The prog "Grunge"? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Progmanmike wrote:

Almost nothing musical comes from grunge.

Almost nothing sane can be found in this post

I like most of these bands. Their sound NOT being close to prog is what I go to them for. If I want some prog, I'l hear some prog. If I hear grunge, I want some grunge.

ptkc123 wrote:

I used to be into Grunge, but I haven't listened to the genre in a few years... I would pick Pearl Jam, though. Nirvana should never be picked for anything ever, except maybe the most overrated band of all time.

This.

Edited by Atoms - February 25 2011 at 10:13

Weirdamigo wrote:

This Thread was made to test a theory of mine ( and to win a bet with my friend ). I have noticed that a fair amount prog-lovers have a certain liking for one or two grunge bands.

Now some of the Grunge bands, which have been mentioned above, have been influenced mostly by Punk and Metal but also, to a lesser extent, by progressive rock, whether the bands know it or not Tongue

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Even though some bands are just loud and obnoxious (Sorry Nirvana fans) Kurt Cobain listed "Red" by King Crimson as a major influence.

Now to the theory of mine. I want to see which is the favorite Grunge band of my fellow prog enthusiasts.

If my theory is correct that certain band will get the most votes by far.

Hope you guys like even though it's not really prog-related Smile

. I will post that certain bands name when enough votes come in.

I actually like Nevermind from Nirvana... it's partly responsible (along with Pearl Jam's 10 and Neil Young's Ragged Glory) responsibkle for reigniting my interest in rock music (I'd totally outgrown it then in the very early 90's)

So grunge in general and some of the LA Scene (RHCP and RATM) were much to my liking.... but never in a million year would I ever consider grunge to be even remotely related to prog (we'd call it pronge then right???

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Yes, Soundgarden and alice In Chain can be a tad bit more complex, but I'd prefer early PJ or Nirv any day of the week...

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

Definitely Soundgarden (most proggy and with time sigs) and Alice In Chains. they have strong influence on so many bands that came after them.
Btw there was a cover of ''Would?'' from AIC on the Watershed album by Opeth, I guess Mikael is a huge fan of AIC, it was a nice cover. Smile

And Nirvana... mm, maybe I can relate them by Kurt Cobain being friend of Dylan Carlson, founder and frontman of Earth, experimental drone/doom metal.

''Hope is the first step on the road to dissapointment.'' (Friedrich Nietzsche)

lucas wrote:

never heard of "prog" grunge.

The Melvins are rather experimental (I didn't say "prog") but besides coming from Seattle, they don't have anything in common with their friends in grunge bands.

(Metal Church are also from Seattle by the way).

Bah, this whole "grunge" thing was nothing but a forgery made by musical "journalists", some of them being easily fooled by Megan Jasper when it came to the subject of the "grunge lexicon". I hear more differences than common points between Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Mudhoney and Nirvana.

About the Melvins, I always had the feeling that they took a few years before turning somewhat experimental, no? After all, has anyone ever heard the demos of Cobain and Novoselic when they rehearsed under the moniker of "Fecal Matter"?

(BTW, Heart is also from Seattle, just like Hendrix, Queensrÿche, the SOnics and the extraordinary tech-thrash-metal band Forced Entry).

Epignosis wrote:

AiC

Easy

QFT.

Sorry for the crappy sound...

but this video make me crye in joy for now Soungarden is BACK, i hope the travvel over the Atlantic Pond for some giggs, they sound great in 2010, and Cornell sings like noone else

What is grunge?
Except for some clone bands like Stone Temple Pilots, the bands listed here have little in common with one another.
I'd pick the Melvins as most genre- and boundary-breaking band from this scene, so I would have picked them if they were in the list Tongue

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Poll Question: Most prog-like grunge band
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Pearl Jam	13	[11.11%]
Soundgarden	47	[40.17%]
Mother Love Bone	2	[1.71%]
Nirvana	12	[10.26%]
Alice in Chains	39	[33.33%]
Temple of the Dog	1	[0.85%]
Green River	0	[0.00%]
Love Battery	0	[0.00%]
Mudhoney	0	[0.00%]
Stone Temple Pilots	3	[2.56%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted