film celebrating his life. I made it to explore the character and explore creative possibilities. I never sent it to the studio or to anyone but thought I'd share it now...

--Jared Leto

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