iand93 wrote:
Grunge: Soundgarden
Please explain to me why you prefer Soundgarden over other greats like Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Foo Fighters. I'm not saying they suck, I'm just saying that the others are equal to or superior to them IMO.
I've already posted a list of like half of my bands, but here's genres and favorites:
The Velvet Underground and The Beatles get placed first for somehow influencing a large portion of the music I listen to.
70s punk: The Clash. They have better musicianship and songwriting talent than all those other guys.
70s progressive: Pink Floyd. They've been my favorite band since I was, like, eight years old.
80s post-punk/new wave: The Cure. I just like their first couple albums. Honorable mention Joy Division.
80s college rock: It's a tie between Pixies and Violent Femmes. Both bands have incredible musicians and an original sound.
90s grunge: Nirvana. They were the first to break out into the alternative world of the 90s; plus almost all other grunge bands from that time (excluding Hole and Foo Fighters) had nearly identical voices. Other honorable mentions: Foo Fighters (1/3 of Nirvana in my book) and Hole for reasons mentioned above.
90s pop/punk: Weezer. I think they'd be called "emo" by today's standards, but I honestly have no idea anymore. They have catchy tunes and whiny lyrics, therefore I love them. Other honorable mentions: NOFX, just about the whiniest and loudest of them all.
90s ska/punk: tie between Sublime and No Doubt. Although Sublime leans more towards reggae/rock and No Doubt is more of a new wave w/ a horn section, they got grouped under that umbrella of ska. Other honorable mentions: Reel Big Fish, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Rancid. Rancid has my fav ska bassist, Matt Freeman; RBF has a sense of humor; TMMB had a somewhat different style from the rest of the crowd.
Other 90s honorable mentions: Beck and Blur (and all of Damon Albarn's other bands) for being insanely creative. Additionally, Alanis Morissette.
2000s indie: The Shins; they're not too loud or too quiet, just a nice little pop band that can write some good tunes.
2002 garage rock wave: The White Stripes. Does this one call for a durr? Seriously, Jack White is the best guitarist we have left that I know of. Honorable mentions: The Strokes, The Libertines, and The Hives. The Strokes first album is the only one I care for, but it sounds all Lou Reed-like. The Libertines are in the same position, their first album reminds me of The Clash, and Mick Jones' producing helps that fact. The Hives fulfill all of my screaming and fast instrumentation needs that NOFX can't.
Other 2000s mentions: Arctic Monkeys have some really clever wordplay amidst their speedy chord playing and weird rhythms.
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