solace Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 that and Let It Be, as great as it is, is their 3rd best record Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 that and Let It Be, as great as it is, is their 3rd best record Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Pleased To Meet Me > Let It Be > Don't Tell A Soul > Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Unplugged > Nevermind > Incesticide > In Utero > Bleach And I suppose that shitty live album is behind Bleach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusetc84 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Am I reading this right? A Nirvana fan saying that The Replacements have been artificially hyped into a larger than life legend? On here they have been :-P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Pleased To Meet Me > Let It Be > Don't Tell A Soul > Timi'd go PTMM, Tim, Let It Be, Soul but yeah, those are def their best records w/o a doubt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusetc84 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 i wasn't talking about you, i was talking about the shit Jesusetc84 has been spewing Excuse me for having an opinion that differs from yours. How is it shit to think Nirvana is great? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 On here they have been :-P.and Nirvana weren't at all? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Nirvana directly influenced high school fashion for at least 3 years in the 90's, so they've got that going for them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusetc84 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 and Nirvana weren't at all? 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Excuse me for having an opinion that differs from yours. How is it shit to think Nirvana is great?it's not, but the comments about Cobain's melodies over Westy's is imo. Westerberg is one of the top songwriters of the last 25 years, without a doubt top 10 easily. Cobain... i'd consider about 5-10 Nirvana songs that compete w/ the best Replacements songs, but that's about it. the last time i listened to Nirvana (about 6 years ago), i realized how much i overhyped them even myself back in '91-94 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eli Cash Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Excuse me for having an opinion that differs from yours. Ok. but BADMOTORFINGER > Nevermind...I'm sorry, that's a fucking joke. Hmmm... So people need to respect your opinion, but you don't have to respect their's? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rghammo Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 The Replacements is a band I have never gotten. I have bought or acquired all of their albums that you guys are mentioning and I pull them out from time to time just to make sure, but they never click with me. Comments like: "Westerberg is one of the top songwriters of the last 25 years, without a doubt top 10 easily." leave me scratching my hand and I bet there's 30 people posting on here right now that I would wholeheartedly agree. I'm not saying that Cobain was a better songwriter, but I do like Nirvana better. I wouldn't bother to compare them because they're very different sounds to my ears. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rufer Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Cobain... i'd consider about 5-10 Nirvana songs that compete w/ the best Replacements songs, but that's about it. Is 'All Apologies' on that list? That's a real good jammy right there. Especially the Unplugged version. The Replacements certainly have a better, satisfying catalog in my book but I'm hard pressed to find a Westerberg song that kicks me in the emotional balls as that one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 The Replacements is a band I have never gotten. I have bought or acquired all of their albums that you guys are mentioning and I pull them out from time to time just to make sure, but they never click with me. Comments like: "Westerberg is one of the top songwriters of the last 25 years, without a doubt top 10 easily." leave me scratching my hand and I bet there's 30 people posting on here right now that I would wholeheartedly agree. I'm not saying that Cobain was a better songwriter, but I do like Nirvana better. I wouldn't bother to compare them because they're very different sounds to my ears.well, another person i'd consider among the top 10 songwriters post 1980 is Neil Finn, and i'm sure i'd get even more heads scratching w/ that one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusetc84 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 it's not, but the comments about Cobain's melodies over Westy's is imo. Westerberg is one of the top songwriters of the last 25 years, without a doubt top 10 easily. Cobain... i'd consider about 5-10 Nirvana songs that compete w/ the best Replacements songs, but that's about it. the last time i listened to Nirvana (about 6 years ago), i realized how much i overhyped them even myself back in '91-94 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 thing is, i wouldn't dispute you calling Cobain one of the best songwriters of the last 25 years, i just would disagree... Jack White, as great as he is, isn't even fit to hold Paul's jock, sorry. maybe it's a generational thing? not that i was into the Mats' in their heyday (i got into them around '91), but still, there is 7-8 years between us in age if my assumption is correct, that could definitely account for some of the differences of opinion, as that would have made you 7 or 8 when Nirvana broke? i can easily see how getting into a band like that at that age could have a very lasting impact. heck, it had a fairly decent impact on me as well, but it faded fairly quickly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusetc84 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Ok.Hmmm... So people need to respect your opinion, but you don't have to respect their's? 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I probably enjoy the White Stripes more than Nirvana. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Naked Juice Green Machine > Nirvana Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Sweet Baby > That juice thing Solace is talking about Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusetc84 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 thing is, i wouldn't dispute you calling Cobain one of the best songwriters of the last 25 years, i just would disagree... Jack White, as great as he is, isn't even fit to hold Paul's jock, sorry. maybe it's a generational thing? not that i was into the Mats' in their heyday (i got into them around '91), but still, there is 7-8 years between us in age if my assumption is correct, that could definitely account for some of the differences of opinion. 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 people my age, Nirvana's music has had pretty much a shaping effect on...well everything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Why is it everyone digs the Unplugged album? I don't think any of guitar bands that ended up on that show really sounded that great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Pearl Jam sounded rather poor for the most part, but their energy was amazing, making it one of the more memorable Unpluggeds. Nirvana were a very hit or miss live band, so for them to go Unplugged and excel and sound so great was really the pinnacle for them in my eyes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I often think people recall it because of The Man Who Sold The World. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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