Controversial opinions on metal

[CiG]

Controversial album pick: Jar of Flies was the best thing AIC ever did.

I prefer Alice In Chains ever so slightly, but that EP comes a close second for me personally.

 

[CiG]

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I think a lot of people consider Jar of Flies to be their best.

The S/T is inconsistent, but the run of the last three tracks is excellent. Frogs and Over Now are pretty much 10/10 songs as well.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

I'd rank their discography as such:

Dirt
Alice in Chains
Jar of Flies
Facelift
Black Gives Way to Blue
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Sap

Amazingly consistent band.

 

[Baroque]

Amazingly consistent band.

consistently garbage but that's imo

 

[Sirjack]

yeah shit, l can easily listen to them but...

 

[Krow]

AiC is a fantastic band.

All this talk about Grunge has me thinking about TAD, especially now that all their albums saw recent reissue.



I'm just your pork chop baby, that's all I'll ever be.

 

[The Ozzman]

Controversial album pick: Jar of Flies was the best thing AIC ever did.

+ Dirt

The albums without Layne are trash

 

[CiG]

I fucking love Tad.

8-Way Santa master race.

 

[Vilden]

What are you guys opinion on Soundgarden? I like them just as much as AIC but that may be just as much nostalgia talking. I guess the metal crowd is more accepting of AIC uusually.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Badmotorfinger is fucking awesome and Louder Than Love is really good too, if a bit more fillery.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Favorite AiC song? A bit tough, but I love "Rain When I Die".

I'm with you there.

What are you guys opinion on Soundgarden? I like them just as much as AIC but that may be just as much nostalgia talking. I guess the metal crowd is more accepting of AIC uusually.

Badmotorfinger and Superunknown are fantastic albums. Earlier stuff is a bit amateur and Down on the Upside is just bland and uninspired.

 

[Baroque]

What are you guys opinion on Soundgarden? I like them just as much as AIC but that may be just as much nostalgia talking. I guess the metal crowd is more accepting of AIC uusually.

For grunge it's like:

Nirvana > Soundgarden = Stone Temple Pilots > ... > AIC

 

[CiG]

Tad >

 

[J.]

Soundgarden had some great stuff. Lots of filler put a personal greatest hits would be a solid listen. I really only like AiCs two EPs. Nirvana is garbage. Hate Pearl Jam

Anyone remember the semigrunge band Failure? Magnified and Fantastic Planet are stellar albums.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Fantastic Planet is OK but disappointed me considering the kind of hype it gets. I've listened to a little of their earlier stuff too, remember it also being alright-ish.

 

[CiG]

Snail were a cool stonergrunge band, relatively unknown. They released an EP called All Channels Open which I used to listen to a lot.

Had a great drug-fucked/lazy vibe.

 

[The Ozzman]

AIC
Soundgarden/STP
Candlebox
Temple of the Dog
Pearl Jam
Screaming Trees
Nirvana

That's the proper order

 

[The Batlord]

I fucking love Tad.

8-Way Santa master race.

Motherfucking +1

What are you guys opinion on Soundgarden? I like them just as much as AIC but that may be just as much nostalgia talking. I guess the metal crowd is more accepting of AIC uusually.

I'm back and forth on Soundgarden. I used to dig their singles as a kid, then fell off most grunge when I discovered thrash in high school, came back to them about seven or eight years ago, then got bored with their more classic rock songs while still loving their more Melvins songs. They definitely have a massive edge over Pearl Jam though, as far as Zeppelin loving 90s Seattle bands go, simply because they never forgot that sludge is awesome.

Listening to Superunknown atm though and it's kinda kicking my ass.

 

[The Batlord]

AIC
Soundgarden/STP
Candlebox
Temple of the Dog
Pearl Jam
Screaming Trees
Nirvana

That's the proper order

Candlebox?! You fucking queer wtf? And fuck Temple of the Dog and god damn Pearl Jam too.