Comments on: Why I think David Cook represents everything that is wrong with popular rock music today.

By: Cook in the Oven

Cook in the Oven — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:56:12 +0000

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BTW great blogpost

By: Susan M

Susan M — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:30:45 +0000

Soundgarden rocks harder. Or they did before they got all popular and “spoon man”-y.

By: Matt Thurston

Matt Thurston — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:15:34 +0000

I both love and hate Chris Cornell’s voice. When he reigns it in, he has a terrific sound. When he lets it all hang out, he makes my ear drums bleed.

I love the toned down Cornell in his solo work, like on the song “Can’t Change Me.”

As for Soundgarden, “Burden in My Hand” is an absolutely perfect song.

Having said that about Cornell, Billy Corgan’s voice has many of the same problems, and it is nowhere near as strong as Cornell’s. When Corgan gets into the upper registers his voice is thin, nasally, and unpleasant.

Actually, Eddie Vedder and Kurt Cobain have vocal blind spots as well… so maybe that is the hallmark of singers from this era.

As for songwriting ability, it’s not even close, Corgan wins hands down.

By: Susan M

Susan M — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:08:39 +0000

Well everyone’s standing on someone’s shoulders. The whole post is about today’s popular rock music and the state it’s in and how it got there. I’m sure there’s some popular bands who wouldn’t exist without SP, but *many* more so because of Nirvana and Pearl Jam.

I only wish Soundgarden would’ve had a bigger influence.

By: Matt Thurston

Matt Thurston — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:32:36 +0000

Susan #47,

Whether or not Smashing Pumpkins would have been more or less popular due to Nirana isn’t really the point, since popularity often has nothing to do with quality. I’m more interested in who influenced who, and in artistic merit independent of sales and magazine covers.

I’d argue that from a timeline standpoint, SP and Nirvana arose concurrently; and from an artistic standpoint, while existing in the same general musical genre, are sufficiently different from each other to stand alone.

But yes, the popularity of SP and most such bands owe a huge debt to Nirvana, who busted down the door.

Having said that, Nirvana owe’s a debt to the Pixies.

By: gabby

gabby — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:52:33 +0000

Ooooh, I LOVE Singles! It was just on cable this weekend…

By: blt

blt — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:09:07 +0000

Speaking of defining terms. Someone define “laughable.”
http://www.irocknroll.com/images/Guns_N_Roses_Axl_Rose_Signed_Photo.jpg
LAUGHABLE?
PS–Look who’s laughing now.
PPS–It’s still you.

By: Scudworth

Scudworth — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:20:20 +0000

One of my most ardent regrets in life is losing the “Citizen Dick” tshirt I had in 9th grade.

By: MCQ

MCQ — Sun, 04 May 2008 06:53:38 +0000

Watching Singles still gets me weepy.

Oh man, me too. It came out when I was in living in Seattle. Something about the idea of Eddie Vedder and Matt Dillon in a band together is just so perfect. Best lines from the movie:

“That’s one bitter mime.”

“You’re from the high plains, Janet”

“Well, I think “Touch Me, I’m Dick,” in essence, speaks for itself, you know?”

By: Scudworth

Scudworth — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:29:46 +0000

Interesting, Susan, that you mention Collective Soul, since they kind of survived the Glam=>Grunge transition, more or less intact. Their music wasn’t particularly great, but they’re an interesting case study. I’m also fascinated by the mentions of Country here. I see a much more direct line from Hairbands to the twangy, assclownish country of BrooksnDunn, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, etc. — not just musically but in terms of their positioning on the pop cultural landscape — than from Glam to Grunge/”Alternative.” It should also be noted that many of the unparalleled musical geniuses who played hairband rock in the 80s themselves transitioned to Country once the Seattle scene crowded them off the rock airways. Brett Michaels, for example, comes to mind.
I’m with Matt RE: SmP. I also think that “Ten” was a better album than “Nevermind,” but that “In Utero” was better than “Ten.” Early Alice and Chains was fantastic stuff as well.
Watching Singles still gets me weepy.