October 6, 200916 yr Hmmm... I'd add Soundgarden to that list and put them ahead of AIC, I think. And The Smashing Pumpkins, well for me anyway.
October 7, 200916 yr And The Smashing Pumpkins, well for me anyway. smashing pumpkins, nirvana, oasis and radiohead were the best bands of the 90s, pearl jam is somewhere after these 4, i think nirvana at their time was more popular all together because they were much bigger in other countries and it was nirvana and pearl jam in america.
October 7, 200916 yr How old were all of you when these bands came out? I know Coldplay has a younger audience, so I am really curious. If you were finger painting in the 90s, i don't really value your opinion. It's like me trying to tell someone who lived through the 70s about Zeppelin or Floyd, or the 60s about the Stones, Beatles, or Who. It just doesn't wash.
October 7, 200916 yr Author more so, how old were you in 1993/1994 when both of these bands were at their peak.
October 7, 200916 yr we're comparing a band who have released 9 studio albums against a band who only brought out 3. not quite the best measure to compare the bands. looks like voting has slowed down. 5 days is enough time. if this was a political election then it would of been a landslide victory to Pearl Jam. Yes!!! go Pearll Jam!!! :laugh3: Eddie Vedder must be proud, is the first time that beats Nirvana!! :laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3: Congratulations!!!
October 7, 200916 yr smashing pumpkins, nirvana, oasis and radiohead were the best bands of the 90s, pearl jam is somewhere after these 4, i think nirvana at their time was more popular all together because they were much bigger in other countries and it was nirvana and pearl jam in america. I agree with you.
October 7, 200916 yr How old were all of you when these bands came out? I know Coldplay has a younger audience, so I am really curious. If you were finger painting in the 90s, i don't really value your opinion. It's like me trying to tell someone who lived through the 70s about Zeppelin or Floyd, or the 60s about the Stones, Beatles, or Who. It just doesn't wash. I was 25, I remember . . . :thinking: . . . Nirvana gave a great concert in Velez. . . What good times!! :laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3:
October 7, 200916 yr smashing pumpkins, nirvana, oasis and radiohead were the best bands of the 90s, pearl jam is somewhere after these 4, i think nirvana at their time was more popular all together because they were much bigger in other countries and it was nirvana and pearl jam in america. I'm completly with you on The Smashing Pumpkins,Nirvana and Radiohead they were huge in the 90s and rightly so they all made great music, I know Oasis were too but personally I much prefer Pearl Jam to them.
October 8, 200916 yr I was 25, I remember . . . :thinking: . . . Nirvana gave a great concert in Velez. . . What good times!! :laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3: You saw Nirvana in concert? They have not toured in 15 years. How old are you?
October 8, 200916 yr I don´t agree with you, maybe in your country Pearl Jam was most popular but in South America Nirvana was the most famous band in 90s, thanks to Nirvana then we met Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, ... I have all Pearl Jam´s albums and also all Nirvana albums and, in my opinion, Nirvana is better. Perhaps. I can't speak to what was popular in South America. I was telling my own recollections which, not surprisingly, are American.
October 8, 200916 yr I'm completly with you on The Smashing Pumpkins,Nirvana and Radiohead they were huge in the 90s and rightly so they all made great music, I know Oasis were too but personally I much prefer Pearl Jam to them. All of those bands are great. It's just personal preference.
October 8, 200916 yr Perhaps. I can't speak to what was popular in South America. I was telling my own recollections which, not surprisingly, are American. You are from USA, that is why you do not know who popularized grunge in the world.
October 8, 200916 yr Author i don't think anybody here would be brave enough to argue that nirvana wasnt that band that sent grunge into the mainstream. but the reason why i think pearl jam is the better band is because they went well beyond that sound in their careers and continue to do that very successfully, just look at the responses their latest album has received.
October 9, 200916 yr How old were all of you when these bands came out? I know Coldplay has a younger audience, so I am really curious. If you were finger painting in the 90s, i don't really value your opinion. QUOTE] more so, how old were you in 1993/1994 when both of these bands were at their peak. I was 17. (yes, I'm old) Like I said in my first post, I did like Nirvana when they first came out. Who didn't claim "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as their own personal anthem?! BUT, looking back at the music now, comparing Nevermind to Ten, for me personally, Nirvana just doesn't hold up for me the way Pearl Jam does. I STILL pull Ten out to listen to today. Not so much withNevermind. In fact, I often find myself changing the station when Nirvana comes on the radio :shrug: How about you BJAiken and Deaths_Friend (sorry I don't know your names, I'm Jen :nice: )
October 9, 200916 yr Author to be honest i actually still prefer nevermind to Ten and Vitalogy (which are my two favourite pearl jam albums) but thats the only nirvana album i absolutely love whereas i would very highly rate at least 5 PJ albums, including their latest work. but nirvana will go down as the more influential. i was 4yrs old when these two were at the top of their game :)
October 14, 200916 yr Hi Jen. I like Nirvana a lot. I don't listen to them very much anymore, but I know Nevermind and In Utero like the back of my hand. I would never say that someone is wrong for liking Nirvana better than Pearl Jam. And both are very good bands, so I don't even find it to be an off the wall opinion. For me, it is more about accuracy when describing that era. Ten outsold Nevermind during the height of grunge music. That is a fact. Nirvana may have sparked the fire, but Pearl Jam, more than any band during that time, caused it to become a roaring flame. The fact that Pearl Jam went in a different direction musically after vitalogy, in my opinion, makes people forget how popular they were in their prime. That, coupled with attention given to Kurt's suicide, has caused a distorted picture, IMO. I followed this music like a hawk back in the day, and it boggles my mind when I hear stories that are different from what I remember. It's almost like it's fiction.
October 14, 200916 yr ^ yeah, unfortunately that's true. Grunge has been dead for some time. I don't care if we go back to grunge, but it would be nice to see the tide shift in favor of bands similar to those during the gruge era. There were some very, very, very good bands doing a lot of new and innovative things.
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