Nivana or AIC Unplugged

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  • Danny_Horney
    Danny_Horney Posts: 18
    Chains. Hands down.
  • kdpjam
    kdpjam Posts: 2,303
    nirvana!
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
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  • Brainofdz
    Brainofdz Posts: 1,617
    AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:

    Oh and in the words of Jerry Cantrell:

    "But Kurt Cobain was such a shitty guitarist"

    Oh and in the words of me:

    "Jerry Cantrell is a brain dead heavy metal hick who couldn't cary Kurt's lyric book"
    "Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

    When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"

    I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
  • You'veGotRedOnYou
    You'veGotRedOnYou Posts: 133
    Brainofdz wrote:
    Oh and in the words of me:

    "Jerry Cantrell is a brain dead heavy metal hick who couldn't cary Kurt's lyric book"


    Oh my lord, couldn't help but laugh at this one. Cantrell is sooooo much more than a "heavy metal hick." You ever once listened to Sap or Jar of Flies? They don't sound very heavy to me at all. Jerry has more talent in his pinky that Kurt could have ever dreamed of.
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  • Jellyrolls
    Jellyrolls Posts: 523
    Alice in chains! Layne's voice was godly
  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    Love Nirvana, but AIC is a better Unplugged CD.
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  • Pearl Jam and toast
    Pearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    You'veGotRedOnYou wrote:
    Oh my lord, couldn't help but laugh at this one. Cantrell is sooooo much more than a "heavy metal hick." You ever once listened to Sap or Jar of Flies? They don't sound very heavy to me at all. Jerry has more talent in his pinky that Kurt could have ever dreamed of.
    I think Jar Of Flies blows all 3 nirvana records away.. but that's just me.
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  • dirtyT
    dirtyT Posts: 3,620
    Pearl Jam and toast wrote:
    I think Jar Of Flies blows all 3 nirvana records away.. but that's just me.
    Jar of Flies and Sap are both very special, special and unique albums. They are 2 of the best to come out of the whole Seattle/Grunge scene, in my humble opinion.
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  • chris01
    chris01 Posts: 559
    Although i was sick of seeing it for a LONG time, Nirvana is my fav. There was a bit too many covers in there for my liking though, but the Meat Puppets ones were great.
    After that i bought the Meat Puppets album with those songs on it... and they were awful, lol.

    AIC unplugged is still great though. Layne and Kurt's singing on those shows are absolutely immense.
  • dirtyT
    dirtyT Posts: 3,620
    Ironically enough, it is probably both of their, LAST great performances.
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  • Brainofdz
    Brainofdz Posts: 1,617
    You'veGotRedOnYou wrote:
    Oh my lord, couldn't help but laugh at this one. Cantrell is sooooo much more than a "heavy metal hick." You ever once listened to Sap or Jar of Flies? They don't sound very heavy to me at all. Jerry has more talent in his pinky that Kurt could have ever dreamed of.

    First of all, I love chains.
    I'm just getting entirely sick of all the Cobain bashing going on here
    so like a cranky child, I allowed myself to get sucked into namecalling

    so let me re-state my opinion

    Chains was a great band. Cantrell is a hick, but obviously a top guitarist and damn good lyricist
    The depth of his lyrics do not touch that of Kurt's.
    "Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

    When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"

    I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
  • hookemhorns0505
    hookemhorns0505 Posts: 13
    gotta go with Nirvana Unplugged over AIC (Although AIC is a way better band than Nirvana could ever be!)
  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    Kind of like trying to decide if Beethoven or Mozart is better.
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  • stateoflove79
    stateoflove79 Posts: 2,845
    Brainofdz wrote:
    Oh and in the words of me:

    "Jerry Cantrell is a brain dead heavy metal hick who couldn't cary Kurt's lyric book"


    That is probably the most ignorant statement I have ever seen...Kurt as a lyricist is shit compared to Jerry, and I happen to like Nirvana alot.
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  • gleemonex
    gleemonex Posts: 848
    I think the Nirvana performance on MTV Unplugged was better but I just don't like the all the covers. Two or three more Nirvana songs would have pushed it above Alice In Chains' MTV Unplugged. My vote is for AIC.
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  • Brainofdz
    Brainofdz Posts: 1,617
    stateoflove79 wrote:
    That is probably the most ignorant statement I have ever seen...Kurt as a lyricist is shit compared to Jerry, and I happen to like Nirvana alot.


