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Couple of Nirvana questions

Posted on 1/9/25 at 8:29 pm
Posted by aib799
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 1/9/25 at 8:29 pm
1. What are their 2 best songs?

2. Were they the ultimate grunge band?

Don’t confuse #2 with the best 90’s band. I just picture Nirvana when the term grunge is brought up. Heavy, distorted, sloppy, angst, screaming. Cross between punk and heavy metal at their best.
Posted by Hetfield
Dallas
Member since Jun 2013
8448 posts
Posted on 1/9/25 at 8:36 pm to
1. Breed, On a Plain
2. Alice In Chains
Posted by 45acp
Near The Big Chicken
Member since Jul 2007
817 posts
Posted on 1/9/25 at 8:37 pm to
Grunge had punk bands, arena rock bands, and metal bands. It’s not that cut and dried.

But Nirvana were rainmakers for sure.
Posted by Friendly Satan
Member since Nov 2024
565 posts
Posted on 1/9/25 at 8:47 pm to
1) Territorial Pissings
2) Sappy

They’re iconic. From their style to their sound, they epitomized the grunge era. Also, Kurdt joining the infamous “27 Club” further cemented their legacy.
Posted by Hoodie
Donaldsonville, LA
Member since Dec 2019
3381 posts
Posted on 1/9/25 at 8:53 pm to
1. Come As You Are, and Sliver.

2. Stone Temple Pilots.
Posted by drockw1
Member since Jun 2006
9242 posts
Posted on 1/9/25 at 8:56 pm to
1) Drain You
2) Aneurysm

They certainly check the grunge box…others were just as grunge but only a few might have been more grunge than them
Posted by aib799
Member since Jul 2014
501 posts
Posted on 1/9/25 at 9:04 pm to
quote:

1) Drain You 2) Aneurysm


My 2 favorite also, but in reverse order.
Posted by timbo
Red Stick, La.
Member since Dec 2011
7709 posts
Posted on 1/9/25 at 9:23 pm to
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
In Bloom

They’re the ultimate grunge band in terms of popularity. Mudhoney are the ultimate grunge band - they never did ballads or acoustic tunes.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 1/9/25 at 9:54 pm to
Lithium, Drain you

Alice in Chains
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
34037 posts
Posted on 1/9/25 at 10:03 pm to
1
Lithium
Something in the Way

2. Alice In Chains.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
40681 posts
Posted on 1/9/25 at 10:05 pm to
1. In Bloom, Drain You
2. Melvins
Posted by The Seaward
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2006
11465 posts
Posted on 1/9/25 at 10:33 pm to
quote:

1. In Bloom, Drain You


This is a tough one, but think I would go with these two as well.

No real opinion on question 2.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
36828 posts
Posted on 1/9/25 at 11:47 pm to
quote:

1. What are their 2 best songs?
In Breed. Lithium.
Posted by aib799
Member since Jul 2014
501 posts
Posted on 1/10/25 at 6:41 am to
quote:

1) Territorial Pissings


That is a great one, just love the energy especially live. Always got a kick out of this live performance.

This post was edited on 1/10/25 at 6:44 am
Posted by AUstar
Member since Dec 2012
18442 posts
Posted on 1/10/25 at 6:45 am to
How old a baw are you?
Posted by Saintsisit
Member since Jan 2013
4561 posts
Posted on 1/10/25 at 6:55 am to
quote:

Grunge had punk bands, arena rock bands, and metal bands. It’s not that cut and dried.


Exactly. Grunge was a scene, not a type of music.

People call AIC Grunge, but Godsmacks first 2 albums sound very similar and they're not seen as Grunge at all.


To answer the OP, Lithium & You Know You're Right (the last song recorded before Kurt died.)
This post was edited on 1/10/25 at 6:58 am
Posted by logjamming
Member since Feb 2014
8157 posts
Posted on 1/10/25 at 8:35 am to
quote:

1. What are their 2 best songs?



1. All Apologies, Drain You

2. They were definitely the poster child for the genre. But based on the description you had, Alice In Chains fits that mold, but AIC was a metal band first and foremost.
Posted by STigers
Gulf Coast
Member since Nov 2022
2944 posts
Posted on 1/10/25 at 8:42 am to
1. Aneurysm, In Bloom

2. I don’t think so. But most people (who aren’t Gen X) if ask would think of Nirvana first
Posted by SUB
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Member since Jan 2009
23072 posts
Posted on 1/10/25 at 8:45 am to
I’ve always been more of an Alice In Chains fan. But had Cobain not died, Nirvana may have gone on to do some amazing stuff.
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
31777 posts
Posted on 1/10/25 at 9:12 am to
1. Aneurysm and Lithium
2. Alice in Chains
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