So a friend of mine (and fellow tdubber) contents that the Foo Fighters are way better than Nirvana was. What say you tdub?

4/14/2012 3:09:20 PM

the foo fighters are still alive. +1 for the foo fighters!!

4/14/2012 3:10:14 PM

foo fighters > nirvana

4/14/2012 3:10:59 PM

I wouldn't say way better

4/14/2012 3:12:05 PM

I think Nirvana had a better drummer, but Foo Fighters has a better lead singer.

4/14/2012 3:12:47 PM

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"I think Nirvana had a better drummer, but Foo Fighters has a better lead singer."

But which has better songs?

4/14/2012 3:13:48 PM

the Foo Fighters, possibly because they had a longer career, has music to match your mood, they seem to be creative, and FF stay relevant but not getting too sucked into mainstream pop. I have in general enjoyed their music much more than Nirvanas. That being said, Nirvana has a lot of musical talent and creativity, but their shit makes you want to cut your wrists. It is good for chilling and laying low.

4/14/2012 3:16:00 PM

Both are way overrated

Foo Fighters more so

4/14/2012 3:16:16 PM

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4/14/2012 3:18:35 PM

Foo fighters. Mainly because they aren't a shitty ripoff of the pixies.

But seriously, nirvana is about my least favorite nineties rock band. Listening to cobain sing makes me cringe.

4/14/2012 3:21:20 PM

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"Wings > The Beatles imho"

4/14/2012 3:21:32 PM

Starship > Jefferson Airplane

4/14/2012 3:23:39 PM

New van halen > original van halen

Tattoo is the greatest rock song ever

4/14/2012 3:26:22 PM

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"New van halen > original van halen Tattoo is the greatest rock song ever"

I wanted to shit myself and fling my poo at the radio the first time I heard Tattoo.

4/14/2012 3:33:15 PM

Foo Fights makes A LOT of good songs but none of them are great songs.


Nirvana has great songs.

4/14/2012 3:34:51 PM

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"Quote : "I think Nirvana had a better drummer, but Foo Fighters has a better lead singer." But which has better songs?"

pretty sure he was kidding....

4/14/2012 3:35:36 PM

Are you fucking kidding??

Foo fighters is passable for rock music I guess but its not like you'd buy their album or listen to it repeatedly.

No one is still talking about the foo fighters 15 years later but they're still talking about nirvana 20+ years later

4/14/2012 3:37:22 PM

our lady peace

4/14/2012 3:40:06 PM

OLP is definitely better than foo fighters

At least the first few albums - No idea about anything recent

[Edited on April 14, 2012 at 3:41 PM. Reason : ]

4/14/2012 3:41:31 PM

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"No one is still talking about the foo fighters 15 years later"

you know they just (this year) got nominated for a grammy right??

4/14/2012 3:44:35 PM

To be so prolific, I can only stand 2-3 foo fighters songs

And I actually really like those - the rest are

[Edited on April 14, 2012 at 3:50 PM. Reason : ]

4/14/2012 3:49:59 PM

I guess nirvana is just too much whiny emo crap for my taste.

4/14/2012 3:50:48 PM

I am the friend in question...for some reason I just never liked Nirvana and enjoy Foo Fighters music much better. When I said this to Synapse he acted as if I'd just committed Blasphemy so he said he was going to do a Tdub poll.

I expected Nirvana to win but judging from the responses it's not quite the landslide you thought it was going to be huh Synapse?

4/14/2012 4:07:37 PM

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" for some reason I just never liked Nirvana and enjoy Foo Fighters music much better."

This is exactly how I feel.

Also tattoo just came on at the bar, I cried.

4/14/2012 4:11:20 PM

^^dang.

4/14/2012 4:12:26 PM

I like Nirvana a lot, but I also really like Foo Fighters, and there's just a whole lot more Foo Fighters to enjoy.

They will never have the cultural influence of Nirvana, but if that influences how much you like a band then you're a sheep or a tool.

4/14/2012 4:19:39 PM

I respect Nirvana and Kurt Cobains place in music history, however am not a fan of the music. Im not a FF fan either, but they have a few catchy tunes.

4/14/2012 4:19:48 PM

I think they are both awesome but would say Nirvana is way better mainly because grunge is my favorite genre of rock

4/14/2012 4:27:13 PM

Audioslave > Soundgarden

4/14/2012 6:32:01 PM

Foo fighters definitely sums up this messageboard.


We got a collection of foo fighters fans here for gods sake.

Do you also subscribe to home & garden just to keep yourself balanced out?

4/14/2012 6:36:59 PM

I would never content that.

