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For me, Nirvana and AIC lost some of their appeal when I grew older. I think PJ and Soundgarden have a more "mature" sound and universal themes. When I was 16, Descendents and Minor Threat were my favorite bands. I don't have a single Descendents album anymore, while MT/Fugazi remain one of my favorite. Growing up sucks. I'm boring now.
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PJ (longevity) Nirvana (would've had such an epic fourth album if they put some of their best rarities on it) AiC (so amazing but I can only take so much of their stuff before I start to feel down, y'know?) Soundgarden (as good as any really, I play the cop out, 'personal taste' card)
Love Battery's my favorite under-the-radar of the Seattle scene. They had a psychedelic edge. Really miss 'em.
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1. Pearl Jam 2. Alice in Chains 3. Soundgarden 4. Nirvana
I actually grew tired of Nirvana after a year and a half, I don't listen to them much anymore.
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Pearl Jam - Not even a close second, just too much talent in this band. Soundgarden - Like them even more now than back in the day. Alice in Chains - Layne was so awesome. Nirvana - OVER..............RATED.............BIG.........................FUCKING............TIME
Oh and Seasons alone, redeems Cornell's entire solo career.
Agreed. I don't much care for Soundgarden, but I love love love this one song. Otherwise, I think Chris Cornell seems like a cool guy, but his music (and Soundgarden's) never did much for me. I really, really tried back in the 90s, but nope. It never happened. I liked AIC a lot back in the day, but I can't listen to them anymore. I just can't take it seriously.
I have a lot of affection for Nirvana, but I never listen to them. Occasionally I'll listen to a few tracks from Unplugged, but otherwise, I just don't seek it out.
I have to admit: I don't really think much of "grunge" as a genre, so it's funny that PJ is my favorite band. They always sounded really different to me.
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:12 pm Posts: 1749 Location: Portland, OR
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I can't not rate Nirvana at number one: there's probably no band that's had a bigger impact on me, personally. They were the first band I was utterly obsessed with and I can't imagine I would ever have picked up a guitar were it not for them - as well as that, I discovered tons of cool bands by checking out bands they were into and bands they played shows with. Pearl Jam, well, yeah - number two, no question. Alice in Chains have one record I really love (Dirt) and a bunch of other scattered great tunes, by that measure Soundgarden easily have them beat by having multiple fantastic albums and a very strong catalogue in general.
Nirvana Pearl Jam Soundgarden Alice in Chains
This is how I feel, except PJ and Soundgarden flip depending on what I'm listening to at the moment. Right now it's Soundgarden but for 2001-2006 or so, it was definitely PJ. Nirvana is definitely #1 for the same reasons as you and AIC is #5 for me - Mudhoney comes in ahead of AIC.
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