- 650
which on do you think is better. there both great bands but i think alice in chains is a little better. What do you think?
Nirvana vs. Alice In ChainsMusic
- Thread starter wana b drifter
- 43 comments
- 4,456 views
- 13,827
- Down under
Nirvana. Wasnt even a contest. Better songs & more of a contribution to that genre of music.
- 8,128
- 2 smacks past uranus
- Somebodyshootme
Nirvana - The turning point from Hair Bands and Glamour Bands. They started a revolution in music. You can't compare them to Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains - Originally started off as Hard Rock and the genre they were going for, but then got labeled as another "Seattle Band".
Mind you both groups definately had great lyrics and songs, I don't think I would be able to compare wither of them with music quality. Nirvana hit its high point in New York with their unplugged session. The emotion that they brought forth as a band was amazing.
I love both bands and I can't say I like one better then the other. . . : )
Alice in Chains - Originally started off as Hard Rock and the genre they were going for, but then got labeled as another "Seattle Band".
Mind you both groups definately had great lyrics and songs, I don't think I would be able to compare wither of them with music quality. Nirvana hit its high point in New York with their unplugged session. The emotion that they brought forth as a band was amazing.
I love both bands and I can't say I like one better then the other. . . : )
- 948
Nirvana is by far the better band.If u like them i recommend you read the book "Heavier than Heaven" by Charles Cross, it really dives into the life of kurt kobain from birth until death.it only like $20 bucks too, so its a bargain.
- 948
its not reall about the whole seattle"grunge" scene.Its not even about the whole band, it just about kurts life and everything he went through that made him great.
also, if anyone is interested in the kurt cobain murder theories, go to www.justiceforkurt.com and it has tons of info.
also, if anyone is interested in the kurt cobain murder theories, go to www.justiceforkurt.com and it has tons of info.
- 19,782
- Alabamamania
Looking back 10-15 years after their popularity...
I'm going to be say Alice in Chains, it's just a little more accessible. Listening to Nirvana is a little depressing and nearly every song sounds like you should be excluded from even listening to his albums. Just my feeling...
Yeah, Nirvana gets credit for the revolution, but the Alice in Chains albums I own get far more clicks on my play count.
I'm going to be say Alice in Chains, it's just a little more accessible. Listening to Nirvana is a little depressing and nearly every song sounds like you should be excluded from even listening to his albums. Just my feeling...
Yeah, Nirvana gets credit for the revolution, but the Alice in Chains albums I own get far more clicks on my play count.
- 8,191
- Southern Louisiana
- GTP_Kent
Alice in Chains over Nirvana any day of the week.
They were much more diverse in ability to both create and perform.
A great way to see the differences is to look at their "best of" studio rock albums and their MTV Unplugged albums. Nirvana just can't match the quality in diversity of Alice In Chains. That is to say, I believe the quality of Nirvana's unplugged just wasn't as good as AiC's.
Alice in Chains all the way!
Some times I have a hard time watching this stuff because it makes me so sad to think of him dying... It's almost like you see pain in his smile during the show.
Btw, I opened the poll again (although I don't expect it to change that much from being an overwhelming Nirvana victory).
They were much more diverse in ability to both create and perform.
A great way to see the differences is to look at their "best of" studio rock albums and their MTV Unplugged albums. Nirvana just can't match the quality in diversity of Alice In Chains. That is to say, I believe the quality of Nirvana's unplugged just wasn't as good as AiC's.
Alice in Chains all the way!
Some times I have a hard time watching this stuff because it makes me so sad to think of him dying... It's almost like you see pain in his smile during the show.
Btw, I opened the poll again (although I don't expect it to change that much from being an overwhelming Nirvana victory).
- 24,344
- Midlantic Area
- GTP_Duke
Yeah, I prefer AIC to Nirvana as well. Not that I don't like Nirvana, but I think the musicianship in AIC is leagues better than Nirvana, and the songwriting in the latter half of their career is every bit as good as Cobain's. The Nirvana Unplugged set edges out Alice In Chains's MTV gig, but only just. They were both great shows.
- 3,212
Nirvana has more elaborate lyrics, and even if Kurt Cobain is a mediocre guitarist (he even admitted it himself at times), his group has done more for music in general.