    Oh, well since you put it that way, you must be correct,
    I don't know what I was thinking.
    Thank you for enlightening me jerk off
    "Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

    When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"

    I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
  • capybaralet
    capybaralet Posts: 145
    Tied, completely.

    Alice in Chains: almost all the songs are slightly better than the album versions. "Over Now" and "Killer is Me" at the end are phenomenal, as are the first 4. But Down in a Hole, Angry Chair, Would?, and, to a lesser degree, Rooster, don't do so well acoustic. The songs are really pretty minor key thingys, mostly, just a kind of down, relaxed atmosphere.

    Nirvana: Kurt's singing is a bit too stained in a couple of songs, IMO, and I never liked "About a Girl" or "Come as You Are" all that much. The covers are FANTASTIC, though. Oh, Me! & Jesus Don't Want Me For a Sunbeam are 2 of my favorite 5 or so Nirvana recordings. A bit more sparse, overall, without the lusher, deeper, cushy sound of the AiC unplugged. The starkness works great for a lot of them.

    both albums are in my top 15, and they're both my favorite from the bands... and I've tried to decide between them, but it's pretty much impossible.
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  • You'veGotRedOnYou
    You'veGotRedOnYou Posts: 133
    Brainofdz wrote:
    Chains was a great band. Cantrell is a hick, but obviously a top guitarist and damn good lyricist
    The depth of his lyrics do not touch that of Kurt's.

    Have you ever noticed the great repeatition in all of Kurt's songs? It's insane to call him the "lyric master." Every single damn song has something repeated over and over again. Some consider it catchy, and I admit that on some songs I do, but it's not the greatest writing of all time.

    "Hello, hello, hello, how low" Repeat
    "I think I'm Dumb" Repeat
    "And I swear that I don't have gun" Repeat
    "Memoria" Repeat
    "Rape me, rape me, rape me, rape me" Repeat
    "Grandma take me home" Repeat
    "I'm not gonna crack" Repeat
    "I'm on a plain, I can't complain" Repeat
    "Something in the way" Repeat
    "She should have been a son" Repeat
    "Hey,Wait. I've got a new complaint. Forever in debt to your priceless advice" Repeat.

    And there are so many more that follow this same formula. I don't hate it, but let's not call this guy Lyric God.
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  • stone vedder
    stone vedder Posts: 27
    Its a no brainer..AIC unplugged is streaks ahead of nirvana unplugged and lyrically AIC are a lot better as far as im concerned!
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  • dirtyT
    dirtyT Posts: 3,620
    You'veGotRedOnYou wrote:
    Have you ever noticed the great repeatition in all of Kurt's songs? It's insane to call him the "lyric master." Every single damn song has something repeated over and over again. Some consider it catchy, and I admit that on some songs I do, but it's not the greatest writing of all time.

    "Hello, hello, hello, how low" Repeat
    "I think I'm Dumb" Repeat
    "And I swear that I don't have gun" Repeat
    "Memoria" Repeat
    "Rape me, rape me, rape me, rape me" Repeat
    "Grandma take me home" Repeat
    "I'm not gonna crack" Repeat
    "I'm on a plain, I can't complain" Repeat
    "Something in the way" Repeat
    "She should have been a son" Repeat
    "Hey,Wait. I've got a new complaint. Forever in debt to your priceless advice" Repeat.

    And there are so many more that follow this same formula. I don't hate it, but let's not call this guy Lyric God.

    I agree. I never thought Kirk was that exceptional as a song writer. Good point.
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