Best Nirvana/Smashing Pumpkins song?

[pclstyle]

IMO, back then, nirvana kids were depressed and angry, and smashing pumpkins kids were depressed too, but more in touch with their feelings. It's the melancholy sadness, baby.

Anyway, back on topic:

your favorite songs from either of the bands?

 

[shud]

Never liked Nirvana, Pumpkins had a few good songs. The one with the video where they were on the moon was good.

 

[scorpmatt]

Originally posted by: shud
Never liked Nirvana, Pumpkins had a few good songs. The one with the video where they were on the moon was good.

Tonight Tonight was that video

I think my fav from pumpkins was Disarm and nirvana.... Where did you sleep last night

 

[neovan]

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm

 

[91TTZ]

You know you're right

Bullet With Butterfly Wings


Many others are good, too. I like "today", from SP, and Verse Chorus Verse from Nirvana.

 

[shud]

Disarm was good too.

 

[Insomniak]

Uh, there was nothing about Smashing Pumpkins that played to angst or teen stupidity. Go back and give them another listen


Anyway, for the Pumpkins, it's damn hard to pick, but my favorite track is probably "Muzzle".

 

[meltdown75]

SP - Here Is No Why, Hummer, Quiet, Drown, etc etc (I could never pick just one).

Nirvana - Lithium
^ i was lucky enough to see Nirvana - it was my 1st concert when I was 16.

 

[pclstyle]

Originally posted by: Insomniak
Uh, there was nothing about Smashing Pumpkins that played to angst or teen stupidity. Go back and give them another listen


Anyway, for the Pumpkins, it's damn hard to pick, but my favorite track is probably "Muzzle".

Was gonna make it a Nirvana thread only, but I was a huge SP fan so I tossed 'em in there on a whim.

I still have tonight and disarm on my ipod

 

[Scarpozzi]

Disarm and Tonight Tonight were good.

One problem with the Smashing Pumpkins was that they were too complex in their music. There was just too much going on in the music so they started to drowned themselves out.

As for Nirvana....Kurt might have been the front-man, but David Grohl was the genius.

 

[saxophonoia]

SP - Probably Cherub Rock

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: shud
Never liked Nirvana, Pumpkins had a few good songs. The one with the video where they were on the moon was good.

Tonight Tonight was that video

I think my fav from pumpkins was Disarm and nirvana.... Where did you sleep last night

yeah that video apparently won a bunch of awards cause it was so good. I suppose that Tonight Tonight is my fav Pumpkins song though too!

 

[Insomniak]

I have Gish, Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie, and Machina. Both in hard copy, and ripped to my HDD. 4 albums, 5 discs, great band.

Never really had a desire for their "unreleased" and b-sides bits. IMO, Corgan and Co. were right to cut them off the albums - they weren't as good as the other stuff. Also, their Adore album was just useless because Jimmy Chamberlain was not on board. Being that he's about the best drummer ever, his prescence was essential.

 

[Nitemare]

Penny Royal Tea
Bullet with Butterfly wings

Heart Shaped Box
Lithium

 

[chuckywang]

Tonight, Tonight for The Smashing Pumpkins.

 

[pclstyle]

Zwan :disgust:

 

[Insomniak]

All yous noting Tonight, Tonight, Disarm, Bullet WBW, have you guys actually heard much aside from the singles?

Just curious - I mean, I don't hold it against you if you haven't, but these songs, by Pumpkins standards, are pretty average. There were much better cuts that never made it to radio.

 

[ggavinmoss]

Nirvana
==================
Lounge Act
Serve the Servants
Heart Shaped Box

The Smashing Pumpkins
==================
Here is no Why
Pennies
Quiet

I could list a bunch more but these are what stand out right now...

-geoff

 

[meltdown75]

Doh - had to mention Rhinocerous - that song got me into SP in the first place.

The entire Siamese Dream album though, imho, is just about the most amazing CD to me, ever. Ranks right up there with RageATM's first. I hold Rush: Chronicles in high regard too. It's a pretty exclusive list.

 

[Al Neri]

Nirvna - In His Hands /thread

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Doh - had to mention Rhinocerous - that song got me into SP in the first place.

The entire Siamese Dream album though, imho, is just about the most amazing CD to me, ever. Ranks right up there with RageATM's first. I hold Rush: Chronicles in high regard too. It's a pretty exclusive list.

IMO, Smashing Pumpkins = best rock band of the 90s decade, Rage = #2.

Good calls :thumbsup:

 

[pclstyle]

Creed >>>>> Nirvana and SP

[runs away]

 

[nakedfrog]

SP:
Zero
Mayonaise
Soma

Nirvana:
Swap meet
Mr Moustache
Big Cheese
Serve the Servants
Heart-shaped box
Aneurysm
Territorial Pissings
All apologies
Aero Zeppelin
...and so forth

 

[orakle]

This needs a poll... take the songs that most people are posting and put them in 2 lists one for each band.

That said, disarm and rape me.

 

[pclstyle]

Quiet, definitely.

And you're right, the siamese dream album was absolutely amazing.