Best Grunge Band
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Topic: Best Grunge Band
Posted By: Abstrakt
Subject: Best Grunge Band
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 13:32
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 13:34
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1. Pearl Jam
2. Alice In Chains
3. Soundgarden
4. Nirvana ------------- 
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Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 13:35
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Pearl Jam, Vs. is a great album, Rats is an amazing song. Nirvana has made some nice songs, but most stuff doesn't really interest me, same thing wih Alice in Chains. ------------- 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 13:40
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Pearl Jam.
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 13:40
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"VS" was such a dissapointment to me. "Ten" is much better in my opinion. Alice in Chains has made alot more than just some interesting songs. All 3 studio albums are awesome, especially "Dirt"! I love Laynes whiny, raspy vocals. Soundgarden is the most interesting of them all. Detuned Sabbath/Zeppelin-sounding riffs, odd time signatures and Cornells awesome vocals! GRUNGE RULES! |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 13:42
| My choice? Tad, Melvins and/or Dickless. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 13:43
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That and Soundgarden's drummer made the list of the top 50 (or was it 100) progressive rock drummers in Drummers magazine last year. I forget the details, but I remember the discussion and the thread. -------------
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Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 13:50
Except when he has a hit with the hiphop guy timbaland with lyrics like "That B**ch ain't no part of me".  -------------
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Abstrakt wrote:Posted By: 3vilP3nguin
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 14:06
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1. Soundgarden - I underappreciated them at the time, but ages far better than the others 2. Nirvana 3. Alice In Chains 4. Pearl Jam |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 14:07
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SNAP! -------------
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 14:28
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1. Nirvana 2. Alice in Chains 3. 4. Pearl Jam 5. Soundgarden ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 14:43
Exactly this, though the meaning of Nirvana being last means that I can't stand them. Pearl Jam "grunge days" have left quite for a while, yet they deliver some great hard rock with albums like Binaural and Yield. Of course, Ten still stands as their best IMO. |
Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 14:51
Best grunge? Isn't that an oxymoron?  ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 14:57
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Alice in Chains follwed by Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. I cannot stand Nirvana...
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 15:21
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tie between soundgarden and pearl jam. 'Ten' and 'superunknown' are both masterpieces, so i can't make up my mind. However, Dave Grohl on drums is a winner. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Captain Capricorn
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 15:28
| Melvins or Green River |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 15:33
Monsieur est connaisseur! |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 15:47
I'm more into Grunge than Prog at the moment  |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 18:34
| Nirvana for me |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 18:39
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Smells like teen spirit gets it on its own the others never made a classic record so tough titties! ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 18:39
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Soundgarden for Bad Motor Finger. Candlebox deserves special mention. ------------- 
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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 18:42
^^ My point exactly!  ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: moe_blunts
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 20:56
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Alice in Chains....no contest
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 21:02
| Nirvana. |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 03:18
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Soundgarden, by far. Easily the most thematically ambitious and musically proficient of the big-name bands associated with that scene. ------------- "The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook |
Posted By: RPCSteve
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 06:55
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The collaberations were some of the best moments in Grunge imo, The Alicemudgarden track "Right Turn" on AIC's Sap e.p was a corker. Also no ones mentioned (as far as I can see) the Temple of The Dog album which pretty much gave birth to the "Ten" era pearl jam line up, the second track on there "Right Turn" is one of the best things to come out of that scene yet again imo. Mad Season w/ Layne Stayley and the guy from Screaming Trees (apologies I forget the name) is a little harder to get into but is ultimately pretty rewarding. got to admit that I never understood the hype surrounding Nirvana, it probably sounds ridiculous but i'm not sure i even class them as a grunge band their more accessible punk in my eyes.  ------------- And to the tune of a billion dollars, I supplied to the D.O.E. Some tasty little nuggets of alien technology. |
Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 07:04
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really tough choice... i'll go with Pearl Jam ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 10:37
| Alice In Chains. Followed by Soundgarden. Those are the only grunge bands that I own more than 1 album (I have Ten, and am quite familiar with both Pearl Jam and Nirvana). |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 12:41
That shows how much you actually listen to grunge. Ever heard of "Ten" or "Dirt"? |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 17:58
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(I think we have done this before but...) Alice in Chains it is (the most ''metallish'') followed by Soundgarden (albums like Badmotorfinger) Nirvana come last in my books (less creative) |
Posted By: GaryB
Date Posted: July 24 2009 at 08:46
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It's Pearl Jam for me.
Nirvana is so far down the list it's about to fall off the bottom of the page.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: July 24 2009 at 11:35
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i voted for Soundgarden as they ar my favouritt, i like also Pearl Jam and Nirvana not familiar enough with Alice In Chainds Is Foo Fighters Grunge?, i like them very much, what i think is fun is that Foo Fighters dont sound complicated but if you listen closly you can notice the cool Cordprogressions and odd timesignatures. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 24 2009 at 11:41
| ^Foo Fighters is alt. rock, with some grungle influences, mainly in their first albums if I'm not wrong |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: July 24 2009 at 11:59
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For quite some time, I felt that alternative and grunge were interchangeable, but the alternative label was used for just about anything new to come out after Nevermind and Ten. Now I believe that Grunge is just a small subset of alternative, which includes most of the bands that I have already been mentioned. I agree that the Foo Fighters were grunge related. -------------
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Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: July 24 2009 at 19:06
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Soundgarden Nirvana Pearl Jam Alice in chains Temple of the dog Collective Soul REM ------------- Hi progmaniacs of all the world |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: July 24 2009 at 19:32
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My vote goes to Nirvana. Nevermind is perfection in the same way that Talking Heads' Fear of Music is perfection (not that I'm comparing the two musically). There's something about the atmosphere/production, not too mention hooks, that transcends what's actually in the grooves.
Alice and Soundgarden ain't bad either. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: Liimatta
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 09:37
| Alice in Chains is the best. Laynes (R.I.P.) vocals are just so perfect, because it sounds so bad ass. And the guy who play the instruments to their job fine. Dirt is perfect. |
Posted By: moe_blunts
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 11:06
I agree. Also, the Jar of Flies EP is one of the best things ever recorded. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/moe_blunts/?chartstyle=minimalDarkRecent">
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 11:35
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Alice in Chains might be my favorite Alice in Chains album. I mean... "Sludge Factory", "Heaven Beside you", "Frogs" & "Over Now" are fantastic songs! I just love the slow, psychedelic mood of "Frogs", and the spoken nonsense in the ending  |
Posted By: Captain Capricorn
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 12:15
...no Mudhoney fans? sheesh 
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 12:25
------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 12:30
Fair point.
 I don't listen to much 'grunge'. I haven't heard 'Dirt' but I've got 'Ten' and I like it. I meant Nirvana will go in the history books but the others won't. Just expressing my opinion.  ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Ow!Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 12:51
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soundgarden for me
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Posted By: Captain Capricorn
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 13:20
The Wipers were part of the early wave of American punk bands, not grunge.  |
Posted By: enemyofthesundevils
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 14:11
| How about Greta? Anyone remember them? I never really cared for grunge but I dug them. Brad Wilk from Rage Against the Machine played with them as well.I always did like Chris Cornell's voice though. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 14:15
| AiC slightly over Soundgarden - very slightly. |
Posted By: Plankowner
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 17:17
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I've always liked Alice In Chains, so this easily wins for me.. While I enjoyed Nirvana, I never craved them. Chris Cornell is one of my favorite vocalists in rock, but they don't come close to AiC for me.Have no use for Pearl Jam.
