I bought Nirvana's album Nevermind about 6 months ago and absolutely love this album. Can anyone suggest any other awesome Nirvana albums? Are there any other grunge bands that are just as awesome or better?
I bought Nirvana's album Nevermind about 6 months ago and absolutely love this album. Can anyone suggest any other awesome Nirvana albums? Are there any other grunge bands that are just as awesome or better?visceron
too many awesome bands to name, but i can't wait for when the movie Nirvana is made !
In my opinion,Alice In Chains are much better than Nirvana. Although im not that big of a fan of Grunge. Due to the fact that Grunge tried to destroy Metal.
In Utero is good, but none of them come close to Nevermind. Bleach is also a great debut by Nirvana and of course, Nirvana Unplugged. If you're interested in Nirvana's B sides, then get Incesticide.
Definitely Pearl Jam... They are by far my favorite grunge band. Nirvana is amazing too and used to be my favorite grunge band before I grew up a little. I also find Nevermind a bit of a departure from Grunge, and In Utero as the triumphant return, so I'd go for that...
All Nirvana albums are good, there's only 3 actual albums, then a B-side album, then the box set with a load of demos and rough cuts or unreleased songs, then live and unplugged in New York, then From the Muddy banks of Wishka which is a compilation of songs from various tours spanning over 4 years I believe..
Well you already know about all the BIG grunge bands, Sreaming Trees gained a lot of critical acclaim and I liked a song they made. I don't really know of any other grunge bands, wish there were more.
Well apparently I need to listen to Pearl Jam 10 and both the other Nirvana albums. I will also have to check out those lesser known grunge bands too mentioned above.
I reccomend Blackoutband. They're really good and have little recognition.Azurr
Finally got around to listening to Blackoutband. Now I have to ask were you serious? I couldn't it help but laugh while listening to their music. Not really laughing at them, just not music I could take seriously. Here is a link to Blackoutband.
Good album. Alice in Chains is the best grunge band in my opinion. Nobody has a voice like Layne Staley, and his voice combined with the guitar playing of Jerry Cantrell is unreal. Jerry also has a phenomenal voice.
I know this thread is a little old, but here is a list grunge bands ranked by allmusic. Please, by all means keep posting your opinions and any other bands not on the list.
I always thought that New Day Rising or Flip Your Wig by Husker Du should have been the alt. rock breakthrough that Nevermind started
Plus the Huskers were a much better band...
Sue me >_>
zepman71
Well, without Husker Du, nobody would've signed to major labels in the first place.
Nirvana's influence on music is overrated. They didn't kill hair metal, because bands like Sonic Youth and Husker Du were already getting popular before Nevermind. They didn't make teenagers angry - their parents did that. Nirvana was only good for ripping off a Killing Joke riff (which was a riff that was originally from the Damned) and making teenagers think they like underground music.
Well, without Husker Du, nobody would've signed to major labels in the first place.
Nirvana's influence on music is overrated. They didn't kill hair metal, because bands like Sonic Youth and Husker Du were already getting popular before Nevermind. They didn't make teenagers angry - their parents did that. Nirvana was only good for ripping off a Killing Joke riff (which was a riff that was originally from the Damned) and making teenagers think they like underground music.
Greatgone12
Sonic Youth, Husker Du never acheived the same level of popularity that Nirvana did. Love them or hate them...they did get the genre noticed.
Being the big Nirvana fan that I am here is what I would recommend. In Utero is the obvious next album to listen to after Nevermind. Both are abot the same quality but you will prefer one over the other because they have a different tone to them (I prefer Nevermind). After it's a good idea to get Unplugged which is a classic and you will ease into it since you will be used to Nirvana being a bit quieter. After that I say Incesticide. Gives you look at Nirvana before Nevermind but also some fantastic pieces that didn't make it on Nevermind (Aneurysm, Sliver). Give Bleach a listen. Now be cautious. This is going to seem like crap at first and you may want to push it aside but stick with it and you will appreciate it. About half of the album is really good. Last I would get the live album since it captures the spirit and last get the box set because unless you become a big fan that knows most of the songs it will not be worth it at all.
I bought Nirvana's album Nevermind about 6 months ago and absolutely love this album. Can anyone suggest any other awesome Nirvana albums? Are there any other grunge bands that are just as awesome or better?visceron
In Utero (sp?) is really good, just make sure to buy the unedited one. Also, while Nevermind is a great album, I personally prefer Pearl Jam's "Ten", so you may want to check it out.
Sonic Youth, Husker Du never acheived the same level of popularity that Nirvana did. Love them or hate them...they did get the genre noticed.LJS9502_basic
Well, Sonic Youth and Husker Du never got the MASSIVE popularity that Nirvana did, but they were still popular for after they signed to major labels and started playing on TV.
Thurston Moore was hosting shows on MTV a year before Nirvana became humongous, so there was an alt. rock presence on MTV as well as in the mainstream as a whole with bands like R.E.M. and U2.
Many people speak as if Nirvana came out of nowhere and made all of these bands popular, but that wasn't the case.
Well, Sonic Youth and Husker Du never got the MASSIVE popularity that Nirvana did, but they were still popular for after they signed to major labels and started playing on TV.
