Vincent Vega Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 (edited) Well?For me, The Dead. The material is much more diverse, poetic, and deep.Even their very last song ever (recorded in demo form in February 1993) is beautiful: There were days, and there were daysAnd there were days betweenSummer flies and August diesThe world grows dark and meanComes the shimmer of the moonOn black infested treesThe singing man is at his songThe holy on their kneesThe reckless are out wreckingThe timid plead their pleasNo one knows much more of thisThan anyone can seeAnyone can seeThere were days, and there were daysAnd there were days besidesWhen phantom ships with phantom sailsSet to sea on phantom tidesComes the lightning of the sunOn bright unfocused eyesThe blue of yet another dayA springtime wet with sighsA hopeful candle lingersIn the land of lullabiesWhere headless horsemen vanishWith wild and lonely criesLonely criesThere were days, and there were daysAnd there were days I knowWhen all we ever wantedWas to learn and love and growOnce we grew into our shoesWe told them where to goWalked halfway around the worldOn promise of the glowStood upon a mountain topWalked barefoot in the snowGave the best we had to giveHow much we'll never knowWe'll never knowThere were days, and there were daysAnd there were days betweenPolished like a golden bowlThe finest ever seenHearts of Summer held in trustStill tender young and greenLeft on shelves collecting dustNot knowing what they meanValentines of flesh and bloodAs soft as velveteenHoping love would not forsakeThe days that lie betweenLie between Edited August 3, 2012 by Indigo Miser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I own Live/Dead which is one of my favorite albums of all time. Tough call Miser. Tough call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Nirvana. Definetely not my favorite bands, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 both suck IMO i might actually have to go nirvana on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 both suck IMO i might actually have to go nirvana on thisWhy because they aren't doom metal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 both suck IMO i might actually have to go nirvana on thisWhy because they aren't doom metal? i just never liked the grateful dead i listen to alot of classic rock as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 In terms of live albums I would say the Grateful Dead but when it comes to studio it's Nirvana hands down.Terrapin Station was pretty fucking awesome though but really that's all they really have besides Touch of Grey, Ripple and Scarlet Begonias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 I kind of wonder what Jerry Garcia/The Grateful Dead thought of Kurt Cobain/Nirvana and vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Jerry Garcia didn't have long to think about Kurt Cobain. He died in 1995.As for Kurt Cobain, I'm not sure the Greatful Dead were on his list of influences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 Jerry Garcia didn't have long to think about Kurt Cobain. He died in 1995.As for Kurt Cobain, I'm not sure the Greatful Dead were on his list of influences.Nirvana was on the mainstream musical scene from '91 to '94. Jerry had those three years, plus the year he lived after Kurt's death, to think about Nirvana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Kurt wanted a shirt tie-dyed with the blood of jerry garcia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Nirvana were a lot more small scale than the Dead, who had outside songwriters. A lot of people born in the late 60s-early 70s thought hippie music was a bunch of crap, and they fell through on trying to make change happen. Nixon 1, Hippies 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 In terms of live albums I would say the Grateful Dead but when it comes to studio it's Nirvana hands down.Terrapin Station was pretty fucking awesome though but really that's all they really have besides Touch of Grey, Ripple and Scarlet Begonias.Working Man's Dead and American Beauty are brilliant albums IMHO..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 This is like choosing hitler or stalin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duff_rose Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I never understood The Grateful Dead. I understand Nirvana. Isn't this a weird comparison? What do these bands have in common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I never understood The Grateful Dead. I understand Nirvana. Isn't this a weird comparison? What do these bands have in common?I would like to welcome you to a typical Miser thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonham Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Jerry and Kurt would have enjoyed doing heroin together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Jerry and Kurt would have enjoyed doing heroin together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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