Grunge Bands
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Topic: Grunge Bands
Posted By: FusionKing
Subject: Grunge Bands
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 21:14
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Favourite grunge bands anybody? |
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 21:29
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Definitely only heard about half of these.
I'm warming to Nirvana and cooling a bit to Pearl Jam's post-Ten stuff.
It's hard to vote.
I can't vote for Smashing Pumpkins, though they're clearly my favorite. They were never grunge. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 23:13
According to Classic Rock Magazine's 1990's special issue they came under both the grunge and alternative rock sections. Also thier music was used in the soundtrack for the grunge era themed rom-com Singles and I continously find them tagged as grunge on networking sites and the mix tapes I own. Does this mean that the level of grunge in the Pumpkins is a more hotly contested issue than I thought? 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 23:15
| Tough call between Soundgarden and Alice in Chains. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 23:30
I'll grant you that Gish has connections to grunge, but truth be told that was always minor in their sound. To call them foremost grunge would be entirely wrong, as their penchant for stadium rock and musical adventurousness set them apart. Though I suppose Pearl Jam's Ten and Mother Love Bone's Apple are quite stadium rock-y. "Alternative rock" and "Grunge" were almost interchangeable. I've just always thought of "grunge" as dirtier, grittier, more of shunning-the-spotlight kind of thing, and the Smashing Pumpkins almost never did that, especially in the early days. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
FusionKing wrote:Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 00:03
| Really? I always felt the grunge tones lasted pretty strongly with the Pumpkins up to Pisces Iscariot, after that it dies a fair bit with Mellon Collie onwards, but that's just what I think, not what I read elsewhere. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 00:14
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge
Not one mention of Smashing Pumpkins, and all the "grunge" tags on their rateyourmusic album pages are secondary. I'd downplay their congruences to the grunge movement, but I acknowledge there is some influence there. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: T.Rox
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 00:24
Not on your list: Tad ...been getting into them a bit lately  ------------- "Without prog, life would be a mistake." ...with apologies to Friedrich Nietzsche |
Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 07:56
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Damn, I was going to put Tad in earlier! Sorry man. |
Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 08:08
Hello again Stonebeard!  May I just ask what genre that the Pumpkins come under predominantly so I can enlighten myself a little more for later conversation 'cause if they're not as connected to grunge as some give the impression of, then they must be just under 'alternative'. Is that right? I have every album with the exception of Adore and I virtually worship them so your answer is crucial!! 
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Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 08:32
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Hey, I thought I'd put up a little message for the Alice In Chains fans to note. Mad Season is a one of. Like Temple Of The Dog it is a collaberation project between Layne Staley(A.I.C.) and Mike Mc Cready (Pearl Jam). It is a pretty unique cross between heavy, dirty grunge tones and proggy jazz influences plus some sax, xylophone and an appearance from Screaming Trees' Mark Lanegan thrown in too. Check on Amazon for thier only album 'Above' if you're curious. A guy I was friends with for a while left a copied DVD of them doing a live gig a few years ago and that's how I found them. They rock!
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Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 08:37
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May I just say that Mad Season is like Temple... because it's a grunge collaberation project. Not really at all because of who was specifically in it eg. Staley isn't in Temple... Sorry, just had to correct the above sentence 'cause I've missed a comma at a crucial moment!
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 08:37
If you love them, just love them. Don't sweat the tags. They're mostly irrelevant. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 08:39
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AiC
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Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 08:50
Aww, that's nice. I'm pretty analytical that's all. Maybe Grunge is simply a state of mind. 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 12:39
Yeah, I agree. It's not like I'm the Smashing Pumkins Genre Expert anyway.
I guess Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Psychedelic Rock and Gothic Rock would be most appropriate depending on which albums we're talking about.
But really it's kind of irrelevant. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: progmetalhead
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 13:14
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Forgetting the tag, from the list its the Pumps for me. Although the Temple of the Dog album is one of the most amazing and emotional albums I have ever heard. I must play it again ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112" rel="nofollow - http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112 Colt - Admin Team MMA 
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Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 13:27
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Soundgarden, though I'm surprised The Melvins aren't an option.
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 13:43
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1. Soundgarden 2. Alice in Chains 3. Temple of the Dog 4. Stone Temple Pilots 5. Nirvana 6. Pearl Jam 7. Mudhoney |
Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 19:57
WOW!  How the hell have Soundgarden become the mighty gods of this poll so quickly? I'm impressed!
Oh and by the way, whoever voted for Skin Yard, nice one, it's a breath of fresh air from the big four.
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: December 30 2009 at 21:04
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Alice In Chains and not on the poll, I, Mother Earth. BTW I am sure I saw a similar poll not so long ago, or is this a continuation? Soundgarden with so many votes?? hmmm....  ------------- 
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: January 01 2010 at 02:58
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Bush, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden all pretty good....but my vote goes for the classic Nirvana Deff my fav |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: January 01 2010 at 08:14
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Posted By: LandofLein
Date Posted: January 03 2010 at 13:56
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Alice in Chains Dirt is one of the few grunge releases that I can listen to and not be bored by
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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: January 03 2010 at 14:20
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Multiple votes allowed eh! Oh well I didn't think Sundgarden were that good.
(Voted for Nirvana twice - sorry just testing). ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: Kashmir75
Date Posted: March 03 2010 at 21:59
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Alice In Chains or Soundgarden. Can't decide. ------------- Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while... |
Posted By: The Wrinkler
Date Posted: March 03 2010 at 23:00
Temple of the Dog, Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder... what?!?!?!?!?!?!?! 
