MetalSludgeCEO wrote: ↑Sat Aug 09, 2025 6:54 pm
AIC all day...
They were more Rock and Metal than the others from the era.
As for SG... Chris was clearly the stand-out vocalist, over the rest of Seattle & the rest of the 90's Grunge bands by a mile... but their songs were nowhere near as good.
There was A LOT of money poured into SG, and they didn't sell anywhere near what Pearl Jam, Nirvana or AIC sold.
Even the Smashing Pumpkins (Chicago) and Stone Temple Pilots (More LA and SD) outsold SG.
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Superunknown = certified 6 x platinum in the US
Dirt - certified 5 x platinum in the US
Purple - 5 x platinum
Mellon Collie - Diamond but that's a double obv
Nunose wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 3:59 am
Goddamn this shit is exhausting...and people still believe his shit.
You can tell all the people who have been bought and paid for by big pharma
Otherwise Soundgarden all the way. More variety, better songs, changed a lot from album to album. My faves are in descending order starting with Ultramega OK tho I didn't catch on til 1990ish so it's not like it seemed they were declining and it was all pretty damn good but I never got into Down On The Upside much.
I remember one Alice In Chains show in 1991 (they seemed to open every other show I went to) that was so painfully dull it was just a wall of sludge that went on for hours though it was really 40 minutes. I guess anyone can argue with me on that but at least the first 3 of the 4 in 1991 I was one of the only ones in the building actually watching and forming the opinion. (Edited to add AIC was way better in 1993, as in better than Arrested Development and maybe Tool)
STP? Pop music to me. Bubblegrunge posers. Boy band marketing. I will admit they developed their own style later on but they were never particularly interesting to me other than an object of ridicule.
"I went and saw Chickenfoot twice. I've suffered for being Sammy's friend" - Bob Forrest
I loved the early stuff of both bands, especially Facelift so AIC I guess. They both started to suck quickly. Same goes for Pearl Jam. The first album is great and then a sharp decline.
with Cornell at fire pit on the beach..good conversation skills