Alice in Chain > Nirvana

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 04.30.2006, 03:13 PM

I notice a lot of bands almost, all of them list Nirvana as an influence. But whenever I listen to the radio they sound a lot more like Alice In Chains than anything. The way the meoldies go now and just the way it sounds really overlapped (cant describe it any other way). Nirvana was a lot more simple and repetitive.

Fuck the anti-nirvan threadsters!

finding nobody · 04.30.2006, 03:14 PM

i seen an interview where the alice in chains guitarist was saying that kurt was horrible guitar player, but a good songwriter

Everyneurotic · 04.30.2006, 05:21 PM

i do listen to alice in chains more than i listen to nirvana.

every band tries to approximate sounding like aic with an over simplification of their sound (the vocals, some of the heavier guitar riffs, the leads, etc.) but alice in chains are so intricate and layered (like rhys noted) that few if anyone really are influenced to achieve something like what they used to do.

HaydenAsche · 04.30.2006, 05:23 PM

They both suck!

terminal pharmacy · 04.30.2006, 05:24 PM

umm everyband? is there only one style of music...

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 04.30.2006, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by terminal pharmacy

umm everyband? is there only one style of music...

sorry i should have said alternative rock bands

krastian · 04.30.2006, 07:42 PM

Don't you mean Nirvana > Alice In Chains? I agree but I have got into AIC a lot more in the past few years. I didn't really like them when they first came out.

themawt71 · 04.30.2006, 07:53 PM

their 80s metal tendencies get on my nerves. the blusey guitar solos kind of piss me off but some of their stuff i like alot.

IntoTheGroovey · 04.30.2006, 08:57 PM

I never really got into Alice in Chains for some reason. But Nirvana are kool.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 04.30.2006, 09:05 PM

i get the feeling no one read my first post.

mafushkwa · 04.30.2006, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheriff Rhys Chatham

i get the feeling no one read my first post.

Seems like it.

But I agree with you alot. It's almost as though every single "hard rock" band on the radio is stealing their riffs from alice in chains, whether it be their emotional moments or their rock out moments (they just add some more speed and a little fake tough guy attitude to it).

Nirvana seems to have influenced...

I think only Nickelback. It's sad.

HaydenAsche · 04.30.2006, 09:51 PM

Diesel has a mullet????????

W
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Everyneurotic · 04.30.2006, 10:13 PM

yeah, it's true.

everyone name drops nirvana and not mention alice in chains but it's more the aic sound that these radio hard rock bands persue

by the way, i think all the nickelbags and stainds and creeds are more into the production of alice, their sounds more than the songs, themes, arrangements, etc., than anything else

Mudride · 05.02.2006, 01:29 PM

hmm I liked AIC alot when I was like 15, but nowadays I hardly listen to them. Nirvana still randomly gets some plays.
Looks like I'm getting old .....

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 05.02.2006, 02:45 PM

my dad was telling me about a show he went to. Alice in chains, megadeth, and some other band. Alice in chains played and got booed off of the stage. This was before they were radio friendly.

soapbars · 05.02.2006, 02:50 PM

its true,

the only reason i can see these so called rock bands listing nirvana as an influence is that theyre just name dropping cool bands, which is bullshit because its these bands that make me want to eat burger king and read sports illustrated.

Andrés · 05.02.2006, 09:55 PM

AIC has been my fav band nowadays. Junkhead is such an amazing song!

RockerNino · 05.03.2006, 02:37 AM

alice in chains are good. unplugged was pretty good. but nirvana rules.

04.30.2006, 03:13 PM	#1
Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	I notice a lot of bands almost, all of them list Nirvana as an influence. But whenever I listen to the radio they sound a lot more like Alice In Chains than anything. The way the meoldies go now and just the way it sounds really overlapped (cant describe it any other way). Nirvana was a lot more simple and repetitive. Fuck the anti-nirvan threadsters! __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	i seen an interview where the alice in chains guitarist was saying that kurt was horrible guitar player, but a good songwriter
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i do listen to alice in chains more than i listen to nirvana. every band tries to approximate sounding like aic with an over simplification of their sound (the vocals, some of the heavier guitar riffs, the leads, etc.) but alice in chains are so intricate and layered (like rhys noted) that few if anyone really are influenced to achieve something like what they used to do. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	They both suck! __________________ rip
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terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	umm everyband? is there only one style of music...
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krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	Don't you mean Nirvana > Alice In Chains? I agree but I have got into AIC a lot more in the past few years. I didn't really like them when they first came out. __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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themawt71 the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 570	their 80s metal tendencies get on my nerves. the blusey guitar solos kind of piss me off but some of their stuff i like alot.
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IntoTheGroovey bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 197	I never really got into Alice in Chains for some reason. But Nirvana are kool. __________________ The owls are not what they seem.
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Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	i get the feeling no one read my first post. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	Diesel has a mullet???????? W HITE TRA SH __________________ rip
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04.30.2006, 10:13 PM	#13
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	yeah, it's true. everyone name drops nirvana and not mention alice in chains but it's more the aic sound that these radio hard rock bands persue by the way, i think all the nickelbags and stainds and creeds are more into the production of alice, their sounds more than the songs, themes, arrangements, etc., than anything else __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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Mudride little trouble girl Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 52	hmm I liked AIC alot when I was like 15, but nowadays I hardly listen to them. Nirvana still randomly gets some plays. Looks like I'm getting old .....
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Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	my dad was telling me about a show he went to. Alice in chains, megadeth, and some other band. Alice in chains played and got booed off of the stage. This was before they were radio friendly. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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soapbars the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Teesside, England Posts: 559	its true, the only reason i can see these so called rock bands listing nirvana as an influence is that theyre just name dropping cool bands, which is bullshit because its these bands that make me want to eat burger king and read sports illustrated.
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Andrés children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chile Posts: 298	AIC has been my fav band nowadays. Junkhead is such an amazing song! __________________
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05.03.2006, 02:37 AM	#18
RockerNino bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 170	alice in chains are good. unplugged was pretty good. but nirvana rules.
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