Nirvana Is Overrated!

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  • Klumpie
    Klumpie Posts: 2,649
    Here is the answer of me! (It's only an opinion)

    Nirvana was a good band, but they are still a little bit overrated now. They made some of good songs and made 1 complete good album (In Utero). And when I'm talking about overrated, I'm talking about 'Nevermind'. It's a good album, but not great. The only reasons why they are so big is because of the media that hyped them with the 'grunge' thing and because Kurt killed himself (sorry for this, but when a star died only the best thing of the star will be remembered). I also never understood the definition of 'grunge'. I think 'grunge' was introduced by a label that want to create a 'new type of music' to sell more albums.

    Conclusion:
    Nirvana is for sure a good band, but not great!
  • cookie5798
    cookie5798 Posts: 396
    I'm not a huge Nirvana fan, but I watched the dvd that came with the boxset last night and it was very raw! It was cool to see what Nirvana was before they became popular! I enjoyed it and I do enjoy their music!
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  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    cafeamericain wrote:
    i cannot believe that in this whole thread, unless i missed it, no one has mentioned their brilliant unplugged cd.


    It's OK, but Alice in chains unplugged is better
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    karma defect wrote:
    It's OK, but Alice in chains unplugged is better

    sorry karma, but i have to disagree. alice is good but it doesn't take all that much to make their songs acoustic i feel. don't get me wrong i love alice but...
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  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    catefrances wrote:
    sorry karma, but i have to disagree. alice is good but it doesn't take all that much to make their songs acoustic i feel. don't get me wrong i love alice but...


    I like unplugged Nirvana as well, but the warm sound and the bass on Alice unplugged makes it that I like their efforts better. I hope Pearl jam try's to do another unplugged session, because compared to the fore mentioned it is a bit disappointing. Good but not as great as Pearl jam could make it.
    Anyway Nirvana unplugged is really good as well.
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    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
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    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • chris01
    chris01 Posts: 559
    Oz Jammer wrote:
    Gwen Stefani knows how to put out a 'catchy tune'

    ..... no she doesnt. ;)
  • i am a donut
    i am a donut Posts: 68
    cafeamericain wrote:
    i cannot believe that in this whole thread, unless i missed it, no one has mentioned their brilliant unplugged cd.

    It was a great performance no doubt. But, why were their so many people on stage with them...? I thought Nirvana had 3 members...? I remember counting like 6 people playing on stage with them...
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  • moses562
    moses562 Posts: 1,382
    I don't get it... Who are we to discredit someone who believed in what they were doing... I mean I have never loved Nirvana but I at least respect them... I mean it's music, which is an art form so it's going to be subjective... but with that it's unfair to say they are overrated... You cannot count them out no matter what you think... They made an impact/change PERIOD.
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  • i am a donut
    i am a donut Posts: 68
    moses562 wrote:
    I don't get it... Who are we to discredit someone who believed in what they were doing... I mean I have never loved Nirvana but I at least respect them... I mean it's music, which is an art form so it's going to be subjective... but with that it's unfair to say they are overrated... You cannot count them out no matter what you think... They made an impact/change PERIOD.

    Good post. I agree that arguing over music is silly. Its all subjective. I do take exception when I hear people say Nirvana 'made' the seattle scene what it was, and SoundGarden, AIC, Pearl Jam would be nowhere without them. I think we would know these bands with or without Nirvana. Major labels were all over this scene before Nirvana was relevant. Everybody knows Soundgarden was the 1st Seattle band signed to a major. Mudhoney was the 1st to attract media attention and created the initial buzz for the "Seattle sound". Alice in Chains was already signed to a major in 1989, and was gaining popularity before Nevermind was released. Mother Love Bone was already signed to a major in 1989 as well, and was surrounded by alot of hype before Andy died.

