Poll: Who is the Rock Band of the 90's

bat_collector · 12-31-2004, 01:07 PM

Who was your favorite Hard Rock/Grung/metal/Alternative band of the 90's. I'm including what I would think would be the definitive bands of that era. Only 10 options though, so I can't include everyone. Please forgive me if I left off such bands as Pantera and Godsmack.

I decided to edit to include the albums released by them (not all inclusive) in the ninties:

Nirvana - Nevermind, In Uetero, Unplugged
Pearl Jam - 10, vs, vitalogy, No Code, Yield
Alice in Chains - Facelift, Dirt, Alice in Chains, Unplugged, Sap, Jar of Flies
Metallica - Black Album, Load, Reload, Garage Inc
Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger, Superunknown, Down on the Upside
Korn: Korn, Follow the Leader, and Life is Peachy
Tool: Undertow, Anema
Rage against the Machine: Rage against the Machine, Evil Empire, Battle of Los Angeles
Nine Inch Nails: The downward Spiral, The Fragile
Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream, Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Adore

galactus · 12-31-2004, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bat_collector

Who was your favorite Hard Rock/Grung/metal/Alternative band of the 90's. I'm including what I would think would be the definitive bands of that era. Only 10 options though, so I can't include everyone. Please forgive me if I left off such bands as Pantera and Godsmack.

Guns n Roses

Meta Jon · 12-31-2004, 01:20 PM

I thought Aerosmith just got better and better during the 90's = and they are still around

bat_collector · 12-31-2004, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by galactus

Guns n Roses

You gotta be kidding! The released Use your Illusion 1 and 2 in 1991 and dropped off the face of the earth! but, I guess I could have bumpbed NIN for them.

Aerosmith was at least a good choice, but they were too pop. Can't please everybody.

galactus · 12-31-2004, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bat_collector

You gotta be kidding! The released Use your Illusion 1 and 2 in 1991 and dropped off the face of the earth! but, I guess I could have bumpbed NIN for them.

Aerosmith was at least a good choice, but they were too pop. Can't please everybody.

Damn, guess I was off by a decade

bat_collector · 12-31-2004, 01:38 PM

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Damn, guess I was off by a decade

Well, they stradle the fence. Appetite for destruction was like 88 or 89. Maybe they released some more. I'm sorry Big G. I should have kicked Tool or NIN out for them.

carrillj · 12-31-2004, 01:49 PM

I think Guns n Roses deserves to be on the list, and just like Mettallica, their best stuff came out in the late 80's-early 90's. The others on the list can't compare to these 2 great bands.

bat_collector · 12-31-2004, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by carrillj

I think Guns n Roses deserves to be on the list, and just like Mettallica, their best stuff came out in the late 80's-early 90's. The others on the list can't compare to these 2 great bands.

It was tough call. But I think Guns n Roses definitive album came out with Appetitie for destruction. Use your Illusion I and II, while good, can't compare to a whole decade of work for these other bands.

I mean, Metallica had the black album, load, reload, s&m and garage inc in the 90's. The others had whole careers in the nineties. Sorry, but while I may have kicked out either NIN or Tool, I think they are more defintive 90's bands than GNR, who is pretty much has the glam and spandex of 1987.

Just my opinion.

galactus · 12-31-2004, 02:05 PM

OK, then my vote on the list is for Pearl Jam. I STILL listen to 10 all the time.

carrillj · 12-31-2004, 02:08 PM

Understood, but I compiled what I thought were the best songs for most of these bands on 1 or 2 Cd's, and I seem to always want to listen to Guns & Roses. The others seemed to get old after time, including some of Mettallica's "greatest" hits. Too bad G&R didn't stick around longer to be considered one of the best.