MercyTribe

Motley Crue was obviously on the list as a joke.

Although I do think that The Stooges & Velvet Underground contributed to the alternative or pop/punk music, I don't think they necessarily had the biggest impact on it. Just my pathetic opinion.

shenron1

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Nirvana had no skill. Cobain wrote boring, cliche lyrics and he sucked at guitar.

Muzak Geek

Dude - c'mon. You may not be a fan of Nirvana's music, or maybe you just hate the hoopla that Kurt's death has garnished (especially recently), but I don't see how any unbiased listener could listen to Nirvana and say that they had no skill.

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"I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies"
Kurt Cobain

Or do you doubt that the BCC knows what they're talking about?

Of course you don't, you don't want to have to admit that they ripped them off. And Pixies songs aren't as "agressive" as Nirvana's because they never had to market themselves to Grunge loving teenagers.

You're giving Pixies way too little credit. Loud/soft wasn't the only thing they did, they merged pop music and white noise in a way that hadn't been heard since The Velvet Underground. Nirvana did this, only a good looking, angsty lead singer is far more commercial than a fat guy in a college rock band.

And Led Zep, King Crimson, and Jethro Tull may have done the soft/loud thing too, but Kurt Cobain never praised them the way he praised Pixies. Besides, Nirvana weren't even the first Grunge band, something they're so often credited with. Does that mean that everything they did was null and void (which is what you seem to be saying about Pixies with bringing up Led Zep, etc.)?

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Speaking of Kurt's death, how famous do you guys think Nirvana would've been if he hadn't died? Ask anybody who was around when Nirvana got big how much bigger they got after Cobain committed suicide.

As for Nirvana not having skill, they really didn't. Cobain was a sloppy guitar player and he was an awful songwriter. The only thing that redeems Nirvana's music in my eyes is Grohl and Novoselic's tight rhythm section.

boo boo

Dont take everything Cobain says seriously, he would often cut himself down for his own amusement, or the medias amusement...You should know that in REALITY, Cobain acknowledged many influences other than Pixies, and i bet your ****ing ass the idea of Nirvana being a ripoff of Pixies would have never crossed your mind if it wasnt for Cobains quote....Forget the quotes, use your ****ing ears, listen to Nirvanas music and then Pixies music, if you think they sound the same, you are deaf.

And Cobain actualy did like Crimson, i remember him saying that Red was one of his favorite albums.

Pixies innovated white noise?...Puleeze, several bands have done it before, including the Jesus and Mary Chain, Can, Sonic Youth...Even King Crimson explored the realms of noise rock with Larks Tongue In Aspic and Red...Sure Nirvana didnt innovate anything, neither did Pixies.

Bands steal all the time, Led Zeppelin did it, all punk bands did it, Pixies sure as hell did it...Its not like Nirvana are the only criminals, though they are the only band who get bashed for it on a regular basis, go figure.

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boo boo

I tried to be polite, but you are a motherf*cking idiot if you really believe that.

And no band lacks skill completely, everybody has skill to some degree, Cobain was average at best, his soloing was sloppy sometimes, but his rhythm playing was always clean, simple as hell, but clean...And it was his rhythm playing that was essential to the music, after all...Novoselic wasnt too skilled a bassist, but he was decent enough, and saying Grohl has no skill would simply be incorrect.

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explosions-in-my-pants

i said before Led Zeppelin had the impact.. but i change my mind kind of.. wel;l no i dunno see if you can get this..

The Yardbirds.. WHY? because they broke up Eric Clapton went on to create Cream, and Jimmy Page went on to create Led Zeppelin.. so if it wasn't for the members in The Yardbirds nor Cream or Led Zeppelin would have happened, thus future bands not having Zeppelin and Cream to look up to.. and to bring different styles.. changing music so in saying that.. i think The Yardbirds had the biggest impact..

Merkaba

Kurt Cobain was a prankster. He and Krist used to go around their home town and tag on local stores and churches things like "God is a homo".

The guy was smarter then the public eye, he would talk utter crap if he could get a kick out of other peoples gullability.

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