The Pixies vs Nirvana

Violent & Funky · 10-20-2010, 10:54 PM

Unknown Soldier · 10-21-2010, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by FakePlasticKid

I dun see how this is a fair fight because the bands are So different

but i will choose The Pixies because as good as Nirvana was, their popular because of cobain's death. For example i hold that Foo Fighters is alot better than Nirvana, but David Grohl isn't dead (I know I step on toes there but thats my opinion)

I think its actually a very fair fight, considering that Nirvana were highly influenced by the Pixies. I`m a huge Nirvana fan, but admit the whole thing was blown out of proportion and now everybody and his brother, along with millions of people who know f**k about music love them. This sort of thing though, can often occur when somebody dies like Cobain did.

I disagree that the Foo Fighters are better than Nirvana as well. David Grohl certainly learnt a lot about songcraft from Cobain, and quickly put out his own Nirvana influenced sound, but in the most life affirming and upbeat way and thus created his own sound. For that reason I really like the Foo Fighters and have most of their albums.

**Janszoon** · 10-21-2010, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by FakePlasticKid

I dun see how this is a fair fight because the bands are So different

but i will choose The Pixies because as good as Nirvana was, their popular because of cobain's death. For example i hold that Foo Fighters is alot better than Nirvana, but David Grohl isn't dead (I know I step on toes there but thats my opinion)

While I do think that Cobain's death is what made Nirvana legendary, it's certainly not what made them popular. They were already huge before he killed himself.

mkemmery · 10-21-2010, 03:49 PM

honestly i would have to go with Nirvana. They are so much better. im sorry. truth hurts lmao. but seriously. the ****in rock. they are pretty much all i listen to. dont get me rong. i love the pixies but. come on guys really. PIXIES! no! NIRVANA! there both great bands but nirvana jus has more feeling in the music and thats what i look fer in music. ~peace~

miniraptor-x · 10-26-2010, 12:27 PM

Nirvana totally! I'll admit the Pixies did influence Kurt quite abit, and if not for the Pixies, they're may of been no Nirvana, but in the same... I only know about the Pixies because Kurt talked about them in an interview, and my band teacher told me the Pixies and R.E.M. rock, so I got all the Pixies albums, and yeah, Pixies kick a**, but! Nirvana is better in my mind

~~Odyshape~~ · 10-27-2010, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mkemmery

honestly i would have to go with Nirvana. They are so much better. im sorry. truth hurts lmao. but seriously. the ****in rock. they are pretty much all i listen to. dont get me rong. i love the pixies but. come on guys really. PIXIES! no! NIRVANA! there both great bands but nirvana jus has more feeling in the music and thats what i look fer in music. ~peace~

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robjekyll · 10-27-2010, 06:49 PM

As good as Nirvana was and Nevermind changed music in the nineties but I don't think they would have been able to do that without the Pixies. Not that I think cause of Pixies there was Nirvana means that the former was better. Doolittle and Bossanova are far better than anything Nirvana ever produced.

canamike · 11-02-2010, 04:50 PM

Personally i'm a long time Nirvana fan but i'll deffinately have to check the Pixies out. I've only heard OF them never got around to listening to them myself.

Badlittlekitten · 11-02-2010, 06:12 PM

Pixies. And it's not even close.

Nirvana basically took the Pixie's template and sucked out the interesting bits - the humour, the oddness and the androgyny. I'd much rather be listening to a demented Black Francis yell about incest, deformity, horse lard, the old testament, alien abduction etc and use the odd bit of mutant Spanish, than hear Kurt throwing undignified, attention seeking temper tantrums (RAPE ME! I HATE MYSELF AND WANT TO DIE!!)

And musically, Nirvana just sound too plain, and a decent drummer ain't enough to save 'em. There's none of the violence and the hooligan art, or gleeful surf melodies and wacky spaghetti western noise you can hear from a Pixies record.

It's not even close

Violent & Funky · 11-02-2010, 10:31 PM

I love how the only people who say it's not even close are the people who vote for the Pixies...

edit: discredit what I typed. I scrolled up and read that mkemmery guy

View Poll Results: Which band is better?
Pixies are way better	67	23.93%
I prefer The pixies	62	22.14%
I like them about the Same	40	14.29%
I prefer Nirvana	56	20.00%
Nirvana is way better	55	19.64%
Voters: 280. You may not vote on this poll

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10-21-2010, 03:49 PM	#164 (permalink)
mkemmery Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: dumb****k, Troy Missouri, USA (sadly) Posts: 3	honestly i would have to go with Nirvana. They are so much better. im sorry. truth hurts lmao. but seriously. the ****in rock. they are pretty much all i listen to. dont get me rong. i love the pixies but. come on guys really. PIXIES! no! NIRVANA! there both great bands but nirvana jus has more feeling in the music and thats what i look fer in music. ~peace~ __________________ ~i will cry no more~

11-02-2010, 06:12 PM	#169 (permalink)
Badlittlekitten And then there was music Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Near Wild Heaven Posts: 287	Pixies. And it's not even close. Nirvana basically took the Pixie's template and sucked out the interesting bits - the humour, the oddness and the androgyny. I'd much rather be listening to a demented Black Francis yell about incest, deformity, horse lard, the old testament, alien abduction etc and use the odd bit of mutant Spanish, than hear Kurt throwing undignified, attention seeking temper tantrums (RAPE ME! I HATE MYSELF AND WANT TO DIE!!) And musically, Nirvana just sound too plain, and a decent drummer ain't enough to save 'em. There's none of the violence and the hooligan art, or gleeful surf melodies and wacky spaghetti western noise you can hear from a Pixies record. It's not even close __________________ 'Said do you feel it? Do you feel it when you TOUCH ME?. THERE'S A FIRE! THERE'S A FIRE!' The Stooges. Dirt. https://soundcloud.com/bad-little-kittens My Top 100 LPs My Top 52 Indie Tracks Of The 21st Century (incomplete)

11-02-2010, 10:31 PM	#170 (permalink)
Violent & Funky FUNky Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 2,482	I love how the only people who say it's not even close are the people who vote for the Pixies... edit: discredit what I typed. I scrolled up and read that mkemmery guy __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/ohio0808 sometimes I don't thrill you sometimes I think I'll kill you just don't let me fuck up will you 'cause when I need a friend it's still you

10-26-2010, 12:27 PM	#165 (permalink)
miniraptor-x Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 14	Nirvana totally! I'll admit the Pixies did influence Kurt quite abit, and if not for the Pixies, they're may of been no Nirvana, but in the same... I only know about the Pixies because Kurt talked about them in an interview, and my band teacher told me the Pixies and R.E.M. rock, so I got all the Pixies albums, and yeah, Pixies kick a**, but! Nirvana is better in my mind

10-27-2010, 06:49 PM	#167 (permalink)
robjekyll Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 43	As good as Nirvana was and Nevermind changed music in the nineties but I don't think they would have been able to do that without the Pixies. Not that I think cause of Pixies there was Nirvana means that the former was better. Doolittle and Bossanova are far better than anything Nirvana ever produced.

11-02-2010, 04:50 PM	#168 (permalink)
canamike Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 7	Personally i'm a long time Nirvana fan but i'll deffinately have to check the Pixies out. I've only heard OF them never got around to listening to them myself.