The Pixies vs Nirvana

GreenMeany · 09-27-2010, 10:42 AM

Nirvana came at the right time for me. I didn't grow up with the Pixies, so they never have affected me as much as Nirvana. In Utero is in my top 5. Pixies are great though, and I do appreciate them, yet I voted "I prefer Nirvana".

90'sMusicKid · 09-28-2010, 02:16 AM

Im half and half. Both are good bands.

dswood · 09-29-2010, 11:16 PM

If you ask me this today (an uh... you did) I'd say Pixies.

But a decade ago? Nirvana.

Discovering Nirvana meant discovering an entirely new direction in music for me - the first band I listened to because -I- discovered them and not because I heard it around home and adopted them from a family member.

Without Nirvana I might not have ever gotten to a Pixies album...

But yeah, today I don't break out the old Nirvana albums much. Pixies though? All the time. They stuck with my tastes a lot longer so they get it here, if not by much.

Jonny Redshirt · 09-30-2010, 12:41 AM

Hoo boy. I imagine it's tough to beat the nostalgia filter for the children of the 90's; we grew up on Nirvana, after all. However, I just barely count as a "child" of the 90's, since I wasn't even a teenager until the Noughties. I was still surrounded by Nevermind, thanks largely to my brother, but I didn't become a music lover until long after the grunge phase of American culture had become a distant and usually embarrassing memory.

Still, I do definitely like Nirvana. However, I honestly believe The Pixies beat them in basically every arena. Diversity? Of course. Originality? Hell yes. Songwriting? Ehh...debatable, but I'm still gonna have to give Black Francis the nod over Kurt Cobain. Good ol' Kurt did have a great ear for melody, though. The only arena I'd say Nirvana beat The Pixies in was emotional resonance, but I was never that in love with "the message" of Nirvana, anyways. Still, Kurt Cobain has a way of getting under your skin which Black Francis never did (not that he ever tried, to be fair).

While Nirvana are a very worthy band, I'm definitely going to have to go with The Pixies on this one.

Nicofiery · 09-30-2010, 10:03 AM

I can hear so much of the pixies in Nirvana that calling Nirvana covers both I guess? Wicked song writing from both camps! Pure genius!

pyretta_blayze · 09-30-2010, 01:53 PM

I like them both but i had to pick the Pixies!!! i had more fun singing along to the Pixies and torturing my friends with them!!! Awesome stuff!!!

Poptartmarbear · 10-06-2010, 06:00 PM

I lead more towards Nirvana because I have this weird childhood and emotional connection with it. But Kim Deal is one of the bass players that inspired me to pick up a bass. So there about the same although I "prefer" Nirvana.

Violent & Funky · 10-19-2010, 10:24 PM

I'll take Dinosaur Jr. over both!

downwardspiral · 10-20-2010, 02:28 AM

Pixies=Dinosaur Jr. >>>>> Nirvana.

FakePlasticKid · 10-20-2010, 08:59 PM

I dun see how this is a fair fight because the bands are So different

but i will choose The Pixies because as good as Nirvana was, their popular because of cobain's death. For example i hold that Foo Fighters is alot better than Nirvana, but David Grohl isn't dead (I know I step on toes there but thats my opinion)

View Poll Results: Which band is better?
Pixies are way better	67	23.93%
I prefer The pixies	62	22.14%
I like them about the Same	40	14.29%
I prefer Nirvana	56	20.00%
Nirvana is way better	55	19.64%
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09-28-2010, 02:16 AM	#152 (permalink)
90'sMusicKid That weird kid Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 214	Im half and half. Both are good bands. __________________ I'm waiting for the come down to put me in my place i'm giving you the low down so you don't make my mistakes

09-30-2010, 12:41 AM	#154 (permalink)
Jonny Redshirt Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 64	Hoo boy. I imagine it's tough to beat the nostalgia filter for the children of the 90's; we grew up on Nirvana, after all. However, I just barely count as a "child" of the 90's, since I wasn't even a teenager until the Noughties. I was still surrounded by Nevermind, thanks largely to my brother, but I didn't become a music lover until long after the grunge phase of American culture had become a distant and usually embarrassing memory. Still, I do definitely like Nirvana. However, I honestly believe The Pixies beat them in basically every arena. Diversity? Of course. Originality? Hell yes. Songwriting? Ehh...debatable, but I'm still gonna have to give Black Francis the nod over Kurt Cobain. Good ol' Kurt did have a great ear for melody, though. The only arena I'd say Nirvana beat The Pixies in was emotional resonance, but I was never that in love with "the message" of Nirvana, anyways. Still, Kurt Cobain has a way of getting under your skin which Black Francis never did (not that he ever tried, to be fair). While Nirvana are a very worthy band, I'm definitely going to have to go with The Pixies on this one. __________________ "Colleges are like old-age homes, except for the fact that more people die in colleges." Last.FM

10-19-2010, 10:24 PM	#158 (permalink)
Violent & Funky FUNky Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 2,482	I'll take Dinosaur Jr. over both! __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/ohio0808 sometimes I don't thrill you sometimes I think I'll kill you just don't let me fuck up will you 'cause when I need a friend it's still you

10-20-2010, 02:28 AM	#159 (permalink)
downwardspiral Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 734	Pixies=Dinosaur Jr. >>>>> Nirvana. __________________

09-27-2010, 10:42 AM	#151 (permalink)
GreenMeany Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 56	Nirvana came at the right time for me. I didn't grow up with the Pixies, so they never have affected me as much as Nirvana. In Utero is in my top 5. Pixies are great though, and I do appreciate them, yet I voted "I prefer Nirvana".

09-29-2010, 11:16 PM	#153 (permalink)
dswood Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Canuckland Posts: 25	If you ask me this today (an uh... you did) I'd say Pixies. But a decade ago? Nirvana. Discovering Nirvana meant discovering an entirely new direction in music for me - the first band I listened to because -I- discovered them and not because I heard it around home and adopted them from a family member. Without Nirvana I might not have ever gotten to a Pixies album... But yeah, today I don't break out the old Nirvana albums much. Pixies though? All the time. They stuck with my tastes a lot longer so they get it here, if not by much.

09-30-2010, 10:03 AM	#155 (permalink)
Nicofiery Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Surrey UK Posts: 2	I can hear so much of the pixies in Nirvana that calling Nirvana covers both I guess? Wicked song writing from both camps! Pure genius!

09-30-2010, 01:53 PM	#156 (permalink)
pyretta_blayze Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Philly Posts: 2	I like them both but i had to pick the Pixies!!! i had more fun singing along to the Pixies and torturing my friends with them!!! Awesome stuff!!!

10-06-2010, 06:00 PM	#157 (permalink)
Poptartmarbear Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 9	I lead more towards Nirvana because I have this weird childhood and emotional connection with it. But Kim Deal is one of the bass players that inspired me to pick up a bass. So there about the same although I "prefer" Nirvana.

10-20-2010, 08:59 PM	#160 (permalink)
FakePlasticKid Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: KY Posts: 60	I dun see how this is a fair fight because the bands are So different but i will choose The Pixies because as good as Nirvana was, their popular because of cobain's death. For example i hold that Foo Fighters is alot better than Nirvana, but David Grohl isn't dead (I know I step on toes there but thats my opinion)