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Sweet 16 (late 1980's to present) - #1 Nirvana vs #5 Guns N' Roses

YellowSnow
YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,221 Founders Club



Sweet 16 (late 1980's to present) - #1 Nirvana vs #5 Guns N' Roses 48 votes

#1 Nirvana
60%
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#5 Guns N' Roses
39%
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  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,098
    #5 Guns N' Roses
    I will always think of the Shreve when I hear Paradise City ... that is the deciding factor for me
  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club
    #5 Guns N' Roses
    Tequilla said:

    I will always think of the Shreve when I hear Paradise City ... that is the deciding factor for me

    Finally a good vote.
  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club
    #5 Guns N' Roses

    This one was tough. But the fact that “Welcome to Jungle” is my go-to karaoke song, my vote goes to G N’ R.

    God you inspire me. Pancakes?
  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,937
    #5 Guns N' Roses
    Swaye said:

    This one was tough. But the fact that “Welcome to Jungle” is my go-to karaoke song, my vote goes to G N’ R.

    God you inspire me. Pancakes?


    True?
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    #1 Nirvana
    Very little passion about this one either way, could have been the one and two seeds. Both bands who self destructed (if for different reasons) before putting out a huge body of work but what they did out together is fucking legendary. Ultimately smack > yayo.
  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,937
    #5 Guns N' Roses
    Fuck Nirvana that is all.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,221 Founders Club
    #1 Nirvana
    dnc said:

    Very little passion about this one either way, could have been the one and two seeds. Both bands who self destructed (if for different reasons) before putting out a huge body of work but what they did out together is fucking legendary. Ultimately smack > yayo.

    Nirvana though had 2 great studio albums vs 1 for GNR. Nirvana basically brought a whole new genre to the forefront. GNR took Stones, Stooges, New York Dolls, Zeppelin, Aereosmith, etc, and blended it into an updated gritty and ballsy type of hard rock / metal, but I don't think it was as revolutionary as Nirvana.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,128
    #1 Nirvana

    This one was tough. But the fact that “Welcome to Jungle” is my go-to karaoke song, my vote goes to G N’ R.

    Boring song choice for karaoke.
  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 25,604 Standard Supporter
    edited April 2018
    #5 Guns N' Roses
    My cousins friend was a total grunge fag. I remember him making fun of me for sticking with hair bands when we were drinking and driving 95 while my cousin did blow off his girlfriend's tits or whatever (only a small exaggeration) on Highway 200 in Idaho and Montana in June of '93. Backpack and Jstyles or whatever, don't act like this. Bill PSA.

    Oh yeah, my point: I hated grunge and grunge snobs for a long time. Go GNR
  • Dennis_DeYoung
    Dennis_DeYoung Member Posts: 14,754
    #1 Nirvana
    Not even close. GnR was a good rock band in the style of other rock bands.

    Nirvana changed popular music and culture.

    Also, Fuck LA bands.
  • KimsCopperPenny
    KimsCopperPenny Member Posts: 261
    #1 Nirvana
    Fuck ya!
  • BearsWiin
    BearsWiin Member Posts: 5,072
    #5 Guns N' Roses
    Absolutely easy choice. Was grunge even a thing after 1995? I still listen to Appetite Lies and Illusion, haven't heard a Nirvana song in maybe ten years
  • BearsWiin
    BearsWiin Member Posts: 5,072
    edited May 2018
    #5 Guns N' Roses

    BearsWiin said:

    Absolutely easy choice. Was grunge even a thing after 1995? I still listen to Appetite Lies and Illusion, haven't heard a Nirvana song in maybe ten years

    Was GNR even a thing after 1991? No, because Nirvana killed them ded.
    GnR resuscitated hard rock when it was on life support after being pussified by hair/glam bullshit. Nirvana headed the grunge movement. Both were flavors of the month that lasted a couple years. GnR stands the test of time for me; Nirvana, not at all. Nirvana didn't kill GnR; they did it to themselves, just like Kurt


    And Styx sucks
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,221 Founders Club
    #1 Nirvana
    BearsWiin said:

    BearsWiin said:

