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MajorEverettMiller wrote:I did a little research on the internets.

I wasn't aware that Courtney Love's husband had a band. That's crazy!

Do they sound anything like Hole? 'Cause I'm a big fan of Hole (gnarf gnarf.)

They don't really sound like Hole, but they sound a lot like Bush.

Especially Razorblade Suitcase.

If it's In Utero you're talking about.

I may be a Buddhist, but I have yet to "enter" Nirvana. I just don't get it. Then again, I'm no Pixies fan either.

Yawn.

this was their best album imho -

MajorEverettMiller wrote:I've never heard this band. What do they sound like?

Recommend an album that I should download.

Bleach is the only Nirvana album that I can stomach. Parts of it are really neat! (Paper Cuts, anyone?)

I vote Crap with a WF 1 for a handful of songs on Bleach.

I would love for someone to explain, in a good amount of detail, how they could justify voting otherwise.

Most justifications I hear actually sound a lot like this one:

thepcs wrote:of course i was 14 when Nirvana got popular so there's no wonder i liked it. rrraaarrrgghhh ANGST!

also seeing them play was what inspired me to play the drums.

If I were to argue that Oingo Boingo was a respectable band because they inspired me to play the xylophone or because "Little Girls" was usually on repeat while I tried on my mother's lingerie as a little boy, it wouldn't be long before someone pointed out that my argument was very silly.

I could argue that Oingo Boingo was a band that I enjoyed listening to when I was young and stupid.

I could not argue that it was a respectable band.

Please explain to me what makes Nirvana a respectable band.

Yeah but Nirvana were at least an infinitely more credible and listenable band than Oingo Boingo. I disagree with your comparison. I don't think they are particularly distinguished but wrote and performed some solid songs with decent musicianship. There are plenty worse to be criticized.

miseryandthesun wrote:If I were to argue that Oingo Boingo was a respectable band because they inspired me to play the xylophone or because "Little Girls" was usually on repeat while I tried on my mother's lingerie as a little boy, it wouldn't be long before someone pointed out that my argument was very silly.

Say waaaahh??

I've always thought they were pretty boring. CRAP. Waffle Factor of 2 for a couple of catchy songs, I guess. I don't understand the reverence for this band.

NOT CRAP

Nirvana was the gateway drug. I'd still be getting REM and TLC cd's for Christmas if Nirvana hadn't found me.

what's wrong with rem?

tommydski wrote:what's wrong with rem?

can't spell "ream some dude in the ass" without rem.