re: Better grunge album: Nirvana - In Utero or Alice in Chains - Dirt

Posted by Saint Alfonzo

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Posted on 9/14/25 at 8:11 pm to boomjosh

Dirt. I'm one of those '80s kids that really disliked Nirvana. Still do.

Posted by UKWildcats

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Posted on 9/14/25 at 8:13 pm to upgrade

Dirt is better than In Utero, but I really like the riffs on In Utero. Nevermind was more polished and clean, while In Utero was more gritty riff wise.

Not that anyone cares, but as far as the Big 90s grunge bands go, my favorite albums by each:

Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger
Nirvana: Incesticide
Alice in Chains: Self Titled/Tripod/Whatever the frick
Stone Temple Pilots: Tiny Music
Pearl Jam: No Code

Posted by Hetfield

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Posted on 9/14/25 at 8:59 pm to boomjosh

Dirt

Posted by delta_zulu

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Posted on 9/15/25 at 9:05 am to boomjosh

Dirt

Posted by timbo

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Posted on 9/15/25 at 9:53 am to boomjosh

In Utero

Posted by Big Scrub TX

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Posted on 9/15/25 at 12:07 pm to boomjosh

quote:
Better grunge album: Nirvana - In Utero or Alice in Chains - Dirt

I don't even know that I consider Dirt to be "grunge". To me, it was just a more earthy type of metal.

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Posted by wareaglepete

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Posted on 9/15/25 at 12:49 pm to Big Scrub TX

Dirt. I didn’t really like In Utero at all. If the choice was Nevermind, I would have gone with that.

Dirt is really the only AIC I would consider a little bit grunge.

STP is the best of all of it. Been listening back to them a lot lately. STP stuff and Nevermind is really the only early 90s stuff like that I go back to a lot.

This post was edited on 9/15/25 at 12:51 pm

Posted by Marciano1

Marksville, LA

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Posted on 9/15/25 at 1:09 pm to boomjosh

quote:
Alice in Chains - Dirt

Best grunge album, period.

Posted by Disco Ball

Denham Springs

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Posted on 9/16/25 at 5:22 pm to UKWildcats

quote:
Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger
Nirvana: Incesticide
Alice in Chains: Self Titled/Tripod/Whatever the frick
Stone Temple Pilots: Tiny Music
Pearl Jam: No Code

Good list but this thread if forgetting one....
Temple of the Dog!

Posted by Saintsisit

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 9/16/25 at 6:08 pm to Big Scrub TX

quote:
I don't even know that I consider Dirt to be "grunge". To me, it was just a more earthy type of metal

Finally someone said it. AIC were Sludge/Glam riffs.

And STP of course were great, but were a straight up Rock band. Silvergun Superman, Still Remains, Lady Picture Show, Trippin on a Hole in a Paper Heart dont strike anyone as Grunge.

This post was edited on 9/16/25 at 6:11 pm

Posted by S

RIP Wayde

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Posted on 9/16/25 at 6:11 pm to Saintsisit

2 great albums but i’ll say dirt.

Posted by 14&Counting

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Posted on 9/16/25 at 6:40 pm to boomjosh

Dirt

Posted by grifterfad

Mobile, Al

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Posted on 9/16/25 at 6:52 pm to 14&Counting

Just wanted to chime in and say Down on the Upside doesn't get enough love.

Posted by LanierSpots

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Posted on 9/16/25 at 7:02 pm to boomjosh

AIC

Posted by goatsammich

North Alabama

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Posted on 9/17/25 at 11:46 am to Marciano1

Dirt and as someone already said...best grunge album period.

My 18 year old said to on Monday...Dad! I think Dirt is the best album ever released. I said yes it's amazing. Then he said...name a better album. I named a few including Master of Puppets. He followed that with...Alice in Chains much better than Metallica...

Just happy he found heavy music to be honest.