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Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
edited June 2010 in The Porch
So right now the big news in the metal world is the Big Four tour, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax. Who would you pick as the big "Grunge" Four? (and don't slag me for using the oft-maligned term "grunge", you know what I mean!). And if Nirvana were in your list, who should sing for them, if at all?

1) Pearl Jam
2) Soundgarden
3) ?
4) ?
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    jets521jets521 Posts: 804
    Pearl Jam
    Soundgarden
    Them Crooked Vultures
    then toss up between Alice in Chains and Stone Temple Pilots
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    bc287771bc287771 Posts: 1
    1) Pearl Jam
    2) Alice N Chains
    3) Soundgarden
    4) Stone Temple Pilots
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    PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,442
    Billy Pumpkin wrote:
    So right now the big news in the metal world is the Big Four tour, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax.
    1) Pearl Jam
    2) Soundgarden
    3) Mudhoney
    4) Alice In Chains


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    rafierafie Posts: 2,160
    bc287771 wrote:
    1) Pearl Jam
    2) Alice N Chains
    3) Soundgarden
    4) Stone Temple Pilots
    +5
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    jets521jets521 Posts: 804
    wow no love for Them Crooked Vultures?!

    surely you would rather see them then a non-layne AIC?! i know i would
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    Electric_DeltaElectric_Delta Posts: 977
    Pap wrote:
    Billy Pumpkin wrote:
    So right now the big news in the metal world is the Big Four tour, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax.
    1) Pearl Jam
    2) Soundgarden
    3) Mudhoney
    4) Alice In Chains


    I'll go with Pap on this one, but Mudhoney can split their dates with Screaming Trees.
    Bristow, VA (5/13/10)
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    gundagunda Posts: 97
    edited June 2010
    1 pearl jam
    2 mudhoney
    3 sonic youth
    4 dinosaur jr
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    youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,574
    Billy Pumpkin wrote:
    So right now the big news in the metal world is the Big Four tour, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax. Who would you pick as the big "Grunge" Four? (and don't slag me for using the oft-maligned term "grunge", you know what I mean!). And if Nirvana were in your list, who should sing for them, if at all?

    1) Pearl Jam
    2) Soundgarden
    3) ?
    4) ?

    Pearl Jam
    Soundgarden
    Nirvana ( tough to name a singer now, hopefully they never re-form)
    Alice in Chains
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

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    Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    jets521 wrote:
    wow no love for Them Crooked Vultures?!

    surely you would rather see them then a non-layne AIC?! i know i would

    TCV aren't grunge. In my opinion, anyway. They rock, but they don't fit into this category.
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    Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    would anyone consider the Pumpkins this group? it's been widely debated that they were. I personally think they were not, even though they were huge in the same time frame.
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    PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,442
    Electric_Delta wrote:
    Pap wrote:
    Billy Pumpkin wrote:
    So right now the big news in the metal world is the Big Four tour, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax.
    1) Pearl Jam
    2) Soundgarden
    3) Mudhoney
    4) Alice In Chains


    I'll go with Pap on this one, but Mudhoney can split their dates with Screaming Trees.

    :thumbup:

    A more extensive list:

    1) Pearl Jam
    2) Screaming Trees
    3) Love Battery
    4) Nirvana
    5)Alice In Chains
    6) Soundgarden
    6) Mudhoney

    I like Them Crooked Vultures but they are not 90's. ;)
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    PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,442
    Billy Pumpkin wrote:
    would anyone consider the Pumpkins this group? it's been widely debated that they were. I personally think they were not, even though they were huge in the same time frame.
    :thumbup:
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    BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    bc287771 wrote:
    1) Pearl Jam
    2) Alice N Chains
    3) Soundgarden
    4) Stone Temple Pilots
    5) Nirvana
    6) Social D, do they count?
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    StoneAmentStoneAment Posts: 393
    I'm pretty sure the term "big 4 of seattle grunge" was used previously and included Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains

    I would love to see the 3 remaining bands of that group do a show together
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    MB50486MB50486 Posts: 243
    Why couldn't Dave front a reunion Nirvana gig? Pretty sure he wouldn't do it for all the coffee in Seattle though...just sayin
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    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    1)Pearl Jam
    2) Nirvana
    3)Alice




    4)Soundgarden
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    Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,753
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    RKCNDYRKCNDY Seattle, WA Posts: 31,013
    Billy Pumpkin wrote:
    So right now the big news in the metal world is the Big Four tour, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax. Who would you pick as the big "Grunge" Four? (and don't slag me for using the oft-maligned term "grunge", you know what I mean!). And if Nirvana were in your list, who should sing for them, if at all?

