[Mike Tequeli]

Damn, the internet is just full of Nirvana haters. Well it goes to show how different music opinions are and why I can't take music critics seriously. For example just look up a song you hate on last FM and read the comments and at least 75% of the people love it. I was thinking about how much the song (and I mean song only) Kid A sucks and I look it up and some Radiohead types just love it.

I can basically train myself to like something as long as I can get used to it (assuming it isn't Soulja boy or something that really really blows) so thats what im trying to do with other grunge. I like a couple SG and Alice songs and always likes some of STP but im trying to expand on it. I could never get into Ten by Pearl Jam but I'll run through it once or twice and maybe suddenly it'll kick ass, who knows? worked for In Rainbows.

[TheDude5000]

It's not always the haters' fault. When you have embarassing fanboys saying things like "ZOMG TEEN SPIRIT BEST SONG EVAR BETTER THAN ANY SONG EVAR MADE" it makes matters worse.

If there is one Golden Rule of the internet, it is that you can never, ever, ever, ever, never, evernever, ever, ever, ever...ever have a normal discussion about Nirvana. It'll always turn into a flamewar. You have your insecure metalheads, you have your snobby classic rock fans, and just general people who come in to say "LOL THEYRE OVERRATED". Gee, what an original thought. It brings this to mind:

Hate, if you want to hate
If it keeps you safe
If it makes you brave

Don't come over here
And piss on my gate
Save it just keep it
Off my wave

[Mike Tequeli]

Yeah things do tend to break down whenever Nirvana is mentioned, its not like we're looking for someone to jump in and let us know how much they suck. It's too bad that some 'obsessed' people have to ruin it for everybody though, they're not The Beatles but I like them, that's all.

[Timpo]

I got a kid like that in my class, OMG NIRVANA IS THE BEST KURT oWNZ etc.. I told him that I didn't like Nirvana, and now he doesn't like it anymore as well (well, not that I exactly hate Nirvana, but like everyone says, they're overrated.)

Keep it off my wave
Keep it off my wave
Keep it off my wave

My wave

[Damo.]

The Pixies
Nirvana (Bring on the flaming)

That's about it.
I'm not a big fan of Grunge.

[Statutory Ray]

QUOTE (Damo. @ Apr 26 2008, 13:22)

The Pixies Nirvana (Bring on the flaming) That's about it. I'm not a big fan of Grunge.

Well, The Pixies weren't grunge.

So you're even less of a fan than you thought.

I see no reason why you couldn't get into earlier Melvins. Songs like Grinding Process were the basis of Nirvana's whole existence.

[Mike Tequeli]

I'm too much of a chickensh*t to go try it, maybe some other time. But I should warn you I am a world class procrastinator.

[HushBull <3rdEye>]

Pearl Jam has begun recording on 5 or so new tracks! - from Mike McCready



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[HushBull <3rdEye>]

QUOTE (HushBull <3rdEye> @ May 8 2008, 21:08)

Pearl Jam has begun recording on 5 or so new tracks! - from Mike McCready

^bumping for PJ discussion^

Anyone excited to hear new Pearl Jam?

[Timpo]

hell yeah.. played their last album to death..

from UG:

QUOTE

Pearl Jam has gotten a start on its next album, but it's still in "its very infant stages" according to guitarist Mike McCready. "We've had one session of writing and it has yielded ... about five ideas so far," McCready told Billboard.com during a conference call with reporters about this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival, which Pearl Jam will headline on June 14. "Some of it's kind of poppy and some of it's a little hard. We want it to grow up a little bit. We have to revisit it a few times." Pearl Jam is working on the album, the follow-up to 2006's "Pearl Jam," with longtime associate Brendan O'Brien. And though the band is known for previewing new and unrecorded material at its shows, McCready says that's unlikely to happen on Pearl Jam's upcoming North American tour. "We might get into some sort of jam," the guitarist said. "We have about 200 songs to pull from, so we'll do that and maybe do some obscure B-sides. For new stuff, I don't know if we have it refined enough to want to play it in front of an audience yet. We don't want to hack in front of everybody." Nevertheless, McCready said Pearl Jam is looking forward to its first visit to Bonnaroo, where drummer Matt Cameron will also be performing a jazz set. "I think it's a perfect fit," McCready said. "We try to keep everything as in-house and small and as punk rock and do-it-yourself as we can. That's part of our way of doing business. That fits right in with how Bonnaroo is doing theirs." As for jamming with other acts at the festival, McCready said that "if we run into somebody, 'Hey, you want to come up and jam?,' that's kind of how our band works." But he's hoping to run into one person in particular. "I'd love to have Jack White up," McCready said. "I think he's just a phenomenal guitar player. I'd love to see him play up close ... because he's got a killer voice and he's a great lead player, too. That would be exciting to me." McCready also said that Pearl Jam plans to continue making live recordings available to fans from its upcoming tour -- which starts June 11 in West Palm Beach, Fla. -- but isn't sure what form that will take yet.

