Part 2 Podcast 1

The song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana captures the essence of being a teenager and was a popular hit in the 1990s. It helped popularize alternative rock and still influences rock culture today. The speaker, who usually listens to pop music, found herself drawn to alternative rock because of its unique elements, including heavy guitar solos. They are enjoying the song and want to listen more. This song is called Smells Like Teen Spirit by the band Nirvana. If you've caught some of the lyrics, you can definitely see how they picked that title. This song feels like what being a teenager feels like, and that's why this was one of their top-selling hits back in the 1990s. Nirvana's success popularized alternative rock and continues to influence modern rock culture today. As a teen who normally listened to pop music going through her rock phase, I would find myself gravitating towards alternative rock music because it contained many other different elements, including the heavy guitar solos I just had to rock out to. It did not sound completely like traditional rock. It had its own feel to it. I'm turning it back up. We have to keep listening.