    Obviously, Nirvana exploded, and all the seattle bands benefitted from it. Yeh, they were the 1st to "hit it big". But with all the attention Seattle was getting before Nevermind, you can't say it would not have happened anyways. The scene was bursting, and Nirvana kicked the door open, but that door was on its last hinge...
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  • Save Me
    Save Me Posts: 147
    I loved Soundgarden and love Pearl Jam. Nirvana didn't quite excite me as much. IMO, Nevermind's great but I just think overall, Soundgarden and PJ have/had better writing and musicians;more overall talent. The music is on another, more spiritual level. Also prefer Eddie and Chris's vocals to Kurt's.
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  • bacchanal
    bacchanal Posts: 149
    Save Me wrote:
    I loved Soundgarden and love Pearl Jam. Nirvana didn't quite excite me as much. IMO, Nevermind's great but I just think overall, Soundgarden and PJ have/had better writing and musicians;more overall talent. The music is on another, more spiritual level. Also prefer Eddie and Chris's vocals to Kurt's.

    i am not sure if u ever saw him play live...if u did u would know what all the fuss was about...i saw them live in san diego at this tiny club called the casbah and OMG.....thats all i have to say about that!!!
  • Gentrovo Kolyova
    Gentrovo Kolyova Posts: 11
    I think it's pretty tasteless to bash a dead person, and then have the audacity to discredit his band. Nirvana did so much for music in general. I get really tired of these types of posts. I don't post much myself, but leave the bitching for somewehere else.
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  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    People can bitch whereever they want, aboiut whomever they want. The wonder of the internet.
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  • franziska
    franziska Posts: 11
    who knows...
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  • one who waits
    one who waits Posts: 14
    back to the point of the thread..i was jus listening to man who sold the world...and wow..forgot how delicious that rendition is.
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    i am a donut wrote:
    It was a great performance no doubt. But, why were their so many people on stage with them...? I thought Nirvana had 3 members...? I remember counting like 6 people playing on stage with them...


    the extra guitarist was pat smear, who was in the germs. and who had been working with nirvana. and who went on to work with dave grohl in foo fighters. the other two musicians on stage were curt and cris kirkwood who are the meat puppets. kurt wasn't too confident with their songs, so when nirvana played 'lake of fire', 'oh me' and 'plateau' he figured why not be surrounded with allies and people who knew the songs better than him. and who better than the guys who wrote them. kurt was also acknowledging his respect for meat puppets by doing so.
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  • chrisopalooza
    chrisopalooza Posts: 347
    Nirvana was rated propperly.
  • darthvedder88
    darthvedder88 Posts: 1,023
    Ok, I will admit, I do think Nirvana is highly overrated, but at the same time, they're in my top 10 for all time favorite bands. Here's the reason why...

    Nevermind was a good album, but it wasn't the greatest album ever made. Smells Like Teen Spirit is a good song, but there are better songs off of Nevermind. I personally thought In Utero was incredible, and I really enjoyed Nirvana's Unplugged performance. And yes, Kurt Cobain was an awesome lyricist!! Music isn't about difficulty, it's about meaning, and if you can connect with it...Kurt was able to reach out to a lot of youth at the time, and that's why ppl loved his music. Granted, there nowhere near as good as Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains, but the still blow the fuck out of the shit ppl listen to today, and they did matter when they were around.
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  • SarahCanada
    SarahCanada Posts: 196
    Nirvana were not overrated at all. Their simple 3 minutes pop songs were an attraction to a lot of people.

    Look how the media causes celebrities to have car accidents and eating disordered in contemporary times. The media influence pouncing on the band that didnt want it caused them to behave in certain ways too. You cant make everything negative in life go away.
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  • PearlStripes
    PearlStripes Posts: 267
    I didn't read this entire thread, but my question is how many people (on the board) were actually "there" in the late 80's/early 90's when Nirvana burst onto the scene and how can you truly comment on it if you weren't old enough to see what was going on? They totally changed the music scene. How can anyone say they are overrated, unless you are just referring to so much of the media shoving it down your throat that it makes you sick of hearing it? As far as 3 minute riffs, Nirvana could do more in three minutes than most bands could do in an entire album or career. And IMO it came from within the depths of Kurdt and how he expressed himself. You don't see that in very many musicians. He was a true artist and Nirvana was a great band.

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