Nirvana ruined rock music. Who agrees?

boo boo · 04-25-2010, 11:05 AM

There's all kinds of goofing around and shenanigans going on in the With the Lights Out compilation.

Granted they didn't put 10 minute solos on record, but neither did EVH.

So what if he goofed around live, everyone does that.

And now you're just cherry picking, Page has had some off performances where he did a lot of "twiddling". Writing off EVH because of one off performance is kinda immature I think.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-25-2010, 11:08 AM

Led Zeppelin?

You're giving an example of a band who would make Dazed & Confused last 3 days as non wankery

boo boo · 04-25-2010, 11:10 AM

Yeah I was gonna bring that up.

I love that song but sometimes they really did get carried away with it live.

Aden · 04-25-2010, 11:10 AM

Are you ****ting me? Damn, Viper, one thing I could say about you is must have a set of balls on you to say the sort of **** you just did. Really.

Nirvana was the best thing the music scene has ever seen.

Far as I'm concerned, Brian Johnson couldn't hold a freaking candle to Kurt Cobain.
Or a blow torch, for that matter.

**Janszoon** · 04-25-2010, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aden

Nirvana was the best thing the music scene has ever seen.

Man, this thread really brings out the ridiculous comments!

Highwayman · 04-25-2010, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Awesome

So being one of (possibly THE) greatest guitarist of all time doesn't mean **** to you? That doesn't reflect talent? What exactly are you looking for, a guy who can juggle lions while simultaneously smoking a cigar clenched between the ass cheeks of a monkey and humming the entire score of Hector Berlioz's: The Trojans.

having "the best"(

) guitarist ever and selling platinum albums doesn't make one band any better than another. Sure, Eddie Van Halen was probably better than Kurt at guitar, but that means nothing. They served different purposes in their bands. A solo by Eddie would have sounded like crap in one of Nirvana's songs. They were totally different musicians and totally different bands, trying to say that one is "better" than another is totally ridiculous. They made totally different types of music, so how would you even begin to judge?

As for ACDC selling platinum albums, that means nothing. Seriously, since when does selling lots of records make your band good? It just means people either like it, or the group is well marketed.

This is a really stupid thread in general. Rock music can't die (Neil Young told me so). It is too broad a genre (if you can even call it that anymore) and is too inscribed into our culture and the music that is made and listened to today.

boo boo · 04-25-2010, 12:22 PM

There is no way to "prove" weither music is good or bad. I mean, even Metal Machine Music has it's fans, if that doesn't show how subjective music is, I don't know what does.

Red Forman · 04-25-2010, 12:24 PM

If Nirvana ruined rock music, there wouldn't have been a single good rock song or album recorded after they "broke" in 1991, and regardless of whichever particular sub-genre(s) of "rock" you happen to be into, I think there's something for just about everyone post-1991. If rock-out-with-your-****-out party music is your kind of thing, then you might like something like Turbonegro's "Apocalypse Dudes", or some stuff by The Hellacopters. A lot of those '80s "hair metal" bands are still putting out albums as well, as far as I know.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-25-2010, 12:27 PM

close this stupid thread.

boo boo · 04-25-2010, 12:29 PM

Besides, if this guy wants "fun" rock n roll music, there's a lot of that stuff to go around.

Buckcherry, Jet, Velvet Revolver, Lenny Kravitz. I don't give a sh*t about any of that crap, but it sounds like his cup of tea.

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Led Zeppelin? You're giving an example of a band who would make Dazed & Confused last 3 days as non wankery __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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Red Forman Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 13	If Nirvana ruined rock music, there wouldn't have been a single good rock song or album recorded after they "broke" in 1991, and regardless of whichever particular sub-genre(s) of "rock" you happen to be into, I think there's something for just about everyone post-1991. If rock-out-with-your-****-out party music is your kind of thing, then you might like something like Turbonegro's "Apocalypse Dudes", or some stuff by The Hellacopters. A lot of those '80s "hair metal" bands are still putting out albums as well, as far as I know. __________________ "The reason we want to go on and on is because we live in an impoverished present." - Alan Watts

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Aden Groupie Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 47	Are you **ting me? Damn, Viper, one thing I could say about you is must have a set of balls on you to say the sort of ** you just did. Really. Nirvana was the best thing the music scene has ever seen. Far as I'm concerned, Brian Johnson couldn't hold a freaking candle to Kurt Cobain. Or a blow torch, for that matter.

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~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	close this stupid thread.