Best Ever Albums

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

RoundTheBend — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 22:05:17 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 01/24/2018 03:05

LedZep wrote:

sethmadsen wrote:

Honestly it's fine to keep it running. I think it was part of a joke. But if you want, you can set it to expire in your original post by editing your original post.

Didn't know that, it's my first poll so I'm a bit of a forum newbie, sorry. But it's perfectly fine with me if the poll keeps running (part of the joke as you said).

Yup!

No worries. There's a lot of things I probably still don't know about this site.

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

LedZep — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 19:06:36 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 01/24/2018 00:06

sethmadsen wrote:

Honestly it's fine to keep it running. I think it was part of a joke. But if you want, you can set it to expire in your original post by editing your original post.

Didn't know that, it's my first poll so I'm a bit of a forum newbie, sorry. But it's perfectly fine with me if the poll keeps running (part of the joke as you said).

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

RoundTheBend — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 21:08:12 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 01/23/2018 02:08

LedZep wrote:

Total votes: 50
Was waiting for this, thank you people for voting and commenting! It was fun and pretty educational actually. Seth you should close it, you're moderator 😁 :D

Indeed, it was fun.

And I'm just a data moderator (along with most people who've added/edited the database).

Honestly it's fine to keep it running. I think it was part of a joke. But if you want, you can set it to expire in your original post by editing your original post.

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

LedZep — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 14:03:51 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 01/22/2018 19:03

Total votes: 50
Was waiting for this, thank you people for voting and commenting! It was fun and pretty educational actually. Seth you should close it, you're moderator 😁 😁

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

RoundTheBend — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:39:54 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 01/22/2018 02:39

I already voted, but it appears to be Grunge now in lead. Quick and close the poll?

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

RoundTheBend — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 14:18:29 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 01/21/2018 19:18

Michael1981 wrote:

23-22 🤣 Britpop wins. Close the voting Ledzep!!!!

🤣 🤣 🤣

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:49:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/21/2018 18:49

Michael1981 wrote:

It's tied at 22 all. Next vote wins?

23-22 🤣 Britpop wins. Close the voting Ledzep!!!!

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:48:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/21/2018 18:48

Oh interesting. Will def check out that Shack album one-I love the La's- and I'll keep an eye out for that Paul Draper one too.

Actually I just wrote up some thought on the La's in my Britpop Music Diary. Feel free Graeme (and anyone else) to post rec's, thoughts and rants on Britpop bands in my diary.

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

Graeme2 — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:30:56 GMT

Author: Graeme2

Posted: 01/21/2018 18:30

Hey Michael, the main guy from Mansun (paul draper) released his debut solo album last year. Got it on now, sounds decent. He's doing a tour this year where he will play that Mansun album in full.
Check out the Shack one if you like the la's and stone roses and lots of reverb.

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:50:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/21/2018 17:50

It's tied at 22 all. Next vote wins?

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:48:21 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/21/2018 17:48

Graeme2 wrote:

What's britpop then? And what's grunge? Here's my top ten britpop records y'all been waiting for, in no order, one album per artist only from the main period of the "genre":

Oasis: definitely maybe
Blur: modern life is rubbish
Shack: waterpistol
Manic street preachers: everything must go
Dodgy: homegrown
Mansun: attack of the grey lantern
Strangelove: love and other demons
Verve: a northern soul
Radiohead: the bends
Charlatans: tellin stories

The ten best grunge albums: all nirvana (even though they only did three). Cheers.

Edit: forgot these two creation beltas: SFA "fuzzy logic" and TFC "grand prix". Britpop wins!

I've never heard that Shack album and I'd never even heard of Strangelove before this thread. Will try to check them out. Thanks!

I liked that Mansun album too. A sort of prog/glam thing going on maybe? It's a shame they sort of disappeared off the radar after that.

