Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

I don't count myself a fan of grunge either; I hate the Melvins and most of the second-rate bands that sprung up following the ascension of Nirvana. But the Trees were not among this group of poor musicians. They brought an element of psychedelia into their music that bore as much resemblance with The Flaming Lips as it did with any other contemporary band. They most certainly weren't just another Nirvana ripoff.

But you knew all this beforehand, so why make stupid comparisons between the two bands? I could call Nirvana a better band than ninety percent of the bands out there today. It doesn't make it any more relevant.