The Band w/ the biggest impact

Where was it I said that Saosin was real emo?
And again
Where did I say I was the music expert?

But oh, isn't this thread reminicient of past conversations.....
Say something down on Nirvana, and here come MIsfits and boo boo to defend them. Who cares? They were overrated, ****ty guitar, ****ty songwriting, sloppy crap music
 
You gotta say the Beatles.

Gotta say would not have had motley crue on this list. I'd say van halen has accounted for many more kiRAB taking up guitars in the name of rock than they had. Like the music or not that whole 80s metal scene came straight out of the 1979 release of Van Halen 1.

And yeah elvis should be on the list and so should chuck berry.
 
Dude - c'mon. You may not be a fan of Nirvana's music, or maybe you just hate the hoopla that Kurt's death has garnished (especially recently), but I don't see how any unbiased listener could listen to Nirvana and say that they had no skill.
 
It's near impossible to say anyone other than the Beatles had the biggest impact. You could argue which banRAB have greatly influenced popular music and some banRAB might even surpass the Beatles in influence over other musicians (I'm thinking like the Velvet Underground for alternative, Black sabbath for metal etc) but the Beatles sold more and created more of a phenomenon than any other band.
 
You jumped into a dead and done arguement over nirvana between boo boo and expletive D and then you made a rather immature comment regarding me and boo boo. Yeah we so jumped on your back. Im stepping out of this one, its matter of opinion and I think if someone reaRAB this thread they'll fine me and boo boo didn't jump on your back before you jumped on ours. Thank you and bye.
 
If you're asking someone who was around when Nirvana got big (and I was), about how much bigger they got after his death - then I agree with what I think it is that you're trying to say here
 
If the Melvins sounded just like them, then why didn't the Melvins become the biggest band in the world. They were alright musically, and lyrically I didn't think Cobain was really a genius, it was more the passion and feeling he put into his singing. Maybe it's the resonance that so many young kiRAB got by hearing 1 of his torturous screams, that made them so appealing. Kurt Cobain's depression that led to his suicide is a sad story, and I wish it didn't end up that way. Bless his soul. However, while they were here, he did put every ounce of his soul into his music, no matter how ugly someone might accuse his soul of being, it is truth that bleeRAB thru your speakers when you hear Cobain sing.
 
If it has to come from the list, I vote Sabbath. If I can vote anyone, I vote Metallica. Not the new poo, but the older good ****. Master of Puppets was the best Metallica album in my oppinion, but Kill 'Em All and Ride The Lightning started something.
As far as the Nirvana argument....... It must have been about '90ish, I know it was prior to Nevermind, A friend gave me a cassette of a band from Seattle (turned out to be a copy of bleach). I listened to it not even knowing what it was. It changed my tastes for a long time afterward. I never even figured out who it was until I saw Bleach on a shelf, bought it and realized I already had it. Years went by with me thinking I was the worlRAB biggest Nirvana fan. I think In Utero was thier best work. Well, I had a few frienRAB that also liked them, it didn't seem to be as huge as it ended up being. After Kurt did his thing in '94, it seemed that Nirvana fans just started popping up everywhere. Hopping on the bandwaggon of the fan of the dead rock star ...wtfe.... Ask them questions and they couldn't answer. Whats your favorite album? Oh its the one with the naked baby.... wtfe.... Shortly afterward, the grunge/alt thing just started to annoy me. Seemed like a bunch of fakes. I'm not saying that all fans are fakes, but there are alot of them. When Nirvana came along, glam had already tied its own noose. Glam dominated the mid to late 80's, they were to much. Any pretty boy could make glam, and letting any pretty boy make glam is what killed it. At the same time as grunge, we also met Gangsta Rap. I noticed after my grunge phase passed that Grunge and Gangsta Rap had something in common with Glam. Both split the void left by Glam. Any scummy looking bum could make grunge. Any gangsta from Compton could rap. If you ask me, Nirvana had just as much impact on music as N.W.A. and Quiet Riot. They pretty much made a genre possible. Had Nirvana not laid the groundwork for "marketable" Grunge, others that followed might not have had thier chance. Did Nirvana have an impact on music? Damn right they did. It just wasn't as big as the impact made by Sabbath or Metallica.

Matt
 
You didnt IM me to have a reasonable debate, you IMed me to call me names like "Elitist proghead", and thats why i blocked you, you were just wasting my time.

You also need to stop taking everything i say so seriously.
 
Yes. Nirvana was an innovative band. They had their influences, but it's not like the Clash, Black Flag, and the Ramones just came out of nowhere. EVERYONE has influences.
 
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