Voivod vs Faith no More vs Soundgarden

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   I do not like anything Soundgarden did after Louder Than Love. Still have that LP somewhere around the house. 

I picked FNM because they were behind, and I like an underdog. 
But I hold both Voivod and FNM at about the same level of appreciation. There really is no comparing them for me though. 
I do, however, appreciate the various lineup changes in FNM more than I have in Voivod. Eric was awful (but I do love Planet Hell), and the stuff when Newsted was in the band always sounds dreary to me. But Target Earth and the new stuff is right back on course for me. 

Poll Question: three of the first alternative/avant garde/multilayerd metal bands
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Voivod	6	[33.33%]
Faith No More	5	[27.78%]
Soundgarden	7	[38.89%]
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frinspar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 27 2008 Location: Arizona Status: Offline Points: 463	Topic: Voivod vs Faith no More vs Soundgarden Posted: March 26 2015 at 17:53
	I do not like anything Soundgarden did after Louder Than Love. Still have that LP somewhere around the house. I picked FNM because they were behind, and I like an underdog. But I hold both Voivod and FNM at about the same level of appreciation. There really is no comparing them for me though. I do, however, appreciate the various lineup changes in FNM more than I have in Voivod. Eric was awful (but I do love Planet Hell), and the stuff when Newsted was in the band always sounds dreary to me. But Target Earth and the new stuff is right back on course for me.

MillsLayne Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 14 2010 Location: East Bay, CA Status: Offline Points: 2504	Posted: March 22 2015 at 22:38
	Oh yeah, the Knights of the Sound Table for me by far.
	ht

sublime220 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 21 2015 Location: Willow Farm Status: Offline Points: 1563	Posted: March 22 2015 at 14:33
	Soundgarden
	There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark...

mithrandir Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 25 2006 Location: New Mexico Status: Offline Points: 933	Posted: March 22 2015 at 14:18
	You definitely might like Die Kreuzen then, they also invoke that sprawling/neuromancer/dystopian vibe, their first self-titled album itself is an impressive heap of wiry Hardcore full bendy riffs, a sputtering rhythm section, etc , but by their 2nd album October File, is where they really start to progress, its a bit of a difficult album to digest at first (the vocals take a bit of getting used to) but you can definitely hear where Voivod got a lot of their riffs, and if you want to dare further check out their 3rd album Century Days, in which they get a little more "song" oriented, but even more experimental

Toaster Mantis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 12 2008 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 5898	Posted: March 22 2015 at 13:59
	I've heard of them but I'm not familiar with their actual music. It's more Amebix and Killing Joke I had in mind, what with both groups having a similar "dystopian future" aesthetic concept informing their music. I kinda wonder if science-fiction lyrics are more appealing to songwriters coming from a punk background than fantasy/horror stuff, on the account of being at least superficially more "realistic"... Edited by Toaster Mantis - March 23 2015 at 03:35
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mithrandir Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 25 2006 Location: New Mexico Status: Offline Points: 933	Posted: March 22 2015 at 13:54
	Interesting point... You're familiar with Die Kreuzen right? the upper midwest Hardcore band turned bizarro... they were often sited as one of Voivod's main influences during the 80s,

Toaster Mantis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 12 2008 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 5898	Posted: March 22 2015 at 13:44
	One possible explanation can be found in the fact that I didn't understand Voivod at all myself until I had developed a working knowledge of punk, a lot of weird things about Piggy's guitar playing style made more sense compositionally when I had become familiar with that side of their influences. That might explain why people on a prog rock forum might not take so easily to them, because to some of the older posters here punk is still the great enemy that killed prog rock's golden age and sent it into the underground. (or that's how the narrative goes....) I also get the impression Voivod are much more popular in North America, Canada in particular, than in Europe. Around here, they're usually mentioned as one of those groups that are more influential than popular. Edited by Toaster Mantis - March 23 2015 at 03:29
	"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

mithrandir Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 25 2006 Location: New Mexico Status: Offline Points: 933	Posted: March 22 2015 at 13:38
	I guess it depends where you come from. I obviously from more of a Metal background, naturally would go with Voivod, Soundgarden no doubt was one of the most "proggy" and 70s influenced of the grunge bands, and of course Faith No More was creating some pretty creative genre hopping sounds during their time, plus Mike Patton and his legion of fanboys yada yada...

