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Poll Question: Best Grunge Band (of the big four) in you opinion?
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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.
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I thought Nirvana might win this poll... but thanks... this is PA... jejeje... go for Pearl Jam...!!! by miles..!!!
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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)


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Bump! Tongue
My current list:
  1. Soundgarden
  2. Alice in Chains
  3. Temple of the Dog
  4. Pearl Jam
  5. Nirvana
I would list Mudhoney aswell, but i havn't heard enough to judge.
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mudhoney
the melvins
sonic youth (not really grunge)
 
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Originally posted by Zargus Zargus wrote:

Soundgarden by far!


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Alice in Chains are equally awesome, though. Can't deny that
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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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Soundgarden by far!
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Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

Are Sonic Youth grunge? I'll check them out aswell, based on a friends recommendation


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 LOL
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That's cheating! LOL
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Not really into this genre, but I do like Pearl Jam, so there is my vote.

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Thanks! I'll check them out anyway
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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.



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Are Sonic Youth grunge? I'll check them out aswell, based on a friends recommendation
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Originally posted by Captain Capricorn Captain Capricorn wrote:

...no Mudhoney fans? sheesh Confused


Not yet Wink
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)


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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 Tongue I like "Adore" much, much more.
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Originally posted by SgtPepper67 SgtPepper67 wrote:

Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:


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.


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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Originally posted by SgtPepper67 SgtPepper67 wrote:

[QUOTE=aginor]
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.
 
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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Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:


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.


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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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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