blastingas10

Weiland can sing but stp is nothing compared to AIC. There are a few stp songs I can think of where weiland is obviously trying to mimick layne staley. I really used to like stp until I really listened to bands like AIC.

I don't really think Chris cornell is any better than layne. Just listen to "man in the box", I don't think Cornell has that kind of power in his voice.

Vinyl_

They're both good in what they do. Layne has his things, and Chris has his things. I like Alice in Chains more then I like the Stone Temple Pilots. Though, I voted for Nirvana. It's still my all time favorite.

ElephantSack

No Mother Love Bone or Temple of the Dog either.

But all the same. Alice in Chains for the win, definitely. I would take Soundgarden after that.

If you've ever seen the live footage of Stone Temple Pilots Unplugged, it's a very good performance, but there are times when I can't help but think, "If you were on Layne's dick any more, you'd be his nuts, Scott."

As far as Chris Cornell goes, despite any missteps he may have taken with his career ('cough'..'cough' "Scream"). He's always been an exceptional vocalist, and Soundgarden did a lot more musical exploration with their sound than most of their contemporaries. Aside from AIC, of course. I would actually go so far as to say that Chris had more of a range than Layne, but I still have to go with AIC. They've been one of my favorites since I was 8 years old.

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mr dave

In Cornell's defense I recall interviews he did around the time Scream was coming out. He was very open about the fact that it was a departure and that he was experimenting with different elements of the industry. To him it was a forced creative challenge, not so much an attempt at commercial success. The result seemed to be a sharper reflection on what made Soundgarden so special, a fact he routinely acknowledged throughout the interview, as well as SG being the only truly special group he'd been involved with. I don't think it was necessarily a dig at Audioslave but that band was totally conceived in a boardroom.

Then again the dude has like 3 daughters and an ex-wife. That sh*t ain't cheap, especially when the girls decide it's time for university, and the ex is your old manager who would know EXACTLY how much money you made.

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BastardofYoung

meh, neither of those bands are missed. Don't get the big deal with MLB, thought they were alright, but not the Seattle gods they were made out to be. They were good, but not greatness.

Temple of the Dog are not worth adding. Just a one off band in memory of Wood. Plus, "Hunger Strike" is a god awful song.

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ElephantSack

Hahaha. Good point, dude. Yeah, I knew that it wasn't necessarily his taking a stab at commercial success. He'd already had his hands in plenty of commercial success, albeit many years prior. But everyone's got bills to pay.

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Hey what about hole ?

Unknown Soldier

What about them?

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BastardofYoung

They should be mentioned. "Pretty on the Inside" is a great album in it's own right. "Live Through This" has it's moments of greatness, and "Celebrity Skin" also has great moments.

Last album sucked, but those 3 and some singles were great.

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