Best Band: 90s Seattle Era.

Mooneh · 08-07-2012, 01:16 AM

Nirvana, of course. They're one of the best bands of all time. Pearl Jam sucks by the way.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-07-2012, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

I still don't get why PJ gets so much hate.

Then there's no hope for you.

You can't teach taste.

SGR · 08-07-2012, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Mooneh

Nirvana, of course. They're one of the best bands of all time. Pearl Jam sucks by the way.

Thanks for the thoughtful insight.

The Batlord · 08-07-2012, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjinnx

Why so?

Second rate sludge metal + Vocals that sound campy and unintelligent half the time = Overrated

Rjinn · 08-07-2012, 08:09 PM

Layne had a powerful unique voice. Never really considered them sludge but can understand how the lyrics aren't for everyone. Don't think they were unintelligent but the powerful resonating misery can get old. They never really progressed from that, and I don't see how they could since Layne was a heroin depressive. He just had such an impacted eerie voice I've ever heard.

The Batlord · 08-08-2012, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjinnx

Layne had a powerful unique voice. Never really considered them sludge but can understand how the lyrics aren't for everyone. Don't think they were unintelligent but the powerful resonating misery can get old. They never really progressed from that, and I don't see how they could since Layne was a heroin depressive. He just had such an impacted eerie voice I've ever heard.

The dude could sing, but he would always go from actually singing to making some goofy "voice" that just made him sound like a retard who didn't understand how goofy he sounded. When he didn't do that he was killer.

They definitely had their moments, but they were interspersed between lots of filler and half realized songs that only somewhat worked. The only times that I feel they were really firing on all cylinders was when they quit with the sludge and went melodic. Songs like "Would" and "Down In a Hole" were some of the few songs that were really great, and Jar of Flies is one of the best things to come out of the Seattle scene, but other than that I could take them or leave them.

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SGR · 08-09-2012, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

The dude could sing, but he would always go from actually singing to making some goofy "voice" that just made him sound like a retard who didn't understand how goofy he sounded. When he didn't do that he was killer.

They definitely had their moments, but they were interspersed between lots of filler and half realized songs that only somewhat worked. The only times that I feel they were really firing on all cylinders was when they quit with the sludge and went melodic. Songs like "Would" and "Down In a Hole" were some of the few songs that were really great, and Jar of Flies is one of the best things to come out of the Seattle scene, but other than that I could take them or leave them.

So you didn't like their S/T album? That was one of my favorites!

Mooneh · 08-09-2012, 07:43 AM

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Thanks for the thoughtful insight.

What else do you want me to say? They make a few decent hits and then a close takes it's toll. It sounds nothing like Grunge, more like a sexually confused version of Soul and Classical. Which is NOT a good mixed... Sexually confused that is.

Pre-dated Soundgarden is alright though.

The Batlord · 08-09-2012, 09:49 AM

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So you didn't like their S/T album? That was one of my favorites!

It was alright. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate Alice In Chains, and can listen to them without feeling like I want to listen to something else, I'm just not over the moon about them and think they're totally overrated.

View Poll Results: Best band: 90s Seattle Era
Nirvana	47	31.13%
Alice In Chains	40	26.49%
Soundgarden	15	9.93%
Pearl Jam	18	11.92%
Stone Temple Pilots	6	3.97%
Mudhoney	6	3.97%
Other	17	11.26%
Tad	2	1.32%
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Rjinn The Aerosol in your Soul Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 1,546	Layne had a powerful unique voice. Never really considered them sludge but can understand how the lyrics aren't for everyone. Don't think they were unintelligent but the powerful resonating misery can get old. They never really progressed from that, and I don't see how they could since Layne was a heroin depressive. He just had such an impacted eerie voice I've ever heard. __________________ last.fm

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Mooneh Groupie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 42	Nirvana, of course. They're one of the best bands of all time. Pearl Jam sucks by the way.