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:40:40 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/21/2018 17:40

StreetSpirit wrote:

Michael1981 wrote:

Tilly wrote:

here's sort of a grunge one ...

https://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=498160#498160

Thanks Tilly. That was an interesting review for me as I don't know much early Grunge. I was a bit too young to really get into Grunge at the time though I did catch the tail end through Superunknown mainly and got into Badmotorfinger and Nevermind as well. I used to listen to stuff like Stone Temple Pilots, Bush and Silverchair as well. And lots of Smashing Pumpkins. But I'm guessing these were watered down versions of the earlier bands. I'd like to check out the Screaming Trees some time.

Were Smashing Pumpkins grunge? I'm not sure. STP, Bush, and Silverchair, sure..all grunge/post-grunge, but I'm not sure I'd call them 'watered down.' Check out Screaming Trees, solid Seattle band that never had the popularity of the others. Sweet Oblivion may be a good starting point.

Side note - Doof Warrior, Lee van Cleef, and Dean Martin are all awesome.

Thanks for the Recs! Yeah, I suppose I was saying watered down as when you hear something like Alice in Chains it does sound properly sludgy and my memory is those later bands had a similar sound but lighter and more chart friendly. Not necessarily a bad thing, of'course. I dont suppose I would ordinarily call the Pumpkins Grunge personally. But the production on seems kind of similar . A very 'thick' sound.

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

mickilennial — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 20:05:05 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 01/21/2018 01:05

grunge started in seattle but eventually encompassed a particular shared idea of taking alternative rock in a dirtier and more grimey direction. really its just an assortment of bands that had loose connections; don't even need to be part of seattle

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

RoundTheBend — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 18:19:49 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 01/20/2018 23:19

StreetSpirit wrote:

Michael1981 wrote:

Tilly wrote:

here's sort of a grunge one ...

https://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=498160#498160

To my understanding Grunge is strictly a geographical thing (Seattle). Alternative rock is the umbrella all of these are under (which imo got misinterpreted to almost anybody with a guitar in about 1995/6 and has totally a different meaning now).

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

Graeme2 — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 17:08:42 GMT

Author: Graeme2

Posted: 01/20/2018 22:08

rkm wrote:

🤣 Nearly spat my drink all over the couch

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

Graeme2 — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 17:06:29 GMT

Author: Graeme2

Posted: 01/20/2018 22:06

What's britpop then? And what's grunge? Here's my top ten britpop records y'all been waiting for, in no order, one album per artist only from the main period of the "genre":

Oasis: definitely maybe
Blur: modern life is rubbish
Shack: waterpistol
Manic street preachers: everything must go
Dodgy: homegrown
Mansun: attack of the grey lantern
Strangelove: love and other demons
Verve: a northern soul
Radiohead: the bends
Charlatans: tellin stories

The ten best grunge albums: all nirvana (even though they only did three). Cheers.

Edit: forgot these two creation beltas: SFA "fuzzy logic" and TFC "grand prix". Britpop wins!

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

CA Dreamin — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 16:23:27 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 01/20/2018 21:23

Michael1981 wrote:

Tilly wrote:

here's sort of a grunge one ...

https://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=498160#498160

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

Daydreamer — Tue, 9 Jan 2018 05:31:20 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 01/09/2018 10:31

I think we can all agree that both have some fantastic albums and then a lot of terrible shitty albums that followed. So I guess it's all a matter of preference, since they both have incredible highs. I think I slightly prefer grunge.

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

Anonymous — Mon, 8 Jan 2018 16:04:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/08/2018 21:04

Tilly wrote:

here's sort of a grunge one ...

https://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=498160#498160

Thanks Tilly. That was an interesting review for me as I don't know much early Grunge. I was a bit too young to really get into Grunge at the time though I did catch the tail end through Superunkown mainly and got into Badmotorfinger and Nevermind as well. I used to listen to stuff like Stone Temple Pilots, Bush and Silverchair as well. And lots of Smashing Pumpkins. But I'm guessing these were watered down versions of the earlier bands. I'd like to check out the Screaming Trees some time.

Re: Grunge vs Britpop

drakonium — Mon, 8 Jan 2018 15:42:42 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 01/08/2018 20:42

Fischman wrote:

LedZep wrote:

Agreed. With both you and Gowi. Just like the Beatles are to be blamed for some of the worst bands ever.

Like, the Beatles, for instance. :lol:

edgy af 😲