Thurston Moore was hosting shows on MTV a year before Nirvana became humongous, so there was an alt. rock presence on MTV as well as in the mainstream as a whole with bands like R.E.M. and U2.
Many people speak as if Nirvana came out of nowhere and made all of these bands popular, but that wasn't the case.
After looking at the list you provided earlier, I wanted to let you know that several members of Green River helped to form Pearl Jam (as did the band, Mother Love Bone, who disbanded after the death of their lead singer Andrew Wood from a heroin overdose). Also, a great album is Temple of the Dog which was a tribute to Andrew Wood and is made up of members from both Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.
Well you already know about all the BIG grunge bands, Sreaming Trees gained a lot of critical acclaim and I liked a song they made. I don't really know of any other grunge bands, wish there were more.
the_greenzero
I really have to thank you for introducing me to Screaming Trees. I have only heard 12 of their songs so far, but loved every one of them.
[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Alt rock was popular way before Sonic Youth.:|Greatgone12
Are we going to get into an argument of semantics, now? I'm trying to understand your point. You are saying if I read your correctly that Nirvana wasn't that important because Sonic Youth already existed and made alt popular...but Sonic Youth also built on the past. So I don't get your point here.
Well you already know about all the BIG grunge bands, Sreaming Trees gained a lot of critical acclaim and I liked a song they made. I don't really know of any other grunge bands, wish there were more.
visceron
I really have to thank you for introducing me to Screaming Trees. I have only heard 12 of their songs so far, but loved every one of them.
Screaming Trees sounds interesting, I'll have to check them out too.
[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Alt rock was popular way before Sonic Youth.:|LJS9502_basic
Are we going to get into an argument of semantics, now? I'm trying to understand your point. You are saying if I read your correctly that Nirvana wasn't that important because Sonic Youth already existed and made alt popular...but Sonic Youth also built on the past. So I don't get your point here.Maybe I'm a bit confusing, because I'm trying to say a lot of things at once...
My original point was that Nirvana didn't solely make alt. rock popular, contrary to what many people claim, because bands like Sonic Youth and Husker Du already had a mainstream presence.
Maybe I'm a bit confusing, because I'm trying to say a lot of things at once...
My original point was that Nirvana didn't solely make alt. rock popular, contrary to what many people claim, because bands like Sonic Youth and Husker Du already had a mainstream presence.
Greatgone12
Okay....but alt is even older than those two bands. The thing with Nirvana was that they hit so big and became vastly mainstream. Somewhat like The Beatles in that even those that didn't listen to the genre knew the name of the band...if you can understand my point there. It's the non fan...ie general population that got a taste and not the fans of the actual genre.
Okay....but alt is even older than those two bands. The thing with Nirvana was that they hit so big and became vastly mainstream. Somewhat like The Beatles in that even those that didn't listen to the genre knew the name of the band...if you can understand my point there. It's the non fan...ie general population that got a taste and not the fans of the actual genre.LJS9502_basic
I always thought that New Day Rising or Flip Your Wig by Husker Du should have been the alt. rock breakthrough that Nevermind started
Plus the Huskers were a much better band...
Sue me >_>
zepman71
Uh, are there two bands called New Day Rising? Allmusic says they from the 2000's. The music on myspace is definitely newer music and not really grunge. The songs on playlist.com sounded older and just like grunge with lots of screaming. Or did I just misinterperate what you said?
I always thought that New Day Rising or Flip Your Wig by Husker Du should have been the alt. rock breakthrough that Nevermind started
Plus the Huskers were a much better band...
Sue me >_>
visceron
Uh, are there two bands called New Day Rising? Allmusic says they from the 2000's. The music on myspace is definitely newer music and not really grunge. The songs on playlist.com sounded older and just like grunge with lots of screaming. Or did I just misinterperate what you said?Nevermind I figured it out, it is the album title.
[QUOTE="Greatgone12"] I don't think that's completely true.LJS9502_basic
What's not true? And I'm listening to music so I don't want to click. To what does your link lead?The first link was Husker Du playing on the Joan Rivers Show, the other link was Husker Du playing on some Twin Cities daytime talk show.
The first link was Husker Du playing on the Joan Rivers Show, the other link was Husker Du playing on some Twin Cities daytime talk show.Greatgone12
Ah yes I'm not arguing that those bands didn't get airtime. And I'm not especially a Nirvana fan...they were okay and I like a lot of their music but they aren't in my pantheion of godly music. It's just that Nirvana hit huge like The Beatles. Does that mean we should worship either band? Absolutely not. But Nirvana hitting did get people to check out and find some better bands...which helped the genre.
[QUOTE="Greatgone12"] The first link was Husker Du playing on the Joan Rivers Show, the other link was Husker Du playing on some Twin Cities daytime talk show.LJS9502_basic
Ah yes I'm not arguing that those bands didn't get airtime. And I'm not especially a Nirvana fan...they were okay and I like a lot of their music but they aren't in my pantheion of godly music. It's just that Nirvana hit huge like The Beatles. Does that mean we should worship either band? Absolutely not. But Nirvana hitting did get people to check out and find some better bands...which helped the genre.Well, I posted those links because of your comment about the non-fan not knowing who the bands were.
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