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Old 06-03-2010, 11:24 AM   #881 (permalink)
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Nirvana is a cliche but hey they are one point in the U.S.'s favor for the last 25 years I think.

Then again so is Oasis for the U.K. And Coldplay, Amy Winehouse, Radiohead, etc. etc.

Hard to argue the U.K. doesn't rule the rock scene.

Their Hip-Hop is absolute crap though.
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Old 06-03-2010, 11:43 AM   #882 (permalink)
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-1 for America.
Yes, I know it's very cool to post some kind of one-liner like that. It makes you look very cool. Some actual effort wouldn't hurt anyone.

I'm not talking about Creed, or Nickelback, or Godsmack, or any of that other garbage that grunge spawned. I'm talking about the real stuff. Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, Nirvana. The list goes on.

Did it go a little overboard in popularity? Sure, yeah. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is one overplayed song. But you can't deny that Superunknown, Ten, and Dirt are some of the best rock albums ever produced. Especially in the last 20 years.


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Normally I'd give you that, Alex my man, but I've had everyone from musical scholars to the check-out guy at the supermarket tell me too much about all three of those guys.

To me there a big detraction.
Music would not exist it it's current form without those three bands. The Beatles and Zeppelin in particular.
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Old 06-03-2010, 11:50 AM   #883 (permalink)
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Yes, I know it's very cool to post some kind of one-liner like that. It makes you look very cool. Some actual effort wouldn't hurt anyone.

I'm not talking about Creed, or Nickelback, or Godsmack, or any of that other garbage that grunge spawned. I'm talking about the real stuff. Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, Nirvana. The list goes on.

Did it go a little overboard in popularity? Sure, yeah. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is one overplayed song. But you can't deny that Superunknown, Ten, and Dirt are some of the best rock albums ever produced. Especially in the last 20 years..
Some people just aren't that into Grunge.. so they can deny it's one of the best rock albums of the last 20 years if they don't give a shit about the genre.
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Grunge is meh.
I hate how The Pixies are put under that ****.
Soundgarden and SP are alright.
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Some people just aren't that into Grunge.. so they can deny it's one of the best rock albums of the last 20 years if they don't give a shit about the genre.
That's ignorant and subjective. Detach yourself and look at the bigger picture every once in a while.

I don't even like The Beatles that much, but they're still one of the best bands of all time.
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Grunge is meh.
I hate how The Pixies are put under that ****.
Soundgarden and SP are alright.
You hate how The Pixies are put under that label but it's okay to put Smashing Pumpkins under it? Pixies and SP aren't grunge at all.
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Hey, Smashing Pumpkins. Another awesome American band.
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You hate how The Pixies are put under that label but it's okay to put Smashing Pumpkins under it? Pixies and SP aren't grunge at all.
Well I love The Pixies.
I like SP but not enough to get pissed about their genre classification.
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Hey, Smashing Pumpkins. Another awesome American band.
Seconded.

What about Beck?

Another awesome American act.
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Well I love The Pixies.
I like SP but not enough to get pissed about their genre classification.
Not bothered if either are classed as Grunge, I have nothing against Grunge. But they are both just not Grunge.
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