- 24,344
- Midlantic Area
- GTP_Duke
Hear, hear. Phenomenal. The opening chords with the wah lead coming in overhead still give me goosebumps.
A) I disagree about the more elaborate lyrics, and
B) Cobain admitting he's mediocre is especially funny when you consider that he never wanted to front a band, and would have preferred to just be a guitar player.
- 3,770
- Boss-Barracuda
Alice in chains is by far a better band, at least in my opinion.
I can listen to every single one of Alice in Chains songs and still be interested, whereas Nirvana bores me before I can even start a third. Alice in chains is also a lot heavier and depressing, especially in their self titled album (also known as three legged dog by some).
Is it me, or does Them bones just make you want to go crazy (in the good sense).
I can listen to every single one of Alice in Chains songs and still be interested, whereas Nirvana bores me before I can even start a third. Alice in chains is also a lot heavier and depressing, especially in their self titled album (also known as three legged dog by some).
Is it me, or does Them bones just make you want to go crazy (in the good sense).
- 24,344
- Midlantic Area
- GTP_Duke
In the Nirvana vs. GNR debate, it's definitely Nirvana. I mean not as bands, but as demolishers of '80s hair metal glam rock. I mean, hell, GNR is nothing but hair metal with all the lipstick and eyeliner washed off, and more badass guitars.
- 8,191
- Southern Louisiana
- GTP_Kent
GNR definately had some hair elements. 
But then again, "You could be mine" was an awesome song worthy of rock without an image.
Nirvana...
Unplugged was definitely great but I'd say AiC edges them out due to the cover-song factor... I don't think AiC had to resort to covers and I believe most of their music translated to acoustic with a better overall sound than what Nirvana's original stuff did as acoustic music.
Just me but I think AiC was the better band. 👍
Remember though, I don't think Nirvana was bad.
But then again, "You could be mine" was an awesome song worthy of rock without an image.
Nirvana...
Unplugged was definitely great but I'd say AiC edges them out due to the cover-song factor... I don't think AiC had to resort to covers and I believe most of their music translated to acoustic with a better overall sound than what Nirvana's original stuff did as acoustic music.
Just me but I think AiC was the better band. 👍
Remember though, I don't think Nirvana was bad.
- 5,768
- Anoka, MN
- 6,598
- Lincoln
- Speedster502
This is how I see it, without Nirvana there wouldn't be Foo Fighters and without Foo Fighters...erm...I wouldn't be particularly happy.
I prefer Nirvana, it wasn't quite my style of music but then again neither are these two bands really. I do listen to the Nirvana songs that I have quite regularly but only when I'm in the mood for it. I hadn't really hard of Alice In Chains until I read this thread then went on Youtube and typed it in. Personally, I prefer Nirvana.
Just thought and intresting poll would be to see who prefers Nirvana over Foo Fighters...
I prefer Nirvana, it wasn't quite my style of music but then again neither are these two bands really. I do listen to the Nirvana songs that I have quite regularly but only when I'm in the mood for it. I hadn't really hard of Alice In Chains until I read this thread then went on Youtube and typed it in. Personally, I prefer Nirvana.
Just thought and intresting poll would be to see who prefers Nirvana over Foo Fighters...
Danoff
Premium
- 34,238
- Mile High City
Nirvana, hands down.
- 24,553
- Frankfort, KY
- GTP_FoolKiller
- FoolKiller1979
Perhaps it is just my musical interest timing, but Nirvana for me, vs AIC, GnR, and FF.
I was just developing my own individual musical tastes when Nevermind came out and it somehow stuck with me. In my car sits Nirvana's compilation album from a few years back.
I think it is a testament to how much I enjoy their music when I can even listen to the String Quartet Tribute to Nirvana CD and enjoy it.
The funny thing is that when I was a teenager listening to Nirvana my mom often asked me to turn it off. She was in my car and I had the string quartet tribute CD playing and she wanted to know who it was because she really liked it. I quickly switched to the original version and she was kind of shocked.
I was just developing my own individual musical tastes when Nevermind came out and it somehow stuck with me. In my car sits Nirvana's compilation album from a few years back.
I think it is a testament to how much I enjoy their music when I can even listen to the String Quartet Tribute to Nirvana CD and enjoy it.
