Paste Magazine - The 50 Best Grunge Songs (2014)
Paste Magazine - The 50 Best Grunge Songs (2014)
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Nice to see you again.
I found interesting this list, and I wanted to share it with you.
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/list ... s.html?a=1
50. Mother Love Bone – “Crown of Thorns”
49. Green River – “Swallow My Pride”
48. 7 Year Bitch – “The Scratch”
47. Screaming Trees – “Dollar Bill”
46. The Gits – “Bob (Cousin O.)”
45. Silverchair – “Tomorrow”
44. Paw – “Jessie”
43. Nirvana – “Blew”
42. Love Battery – “Out of Focus”
41. Sunny Day Real Estate – “Seven”
40. Pearl Jam – “Animal”
39. Veruca Salt – “All Hail Me”
38. Melvins – “Goin’ Blind”
37. Nirvana – “Serve the Servants”
36. Love Battery – “Between the Eyes”
35. Stone Temple Pilots – “Interstate Love Song”
34. Soundgarden – “Outshined”
33. Mad Season – “River of Deceit”
32. Bush – “Machinehead”
31. Pearl Jam – “Jeremy”
30. Tad – “Grease Box”
29. Alice in Chains – “I Stay Away”
28. Hole – “Violet”
27. Stone Temple Pilots – “Big Empty”
26. Smashing Pumpkins – “Cherub Rock”
25. Dinosaur Jr. – “Out There”
24. Mudhoney – “In ’n’ Out of Grace”
23. Soundgarden – “Black Hole Sun”
22. Pearl Jam – “Rearviewmirror”
21. L7 – “Pretend We’re Dead”
20. Nirvana – “Heart-Shaped Box”
19. Stone Temple Pilots – “Plush”
18. Hole – “Doll Parts”
17. Screaming Trees – “Nearly Lost You”
16. Alice in Chains – “Them Bones”
15. Meat Puppets – “Backwater”
14. Nirvana – “Lithium”
13. Pearl Jam – “Even Flow”
12. Dinosaur Jr. – “Feel the Pain”
11. Melvins – “Lizzy”
10. Veruca Salt – “Seether”
9. Temple of the Dog – “Hunger Strike”
8. Mudhoney – “Touch Me I’m Sick”
7. Nirvana – “In Bloom”
6. Stone Temple Pilots – “Vasoline”
5. Smashing Pumpkins – “Today”
4. Soundgarden – “Superunknown”
3. Alice in Chains – “Would?”
2. Pearl Jam – “Alive”
1. Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Nice to see you again.
I found interesting this list, and I wanted to share it with you.
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/list ... s.html?a=1
50. Mother Love Bone – “Crown of Thorns”
49. Green River – “Swallow My Pride”
48. 7 Year Bitch – “The Scratch”
47. Screaming Trees – “Dollar Bill”
46. The Gits – “Bob (Cousin O.)”
45. Silverchair – “Tomorrow”
44. Paw – “Jessie”
43. Nirvana – “Blew”
42. Love Battery – “Out of Focus”
41. Sunny Day Real Estate – “Seven”
40. Pearl Jam – “Animal”
39. Veruca Salt – “All Hail Me”
38. Melvins – “Goin’ Blind”
37. Nirvana – “Serve the Servants”
36. Love Battery – “Between the Eyes”
35. Stone Temple Pilots – “Interstate Love Song”
34. Soundgarden – “Outshined”
33. Mad Season – “River of Deceit”
32. Bush – “Machinehead”
31. Pearl Jam – “Jeremy”
30. Tad – “Grease Box”
29. Alice in Chains – “I Stay Away”
28. Hole – “Violet”
27. Stone Temple Pilots – “Big Empty”
26. Smashing Pumpkins – “Cherub Rock”
25. Dinosaur Jr. – “Out There”
24. Mudhoney – “In ’n’ Out of Grace”
23. Soundgarden – “Black Hole Sun”
22. Pearl Jam – “Rearviewmirror”
21. L7 – “Pretend We’re Dead”
20. Nirvana – “Heart-Shaped Box”
19. Stone Temple Pilots – “Plush”
18. Hole – “Doll Parts”
17. Screaming Trees – “Nearly Lost You”
16. Alice in Chains – “Them Bones”
15. Meat Puppets – “Backwater”
14. Nirvana – “Lithium”
13. Pearl Jam – “Even Flow”
12. Dinosaur Jr. – “Feel the Pain”
11. Melvins – “Lizzy”
10. Veruca Salt – “Seether”
9. Temple of the Dog – “Hunger Strike”
8. Mudhoney – “Touch Me I’m Sick”
7. Nirvana – “In Bloom”
6. Stone Temple Pilots – “Vasoline”
5. Smashing Pumpkins – “Today”
4. Soundgarden – “Superunknown”
3. Alice in Chains – “Would?”
2. Pearl Jam – “Alive”
1. Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Re: Paste Magazine - The 50 Best Grunge Songs (2014)
Prediction: Smells Like Teen Spirit ends up being the number one song of all time according to AM this year or next. Oh, I'm still waiting for the day Heart-Shaped Box is deemed the greatest grunge song.