    Absolutely easy choice. Was grunge even a thing after 1995? I still listen to Appetite Lies and Illusion, haven't heard a Nirvana song in maybe ten years

    Was GNR even a thing after 1991? No, because Nirvana killed them ded.
    GnR resuscitated hard rock when it was on life support after being pussified by hair/glam bullshit. Nirvana headed the grunge movement. Both were flavors of the month that lasted a couple years. GnR stands the test of time for me; Nirvana, not at all. Nirvana didn't kill GnR; they did it to themselves, just like Kurt


    And Styx sucks
    And GnR did a damn good job of it. I still listen to Appetite regularly. Still, Nirvana wasn't just the leader of the grunge pack, rather, they made alternative the mainstream style of the 90s, which was a YUGE deal. Hell, even by '93 GnR was doing an album of punk covers, which is a testament to Nirvana's influence.
  • BearsWiin
    BearsWiin Member Posts: 5,072
    edited May 2018
    #5 Guns N' Roses

    BearsWiin said:

    BearsWiin said:

    Absolutely easy choice. Was grunge even a thing after 1995? I still listen to Appetite Lies and Illusion, haven't heard a Nirvana song in maybe ten years

    Was GNR even a thing after 1991? No, because Nirvana killed them ded.
    GnR resuscitated hard rock when it was on life support after being pussified by hair/glam bullshit. Nirvana headed the grunge movement. Both were flavors of the month that lasted a couple years. GnR stands the test of time for me; Nirvana, not at all. Nirvana didn't kill GnR; they did it to themselves, just like Kurt


    And Styx sucks
    And GnR did a damn good job of it. I still listen to Appetite regularly. Still, Nirvana wasn't just the leader of the grunge pack, rather, they made alternative the mainstream style of the 90s, which was a YUGE deal. Hell, even by '93 GnR was doing an album of punk covers, which is a testament to Nirvana's influence.
    Influential? Certainly. Revolutionary? Meh. Popular music tastes were changing at the time anyway, and like I said hard rock was already on life support. And at the end of the day, they weren't even the most listenable of their genre. Give me some STP, Pearl Jam, or even fucking Alice in Chains before making me endure Cobain's pretentious mumblings. And, like Marilyn Monroe, the best thing for the group's enduring legacy was Kurt dying young so nobody had to watch him become an embarrassing shadow of his former self.
  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,937
    #5 Guns N' Roses
    I stand with @swaye, fuck Nirvana.
  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 18,053 Founders Club
    #1 Nirvana
    BearsWiin said:

    BearsWiin said:

    Absolutely easy choice. Was grunge even a thing after 1995? I still listen to Appetite Lies and Illusion, haven't heard a Nirvana song in maybe ten years

    Was GNR even a thing after 1991? No, because Nirvana killed them ded.
    GnR resuscitated hard rock when it was on life support after being pussified by hair/glam bullshit. Nirvana headed the grunge movement. Both were flavors of the month that lasted a couple years. GnR stands the test of time for me; Nirvana, not at all. Nirvana didn't kill GnR; they did it to themselves, just like Kurt


    And Styx sucks
    I lauffed. Perfect example of charmin soft butt rock thinking it's a hard genre of music.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,221 Founders Club
    #1 Nirvana

    I had my first kid when I was 14 so, I could be everyone’s dad. Except Race.

    #FastStrategy

    I was 36.

    I am the slow strategy poster boy.
  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,674 Swaye's Wigwam
    #1 Nirvana
    BearsWiin said:

    BearsWiin said:

    Absolutely easy choice. Was grunge even a thing after 1995? I still listen to Appetite Lies and Illusion, haven't heard a Nirvana song in maybe ten years

    Was GNR even a thing after 1991? No, because Nirvana killed them ded.
    GnR resuscitated hard rock when it was on life support after being pussified by hair/glam bullshit. Nirvana headed the grunge movement. Both were flavors of the month that lasted a couple years. GnR stands the test of time for me; Nirvana, not at all. Nirvana didn't kill GnR; they did it to themselves, just like Kurt


    And Styx sucks
    You got one small part of this right.