the best band of the 90s is?

[kytepunches]

If I narrowed it down to bands I still regularly listen to it would be as follows.

1 . Rob Zombie
2. The Offspring
3. Green Day.


Unfortunately for Marilyn Manson, he’s been scrubbed from history as a artist anyone will admit to liking. But there is some fantastic albums there in the 90’s . Regardless of whether he’s a piece of shit or not.

[Ziggy Sawdust]

The Black Crowes.

[TeslaFan]

Tuff

Correct answer

[Tommy2Tone84]

Jellyfish with King’s X a close second

[Bono Nettencourt]

Jellyfish with King’s X a close second

Except that they broke out and recorded their best stuff in the 80s.

[Tommy2Tone84]

Jellyfish with King’s X a close second

Except that they broke out and recorded their best stuff in the 80s.

No they didn’t. Bellybutton was released in the summer of 1990.

As much as I’m a fan of Silent Planet and Gretchen, Faith is my favorite and KX have never released a bad album as far as I’m concerned.

People are dropping U2, Pantera and the Afghan Wigs in this thread and you decided to single my picks out? Seriously?

[Bono Nettencourt]

Wah. At least I didn't call them a one-hit wonder... whoops.

[Tommy2Tone84]

Wah. At least I didn't call them a one-hit wonder... whoops.

I didn’t think you could admit your erroneous mistake.

[TravisBicklesMohawk]

NIN

[Traxan]

From 1995 to 2000, The Jester Race to Clayman, In Flames were untouchable.

[BulletProofPoet]

Jellyfish with King’s X a close second

I’ll second Jellyfish and add Mother Love Bone!

[veritas]

radiohead

[DemonFilth2001]

Jellyfish with King’s X a close second

I’ll second Jellyfish and add Mother Love Bone!

Mother Love Bone? The band known for having 2 dudes that end up in Pearl Jam? That inspired Temple of the Dog?


The actual band??? No.

[dmbrocker]

Jellyfish with King’s X a close second

I’ll second Jellyfish and add Mother Love Bone!

Mother Love Bone? The band known for having 2 dudes that end up in Pearl Jam? That inspired Temple of the Dog?


The actual band??? No.

I dunno. "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns" is a great song. Not the best song of the 90's, but a vastly underrated long epic.

[Bono Nettencourt]

For the 1st 3 months of the 90s, they were awesome.

[Tommy2Tone84]

Jellyfish with King’s X a close second

I’ll second Jellyfish and add Mother Love Bone!

Mother Love Bone? The band known for having 2 dudes that end up in Pearl Jam? That inspired Temple of the Dog?


The actual band??? No.

I’ll take Apple over Pearl Jam’s entire discography

With his crystal sheen guitar, demonfilth’s another ego star….get him to the stage it brings him home again, demon’s shangrila!!! Demon’s tripping on it now, it brings him home again it’s his shangrila-ahah.

[thebends]

Black crowes
Radiohead

[St_Augustines_Pears]

I'll state the obvious and say Nirvana, based on the songwriting, live performances and record sales.

I agree.

[Bono Nettencourt]

I'll state the obvious and say Nirvana, based on the songwriting, live performances and record sales.

I agree.

1st 3 Pearl Jam albums > 1st 3 Nirvana albums and it's not close. Way better live act too. I think half the reason blowbrains ended it was because his stardom was slipping away. After Nevermind, the best thing that happened to them was that he died. In Utero didn't go double platinum til after he blew his head off.

[Dyslexicheart]

I'll state the obvious and say Nirvana, based on the songwriting, live performances and record sales.

I agree.

1st 3 Pearl Jam albums > 1st 3 Nirvana albums and it's not close. Way better live act too. I think half the reason blowbrains ended it was because his stardom was slipping away. After Nevermind, the best thing that happened to them was that he died. In Utero didn't go double platinum til after he blew his head off.

I saw PJ live seven times between 1992-93. Love them. Saw Nirvana once, and that one performance was far better than any of the PJ shows. I only like the first two PJ albums, but love Nirvana's entire catalog. You're right, it's not close.

[Kerry67]

AIC

[El Vampiro Blanco]

For me Rammstein and Type O Negative.
I think those are the only two from the 90s I still listen to.

[thunderdan]

I meant bands first album came out in the 90s. AIC close but out of commission half of the decade, win to STP, i'll go w/AIC 2nd

[EatNails]

Korn
Pantera

[Sleek]

Hm. Jellyfish is in there for sure.

Two most impressive shows I saw in the nineties tho were NIN at the Palace and Blur at the Palladium.

Spice Girls in '98 was a great show too, but I don't consider them a band.

[Fletch]

Lots of great choices mentioned. For me - and the band I listened to the most during that era - was the Black Crowes. I’d say up until By Your Side, they were probably the greatest live band touring then.

[Chip Z'Hoy]

At risk of Tommy giving me hell, I'm going to say The Jesus Lizard. Apparently the best live band of the 90's but I wouldn't know because my one shot was ruined by getting both pinkeye and bronchitis at the same time. Mom wouldn't let me go (I was in high school).

I'd be okay with nominating Alice in Chains. That s/t isn't great but they had a run that was pretty incredible and really forged a unique sound that is now the standard.

Jellyfish with King’s X a close second

King's X! Great band, great run in the 90's for sure.

Jellyfish: I'm only familiar with Spilt Milk. Don't know why I never bothered to check out Bellybutton. I know the song that was on MTV but that's it.

Spilt Milk has a couple songs that are just incredible. I guess the good news is I got a new Jellyfish album to check out.