[Carbine23]

Yes i'm bumping this topic because i dont feel the need to create a new one but i've been recently listening to a lot of grunge lately and its so depressing but i'm personally in it for the sound. It's so dark and gritty that it sounds awesome.

Been listening to Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Early Bush, & i'm trying to get into Pearl Jam & Stone Temple Pilots but i'm not used to them yet. Anybody wanna recommend me Pearl Jam songs? And don't say "Jeremy", "Yellow Ledbetter" or "Even Flow" cause i already got those

[Tyler]

The only grunge era group I ever really got into was Soundgarden, and I never really considered them grunge in their later stuff. Cornell's got some great vocal belting though, and I find it's easier for me to listen to some Superunknown when I'm feeling it than any Nirvana album. That's probably because Nirvana got played to hell in my childhood, though. There's a few cats on here that have some favourite grunge bands but I'm not sure they lurk the music section.

Also, in trying to find an alternative music thread myself, I'll keep this open but I'm going to take off the grunge part for accessibility since it already fits under alternative.

[Craig]

If this is for music that's slightly off the radar or just not discussed very much, I'm okay with that.

So, has anyone heard the new Mars Volta album? Opinions?

[Tyler]

I've been listening to Noctourniquet nonstop since I downloaded it a week ago, Craig. Well, I've been alternating it with other albums but I keep coming back to it. The entire thing is a pretty different concept to what the Mars Volta usually does but I dig it. Some of the melodies are simplistic by Omar's standards, but the more electronic feel makes up for that I suppose.

Don't be a landmine.


Also, Jack White's debut solo album is coming out 24 April and I'm pretty excited about that.

[Vercetti27]

alt rock is a very broad spectrum, I'm into

Husker Du
Nirvana
Alice in Chains
Kyuss
Pixies
NIN
Violent Femmes
and of course Melvins....

[Craig]

I've only played Noctourniquet through once or twice and it really didn't gel with me. Maybe it's one of those Volta albums that takes a few listens to get your head around, but I got so used to just slotting in with them I find that a chore. With Deloused and Bedlam, they just blew me away on first listening. I will say the latter is hard to get through all at once in the same sitting, but the production on it is stellar.

@Vercetti27: I'm a big fan of Kyuss, NIN and Melvins, seeing Melvins in May and I can't wait. I saw NIN on their Goodbye tour a couple of years ago and it was brilliant, they played all kinds of old stuff and B-sides.

If I may contribute to this Nirvana debate too, I quite like them, and take them for what they are. Bleach is just an amazing album.

[Tyler]

NIN is good stuff. Trent's current work is f*cking ace, I feel like he just continues to make great music which is something I rarely admit about music acts. I love his whole 'free music for everyone' thing that he has going, and his work with David Fincher's newest films is great. How to Destroy Angels is looking to be a pretty great get together between Trent, his wife and Atticus Ross.

[Craig]

Maybe it's the name putting me off, but I couldn't get into that. I did however like Ghosts and the work he did on various soundtracks.

[Tyler]

QUOTE (Craig @ Tuesday, Mar 27 2012, 12:01)

Maybe it's the name

Felt the same way when I first heard it, tbh. If you get the time they've got an EP for download on their site that's got a good range of songs that'll be on their first album.

Also I might as well ask here: any fans of the Raveonettes? I got Lust, Lust, Lust a while back and I'm about to go grab another one of their albums. Really good stuff.

[austinkopeck]

My favorite alternative bands are:
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Stone Temple Pilots
Jane's Addiction
Cake
Foxy Shazam
Soundgarden
Pearl Jam
NIN
Green Day
Nirvana
Rage Against the Machine

I like a lot more bands, but these are my favorites