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Would Kurt Cobain have been more successful than Eddie Vedder?
Posted on 3/21/14 at 10:09 pm
Posted on 3/21/14 at 10:09 pm
In the grunge hay day, Nirvana and Pearl Jam dominated the scene with both having very iconic lead men. Although many people take the allegiance of one band over the other, I actually really like them both. Pearl Jams "10" was incredible, and Nirvana "nevermind" was a game changer. Both albums brought decade long rock hits that will live on forever. Now for some reason people on this board like to discredit Vedder based on his voice even though at the time it was very unique and new. He had many many copy cats that ruined his style IMO.
But back to the question , if Kurt does not take his life, is he more successful than Eddie at this point in time? Pearl Jam still tours and Vedder has put out some very deep solo projects including "into the wild" from the motion picture. What say the music board??
But back to the question , if Kurt does not take his life, is he more successful than Eddie at this point in time? Pearl Jam still tours and Vedder has put out some very deep solo projects including "into the wild" from the motion picture. What say the music board??
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Posted on 3/21/14 at 10:11 pm to tigerbru17
no. he really wasn't that talented as a guitarist and sucked as a vocalist.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 10:15 pm to tigerbru17
no.
he wouldn't have been more successful than Nowell.
he wouldn't have been more successful than Nowell.
Posted on 3/21/14 at 10:21 pm to tigerbru17
He didn't want to be successful in the first place. Nirvana would still be huge if Cobain wanted them to be.
Posted on 3/22/14 at 12:01 am to tigerbru17
If Kurt were still alive he sure as shite wouldn't still be touring with Nirvana
And if you look at the differences between In Utero and Nevermind, Cobain was intentionally making Nirvana's music less palatable to average music listeners
And if you look at the differences between In Utero and Nevermind, Cobain was intentionally making Nirvana's music less palatable to average music listeners
Posted on 3/22/14 at 7:49 am to tigerbru17
Looking back, I really don't like grunge because it was pretty fake. You went to great lengths to make people think you didn't care what people thought.
Kurt was one of the worst offenders.
Their music hasn't aged well to me. Hell, it didn't make it to 2000 before I was absolutely bored with it.
On the flip side, I can still listen to some select Pearl Jam songs, because they were actually decent musicians.
Kurt was one of the worst offenders.
Their music hasn't aged well to me. Hell, it didn't make it to 2000 before I was absolutely bored with it.
On the flip side, I can still listen to some select Pearl Jam songs, because they were actually decent musicians.
Posted on 3/22/14 at 8:30 am to tigerbru17
i don't know if cobain would've been MORE successful than eddie vedder...but if he followed a business philosophy similar to pearl jam, sure, he might've still enjoyed success today. maybe he wouldn't have been so prolific on a mainstream level, but neither are pearl jam anymore, and it sure as hell hasn't hurt them at the box office...
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:48 am to tigerbru17
No
Posted on 3/22/14 at 10:27 pm to tigerbru17
Nope.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 4:56 pm to tigerbru17
No
Posted on 3/24/14 at 9:19 pm to tigerbru17
Lol at this question.
Cobain > vedder
Cobain > vedder
Posted on 11/6/14 at 10:47 pm to tigerbru17
I'm gonna be "that guy" and bump this thread to say Layne Staley and Chris Cornell >>>>> Kurt Cobain and Eddie Vedder.
This post was edited on 11/6/14 at 10:48 pm
Posted on 11/7/14 at 2:43 am to tigerbru17
Define success.
If having an enormous mainstream audience is successful, then maybe.
If growing and evolving as an artist, and creating beautiful music that he loves, and that people who understand him love, and his ability to influence other artists defines his success, then maybe also.
Kurt took his art so seriously that he killed himself over it. Even though he died, he was, and still is EXTREMELY successful on both fronts, and maybe even more so than the success that Eddie's complete body of work has produced up to this point, which is saying a lot. Kurt's legacy still lives.
To be honest, it's a matter of opinion, and I love both of them.
If having an enormous mainstream audience is successful, then maybe.
If growing and evolving as an artist, and creating beautiful music that he loves, and that people who understand him love, and his ability to influence other artists defines his success, then maybe also.
Kurt took his art so seriously that he killed himself over it. Even though he died, he was, and still is EXTREMELY successful on both fronts, and maybe even more so than the success that Eddie's complete body of work has produced up to this point, which is saying a lot. Kurt's legacy still lives.
To be honest, it's a matter of opinion, and I love both of them.
This post was edited on 11/8/14 at 8:54 am
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:18 am to tigerbru17
I imagine that Cobain would have had a later career similar to Paul Westerberg. While Cobain and Nirvana were more successful commercially than The Replacements, there are some similarities between Cobain and Westy.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 6:57 pm to tigerbru17
No. Nirvana would've fizzled out.
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