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--> QUOTE(Paul B @ Sep 27 2006, 01:59 PM) I thought it was a 3 way tie between REM, Neil Young and Nirvana...........but I'm not gonna argue......Bryan Adams it is!! pfft R.E.M. Nirvana and Neil Young? Mere Children compared to the Canadian sensation that is Bryan Adams.

Everyone knows Bryan Adams had the best unplugged

Even though I'm not an AIC fan at all, they're Unplugged was very good.

01. Thom Yorke 02. Prince 03. Kurt Cobain 04. Tom Waits 05. Elliott Smith 06. Jeff Tweedy 07. P J Harvey 08. Jack White 09. Wayne Coyne 10. Steven Malkmus People I couldn't include due to technicalities. R.E.M.- 4 songwriter unit. Sonic Youth- great music, but it's hard to call it pure songwriting.

Good point...I think my point of the greatest ever was just that I believe there are more 5 star albums in the 70s than any other decade. Like seriously...there are 5 star albums that don't even make the top 100 for that decade, because there are so many.

uhh..no shit!

I was only a boy when they did Unplugged. It was November 1993, so I was 9 1/2....my mom didn't let me watch MTV till I was 12. By that time, MTV had started to suck, so I barely watched it. Personally, I don't find watching concerts to be as exciting as some people do....at least that one...It's so...morose. I enjoy the album, but it's hard watching him slumped over his acoustic guitar...just looking like death. By the way, I have some rough mixes of Nevermind songs if anyone wants to hear them less produced... I just have to find 'em.

That's a fine performance, but I think "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" Takes the cake for that night.

Fair enough... Sorry if I came off a little harsh. I'm just very passionate about Nirvana, and I don't think they get a fair shake around here. I think people try to cut them down in order to counter balance the hype (as in, if we say they suck/ or were really average...we can pull down the mass hype.) personally, I'm guilty of doing the whole "How close does it sound to a Beatles melody" test though...which maybe why songs of Cobain's like "About a Girl" and songs like "We're Going to Be Friends" of Jack White's outrank Westerberg's best to me. Mayhaps that's it. I'm 22, you're 28. For

Hahaha...well I respect your right to say it...but I will argue the merits of what is said. It's a valid opinion, even though I consider it way off base.

See, I think calling Westerberg a top 10 songwriter is as much bullshit as you think me calling Cobain one is. I mean, I'd rank Westerberg in like, the Jack White range as far as songwriters go; which is to say, not very high. Nirvana's best songs don't compete with The Mats best...they outshine them ten fold. But that's just me.

No one here likes Nirvana. I'd consider Nirvana underhyped here. I mean, Doolittle > Nevermind is one thing... but BADMOTORFINGER > Nevermind...I'm sorry, that's a fucking joke.

Excuse me for having an opinion that differs from yours. How is it shit to think Nirvana is great?

On here they have been :-P.

What was it? Do you still have it? Do you still listen to it? How has it held up over 32 years.

Right now, I'm in a 70s phase. Everything 70s. Mostly Bowie, Neil, Costello, The Clash, Springsteen. But also Roxy Music, Eno, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin (Physical Graffiti), T. Rex, Todd Rundgren, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Sly, Nick Drake, Blondie, Pere Ubu etc. I'm also developing an unhealthy obsession with the disco beat; even though I think most disco is kind of meh, when employed right, the disco beat makes me quiver and shake. I should've been born in 1955. Discuss the 70s here. Everything 70s. the early 70s folk, glam, kraut-rock, punk, post-punk, funk, soul, wh

Sweet Tacos. Will do.

I haven't listened to a new Frank Black album since Teenager of The Year regrettably. What ever happened to that new Pixies record?

I was slightly annoyed at how he acted like my opinion had no validity. The way he dismissed it. I wouldn't say Cobain was the King of melody, but I'd say when he wanted to, he spun out some melodies that much better songwriters would be proud of. It's worth noting that Paul McCartney counts "Lithium" among his favorite songs. Personally, I find validation in my Nirvana fandom, not from the critics (who do...overhype them a bit) but from the fact that Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and Elvis Costello have all made very favorable comments about Kurt. I think Paul McCartney and Elvi

ehh Frank being the best other than The Beatles? What about Elvis Costello? Neil Young? Keith Richards/ Mick Jagger? Bob Dylan? Van Morrison? David Bowie? Michael Stipe/ Peter Buck? Joe Strummer? I'm not arguing that The Pixies are great, and to me, They're very close in terms of quality to Nirvana (basically on the same level.) I hate The Foo Fighters. Husker Du for frat boys I say :-P

How so? What does Westerberg have that holds a candle to "About a Girl" in terms of melodicism? Nothing to be quite frank. Most of The Replacements melodies are pretty average to me. "I Will Dare" is probably my favorite Westerberg melody, and even that, Is inferior to a good 5-8 Nirvana songs. eh personally Kurt > Frank (like a hair below Kurt) >>>>>>>>>Paul I got into The Replacements when I was 18, and Nirvana when I was 12. Nirvana still gets spins; The Mats don't. Not saying I'm the ultimate beacon of music...but that says something to me that an album I'

The Beatles- Revolver The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde The Rolling Stones- Exile on Main Street The VU- VU & Nico Television- Marquee Moon Radiohead- OK Computer The Clash- London Calling R.E.M.- Murmur Nirvana- Nevermind

Well...maybe you don't listen enough. "About a Girl" is a better melody than anything Westerberg could ever muster. So is "Come As You Are". So is "In Bloom". That chorus is pure Beatlesque pop magic. Kurt is pretty reknown for his melodic ability...at least outside of this board :-P. I'm sorry...I just think as a whole this board gives Kurt no respect. Is Nirvana overrated? Sure. But worse than SOUNDGARDEN? PEARL JAM? I'm sorry, all of those bands are very heh...low on the quality rung imo. I listened to Ten yesterday, side by side with Nevermind. Nevermind still pleases. It still is j

I disagree. As much as you can over Nirvana is overhyped, Kurt runs rings around Paul as a melodicist. I've always considered The Replacements decidedly 2nd tier. Let it Be is a good album; Tim is inconsistent. Nirvana on the other hand has 3 great albums. So I'd say, Nirvana > Mats. but that's me. Kurt's 8th best song to me is better than any mats. And God...who ever said Still Feel Gone is better than Nevermind...I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that. UT is overestimated on this board because of their Wilco connection. I am a music fan; a real music fan, not a jock/frat bo

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