    1) Pearl Jam
    2) Soundgarden
    3) ?
    4) ?


    1. PJ
    2. Soundgarden
    3. Garbage (I love Shirley's voice)
    4. Seven Mary Three

    (I'm a geek, I know)

    Oh, and I read somewhere that Dave doesn't listen to Nirvana's music anymore, too many painful memories or something :(
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    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    a Cobain-less Nirvana reunion would be the lamest thing ever.
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    BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    maybe Cobain's daughter will cover some of Nirvana's songs someday.
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    Electric_DeltaElectric_Delta Posts: 977
    MrSmith wrote:
    a Cobain-less Nirvana reunion would be the lamest thing ever.
    I agree. It wouldn't happen in a million years.
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    RKCNDYRKCNDY Seattle, WA Posts: 31,013
    KO282453 wrote:
    maybe Cobain's daughter will cover some of Nirvana's songs someday.

    The image of Kelley Osbourne singing with Ozzy just popped into my head...
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

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    Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,753
    zchick wrote:
    KO282453 wrote:
    maybe Cobain's daughter will cover some of Nirvana's songs someday.

    The image of Kelley Osbourne singing with Ozzy just popped into my head...

    Here ya go....if you can endure it:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJFhWzgpwxs
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    asher7asher7 Posts: 85
    jets521 wrote:
    wow no love for Them Crooked Vultures?!

    surely you would rather see them then a non-layne AIC?! i know i would

    Having seen both I can say that AIC (pre-Layne) are better, however I do like TCV also :D
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    BF25394BF25394 Posts: 3,567
    youngster wrote:
    Billy Pumpkin wrote:
    So right now the big news in the metal world is the Big Four tour, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax. Who would you pick as the big "Grunge" Four? (and don't slag me for using the oft-maligned term "grunge", you know what I mean!). And if Nirvana were in your list, who should sing for them, if at all?

    1) Pearl Jam
    2) Soundgarden
    3) ?
    4) ?

    Pearl Jam
    Soundgarden
    Nirvana ( tough to name a singer now, hopefully they never re-form)
    Alice in Chains

    Nirvana could never, and would never, re-form without Cobain, but this is absolutely the right answer to the question. These are the big four of grunge-- the irony is that, although they were all characterized as "grunge," none of these bands actually sounds like any of the others.
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    RKCNDYRKCNDY Seattle, WA Posts: 31,013
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    zchick wrote:
    KO282453 wrote:
    maybe Cobain's daughter will cover some of Nirvana's songs someday.

    The image of Kelley Osbourne singing with Ozzy just popped into my head...

    Here ya go....if you can endure it:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJFhWzgpwxs

    That's ok dude, could hardly endure it the first time! :lol:
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
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    hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,874
    you cannot have "Grunge" without Alice In Chains or IMO being from Seattle So sorry STP

    1. Nirvana (singing for KC would be TRENT REZNOR as you have to be able to SCREAM to sing Nirvana right)
    2. AIC
    3. PJ
    4. Soundgarden
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    davidtriosdavidtrios Posts: 9,732
    edited June 2010
    3. Hole
    4. Sonic Youth
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    BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    zchick wrote:
    KO282453 wrote:
    maybe Cobain's daughter will cover some of Nirvana's songs someday.

    The image of Kelley Osbourne singing with Ozzy just popped into my head...


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    Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    Electric_Delta wrote:
    MrSmith wrote:
    a Cobain-less Nirvana reunion would be the lamest thing ever.
    I agree. It wouldn't happen in a million years.

    I never imagined in a million years that AIC would get a new singer, either.
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