re: Most iconic songs from the grunge era

Posted by LucasP

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Posted on 10/2/15 at 11:50 am to Draconian Sanctions

quote:
"The" Pixies is accepted nomenclature.

Not in the P household. I've ended friendships and denied children desserts over that "accepted nomenclature". Say it right or don't say it at all.

Posted by RockAndRollDetective

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Posted on 10/2/15 at 11:59 am to LucasP

In order to confirm iconicness it has to have "the" in the name. How can something be iconographical if it's just a random assorted group of pixies? It has to be special, exceptional pixies to deserve the coveted iconery.

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Posted by LucasP

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Posted on 10/2/15 at 12:03 pm to RockAndRollDetective

That's why the word is capitalized. Dumb arse

Posted by RockAndRollDetective

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Posted on 10/2/15 at 12:06 pm to LucasP

Pretty iconic response.

Posted by Baloo

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Posted on 10/2/15 at 12:06 pm to Draconian Sanctions

quote:
Bikini Kill has some really good songs but yeah as far as "iconic" goes you'd have to say that's #1

Well, I was going for "best". But the OP does say "iconic". If we're talking strictly iconic, then maybe Bikini Kill's Rebel Girl is the most iconic song. But I'll blast the hell out of Pretend We're Dead.

Posted by Dave Worth

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Posted on 10/2/15 at 12:10 pm to RockAndRollDetective

Nirvana - SLTS is the best example even if it's not the best song. It started everything for grunge.

My favorites:
Soundgarden - Outshined and Rusty Cage
Pearl Jam - Alive and Black
Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike and Say Hello To Heaven
Alice In Chains - Would and Man in the Box

Posted by Thurber

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Posted on 10/2/15 at 6:11 pm to ALT F4

Savage Garden?

Posted by ScoopAndScore

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Posted on 10/2/15 at 9:05 pm to ALT F4

Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
Weezer - Undone, Say It Ain't So
Sponge - Plowed
Hum - Stars
Bush - Everything Zen
For Squirrels - Mighty K.C.

Posted by MaroonWhite

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Posted on 10/2/15 at 11:09 pm to ALT F4

Nirvana - Aneurysm
Alice in Chains - Would
Pearl Jam - Even Flow
Stone Temple Pilots - Unglued

This post was edited on 10/2/15 at 11:11 pm

Posted by Flair Chops

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Posted on 10/3/15 at 12:02 am to MaroonWhite

Toadies - possum kingdom is probably my favorite, but SLTS is without a doubt the most iconic, imo

Posted by TDcline

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Posted on 10/3/15 at 1:04 am to Flair Chops

Ok, I'll try... Johnny Reznor Cash-Hurt. Am I doing this right?
But seriously, can't go wrong with anything PJ or Alice in Chains.

Posted by TFTC

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Posted on 10/3/15 at 8:41 am to Dandy Lion

Obviously, Smells Like Teen Spirit is top of the list..

But a few I didn't notice mentioned..

Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick
Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You

Posted by BigOrangeBri

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Posted on 10/3/15 at 3:15 pm to TFTC

Presidents of the United States of America- Peaches
Beck- Loser

Posted by iliveinabox

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Posted on 10/4/15 at 4:28 am to MorbidTheClown

Aic...grind or brother

Posted by AUtigerNOLA

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Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:46 pm to PJinAtl

Soungarden - Pretty Noose
Foo Fighters - I'll Stick Around
STP - Sex Type Thing
AIC - Them Bones

This post was edited on 10/5/15 at 1:50 pm

Posted by Warheel

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 10/5/15 at 8:07 pm to AUtigerNOLA

AIC - Nutshell..the unplugged version sums up grunge to a T..a strung out a
Layne Staley singing.

Candlebox - Far Behind

Posted by S

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Posted on 10/5/15 at 8:44 pm to ALT F4

quote:
The Pixies

Posted by LSU alum wannabe

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Posted on 10/5/15 at 8:55 pm to S

"ICONIC"

From Seattle era. SLTS made everyone's ears perk.

Alive is THE RIFF though.

And any AIC song that really uses the harmonizing of Staley and Cantrell.