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Yeah, I think that too. But who knows.babydoll wrote:Prediction: Smells Like Teen Spirit ends up being the number one song of all time according to AM this year or next.
Henrik said this in 2014:
Henrik wrote:Here are the "scores" for the top 25 albums and songs, to give you an idea of which albums/songs that have a good chance to advance in coming updates.
Songs
9874 1. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
9804 2. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
9700 3. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
As you can see, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is closer to "Like a Rolling Stone" than "Good Vibrations". However, the scale is such that the benefit of a top spot in a new critics' list is smaller the closer you get to 10,000.
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Just a note: Unless Paste is acceptable as a "grunge" outlet, this probably isn't eligible for AM.
No surprise, though, that Nirvana would dominate such a list.
No surprise, though, that Nirvana would dominate such a list.
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Maybe.............................babydoll wrote:Prediction: Smells Like Teen Spirit ends up being the number one song of all time according to AM this year or next.
But not because of this list, as Paste isn't a grunge outlet and therefore this list isn't eligible.
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Low!Blanco wrote: 31. Pearl Jam – “Jeremy”
23. Soundgarden – “Black Hole Sun”
20. Nirvana – “Heart-Shaped Box”
19. Stone Temple Pilots – “Plush”
14. Nirvana – “Lithium”
Re: Paste Magazine - The 50 Best Grunge Songs (2014)
Good thing they didn't swamp the list with Nirvana songs. I like genre-specific lists because you get to see some unexpected choices. While I think "Superunknown" is a solid and underrated grunge song I think it should swap ranks with "Rearviewmirror", a superior song which is also unacclaimed. Bush's "Machinehead" is a terrible choice, I would have preferred "Everything Zen" or better yet, none at all.
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Actually, I've been doing some work with the songs for the next update, and it currently looks like three songs have a similar chance to be number one of all time. "Like a Rolling Stone", "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Hotline Bling"!!!Henrik wrote:Maybe.............................babydoll wrote:Prediction: Smells Like Teen Spirit ends up being the number one song of all time according to AM this year or next.
But not because of this list, as Paste isn't a grunge outlet and therefore this list isn't eligible.
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Henrik wrote:Actually, I've been doing some work with the songs for the next update, and it currently looks like three songs have a similar chance to be number one of all time. "Like a Rolling Stone", "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Hotline Bling"!!!Henrik wrote:Maybe.............................babydoll wrote:Prediction: Smells Like Teen Spirit ends up being the number one song of all time according to AM this year or next.
But not because of this list, as Paste isn't a grunge outlet and therefore this list isn't eligible.
Good. It's nice to see a song so immediately accepted for its greatness. "Hotline Bling" has already irreversibly changed the course of music, and we might never get a track as revolutionary again.
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Yes!!! Life-changing - world-changing, I daresay!BleuPanda wrote:Good. It's nice to see a song so immediately accepted for its greatness. "Hotline Bling" has already irreversibly changed the course of music, and we might never get a track as revolutionary again.Henrik wrote: Actually, I've been doing some work with the songs for the next update, and it currently looks like three songs have a similar chance to be number one of all time. "Like a Rolling Stone", "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Hotline Bling"!!!
How wonderful to see this news on this particular day!
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You think it's too unlikely, apparently. Didn't I upset anyone?
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I got upset, because I think that song sounds like a dying llama moaning in pain. If anyone can convince me otherwise, I'm all up for that. Plus it's not that revolutionary, it's a pop culture phenomenon. Big difference.
Not meaning to take over your list, I would suggest making it ineligible for the top due to the fact it was released last year!
Not meaning to take over your list, I would suggest making it ineligible for the top due to the fact it was released last year!
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That sounds like a really elegant llama death throe.
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Everyone knows Drake ripped off this beat from Brel's outstanding "Les poissons d'Avril" Too bad it's not available on Spotify, the comparison is obvious.Henrik wrote:You think it's too unlikely, apparently. Didn't I upset anyone?
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I was actually hoping we could keep building on this all day before someone gave it away... Hopefully at least a few people took it seriously!PlasticRam wrote:Oh it's April Fools
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Actually, I fell for every single one of those comments.
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Sorry. I actually didn't notice at the time that DocBrown's recommended Brel song is prolly fakeHarold wrote:I was actually hoping we could keep building on this all day before someone gave it away... Hopefully at least a few people took it seriously!PlasticRam wrote:Oh it's April Fools
I feel like that
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I threw up in my mouth a little.