The 'Opeth Effect'

mehdi.i.e.e.e said:
but then again, nirvana got big thanks to the radios and the people getting into their stuff, not because they were on mtv all day long. well they were on mtv all day long but thats after they got big like.

Ah they had a huge push for Nevermind. Listen to the production and that, was obviously done before the album came out ;)
They got big cos its a damn good album and was the perfect time for something like that to be released, but they also had the backing of the label. You couldnt go anywhere without hearing Smells Like Teen Spirit that year and thats how to hype an album properly like.
I'd still love to know what would have happened to Horrocks and co though.