4/14/2012 6:37:59 PM

Nirvana is unobjectively better. Foo Fighters are boring.

4/14/2012 6:50:01 PM

Nirvana Unplugged > anything ever done by the Foo Fighters

4/14/2012 6:50:47 PM

Pretty sure Nirvana left a big impact on the music industry that the Foo Fighters never will.

4/14/2012 6:52:59 PM

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"Nirvana is unobjectively better."

I think Nevermind is the only CD I actually keep in my car to listen to.

4/14/2012 7:17:54 PM

Foo Fighters have been more successful.

Nirvana has been successful while also being HUGELY influential.

They basically introduced the world to an entirely different style of music and influenced countless other bands and artists.

They were just a band doing what they loved, which happened to be something somewhat new to the rest of us, got so popular and hated the fame so much, they released In Utero basically to piss a lot of their fans off in an attempt to ground themselves and avoid some of the fame, and it turned out to be hugely successful.

It's hard to compare and basically depends on what your definition of success is. They are also basically two different styles of music.

Overall, in the grand scheme of things, I think Nirvana wins. They did more in the short amount of time they were together than almost any band around.

[Edited on April 14, 2012 at 7:30 PM. Reason : m]

4/14/2012 7:30:07 PM

dave grohl is a better songwriter than cobain

4/14/2012 9:26:22 PM

Yea, Nirvana is still being talked about 20 years later. What would it be like though if Kurt hadn't shot himself? They'd be in the same boat as Pearl Jam - trying to stay relevant and not suck, while failing at both.

4/14/2012 9:37:06 PM

Count me in the group that likes Foo Fighters but really can't get into Nirvana.

Cobain was holding Grohl down anyway. I think Grohl is the better frontman, and his voice doesn't annoy me like Cobain does.

4/14/2012 10:11:41 PM

Nirvana is the most important band of the 90s.

Did you know there are actually people who think that Dave Grohl should have been the lead singer of Nirvana? That's like saying that Ray Manzarek should have fronted The Doors.

How many bands can really switch lead singers and go on to bigger fame? Pink Floyd, AC/DC, who else?

And just to make myself clear - Pink Floyd got 'better' when Waters took over for Barrett. Pink Floyd went down the shitter and into the sewage treatment plant once Gilmour took the reigns. I'll never understand why those two can't put aside their differences for one last tour. I just want to do a shitload of drugs and hear their music live.

[Edited on April 14, 2012 at 10:23 PM. Reason : Syd Barrett, while not being around for the mainstream success, is still minutely better than Waters]

4/14/2012 10:21:12 PM

foo fighters > nirvana

4/14/2012 10:41:33 PM

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"contents "

MFW Your friend contents instead of contends

4/14/2012 10:55:51 PM

Nirvana came out strong, wrecked shop for a while, and died suddenly and unexpectedly; altering the mood and the course of music for many years to come.

Foo Fighters came out weak and kinda seems to keep getting better with every album.

I'm going to have to go with Nirvana on this one.

[Edited on April 14, 2012 at 11:07 PM. Reason : l]

4/14/2012 11:06:23 PM

Nirvana > Foo Fighters

4/14/2012 11:55:18 PM

^^^this mug is bringing straight heat mane

DANG!

Good catch cuz!

4/15/2012 12:03:41 AM

There's nothing spectacular about the Foo Fighters.. I enjoy some of their music but not as much as Nirvana. I guess FF just have a bit of that generic rock sound that's not as interesting to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlVdPl-oEmg
=more interesting. heroin addicted frontmen ftw

4/15/2012 12:04:41 AM

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"They will never have the cultural influence of Nirvana, but if that influences how much you like a band then you're a sheep or a tool."

4/15/2012 12:20:16 AM

I don't think anyone will really argue that Grohl is a better "singer" than Cobain.

I mean fuck,Justin Bieber is a better "singer" than Bob Dylan, but that means jack shit in the grand scheme of things.

4/15/2012 12:25:14 AM

I honestly don't think Justin Bieber is a good singer at all. He's a decent drummer for a kid but I've got no idea how he got so popular. Molested by Usher or something like that right?

But I can't stand listening to Bob Dylan.

4/15/2012 12:27:41 AM

He is a cute little dude who can carry a tune.

He appeals(ed) to teens/tweens who have the most disposable income to spend on shit like this.

His video is also the TOP video on YouTube view wise.

With over 700MILLION views.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kffacxfA7G4

I mean fuck, 3/4 of a billion views. I don't care what you did in that video, you deserve ever bit of hot underage/legal pussy that flows your way.

[Edited on April 15, 2012 at 12:35 AM. Reason : ,]

4/15/2012 12:35:19 AM