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Posted By: inrainbows
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 17:44
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1. Pearl Jam
2.Soundgarden 3. Alice In Chains4. Nirvana
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Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 17:48
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I'm not very familiar with Alice in chains music, but the other three bands are great. I voted for Soundgarden only for their albums Down on the upside and Superunknown. I've been listening to those lately and they're great. Nirvana is a bit too punk to me too, I hate them when it's all just noise and screaming but their good songs are really really good in my opinion, especially on record. Not a big fan of their live performances in general, except the unplugged of course. They were one of my favorite bands when I was a teenager, now I still like them but think they're way too overrated. I like Pearl Jam too, I recognize they're in many ways a better band than Nirvana but for some reason their songs don't move me in the same way Nirvana's best songs do. I'm not too much into their earlier grunge albums except the singles on Ten wich are great, but I prefer later albums like Yield and Binaural, more classic rock oriented. ------------- 
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Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 18:08
I love the Foo Fighters, one of my favourite current rock bands. I don't think they're a grunge band but definitely started as a grunge related/influenced band. Anyway, I never knew exactly what grunge was about, all those bands sounds different to me. Does anyone like Smashing pumpkins? Were they grunge too? Billy Corgan's voice is anoying, but Mellon Collie and the infinite sadness is a masterpiece. I was a big fan of them too back then. What about Stone Temple Pilots? Great band too. -------------
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Posted By: crimson87
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 18:44
I agree with that one. Mellon Collie is one of the best albums from the 90's and STP is a very good band as well.
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Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 19:10
http://www.last.fm/music/Stephen+Lynch/_/What+If+That+Guy+From+Smashing+Pumpkins+Lost+His+Car+Keys%3F - http://www.last.fm/music/Stephen+Lynch/_/What+If+That+Guy+From+Smashing+Pumpkins+Lost+His+Car+Keys%3F ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 19:26
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I like Smapshing Pumpkins a lot, but from "Mellon Collie..." I only like the singles. The other songs I find way too simplistic (at least compared to what was to come) and... yes, grungy I like "Adore" much, much more.
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 19:30
Not yet I'm fairly new to grunge. Just started to dig into it 3 months ago. I plan to check out Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, Mudhoney & Stone Temple Pilots (already have "Purple", and i love it) |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 19:31
| Are Sonic Youth grunge? I'll check them out aswell, based on a friends recommendation |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 19:50
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^ Not really but same era and scenes.It was Post punk,which was a huge influence on grunge bands like Nirvana.Which brings me to the point of the genre grunge being quite a complicated one as every band mentioned had complete different tendency's.Soundgarden influenced by Early Sabbath,Pearl Jam with classic rock roots,Alice in chains with more of metal influence and Nirvana influenced by post/noise rock/punk.The only really similarities are graspy vocals and Seattle.Sonic Youth are great though,you'll find they can be quite more experimental then the others. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 15:18
| Thanks! I'll check them out anyway |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 15:40
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Not really into this genre, but I do like Pearl Jam, so there is my vote. ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 15:51
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That's cheating!
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Posted By: Captain Capricorn
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 15:57
I've heard them called proto grunge, along with Dinosaur Jr., The Pixies, The Flaming Lips, The Butthole Surfers, etc, but I don't think that any of those guys would appreciate the label |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 16:26
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Soundgarden by far! ------------- 
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 16:35
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I was listening to a band called Cell and their album titled Slo*Blo this morning. They were described as a New York grunge band. You might want to check them out. -------------
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 16:40
THANK YOU!   Alice in Chains are equally awesome, though. Can't deny that |
Posted By: persecutionmania
Date Posted: July 28 2009 at 17:39
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mudhoney
the melvins
sonic youth (not really grunge)
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: November 09 2009 at 12:50
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Bump! My current list:
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: November 09 2009 at 13:35
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My album list so far. Only listing STUDIO albums i've played more than a few times. 1. Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994) 2. Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains (1995) 3. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) 4. Alice in Chains - Dirt (1992) 5. Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog (1991) 6. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991) 7. Alice in Chains - Facelift (1990) 8. Soundgarden - Louder than Love (1989) 9. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991) 10. Nirvana - In Utero (1993) 11. Pearl Jam - VS (1993) 12. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994) 13. Nirvana - Bleach (1989) |
Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: November 09 2009 at 15:10
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I thought Nirvana might win this poll... but thanks... this is PA... jejeje... go for Pearl Jam...!!! by miles..!!! ------------- |
Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: November 09 2009 at 15:36
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Of the choices I'd go with Alice in Chains easily, though had Stone Temple Pilots been a choice, I'd have given it a lot more thought. Any of Stone Temple Pilots first three are winners, I really like Tiny Music. Would Live be considered grunge? If so, they're a great band to check out as well. Both Secret Samhadi and Throwing Copper are great albums. ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: November 09 2009 at 15:53
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I kinda like Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains, but grunge is really not my preferred genre to say the least...
