Nirvana or the Foo Fighers

[Cosmo]

I was actually thinking about this today after listening to Nirvana for the first time in ages. Who do ye reckon are better, nirvana or the Foo fighters?

Alot of surveys, etc seem to put nirvana up there in the top few bands of all time. I personally prefer the Foo Fighters, who do others reckon are the best between the 2 bands?

[Troy.McClure]

Oooooooooooooooooooooo, thats a toughie.

Would kind of agree with Conor (but maybe less extreme). Nirvana lead a style of music, Foo Fighters made it radio frendly. Would go with Nirvana.

[Colie]

Nirvana, by miles. Foo don't have that edgyness that Nirvana did as a result of their toils & many troubles. Foo Fighters are great but the music reflects the fact that Grohl & the band have made it & it was going to be that way from the word go. Godda be Nirvana.

[pete]

I'd pick Nirvana if had to pick from those 2.

Unplugged in New York really showed what Nirvana could do.

[CollegeTillIDie]

I was actually thinking about this today after listening to Nirvana for the first time in ages. Who do ye reckon are better, nirvana or the Foo fighters?

Alot of surveys, etc seem to put nirvana up there in the top few bands of all time. I personally prefer the Foo Fighters, who do others reckon are the best between the 2 bands?

Depends on what you are in to. Foo Fighters had better pop songs early on but went the loud route on some of their latest CD.

[ken foree]

i don't know the foos' music but nirvana are perhaps somewhat underrated when you think about the time they came about, how they 'happened' and what pop music was like in those days (some bad rap/pop, lots of hair-metal). you only have to look at the number of nirvana imitators, the eventual ubiquitous copping of the 'seattle sound' and i don't mean queensryche. that vocal style, them chord changes can be heard in a lot of today's nu-metal and any other bad fratrock over here. this is relevant only if you believe imitation is the sincerest form of flattery i'd imagine. 'in utero' is their best and i think would be in a top ten of 90s albums if there were absolutes in this world

[Slash/ED]

'in utero' is their best and i think would be in a top ten of 90s albums if there were absolutes in this world

That, Nevermind and Unplugged in New York are far better than any Foo Fighter albums imo. Nirvana by far.

[Anto McC]

Foo Fighters

[EnDai]

Neither. Both are extremely over-rated in my honest opinion. How Nirvana overshadowed the far far FAR superior Soundgarden (and countless others) in their day goes beyond my musical loving head! (Seattle in those days was full of incredible bands, yet somehow that tripe came out on top?! ). Their bland thrashed out songs do nothing for me. I dunno, I love bands that can thrash out simple songs, but Nirvana's always bored me. Black Flag are a prime example of a band that could do something simple in a way I appreciated.

I don't get the love obsession with Dave Grohl, a pedestrian mediocre drummer at best, and I'm not a fan of anything he's written as frontman for the Foo's either.

I am however willing to conceed that In Utero is present in some great memories from my childhood, but thats as far as I'll go!

[Anto McC]

Neither. Both are extremely over-rated in my honest opinion. How Nirvana overshadowed the far far FAR superior Soundgarden (and countless others) in their day goes beyond my musical loving head! (Seattle in those days was full of incredible bands, yet somehow that tripe came out on top?! ). Their bland thrashed out songs do nothing for me. I dunno, I love bands that can thrash out simple songs, but Nirvana's always bored me. Black Flag are a prime example of a band that could do something simple in a way I appreciated.

I don't get the love obsession with Dave Grohl, a pedestrian mediocre drummer at best, and I'm not a fan of anything he's written as frontman for the Foo's either.

I am however willing to conceed that In Utero is present in some great memories from my childhood, but thats as far as I'll go!

What about sick puppy Endai

[EnDai]

Skinny Puppy? Not top of my list either Just useful in trying to describe the origin of my username, as more people know of them than ya might think! Or so it would seem! Good band, better than Nirvana/Foo's anyways, but by no means the greatest!

[sligoman]

Foo Fighters, definetely

[gustavo]

have to go with nirvana purely on the basis of their final two studio albums .
not that i dont like the foos they are a great band and dave grohl is imo a great song writer . my favourite moment of oxegen this year was semi acoustic version they did of everlong .

[Cosmo]

'but nirvana are perhaps somewhat underrated'

I think they're overrated tbh (I am a big fan of them, but just dont think they're as good as alot of people make out).

[Pablo]

theres no need for a debate even.

[tetsujin1979]

Nirvava, I know it's become a bit of a cliché but Nevermind really did change my life

Not that I don't listen to the Foos, just Nirvana's music had more of an impact on me.

[anto1208]

is this a joke question ?

nirvanna of coarse are way better the foo fighters are terrible , such a shame coz dave is a genius ,

[EnDai]

If the Foo's are terrible anto1208, how is Dave Grohl a genius? His drumming for Nirvana was mediocre at best, and if you hate the Foo's you obviously don't rate his songwriting/guitar abilities? How is he a genius?

[gustavo]

His drumming for Nirvana was mediocre at best,

have you actually listened to the music ?!?!

[anto1208]

have you actually listened to the music ?!?!

i thought he just wrote the wrong thing thats why i didnt respond ,"His drumming for Nirvana was mediocre at best"

one of the best drummers in the world ,in one of the best bands then he goes and forms one of the most mainstream bands ive ever come across . im just waiting for them to do a song for one of these new comic book films .