Toaster Mantis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 12 2008 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 5898	Posted: March 22 2015 at 13:16
	I'm actually kind of surprised on a site like this that the Québecois Übermenschen aren't winning in a landslide. Maybe I'm also biased here because I'm an aspiring fanboy of theirs...
	"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

mithrandir Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 25 2006 Location: New Mexico Status: Offline Points: 933	Posted: March 22 2015 at 13:12
	all bands good in their own right, and Soundgarden was doing stuff that Rock bands these days have yet to catch up with, but Voivod has my loyalty, each of their albums is like a chapter in the greater story which is the Voivod, their influence is already legendary and will last through the ages...

Toaster Mantis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 12 2008 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 5898	Posted: March 20 2015 at 08:21
	Voivod, no question. They've become one of those few music groups that basically are their own genre, and it's telling that 30 years after their debut LP there's still nobody who quite sounds like them even though they're one of the most influential prog metal acts.
	"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

Pastmaster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 23 2015 Location: Spiderwood Farm Status: Offline Points: 1774	Posted: March 18 2015 at 12:07
	Soundgarden for me.

Cristi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 45548	Posted: March 18 2015 at 00:52
	Voivod out of these three

addictedtoprog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 16 2014 Location: india Status: Offline Points: 1422	Posted: March 18 2015 at 00:37
	Soundgarden - my early favourite.

King Crimson776 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 12 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2779	Posted: April 09 2014 at 05:01
	Faith No More is the most creative group of these, although Voivod are originals as well. SG was a favorite back in the day, and they are better than all other grunge, but they are still grunge.

Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166183	Posted: April 08 2014 at 21:30
	Faith No More
	Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

Sagichim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 29 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 6632	Posted: April 08 2014 at 06:05
	Soundgarden for me but Faith No More are awesome too.

zravkapt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 12 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 6446	Posted: April 08 2014 at 06:02
	Like all three but FNM was my fave band for a few years in the early '90s.
	Magma America Great Make Again

Kentucky_Hawkwindage Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 15 2014 Location: Hardinsburg,Ky Status: Offline Points: 733	Posted: April 08 2014 at 05:58
	My preference:Soundgarden by a country mile.

Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34076	Posted: April 08 2014 at 05:38
	they all shared concert tour in 1990s which sort of defines who the bands should be compared to, and how they should be view in music history, this where they live and bellong, they all three paved their own warping curve where styles and genres falled into, and they are not possible to categorized trully nor reightiously 1990 Tour Dates USA Dates with Soundgarden / Faith No More opening 1990.01.13 – Detroit, MI 1990.01.15 – Cincinnati, OH 1990.01.16 – Phantasy Theater, Cleveland, OH [POSTER] 1990.01.17 – Pittsburgh, PA 1990.01.18 – The Ritz, New York, NY 1990.01.19 – Sundance, Bayshore, NY 1990.01.20 – Worcester, MA 1990.01.21 – Paradise Ballroom, Boston, MA [AUDIO] 1990.01.22 – Philadelphia, PA 1990.01.25 – Poughkeepsie, NY 1990.01.28 – Baltimore, MD 1990.01.31 – The Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, CA (?) 1990.02.03 – Tampa, FL 1990.02.08 – Number’s, Houston, TX 1990.02.11 – Dallas, TX [PICS] 1990.02.14 – Old Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL 1990.02.19 – The Stone, San Francisco, CA, US (with Soundgarden & Prong) 1990.02.24 – Moore Theater, Seattle, WA 1990.03.04 – Champaign, IL 1990.03.09 – Milwaukee, WI 1990.03.12 – State Theatre, Kalamazoo, MI 1990.03.16 – Trenton, NJ 1990.03.17 – L’Amours, Brooklyn, NY [PICS] 1990.03.18 – The Silo, Reading, PA Edited by aginor - April 08 2014 at 05:40

Voivod vs Faith no More vs Soundgarden

1990 Tour Dates