The Official Grunge Thread

scottsy · 07-08-2009, 10:45 PM

I'd skip past both Vs and Ten... I always gravitated around the trio of Vitalogy, No Code and Yeild as far as Pearl Jam is considered... when they started trying to find an identity beyond just angst and grew up a bit and started exploring more mature broader themes... but thats just me...

5-Track · 07-09-2009, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by scottsy

I'd skip past both Vs and Ten... I always gravitated around the trio of Vitalogy, No Code and Yeild as far as Pearl Jam is considered... when they started trying to find an identity beyond just angst and grew up a bit and started exploring more mature broader themes... but thats just me...

Well, I don't have any great affection for angst, but the tone, production, and musical energy of VS and parts of VITALOGY blow my mind consistently. To my mind PJ just got dull after that. I like music that wakes me up.

Antonio · 07-09-2009, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by scottsy

I'd skip past both Vs and Ten... I always gravitated around the trio of Vitalogy, No Code and Yeild as far as Pearl Jam is considered... when they started trying to find an identity beyond just angst and grew up a bit and started exploring more mature broader themes... but thats just me...

definately, i don't have the other two, but i like Yield much more than Ten.

actually, i should get those other two

Raust · 07-09-2009, 10:46 PM

Nevermind really struck me out of all of those albums. Every song on there I loved I can't say that about a lot of albums. However, I do perfer In Utero. Nevermind seems a bit to produced. I've only listened to a few of those that were listed I sort of feel bad because I haven't given the rest of them a chance.

Astronomer · 07-09-2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Raust

Nevermind really struck me out of all of those albums. Every song on there I loved I can't say that about a lot of albums. However, I do perfer In Utero. Nevermind seems a bit to produced. I've only listened to a few of those that were listed I sort of feel bad because I haven't given the rest of them a chance.

I agree. I thought I was the only person who preferred In Utero! Don't get me wrong, Nevermind is fantastic but In Utereo has a rawer quality about it that I like. My favourite Nirvana album.

5-Track · 07-09-2009, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by shiseido red

I agree. I thought I was the only person who preferred In Utero! Don't get me wrong, Nevermind is fantastic but In Utereo has a rawer quality about it that I like. My favourite Nirvana album.

Oh - yeah - IN UTERO is amazing - Albini all the way - wish he coulda recorded NEVERMIND as well...

5-Track · 07-10-2009, 09:27 AM

Does anyone know what the instrumental track is that plays over the menu on the Nirvana box set DVD? --- unreal --- guitar distortion, feedback and heavy groove, and it goes on for about 8 minutes... I like to go to sleep to it playing over and over

5-Track · 07-10-2009, 09:27 AM

While we're at it, what do people think of The Thrown Ups?

Zer0 · 07-10-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by thelonelystoner

in utero > nevermind IMO

Yeah In Utero is still my fav Nirvana album. Although i tend to listen to Bleach and Incesticide mostly these days. When i listen to Nevermind i tend to skip the singles for obvious reasons.

5-Track · 07-10-2009, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by thelonelystoner

imo in utero is better overall as a cohesive album, but drain you is probably my favorite nirvana song

Was driving with my Lady Z the other week and the middle section of DRAIN YOU came on - the bit with the distortion and drumming and echoes and such... She didn't recognize it and asked me what it was and how did it come to be playing on mainstream radio, being such an anarchic bit of noise, comparable to a lot of the weird underground stuff I listen to at home... I explained what it was, and suddenly she understood what Kurt brought to the table, ie, he brought some really messy racket onto Top 40 radio and many living rooms by disguising it as seriously quality songs and stellar attitude. Granted they lack the songwriting chops and the cosmic 'tude, there are many people out there making brilliant din that most of us will never hear

View Poll Results: best grunge albums
Pearl Jam "Ten"	2	13.33%
Nirvana "Nevermind"	6	40.00%
Alice in Chains "Dirt"	2	13.33%
Afghan Whigs "Gentlemen"	1	6.67%
Mudhoney "Superfuzz Bugmuff"	0	0%
Soundgarden "Superunknown"	3	20.00%
Bush "Sixteen Stone"	1	6.67%
Stone Temple Pilots "Core"	0	0%
Silverchair "Frogstomp"	0	0%
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Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	Nevermind really struck me out of all of those albums. Every song on there I loved I can't say that about a lot of albums. However, I do perfer In Utero. Nevermind seems a bit to produced. I've only listened to a few of those that were listed I sort of feel bad because I haven't given the rest of them a chance.