What's the best alternative rock cd ever?

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spidey07

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Originally posted by: glenn1
Nirvana is alternative music nowadays? The definition sure has changed from when I was in high school and alternative was stuff like The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, Love and Rockets, and bands of that style. If that's how you define alternative then the best album is Depeche Mode's Violator.
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another great, great album. But not really "rock".

<---grew up in the 80s when cure bunnymen, love and rockets ruled. As far as I can tell there really isn't an alternative scene nowadays.

The only other really great alternative rock I can think of is sound garden. Man did their first two albums rock serious ass.

There's this one band that was really incredible - "hey, now, hey now now, this corrosion to me.....like a bleeding heart....hey, now, hey now now." dang can't think of them now.

teh google roxors....
Sisters of Mercy
 
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Originally posted by: glenn1
Nirvana is alternative music nowadays? The definition sure has changed from when I was in high school and alternative was stuff like The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, Love and Rockets, and bands of that style. If that's how you define alternative then the best album is Depeche Mode's Violator.
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I agree that the definition of alternative has changed. Besides the Cure, what pops into my head is New Order (I love True Faith), Violent Femmes, Ramones, Modern Talking. The type of music we also used to call New Wave
 
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spidey07

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I'm sticking to my guns.

sisters of mercy
pure rock, alternative. simply mind blowing.
 
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flxnimprtmscl

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Originally posted by: smc13
Originally posted by: glenn1
Nirvana is alternative music nowadays? The definition sure has changed from when I was in high school and alternative was stuff like The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, Love and Rockets, and bands of that style. If that's how you define alternative then the best album is Depeche Mode's Violator.
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I agree that the definition of alternative has changed. Besides the Cure, what pops into my head is New Order (I love True Faith), Violent Femmes, Ramones, Modern Talking. The type of music we also used to call New Wave
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What saddens me is I've been hearing Nirvana and other bands of that day being refered to as "classic alternative" more and more. It's making me feel old :(
 
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spidey07

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Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Originally posted by: smc13
Originally posted by: glenn1
Nirvana is alternative music nowadays? The definition sure has changed from when I was in high school and alternative was stuff like The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, Love and Rockets, and bands of that style. If that's how you define alternative then the best album is Depeche Mode's Violator.
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I agree that the definition of alternative has changed. Besides the Cure, what pops into my head is New Order (I love True Faith), Violent Femmes, Ramones, Modern Talking. The type of music we also used to call New Wave
Click to expand...

What saddens me is I've been hearing Nirvana and other bands of that day being refered to as "classic alternative" more and more. It's making me feel old :(
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If you were 20 something when nirvana hit you are old.

<---old.

If you were 20 something when the greatest band of all time (Led Zepplin) came out, its official-confirmed-old.
 
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zoiks

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All these cd's previously mentioned are great. I like Alice in Chains 'Jar of flies', REM, Weezer, The Used, Switchfoot, Dashboard Confessional, Garbage etc.
Hard to put a finger on who's greatest. I'm not sure if Disturbed could be considered alternative but I like them as well.
A million others I can't think of.
 
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CptObvious

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The Colour and the Shape was an excellent album from start to finish. I'd put SP's Siamese Dream and Weezer's blue album up there as well.
 
Schadenfreude

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Originally posted by: chrisms
Originally posted by: austin316
Originally posted by: Jehovah
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
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Just beat me to it. I totally agree.
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If you're going to go with Stone Temple Pilots I think Core is the best by far..
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You are very sadly mistaken. Purple is the best. Admittedly, Core is very, very close, but it's not Purple.
 
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kinev

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Not the best of the 90's, but I can listen to Bush - Sixteen Stone all the way through to this day.
 
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chrisms

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Originally posted by: Jehovah
Originally posted by: chrisms
Originally posted by: austin316
Originally posted by: Jehovah
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
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Just beat me to it. I totally agree.
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If you're going to go with Stone Temple Pilots I think Core is the best by far..
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You are very sadly mistaken. Purple is the best. Admittedly, Core is very, very close, but it's not Purple.
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Well I like their hard rock sound better. I got my Core CD stolen a while back, and just to change things up I bought Purple to replace it, but was somewhat disappointed.
 
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StageLeft

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Ten by PJ was good, as was jar of flies by Alice in Chains (if it counts).

Course I always liked the debut album from gin blossoms :eek:
smashing pumpkins - siamese dream
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Forgot that one. You're right, it's better than any other mentioned here so far.
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
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WTF. Their quality dropped from the first one, which was SUPERB.
as a Canadian - I'll mention Our Lady Peace - Clumsy as my favorite
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Good album, as was I Mother Earth - Scenery and Fish, which I'd easily argue was better ;) Of course the tea party's "splendor solice" trumps both of them, hands down.

I endorse the selection of garbage. Hell, there's a lot of good sh*t out there.

Heck, Barenaked ladies Maroon is a stunning creation as well.
 
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I've always liked Facelift better than Dirt. More rock, less gloom, same attitude. One of my top 10 favs albums of all time.
 
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StageLeft

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Originally posted by: Vic
I've always liked Facelift better than Dirt. More rock, less gloom, same attitude. One of my top 10 favs albums of all time.
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It's all about Jars of flies I tell you! Who could not literally be stunned at the beautiful beginnging of no excuses, or the fantastical melodies of rotten apple?

 
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