Nirvana<\/a> had plenty of hits while Kurt Cobain was still alive, but \u201cAbout A Girl\u201d didn\u2019t really blow up until after his untimely passing in 1994. It makes sense, in a way. Even Cobain himself said he thought the ballad wouldn\u2019t resonate with Nirvana\u2019s broad grunge fanbase at the time of its release. In fact, I\u2019d be bold enough to say that Nirvana\u2019s debut album, Bleach, didn\u2019t get the recognition it deserved until Nirvana was no more.<\/p>\n\u201cAbout A Girl\u201d is one of Cobain\u2019s strongest compositions from his early career. And that MTV Unplugged version? It\u2019s like a religious experience. This one\u2019s really timeless, too, and remains a fan favorite today.<\/p>\n
\u201cLove Will Tear Us Apart\u201d by Joy Division<\/p>\n
Joy Division received recognition while they were together, but so much of this post-punk outfit\u2019s discography didn\u2019t blow up until after the sudden and tragic death of their frontman, Ian Curtis, which also marked the end of the band.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLove Will Tear Us Apart\u201d was released in 1980, just one month after Curtis took his own life. And quite quickly, it became a No. 1 hit in a number of countries, including the band\u2019s native UK.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrace\u201d by Jeff Buckley<\/p>\n
Jeff Buckley is one of those artists from the 90s who passed away far too young, leaving fans to wonder what could have been. Sadly, he\u2019s also another example of rock artists whose songs didn\u2019t get much recognition until after they died.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGrace\u201d, the title track of Buckley\u2019s only album, was released just a few years before his accidental death. The whole of that album, including the title track, didn\u2019t gain substantial praise until after Buckley died. In the wake of his death, the album was praised by critics along with Buckley\u2019s contemporaries like Jimmy Page and David Bowie.<\/p>\n
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