I don't totally agree with you. Mudhoney didn't start off bullshit. They just became that way. "Superfuzz" was patchy but good, the S/T was (and I'm well aware that I'm the only person in the entire universe who thinks this) damn brilliant. After that they went up their own backsides, until the most recent album, which was hopefully the beginning of a new kickass era.
Nirvana wrote some nice pop songs.
You forgot to mention Black Flag in the ripped-off artists category. Everyone always mentions Husker Du and Pixies, but Black Flag seem to get overlooked, probably because their pop hooks were a bit more obscure.
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