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Going solely by the poll, I chose Smashing Pumpkins hands down.
The truth of the matter, though, is not a single one of these bands is what I would call exceptional by any means. All of these bands mumble through just about all of their songs. Being a young adult in '92, nostalgia is what fuels every ounce of feeling I have for these artists.
Going solely by the poll, I chose Smashing Pumpkins hands down.
The truth of the matter, though, is not a single one of these bands is what I would call exceptional by any means. All of these bands mumble through just about all of their songs. Being a young adult in '92, nostalgia is what fuels every ounce of feeling I have for these artists.
I go for AIC off his list. The "guitar" is always there and more of a traditional style. Remember AIC teeters between Grunge and Metal......
I go for AIC off his list. The "guitar" is always there and more of a traditional style. Remember AIC teeters between Grunge and Metal......
I didn't see AIC on the poll.
I liked their first album a lot, and several songs off their later albums. My fondest memory of AIC was watching them open for Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer at the Clash of the Titans Tour in '91. Not many people had caught on to them at that time yet. What adversity they had to face! Their set was practically drowned out by the chants from the crowd for SLAYER, yet Layne still laid it down well. We Die Young and Man in the Box were absolutely fantastic! To put the climate of the show into perspective, both the Anthrax and Megadeth sets were drowned out by chants for SLAYER as well, and this was the tour where they played Persistence of Time and Rust in Peace, respectively. One of the best concerts of my youth. By the time SLAYER came on stage as the final act, all F-ing hell broke loose. Pure madness!
I liked their first album a lot, and several songs off their later albums. My fondest memory of AIC was watching them open for Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer at the Clash of the Titans Tour in '91. Not many people had caught on to them at that time yet. What adversity they had to face! Their set was practically drowned out by the chants from the crowd for SLAYER, yet Layne still laid it down well. We Die Young and Man in the Box were absolutely fantastic! To put the climate of the show into perspective, both the Anthrax and Megadeth sets were drowned out by chants for SLAYER as well, and this was the tour where they played Persistence of Time and Rust in Peace, respectively. One of the best concerts of my youth. By the time SLAYER came on stage as the final act, all F-ing hell broke loose. Pure madness!
The Op realized he forgot them after starting the poll.
Good thing.....Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Nirvana are good.
What I really love about Smashing Pumpkins was summed up by a writer in a piece in the paper talking about their unique style, and I can't quote him word for word, going off memory here, but basically he said:
You have all these bands trying to mimic Nirvana and Alice in Chains with the post grunge and all these bands in the shadow of Green Day and The Offspring, but The Smashing Pumpkins? They are on an island unto themselves.
Really they are, no one sounds remotely close to The Smashing Pumpkins. They have a VERY unique sound.
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