Nevermind vs Ten

[rollingstoned]

Which album by these Seattle bands do you like best? Both albums released in 1991 within weeks of each other.

Nirvana's Nevermind:

Track List:
Side One
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic) – 5:01
"In Bloom" – 4:14
"Come as You Are" – 3:39
"Breed" – 3:03
"Lithium" – 4:17
"Polly" – 2:57
Side Two
"Territorial Pissings" (Cobain, Chet Powers) – 2:22
"Drain You" – 3:43
"Lounge Act" – 2:36
"Stay Away" – 3:32
"On a Plain" – 3:16
"Something in the Way" – 3:46

Later releases of Nevermind included a recording of the jam "Endless Nameless", it was a jam around 10 minutes long.

VS.

Pearl Jam's Ten

Track List:
"Once" Stone Gossard 3:51
"Even Flow" Gossard 4:53
"Alive" Gossard 5:41
"Why Go" Jeff Ament 3:20
"Black" Gossard 5:43
"Jeremy" Ament 5:18
"Oceans" Gossard, Ament, Vedder 2:42
"Porch" Vedder 3:30
"Garden" Gossard, Ament 4:59
"Deep" Gossard, Ament 4:18
"Release" Gossard, Ament, Dave Krusen, Mike McCready, Vedder 9:05

 

[rollingstoned]

I voted Nevermind, but I love both of these albums. Definitely a tough choice for sure.

 

[Jet]

Easy for me...Pearl Jam.

 

[Riff Raff]

Nevermind. As overrated as it may be I love it and I would not be caught ever listening to anything by Pearl Jam. I hate that band.

 

[Khor1255]

Tough one. I like more songs on Ten but Nevermind is pretty much devoid of cheese.

Dunno.

 

[rollingstoned]

Nevermind. As overrated as it may be I love it and I would not be caught ever listening to anything by Pearl Jam. I hate that band.

Why do you dislike Pearl Jam so much?

I used to not be a fan of Pearl Jam either. It took me a while, but Eddie's voice finally grew on me.

Plus Mike McCready and the others in the band are amazing musicians.

Shame they fired there first drummer, he was there best drummer.

 

[Zombeels]

Nevermind. As overrated as it may be I love it and I would not be caught ever listening to anything by Pearl Jam. I hate that band.

Same here. Can't stand Vedder's voice.

 

[Phil B.]

Both of these albums are near and dear to me. They came out during a formative year for me, and I'm not sure I could pick one over the other. I feel PJ's album has better lyricism, but Nirvana's album has that fiery musical determination that reminds me of older garage work.

 

[Riff Raff]

Why do you dislike Pearl Jam so much?

I used to not be a fan of Pearl Jam either. It took me a while, but Eddie's voice finally grew on me.

Plus Mike McCready and the others in the band are amazing musicians.

Shame they fired there first drummer, he was there best drummer.

I hate Eddie's vocals, musically the band just does nothing for me.

 

[Musikwala]

Both of these albums are near and dear to me. They came out during a formative year for me, and I'm not sure I could pick one over the other. I feel PJ's album has better lyricism, but Nirvana's album has that fiery musical determination that reminds me of older garage work.

Pretty much! I could've written that post.

But I still picked Ten. Pearl Jam is one of my all-time fav bands!