The ‘90s never would have sounded as loud and brutally authentic without Nirvana. In their tragic wake, they inspired a revolution that bred alternative anthems for the creeps (Radiohead) and the geeks (Weezer) and gave feminist punks and emo pioneers such as Sleater-Kinney and Sunny Day Real Estate a powerful platform. Their legacy lives on in Muse's dystopian drama and No Age's lo-fi grit.