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Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Mercury — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:58:55 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 11/22/2013 03:58

Kool Keith Sweat wrote:

I legitimately enjoy Creed more than Pearl Jam

Kool new name, buddy. I miss purple and ppnw , but Kool Keith Sweat is also pretty schwing.

Anyway, yeah. I don't like much creed BUUUUT... Some of their early song were badass when I was a young un.

"I shoulda been dead in a Sunday morning bangin' my head!"

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:53:22 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/22/2013 03:53

I legitimately enjoy Creed more than Pearl Jam

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

benpaco — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:40:10 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 11/22/2013 03:40

JMan wrote:

I enjoy Creed and Nickleback enough. Haven't heard a lot of Daughtry.

All in all, none of these bands suck IMO, but I've never been a huge fan of post-grunge.

I ... I'm out. 🧱 🧱 🧱

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Romanelli — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:14:35 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 11/22/2013 02:14

Turning around. Slowly. Walking away....

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:40:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/21/2013 23:40

benpaco wrote:

In all fairness, it's really hard to sum up post-grunge like that. I mean, yeah, you give me Creed or Daughtry or Nickelback and I will show you that it can be dull.

But bands like Audioslave, Finger Eleven, Filter, Foo Fighters, Matchbox Twenty, Stone Temple Pilots, Switchfoot, The Verve Pipe, The Vines ... a lot of good came from post-grunge, I think.

Stone Temple Pilots always has a few good tracks now and then in their albums, and I would say "Purple" is nearly on par with the big four grunge albums. Great tracks like "Vasoline," "Lounge Fly," and "Interstate Love Song" which is the best track. But the new stuff is sucking hard. As for Switchfoot, I've heard one album. Although it was a little boring, it helps fill up my Christian chart and I'll listen to the new one for '14. Two of these bands have a song I really like. Matchbox 20 for their cover of "Never Going Back Again," and Finger Eleven for "Good Times." And the Foo Fighters have never sucked in my opinion, but none of their songs are top-notch hits. I haven't heard anything form the other three on the bottom half. But I enjoy Creed and Nickleback enough. Haven't heard a lot of Daughtry.

All in all, none of these bands suck IMO, but I've never been a huge fan of post-grunge.

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

benpaco — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:48:17 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 11/21/2013 02:48

swedenman wrote:

No they don't. And that's coming from the guy who had had Superunknown as his avatar for like a year.

Eh, to each their own.

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:03:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/20/2013 16:03

benpaco wrote:

And I think Audioslave deserves a lot more love than they get on this site.

No they don't. And that's coming from the guy who had had Superunknown as his avatar for like a year.

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

meccalecca — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:54:09 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 11/20/2013 14:54

Jasonconfused wrote:

mecca is going to be pissed.

I'm not happy. To be fair though, I do like Ten. From Ten to Vitalogy, I liked Pearl Jam, and then they grew boring to me. Over time I listened to them less and less, and now not at all. But Ten has its merits. I've never been one to blame a band for the shit they opened the doors to. It's not their fault. It's not Dave Matthews fault his fans suck. And I don't hate Faith No More for their influence on rap metal.

But Closing Time is better. So was the Ronettes debut.

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

benpaco — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:39:47 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 11/20/2013 14:39

lethalnezzle wrote:

Those bands are all pretty awful too.

A few of those are guilty pleasures, though I'm surprised you're not a Filter fan (at least their early stuff). And I think Audioslave deserves a lot more love than they get on this site.

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:26:13 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/20/2013 14:26

benpaco wrote:

Post grunge favorites of mine (and I dislike a good amount of post grunge, but there are certainly amazing bands in that category) include Bline Melon, Everclear (who, before they turned into more of a pop orientated group, were really alt - country with a hard(ish) sound to them), Our Lady peace, Dishwalla, and collective soul. Local H was actually pretty good as well, but most of what post grunge is irks me to no end.

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 06:16:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/20/2013 11:16

benpaco wrote:

But bands like Audioslave, Finger Eleven, Filter, Foo Fighters, Matchbox Twenty, Stone Temple Pilots, Switchfoot, The Verve Pipe, The Vines ... a lot of good came from post-grunge, I think.

Those bands are all pretty awful too.

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Jasonconfused — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 01:06:21 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 11/20/2013 06:06

mecca is going to be pissed.

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

benpaco — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:53:04 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 11/20/2013 05:53

Gowienczyk wrote:

I never understood why Ten was so lauded; it was the record that created the plague that we call post-grunge and I always felt it was particularly dull.

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:25:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/20/2013 05:25

Closing Time's time has come to a close.

20-14

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:04:19 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/20/2013 00:04

"Closing Time" was a good album, but it didn't even make my top 100. Still, that first half was beautiful, and it looked like it would top "Ten" for a while. But overall, "Ten" for the win.

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Patman360 — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 05:28:05 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 11/19/2013 10:28

Closing Time is good, but there are quite a few of his other albums I love much more, whereas Ten is in my top 10 of all time, easy enough choice.

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:14:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/19/2013 09:14

Showing no blind hometown pride because Pearl Jam has never personally done anything at all, and perhaps unfairly I have a grudge against them because I wasted a lot of time in my teens passively listening to their many far-worse imitators. That's my problem, not theirs, but that doesn't make their music any better. Closing Time is a gem if somewhat tame compared to some of Waits later work, but it's a great listen on it's own right. Very easy decision here

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:42:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/19/2013 06:42

Gowienczyk wrote:

I never understood why Ten was so lauded; it was the record that created the plague that we call post-grunge and I always felt it was particularly dull.

You're dull.

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

mickilennial — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:18:15 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 11/19/2013 06:18

I never understood why Ten was so lauded; it was the record that created the plague that we call post-grunge and I always felt it was particularly dull.

Re: BDAT Rd. 2 - Ten vs. Closing Time (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 22:30:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/19/2013 03:30

Ten has been among my favorite albums for over 20 years now.