FINAL SCORE (3) Nirvana-45 (6) Cream-34

[MPrior]

Cream is clearly not as important a band, as far as rock history goes, as Nirvana. However, Eric Clapton is clearly much more important, as far as rock history goes, than Nirvana. Not to mention much, much better.

 

Also, "White Room" completely blows everything Nirvana ever did out of the water. "Crossroads" is incredible, and includes one of the best guitar solos of all time. Plus, there has never, ever been any point in time at which I'd rather listen to Nirvana than Cream. So it's Cream all the way for me.

The blues-based rock guitar solo is dead. When people do one now it's a self-consciously retro/ironic move.

 

First, I disagree, and second, even if the blues-based guitar solo is dead, that doesn't detract from the brilliance of Clapton's solo (which he played many many years ago, when it was decidedly alive and kicking).

[cubweiser03]

Nirvana only had a couple records of original stuff, right?

 

 

Going with Cream. Clapton is one of the greatest.

 

Yes. Bleach for the debut album is rather amatuerish. It was in my CD jukebox a couple weeks ago, i hadnt listened to it in years, man its pretty unispriring except for About A Girl. Nevermind is a great album. Incesticide is a cover album that ok. In Utero is overproduced and isnt anything special. Unplugged is great but they are all songs done before except for a few.

 

They have 1 solid album. Now its SOLID, but they have just one. I still lke them more than cream because of this one album.

 

 

 

Bleach was recorded for about $200, of course it sounds amateurish.

 

There are only 4 covers on Incesticide. The rest is unreleased recordings.

 

Im more refering to their musical work than the production of the album. The music except for a few tracks are rather bland. Creed spent about $4,000 for their first album and its was a much better album than Bleach.

[cubweiser03]

Nirvana only had a couple records of original stuff, right?

 

 

Going with Cream. Clapton is one of the greatest.

 

Yes. Bleach for the debut album is rather amatuerish. It was in my CD jukebox a couple weeks ago, i hadnt listened to it in years, man its pretty unispriring except for About A Girl. Nevermind is a great album. Incesticide is a cover album that ok. In Utero is overproduced and isnt anything special. Unplugged is great but they are all songs done before except for a few.

 

They have 1 solid album. Now its SOLID, but they have just one. I still lke them more than cream because of this one album.

 

Bleach was recorded for about $200, of course it sounds amateurish.

 

There are only 4 covers on Incesticide. The rest is unreleased recordings.

Nevermind didn't sound amateurish enough. Cobain thought it sounded like a Motley Crue record and I totally agree, to my ears it sounds very similar to Dr. Feelgood, which is why I never liked it.

 

Just another reason i guess for him to put another bullet in the chamber. I never did understand when he killed himself why all the fans got all depressed and felt like they lost someone of their 'own'. I liked their music but when he died i didnt feel like sitting in a circle with a bunch of people i dont know to light a candle for him. He wasnt the genius he was made out to be either.

[noisesquared]

Nirvana only had a couple records of original stuff, right?

 

 

Going with Cream. Clapton is one of the greatest.

 

Yes. Bleach for the debut album is rather amatuerish. It was in my CD jukebox a couple weeks ago, i hadnt listened to it in years, man its pretty unispriring except for About A Girl. Nevermind is a great album. Incesticide is a cover album that ok. In Utero is overproduced and isnt anything special. Unplugged is great but they are all songs done before except for a few.

 

They have 1 solid album. Now its SOLID, but they have just one. I still lke them more than cream because of this one album.

 

Bleach was recorded for about $200, of course it sounds amateurish.

 

There are only 4 covers on Incesticide. The rest is unreleased recordings.

Nevermind didn't sound amateurish enough. Cobain thought it sounded like a Motley Crue record and I totally agree, to my ears it sounds very similar to Dr. Feelgood, which is why I never liked it.

 

And In Utero was, if anything, way underproduced. Nirvana really wanted to get away from the slick Nevermind sound, so they used Steve Albini, who is known for his stripped down raw recordings, to produce. For my money, this and Bleach are their best albums. Heart Shaped Box, Blew, Serve the Servants (as songs, not musical ability showoff pieces) >>> White Room, Crossroads, etc.

[Derwood]

it appears that nirvana fans make up a quiet majority here

[Soul]

Nirvana only had a couple records of original stuff, right?

 

 

Going with Cream. Clapton is one of the greatest.

 

remind me how many Cream albums there are again?

 

They had 4 I believe, plus the live stuff and jam sessions. It was more than Nirvana.

 

Now---I don't want to get into WHY Nirvana only put out 2 full-lengthers, but that's all they did.

 

Anyway Nirvana's got this one so it hardly matters. I'm not a Cream fanatic. Clapton's impact in music ranks higher than Cobain's, IMO.