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Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: March 04 2010 at 09:56
| Though I don't listen to grunge such as I did a couple of years ago I must say that Alice In Chains is my favourite band...ever... |
Posted By: Jozef
Date Posted: March 05 2010 at 18:42
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1. Smashing Pumpkins 2. Pearl Jam 3. Stone Temple Pilots ------------- 
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Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: March 06 2010 at 08:59
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Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, too hard to choose between all those. Nirvana was my favourite when I was a teenager, but lately I've been more into Pearl Jam but not exactly their grunge albums.
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Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: March 07 2010 at 09:53
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THAT many votes for Soundgarden?! Eww... I've never really liked any of Chris Cornell's work. Anyway, I voted for Alice in Chains, who is hands-down my favorite non-prog band. Stone Temple Pilots is a close second, though, and I'm disappointed that they haven't gotten any votes. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: March 07 2010 at 10:53
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Are Soundgarden winning because someone said in another thread they are "prog-related" ? ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: JROCHA
Date Posted: March 07 2010 at 21:30
| The Smashing Pumpkins are grunge? |
Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: March 08 2010 at 08:24
Yes... they are... Pearl Jam and Bush are the real sh*t... and why people aloud the multivote..??? of course Soundgarden won't win this if the moltivote were not permited...!!!  ------------- |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: March 08 2010 at 09:51
If you want to be technical about it, almost never. But some songs (Zero, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, I Am One, more songs on Gish) are kinda grunge. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 08 2010 at 14:59
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Where are the Melvins??? Bush, Smashing Pumpkins, Blind Melon...not grunge in my book, more Alternative rock to me.
I like Mother Love Bone.
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Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: March 08 2010 at 15:03
To me neither Soundgarden nor any of this bands has nothing to do with prog at all. Soundgarden indeed were cited as Seattle's response to Led Zeppelin. That adjective I believe suits a little better for them. But that's it.
By the way, if I had to choose an album off any of this bands and label it prog related (although I also believe this would be exaggerated), it would be Silverchair's Diorama, which was a complete change in their sound. With orchestral arrangements and the use of instruments like piano, harpsichord, and even hammond organ I really really recommend this album to anyone. It's beautiful.
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Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: March 08 2010 at 16:58
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The Melvins are sludgy punk, not really grunge. I think Alice in Chains is waaaaaaay closer to Prog-Related than Soundgarden is. Some Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins stuff is grunge, but far more of it is alternative. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 08 2010 at 17:10
Blind Melon grunge? I guess not but voting for them. but they were of the era.. and did look great in flannel. Just like me  Great music.. great group... and one classic album that sets them above their peersSoup... voted on by some rock conessours as THE best rock album of the 90's. Those that didn't vote for it... still say 'Soup is one of the most underrated and overlooked great rock albums of the '90s'. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: ProgBob
Date Posted: March 08 2010 at 17:46
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I voted for Screaming Trees. Their album Dust, in particular, is one of my all-time favourites. I seem to recall reading that they didn't really consider themselves part of the grunge scene but got associated by virtue of being a Seattle band. Certainly, something grabbed me about this band even though I wasn't really a fan of grunge in general. They had a kind of hard rock meets psychedelia sort of sound that I found appealing.
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Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: March 08 2010 at 18:05
Could anyone tell me what's exactly grunge and alternative? I use to think of most grunge bands as alternative rock bands too... -------------
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 08 2010 at 18:11
the obvious answer... alt rock with flannel ... with good tastes in smack and coffee ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: March 09 2010 at 15:18
Yeah! Finally Blind Melon and Screaming Trees get recognition!!! 
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 10 2010 at 17:53
Mix sludge and punk in a blender, throw in some garage flavor...OMG there's a tall drink of Grunge for you!!
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: March 11 2010 at 16:08
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Alice in chains followed by Soundgarden. ------------- 
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Posted By: Tarquin Underspoon
Date Posted: March 11 2010 at 16:18
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All technicalities regarding the exact definition of grunge aside, I choose the Smashing Pumpkins as by far my favorite from this list. ------------- "WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!" -The Great Gig in the Sky |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: March 13 2010 at 17:59
| I think Nirvana defines Grunge more than Pearl Jam, but I still like Pearl Jam better just because the media doesn't talk about them all the time. |
Posted By: Crimson Animals
Date Posted: March 14 2010 at 17:25
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I love Nirvana. Pearl Jam and Soundgarden are a close second though. And LOL at Hole. Silly Courtney Love. Wait, I just saw SP on there. They are the only band to have more songs on my iTunes than the Beatles. GO SMASHING PUMPKINS! Can't wait for the rest of Teargarden to be released (though it may take a very long time at the rate Billy's releasing it). ------------- 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: March 16 2010 at 01:12
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I just checked out Screaming Trees, and they're very decent. There's just nothing there that can compete with even middle of the road Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Nirvana in terms of variance and memorability.
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Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 08:37
| The early stuff or the later stuff? |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 19:41
Sweet Oblivion in particular. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: March 26 2010 at 14:35
| Try 'Dust', it's a very good album. |
Posted By: EatThatPhonebook
Date Posted: April 28 2010 at 09:35
I love grunge. I voted for PJ because it they didn't get many votes...
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Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: April 30 2010 at 12:55
Just voted twice for AiC and once for Mother Love Bone  Someone already voted 40 times for Soundgarden so they didn't need more votes. They kill too though! |
Posted By: Captain Capricorn
Date Posted: May 02 2010 at 10:13
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Posted By: Kestrel
Date Posted: May 03 2010 at 02:11
| Alice in Chains by far. Only grunge band I can stand but I do like AiC quite a bit. |
Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: May 03 2010 at 15:05
Soungarden Nirvana Pearl Jam In this order ------------- Hi progmaniacs of all the world |
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