Forum Home Forum Home > Other music related lounges > General Music Discussions
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Voivod vs Faith no More vs Soundgarden
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedVoivod vs Faith no More vs Soundgarden

 Post Reply Post Reply
Poll Question: three of the first alternative/avant garde/multilayerd metal bands
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
6 [33.33%]
5 [27.78%]
7 [38.89%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted

Author
Message
Icarium View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: March 21 2008
Location: Tigerstaden
Status: Offline
Points: 34050
Direct Link To This Post Topic: Voivod vs Faith no More vs Soundgarden
    Posted: April 08 2014 at 05:38
they all shared concert tour in 1990s which sort of defines who the bands should be compared to, and how they should be view in music history, this where they live and bellong, they all three paved their own warping curve where styles and genres falled into, and they are not possible to categorized trully nor reightiously
 

1990 Tour Dates

USA Dates with Soundgarden / Faith No More opening


1990.01.13 – Detroit, MI
1990.01.15 – Cincinnati, OH
1990.01.16 – Phantasy Theater, Cleveland, OH [POSTER]
1990.01.17 – Pittsburgh, PA
1990.01.18 – The Ritz, New York, NY
1990.01.19 – Sundance, Bayshore, NY
1990.01.20 – Worcester, MA
1990.01.21 – Paradise Ballroom, Boston, MA [AUDIO]
1990.01.22 – Philadelphia, PA
1990.01.25 – Poughkeepsie, NY
1990.01.28 – Baltimore, MD
1990.01.31 – The Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, CA (?)
1990.02.03 – Tampa, FL
1990.02.08 – Number’s, Houston, TX
1990.02.11 – Dallas, TX [PICS]
1990.02.14 – Old Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
1990.02.19 – The Stone, San Francisco, CA, US (with Soundgarden & Prong)
1990.02.24 – Moore Theater, Seattle, WA
1990.03.04 – Champaign, IL
1990.03.09 – Milwaukee, WI
1990.03.12 – State Theatre, Kalamazoo, MI
1990.03.16 – Trenton, NJ
1990.03.17 – L’Amours, Brooklyn, NY [PICS]
1990.03.18 – The Silo, Reading, PA


Edited by aginor - April 08 2014 at 05:40
Back to Top
Kentucky_Hawkwindage View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: February 15 2014
Location: Hardinsburg,Ky
Status: Offline
Points: 733
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2014 at 05:58
My preference:Soundgarden by a country mile.
Back to Top
zravkapt View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 12 2010
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 6446
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2014 at 06:02
Like all three but FNM was my fave band for a few years in the early '90s.
Magma America Great Make Again
Back to Top
Sagichim View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: November 29 2006
Location: Israel
Status: Offline
Points: 6632
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2014 at 06:05
Soundgarden for me but Faith No More are awesome too.
Back to Top
Man With Hat View Drop Down
Collaborator
Collaborator
Avatar
Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team

Joined: March 12 2005
Location: Neurotica
Status: Offline
Points: 166178
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2014 at 21:30
Faith No More
Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
Back to Top
King Crimson776 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 12 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 2761
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 09 2014 at 05:01
Faith No More is the most creative group of these, although Voivod are originals as well. SG was a favorite back in the day, and they are better than all other grunge, but they are still grunge.
Back to Top
addictedtoprog View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: July 16 2014
Location: india
Status: Offline
Points: 1422
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2015 at 00:37
Soundgarden - my early favourite.
Back to Top
Cristi View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Crossover / Prog Metal Teams

