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Posted: February 25 2011 at 08:18
Definitely Soundgarden (most proggy and with time sigs) and Alice In Chains. they have strong influence on so many bands that came after them. Btw there was a cover of ''Would?'' from AIC on the Watershed album by Opeth, I guess Mikael is a huge fan of AIC, it was a nice cover. And Nirvana... mm, maybe I can relate them by Kurt Cobain being friend of Dylan Carlson, founder and frontman of Earth, experimental drone/doom metal.
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Posted: February 25 2011 at 09:46
Weirdamigo wrote:
This Thread was made to test a theory of mine ( and to win a bet with my friend ). I have noticed that a fair amount prog-lovers have a certain liking for one or two grunge bands.
Now some of the Grunge bands, which have been mentioned above, have been influenced mostly by Punk and Metal but also, to a lesser extent, by progressive rock, whether the bands know it or not.
Even though some bands are just loud and obnoxious (Sorry Nirvana fans) Kurt Cobain listed "Red" by King Crimson as a major influence.
Now to the theory of mine. I want to see which is the favorite Grunge band of my fellow prog enthusiasts.
If my theory is correct that certain band will get the most votes by far.
Hope you guys like even though it's not really prog-related. I will post that certain bands name when enough votes come in.
I actually like Nevermind from Nirvana... it's partly responsible (along with Pearl Jam's 10 and Neil Young's Ragged Glory) responsibkle for reigniting my interest in rock music (I'd totally outgrown it then in the very early 90's)
So grunge in general and some of the LA Scene (RHCP and RATM) were much to my liking.... but never in a million year would I ever consider grunge to be even remotely related to prog (we'd call it pronge then right???)
Yes, Soundgarden and alice In Chain can be a tad bit more complex, but I'd prefer early PJ or Nirv any day of the week...
let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword
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Posted: February 25 2011 at 10:12
ptkc123 wrote:
I used to be into Grunge, but I haven't listened to the genre in a few years... I would pick Pearl Jam, though. Nirvana should never be picked for anything ever, except maybe the most overrated band of all time.
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Posted: February 25 2011 at 11:23
I like most of these bands. Their sound NOT being close to prog is what I go to them for. If I want some prog, I'l hear some prog. If I hear grunge, I want some grunge.
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Posted: February 25 2011 at 16:15
dedokras wrote:
Soundgarden is the proggiest/most psychedelic from the list, AIC - the heaviest, Nirvana - the greatest... PJ - a nice rocking band, never uderstood the "grunge" label though, probably it was invented for wannabies such as Stone Temple Pilots... and No, the so called grunge did not kill music, it saved it from the awful hair metal so it was one of the most progressive things to happen in the early 90s :)
Almost nothing musical comes from grunge. Also hair metal has some of the best guitar solo's so don't hate.
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Posted: February 25 2011 at 22:37
I don´t care whatGrungebandsoundsmoreprogressive (or not) and I really enjoylistening tothisgenre.
Voted for Alice in chains - "Dirt" hasmanygreat songsas "Them Bones", "Rooster", "Down in a hole", "Sickman" and "Angry Chair", the debut "Facelift" is great too Pearl jam - "Ten" its a gem Soungarden - "Badmotorfinger2 and "Superunknow" are really great
If
you like both genres (grunge and progresive) I recommend the album
"Common Daze" by the norwegian group Ravana, if you want more
information read the review by Sean Trane
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Posted: February 26 2011 at 05:58
Thread got revived I see. Im quite surprised by the number of grunge "enthusiasts" on this site. Although i did expect more than a single vote for Temple of the dog.
Oh well, I guess Chris Cornell thinks he's better of playing RnB and Pop rather than grunge.
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything. - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Posted: February 26 2011 at 11:01
Weirdamigo wrote:
Thread got revived I see. Im quite surprised by the number of grunge "enthusiasts" on this site. Although i did expect more than a single vote for Temple of the dog.
Oh well, I guess Chris Cornell thinks he's better of playing RnB and Pop rather than grunge.
You know that Cornell and the gyus in SG have found their way back togerther
, so Soundgarden is out rolling, he have even a neck long hair and plays the EL-guitar like he have never done anything else
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Posted: February 26 2011 at 13:04
And please, Stone Temple Pilots are not wannabees/posers/clones or whatever you wanna call them. They didn't even have anything to do with grunge. They are just a great rock band who happened to make it big at the same time that bands like Pearl Jam and Nirvana did. That does not make them Pearl Jam or Nirvana clones.
Listen to "Where the River Goes" from the "Core" album, and then tell me that they're no good!
To me, that song is like the "Kashmir" or "Stargazer" of the 90's!
Mother Love Bone gets my vote, although Soundgarden's "Badmotorfinger" is an amazing record. I think Mother Love Bone is more progressive, because their lyrics/music are just so escapist and whimsical compared to anything else going on in the late 80's/early 90's, and they seemed to stretch the boundaries of rock more than a lot of the grunge-rockers listed in the poll. "Apple" remains one of the most enigmatic and wonderful albums I have ever heard.
Glad to see that grunge is getting some love on this site; some of my favorite albums are by 90's rock musicians.
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