Guest Len B'stard Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I disagree sir, i think they're awful and not worthy of mention alongside great bands. I think perhaps they suffer from this too, as a standalone thing they're OK but OK to me is the kiss of death, i'd rather you were just deeply crap than OK. They're just rock-radio sounding bullshit. All the lame elements of 70s rock n roll condensed into this band purporting to be part of the little mans movement. They're the absolute worst of the grunge bands, a genre to which their worthy of being included in amongst is dubious at best. Not that that'd be an accolade. Now Mudhoney, there's a band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satanisk_Slakt Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 In my opinion, they are the second best band of the grunge bands, closely behind Nirvana, and long ahead of the third, Soundgarden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) See, what i expect when we're finally, by the grace of God, given something in the mainstream that is meant to be an alternative to it or something different is for that difference to be pronnounced, a serious and startling departure from the shit thats around because when it's all said and done, to me at least, thats whats great or what should be great about these sorts of movements so when i hear bands like Pearl Jam i feel kinda short-changed. They're not bad as in awful but...to me they're just weak, i wanna hear chainsaw motorcycle rev guitar sound, i wanna hear sludge, i wanna hear pounding drums...i don't particularly wanna hear anything specific except that it be raw and earnest and something that makes me sit up and notice, something that makes me go "what the fuck is that?" and PJ never did that for me, they just sounded like...arena rock to me...and samey middle of the road arena rock at that.Just my opinion though. I wanna hear fuckin cheap fucked up guitars vibrating out of sliced up speaker cones that sound like they've been recorded in a sealed iron tank when i hear Seattle music. Fuckin Scratch Acid is how grunge shoulda sounded. like so Edited February 10, 2011 by sugaraylen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satanisk_Slakt Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I can see what you mean, but I will still hold that they are a great band, even though they are a technically more skilled band and aren't as rough as the others. Ten is a marvellous album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzygirl Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Two great bands... it´s a difficult choice, but I prefer Nirvana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuanyelss Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Smells like teen spirit was huge, but I've always wondered how big they would have been if Cobain didn't off himself, it was really after that they became huge, in Kurt's after death... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maXx Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I can see what you mean, but I will still hold that they are a great band, even though they are a technically more skilled band and aren't as rough as the others. Ten is a marvellous album.i go along with SS here, but that Cannibals track was fucking great. i loved the heavy grinding guitars. i guess PJ and Nirvana were just so much more accessible than so many other underground grunge bands. at least here they were. But they became the best commercial alternative.. and i take pJ slightly ahead of Nirvana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChineseDemocracy2004 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I've heard more songs by Pearl Jam so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Star Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I tried to listen to Nirvana some years ago, but their music never caught me. Nowadays I have patience to listen to probably 2 or 3 of Nirvana songs (one of them is a cover song btw). Pearl Jam, in another way have some good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman007 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I like both bands, but didnt like the drama Kurt cried about. I know Nirvina was big, but their legacy is huge cause he killed himself. Not totally because of their music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eschman Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I think calling nirvana honest is hilarious. One of the most fashioned personalities of all time.Musically, its close. Vocally, eddie kills kurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Pearl Jam.I love Nirvana but Pearl Jam is better in every aspect imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 (edited) I'm going with Nirvana so SugarGayFemme has to switch sides. Edited April 23, 2011 by Angelica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I'm going with Nirvana so SugarGayFemme has to switch sides. There's easier ways to get my attention dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I'm going with Nirvana so SugarGayFemme has to switch sides. There's easier ways to get my attention dear Yes, but waving something shiny at you demeans us both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I'm going with Nirvana so SugarGayFemme has to switch sides. There's easier ways to get my attention dearYes, but waving something shiny at you demeans us both. *gasp* is it a golden ticket Grandma Bucket? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duff_rose Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Nirvana.I really want to like Pearl Jam, and have given most of their albums a chance, but... It doesn't work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Nirvana.I really want to like Pearl Jam, and have given most of their albums a chance, but... It doesn't work for me.Thats probably because, if your avatar and sig are anything to go by, you have good taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 NirvanaPearl Jam is so fuckin bad, i really have no clue what the big deal is about them...I think calling nirvana honest is hilarious. One of the most fashioned personalities of all time.Couldn't agree more with this, as much as I dig Nirvana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I like Nirvana, but I would much rather listen to Pearl Jam.As musicians, everyone in PJ does musically more interesting stuff IMO. Every album is different and they are not afraid to change their sound even if it means alienating a certain audienceThe more and more musical experience I have the more I gravitate towards the more experimental PJ rather than the punk vibe from Nirvana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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