The funny thing is that when I was a teenager listening to Nirvana my mom often asked me to turn it off. She was in my car and I had the string quartet tribute CD playing and she wanted to know who it was because she really liked it. I quickly switched to the original version and she was kind of shocked.
- 8,191
- Southern Louisiana
- GTP_Kent
I think Nirvana got a bad deal from me...
I was exposed to Nirvana right when it came out with the floating baby album (
), 
I was a young kid (26 now, about 7 to 10 then).
As I do now, I enjoyed it then. However, I've been a lucky kid with music. Since I was too young to remember I was exposed to all the greats of Rock with many greats from other genres thrown in as well.
So there I am, a little kid enjoying Nirvana with the baby sitter and at the same time carrying on a relationship with music from bands like the doors on my own (not with the baby sitter). Years go by and I rarely go back to Nirvana, I know it but I don't go out of my way to listen to it over the other stuff (Led Zeppelin, Doors, etc).
Then when I'm in 8th grade this total dumby name Kurt Cobain kills himself and launches the largest teen-angst party my school could have ever hosted... I'm still doing the Doors thing (marley, .38 sp, Journey, etc etc).
I couldn't stand it. Nirvana was old news to me and all the kids around me were going nuts about the loss and what a great band they were... While I agreed they were great, I didn't think they were great enough to warrant constant bombardment on my precious time for music.
In the end I felt over-whelmed by the popularity and under-whelmed by the quality. Although it was great I just didn't think it was worth all the fuss. So right there I developed a stigma about Nirvana that would never be forgotten (right or wrong). I felt they were over-rated, simple as that.
Then, about 15 years later I'm getting away from my Jam band days (a different time ruled by the Dead, moe, etc.) and getting back into this sort of music (Nirvana, AiC, PJ, Metallica, etc).
What happens, Alice In Chains hits me like a ton of bricks and I enjoy their music greatly.
So basically...
All those years ago Nirvana didn't get a fair deal and years after that an AiC revival (in my life) brings about not just a fair hand but a great hand.
AiC won the card game needless to say... But that's only at my table when I'm dealing, with many of you I can see it is different and I'm glad to see we have all been civil about the dispute.
I was exposed to Nirvana right when it came out with the floating baby album (
), I was a young kid (26 now, about 7 to 10 then).As I do now, I enjoyed it then. However, I've been a lucky kid with music. Since I was too young to remember I was exposed to all the greats of Rock with many greats from other genres thrown in as well.
So there I am, a little kid enjoying Nirvana with the baby sitter and at the same time carrying on a relationship with music from bands like the doors on my own (not with the baby sitter). Years go by and I rarely go back to Nirvana, I know it but I don't go out of my way to listen to it over the other stuff (Led Zeppelin, Doors, etc).
Then when I'm in 8th grade this total dumby name Kurt Cobain kills himself and launches the largest teen-angst party my school could have ever hosted... I'm still doing the Doors thing (marley, .38 sp, Journey, etc etc).
I couldn't stand it. Nirvana was old news to me and all the kids around me were going nuts about the loss and what a great band they were... While I agreed they were great, I didn't think they were great enough to warrant constant bombardment on my precious time for music.
In the end I felt over-whelmed by the popularity and under-whelmed by the quality. Although it was great I just didn't think it was worth all the fuss. So right there I developed a stigma about Nirvana that would never be forgotten (right or wrong). I felt they were over-rated, simple as that.
Then, about 15 years later I'm getting away from my Jam band days (a different time ruled by the Dead, moe, etc.) and getting back into this sort of music (Nirvana, AiC, PJ, Metallica, etc).
What happens, Alice In Chains hits me like a ton of bricks and I enjoy their music greatly.
So basically...
All those years ago Nirvana didn't get a fair deal and years after that an AiC revival (in my life) brings about not just a fair hand but a great hand.
AiC won the card game needless to say... But that's only at my table when I'm dealing, with many of you I can see it is different and I'm glad to see we have all been civil about the dispute.
- 4,487
- YorkshireLand
- SVTlover
I havent got a bloody clue who alice in chains are so i'll say Nirvana
Danoff
Premium
- 34,238
- Mile High City
You could abstain until you find out.... just a thought.
- 6,598
- Lincoln
- Speedster502
