PJ Unlpugged vs Nirvana's

poncabare
poncabare Posts: 10
edited February 2008 in The Porch
Hello All,

Just curious to get some feedback on the above topic. I have always wondered what PJ would've been w/ Cobain as a front man instead of Vedder, but that another discussion in itself. I personally have always felt Nirvana's unplugged set T bagged PJ's , anyone else felt the same? Thoughts...
I've seen enough shows to know I like them...
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  • AiCPearlJamWeen
    AiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
    Alice in Chains......
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,121
    well, their unplugged is an official release, so as I see it:

    Nirvana Unplugged 1
    Pearl Jam Unplugged 0
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  • AiCPearlJamWeen
    AiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
    poncabare wrote:
    Hello All,

    I have always wondered what PJ would've been w/ Cobain as a front man instead of Vedder, but that another discussion in itself.

    PJ would be non existent because Cobain's repetitive lyrics and dull sound would kill the band quicker than he killed himself.
  • DiRtYyELLoWoCeAn
    DiRtYyELLoWoCeAn Medford, Ma Posts: 1,605
    PJ's (though officially unreleased), AIC's and Nirvana are all special in their own right!
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  • Lostdogsinthegarden
    Lostdogsinthegarden Posts: 844
    Nirvana is ok at best.
  • Indifference
    Indifference Posts: 2,778
    Nirvana's is best......it might be one of my favorite "albums" ever.

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  • PearlJamaholic
    PearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    should have made a poll. but i think nirvana's was better.
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  • FiveB247x
    FiveB247x Posts: 2,330
    I don't recall offhand, but weren't the majority of Nirvana's songs on that show merely cover songs?
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  • InThinAir
    InThinAir Posts: 81
    Are you all crazy!?!?!? Isn't this a PJ board? PJ lines their birdcages with copies of Nirvana Unplugged.
    the sun has set, the sun will rise another day....
  • Indifference
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    FiveB247x wrote:
    I don't recall offhand, but weren't the majority of Nirvana's songs on that show merely cover songs?

    6 of 14 - kind of like your typically PJ encores.

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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    Pearl Jam's was good, Alice In Chains' was better, Nirvana's is the best of the three.
  • poncabare
    poncabare Posts: 10
    Are you all crazy!?!?!? Isn't this a PJ board? PJ lines their birdcages with copies of Nirvana Unplugged


    I dunno man, binaural was pretty awful in itself
    I've seen enough shows to know I like them...
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:
    PJ would be non existent because Cobain's repetitive lyrics and dull sound would kill the band quicker than he killed himself.
    Kurt would have been a better songwriter if he was in PJ.
    With veterans like Ament and Gossard, who been in multiple bands and behind the scenes for many many years, I think it gave Vedder a better/easier ruote as a lyricist/songwriter. Cobain had too much pressure and too much control with Nirvana.
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  • Igottago
    Igottago Posts: 483
    Nirvana's was clearly better. One of the best recordings of all time.
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    BTW, Nirvana's unplugged was best by far.
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  • Brez
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    I think Nirvana's is only more popular in the public eye because it has that mystique of being only months away from his suicide.
    And before his first step... He's off again...
  • Indifference
    Indifference Posts: 2,778
    Brez wrote:
    I think Nirvana's is only more popular in the public eye because it has that mystique of being only months away from his suicide.

    perhaps it more popular in the public eye because it was actually released as a CD awhile back and a DVD last year. And as I added earlier I think it is indeed better.

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  • Qball
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    Nirvana's unplugged is better by a landslide.
  • rudiger10
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    It's an unfair fight, Pearl Jam only had Ten at the time, not much to work with. Nirvana had 3 albums behind them when they performed. They were also at totally different times, Pearl Jams was when they were rising to total fame. Whereas Nirvanas was when Kurt had gotten to the point of hatred towards the World. The more fair idea would be Benaroya vs. Nirvana's Unplugged in which case they almost tie to me. Nirvana's has a lot of emotion and feeling behind the songs, Pearl Jam at Benaroya has a lot, but not as much. But song wise, Benaroya is a rocking, kick ass album.


    On an unrelated note, AIC's beats both Nirvana's and Pearl Jam's. That Nutshell opener is just, God like. I changed as a person the moment my brother put it on and told me I might like better than Nirvana's. He was right.
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  • FiveB247x
    FiveB247x Posts: 2,330
    I wasn't taking a cheap shot at Nirvana for this, but it should be in the conversation.

    In my opinion, Alice In Chains had the best Unplugged because it was all their music and all done extremely well. PJ's was good mostly because it was their own music done to a different style and still came out good. Nirvana's was good mostly cause it was a different style of music, but in my opinion, playing 6 of 14 songs as covers, it's not the same caliber as doing your own work.

    As for PJ doing covers, I don't think it's so bad if they do like 4 covers of like 30 songs in a given show. What other bands tour to their level, constantly change their setlist and have such diverse albums to work from? The answer is hardly any.
    Indifference wrote:
    6 of 14 - kind of like your typically PJ encores.
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