Poll: Layne Staley vs. Kurt Cobain

[Smolderin]

Considering I have an undying hatred for Cobain and what he has done to todays modern rock music, I'll go with the guy I have never even heard before until now.

 

[Imthatguy]

A lot of that 'pain' can be attributed to Heroin use. Still Layne takes my vote.

(Nice Stirner avatar OP)

 

[DisasterSoiree]

A lot of that 'pain' can be attributed to Heroin use. Still Layne takes my vote.

(Nice Stirner avatar OP)

Thankee, thankee.

 

[disgruntledgamer]

I in no way feel comfortable calling someone a better musician. I grew up with Nirvana and related to his music and loved his voice. I personally like Cobain better, music is all about personal preference.

I don't mind Alice in Chains, but I never really got into them majorly. I never found them as grungey.

A lot of their stuff is very similar, it's just with Alice in Chains you need to put them through a bigger filter since some of there stuff sucks. Don't get me wrong I love Cobain before the... shotgun, but they are just as grungey, in fact some songs like "Your Decision" is indistinguishable from Nirvana's I find (although not done by Staley), in fact sometimes I hear a really good song and I don't know it's Alice in Chains until I look it up.




Although Kurt could sing other peoples songs and make them better something I haven't heard Staley do so I have to give it to Cobain.

 

[flarty]

well hes a thread by someone trying to maintain his opinion is right over others.

I only like a couple AiC songs, so nirvana wins for me.
I thought Ten was a brilliant album, just because you don't like a band doesn't mean they suck.

 

[disgruntledgamer]

Nirvana is better if you ask me, but Cobain deserves no honours for anything. Dude killed himself while he had a child. If you have kids, taking your own life is quite simply no longer an option, and the guy's a selfish asshole that he did anyway.

Give the guy some slack if I was married to Courtney Love I'd want to kill myself to, that is of course assuming that "She" didn't do it.

 

[Jazoni89]

Chris Cornell, cmon the guy looks like Jesus, and he pretty much sings like the son of god.

Hipster Choice: Andrew Woods from the reflectively obscure Grunge and Glam Rock crossover band Mother Love Bone. Such a brilliant singer. It's a shame that he died so young too.

Spoiler

I always found out the more obscurer Grunge was much better than Cobain and his crew.

I kinda grew out of the AIC phase (I was suffering from a huge depression a couple of years back), but i still think Jar of Flies is possibly the best EP ever made.

You do know that Pearl Jam IS Mother Love Bone but with a different lead singer (since he died of course)?
You probably already did, but unknown thru your post

Yup I knew that, but Pearl Jam, and Mother Love Bone are two completely different styles of grunge.

You could call me a know-it-all when it comes to 90's British and American Alternative Rock. I live and breathe the stuff. Grunge used to be my favorite Alt-Rock genre until I discovered the incredible noise of the early 90's Shoegazers.

 

[Bravo Company]

I'm going to have to go with Cobain here, simply because Cobain was a musician and when you're a musician you can play more than just one instrument, from what little I've heard about him (and I don't claim to be a nirvana expert) Cobain would write the music for every instrument in the band. Also, I like Nirvana; I can't say the same for AiC, I don't call them terrible, but there's a reason why I have Nirvana's discography and only a few songs for AiC.

Just my 2cents

 

[disgruntledgamer]

Cobain would write the music for every instrument in the band.

I don't know if he did all that. Although it would explain why I don't like the Foo fighters very much.

 

[Snownine]

While both men were incredible talents, I have to say that I enjoy Staley's vocals more than Cobain's.

 

[woodham]

I loved both bands and both singer/songwriters but my vote is definitely for Layne. he was an unbelievably talented man. he is my favorite all time singer and his poetry and his lyrics were as deep as his voice. if you haven't checked out mad season you should definitely do so! they were an amazing combination of alternative rock and blues and layne did some of his best work on the above album.. mad season live at the Moore is incredible. take the time to check them out!

 

[rig0r_m0rtis]

I liked Nirvana, but loved AiC. I wouldn't claim to be a superfan, but I wasn't fond of Nirvana's quirkiness in a lot of their songs and AiC resonated with me more. I was more bummed by Staley's passing than Cobain, but never will it mean I respect his talents less. Regardless of your views on how either left us, music lost two influential men those days, like it did when Burton died.