Joined: July 27 2006
Location: wonderland
Status: Online
Points: 41266
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2015 at 00:52
Voivod out of these three
Back to Top
Pastmaster View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 23 2015
Location: Spiderwood Farm
Status: Offline
Points: 1774
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2015 at 12:07
Soundgarden for me.
Back to Top
Toaster Mantis View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 12 2008
Location: Denmark
Status: Offline
Points: 5898
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2015 at 08:21
Voivod, no question. They've become one of those few music groups that basically are their own genre, and it's telling that 30 years after their debut LP there's still nobody who quite sounds like them even though they're one of the most influential prog metal acts.
"The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook
Back to Top
mithrandir View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: March 25 2006
Location: New Mexico
Status: Offline
Points: 933
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2015 at 13:12
all bands good in their own right, and Soundgarden was doing stuff that Rock bands these days have yet to catch up with, but Voivod has my loyalty, each of their albums is like a chapter in the greater story which is the Voivod, their influence is already legendary and will last through the ages...
Back to Top
Toaster Mantis View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 12 2008
Location: Denmark
Status: Offline
Points: 5898
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2015 at 13:16
I'm actually kind of surprised on a site like this that the Québecois Übermenschen aren't winning in a landslide. Maybe I'm also biased here because I'm an aspiring fanboy of theirs...
"The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook
Back to Top
mithrandir View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: March 25 2006
Location: New Mexico
Status: Offline
Points: 933
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2015 at 13:38
I guess it depends where you come from.  I obviously from more of a Metal background, naturally would go with Voivod, Soundgarden no doubt was one of the most "proggy" and 70s influenced of the grunge bands, and of course Faith No More was creating some pretty creative genre hopping sounds during their time, plus Mike Patton and his legion of fanboys yada yada...
Back to Top
Toaster Mantis View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 12 2008
Location: Denmark
Status: Offline
Points: 5898
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2015 at 13:44
One possible explanation can be found in the fact that I didn't understand Voivod at all myself until I had developed a working knowledge of punk, a lot of weird things about Piggy's guitar playing style made more sense compositionally when I had become familiar with that side of their influences. That might explain why people on a prog rock forum might not take so easily to them, because to some of the older posters here punk is still the great enemy that killed prog rock's golden age and sent it into the underground. (or that's how the narrative goes....)

I also get the impression Voivod are much more popular in North America, Canada in particular, than in Europe. Around here, they're usually mentioned as one of those groups that are more influential than popular.


Edited by Toaster Mantis - March 23 2015 at 03:29
"The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook
Back to Top
mithrandir View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: March 25 2006
Location: New Mexico
Status: Offline
Points: 933
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2015 at 13:54
Interesting point... You're familiar with Die Kreuzen right?  the upper midwest Hardcore band turned bizarro...  they were often sited as one of Voivod's main influences during the 80s,
Back to Top
Toaster Mantis View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 12 2008
Location: Denmark
Status: Offline
Points: 5898
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2015 at 13:59
I've heard of them but I'm not familiar with their actual music. It's more Amebix and Killing Joke I had in mind, what with both groups having a similar "dystopian future" aesthetic concept informing their music. I kinda wonder if science-fiction lyrics are more appealing to songwriters coming from a punk background than fantasy/horror stuff, on the account of being at least superficially more "realistic"...


Edited by Toaster Mantis - March 23 2015 at 03:35
"The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook
Back to Top
mithrandir View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: March 25 2006
Location: New Mexico
Status: Offline
Points: 933
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2015 at 14:18
You definitely might like Die Kreuzen then, they also invoke that sprawling/neuromancer/dystopian vibe,  their first self-titled album itself is an impressive heap of wiry Hardcore full bendy riffs, a sputtering rhythm section, etc , but by their 2nd album October File, is where they really start to progress, its a bit of a difficult album to digest at first (the vocals take a bit of getting used to) but you can definitely hear where Voivod got a lot of their riffs,  and if you want to dare further check out their 3rd album Century Days, in which they get a little more "song" oriented, but even more experimental
Back to Top
sublime220 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 21 2015
Location: Willow Farm
Status: Offline
Points: 1563
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2015 at 14:33
Soundgarden
There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark...
Back to Top
MillsLayne View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: September 14 2010
Location: East Bay, CA
Status: Offline
Points: 2504
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2015 at 22:38
Oh yeah, the Knights of the Sound Table for me by far. 
Back to Top
*frinspar* View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 27 2008
Location: Arizona
Status: Offline
Points: 463
Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2015 at 17:53
I do not like anything Soundgarden did after Louder Than Love. Still have that LP somewhere around the house.

I picked FNM because they were behind, and I like an underdog. LOL
But I hold both Voivod and FNM at about the same level of appreciation. There really is no comparing them for me though.
I do, however, appreciate the various lineup changes in FNM more than I have in Voivod. Eric was awful (but I do love Planet Hell), and the stuff when Newsted was in the band always sounds dreary to me. But Target Earth and the new stuff is right back on course for me.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.207 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.