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: November 09 2009 at 17:41
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Out of the list Soundgarden followed by Alice in Chains.I don't care for Nirvana or Pearl Jam.
The early bands on the scene like Mother Love Bone (  ),Mudhoney and Green River deserve way more recognition.-------------  |
Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: November 09 2009 at 18:07
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Nirvana, then Alice, then Pearl Jam and finally Soundgarden. Melvins is a good call!
I also like Screaming Trees and Butthole Surfers, though I'm not sure we could consider that grunge...  ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: November 09 2009 at 18:10
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^^ Butthole Surfers?
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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: November 09 2009 at 18:20
Yeaaaaah...  ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: November 09 2009 at 18:21
vote for Pearl Jam with Soundgarden at a close second -------------  |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: November 09 2009 at 18:21
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Alice In Chains Peal Jam Nirvana and Mother Love Bone Mudhoney I, Mother Earth ------------- 
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Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: November 10 2009 at 06:40
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^ Great call on I Mother Earth. I thought of putting them up as well, but discounted them because they didn't seem like a grunge band to me. The proficiency and Latin flavored drums put them in a different category in my mind. Great band regardless of where they fall, I just listened to One More Astronaut last night. ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 21:16
| the Norwegian band Motorpsycho was in the start a Grunge band but evolved to a Progressive grunge band, then to progressive alternative rock/metal, then to Jazz/rock and Psychadelic and progressive rock |
Posted By: Diego I
Date Posted: November 15 2009 at 13:39
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2. Nirvana, In Utero (awesome)
3. Pearl Jam, Binaural (one of my favorites)
4. STP, Purple (just fun)
5. Alice in Chains, Dirt (great vocals, and guitars, but a bit boring and monotone)
Much missing on this list... for me Veruca Salt, Neil Young, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Melvins, Helmet, Sebadoh, Pavement, Meat Puppets, Faith No More, Dinosaur Jr. are grunge too... so put one of these in the first place... ------------- It´s dark, too dark to see... |
Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: November 15 2009 at 14:22
I just bought that album last week, I love, it's my favourite Pearl Jam album together with Yield, it's a shame it's so underrated, most people think it's one of their weakest, what the hell is wrong with them?! -------------
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Posted By: mithrandir
Date Posted: November 17 2009 at 19:15
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This is a Prog board yet most of you chose Pearl Jam?? Soundgarden should have been the clear winner, |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: December 24 2009 at 18:04
| Alice In Chains any day of the week |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: December 24 2009 at 18:36
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I can't believe Nirvana is in last place. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: himtroy
Date Posted: December 24 2009 at 19:57
| Oxymoron |
Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: December 25 2009 at 16:05
it's a prog forum... -------------
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: December 26 2009 at 13:40
| I am surprised at how this is turning out. Where are all the Nirvana fanboys? |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: December 26 2009 at 14:10
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: December 26 2009 at 14:16
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Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 22:50
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Pearl Jam followed by Screaming Trees. |