(04-06-2022, 06:31 PM)MarleyJag Wrote: I'll probably get some flack for this but Kurt Cobain was way overrated as a musician and a little overrated as a songwriter although he was one of the primary figures in the development of the Seattle grunge sound.

wholeheartedly agree.

I kinda wonder about a lot of artists who passed way too early, would they have continued making music, would their edge have dulled? Like, by album 5, would Hendrix have burned out on studio work? Would he still play as wildly as he approached age 40? If Cobain were still alive, why in the world did he think an Xmas album was going to work?

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(04-06-2022, 06:52 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(04-06-2022, 10:51 AM)The Drifter Wrote: Any Rap/Hip Hop Band

Have you tried Run the Jewels yet?  Try "The Ground Below" by Run The Jewels.

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(04-06-2022, 02:27 AM)NewJagsCity Wrote: Musicians that are heralded as great by critics or fans in thier genre, but just never really did it for you. I ll start with a few.

Carlos Santana
Stevie Nicks
Herbie Hancock
Miles Davis
Garth Brooks
Jimmy Buffet
Pearl Jam
Alice in Chains
Eric Clapton
Jerry Garcia
Frank Zappa
Ed Sheerhan

Miles Davis is a master of the trumpet.  Do you just not like the trumpet?

Pearl Jam, I enjoy it, but if you say Eddie Vedder's voice is a one-trick pony I might agree with you. Alice in Chains is another band that might not be remembered for anything if they weren't peers of Nirvana.  Chris Cornell was the best vocalist that the Seattle scene produced.

AiC were definitely among the elite early on in the scene, but I think Staley's demons were dragging them down. Their early stuff still works for me, but honestly, it's the more mellow stuff like Jar of Flies (and Staley's side project Mad Season) that resonate best.

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