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Question about the rock band Nirvana?

I know that Soundgarden's Superknown is supposed to be the essential grunge album and I know that lots of you like Nirvana's Bleach better than In Utero, but I want to hear reasons why the first two songs off In Utero: Serve the Servants and Scentless Apprentice are NOT the two greatest songs of the entire punk era. I don't care if you agree with me or not; I just want to know if and why I'm wrong. The very first time I heard them I just knew they were classics. 10 points to the best argument!!

Update:

I am reading your answers and thanks to everybody. Billy I didn't know grunge and punk are different genres. Thanks for straightening me out!!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Grunge is just a label for the "punk" rock emmanating from the Olympia and Seattle art social scenes of the late 80s and early 90s. It is still punk rock and grunge is nothing more than a label; it isn't a genre. In Utero is by far Nirvana's best album and, I agree that Scentless Apprentice is an incredible song. Serve the Servants? Uhh...not quite so much. Just about every other track on In Utero is better!

  • ...well, I cant disagree... In Utero is Nirvana's best album... Nirvana is an Alternative band, Grunge was just a label used for the are which the music came from, and then they also used it for bands that sounded like that, (Example: Bush from the UK)... I'm most likely not going to get the ten points... because I agree that Scentless Apprentice and Serve the Servants are two of the best songs ever, but the greatest songs of the Punk/Alternative era? no, Spank Thru, is the best song ever in my opinion... the one of the Lights Out Boxset...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The reason why Serve the Servants and Scentless Apprentice are NOT the two greatest songs of the entire punk era... is because they're not in the punk genre. Nirvana was considered "Grunge" as they say. Damn good songs though.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    They were the first band to bring grunge to the mainstream, not to mention all underground music at the time (along with REM). It is safe to assume that if Nirvana didn't release Nevermind, most of the 90's great music never would have become popular. They were kind of just looked at as the spokesmen for the grunge movement, but there are a few others who get about as much credit as them (Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden).

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'm not even going to argue! I think I wore the In Utero cassette tape out! Those songs are classics to me. I like Soundgarden, but classics? NO way, not like Nirvana, or those 1st 2 songs off of that album!

    Take care!

  • 1 decade ago

    Nirvana is the best band ever!!!

    I bought theri greatest hits album, and then bought In Utero and i decided that i needed every Nirvana cd available!! So many songs were not put on that greatest hits album!! Every song they ever made is a classic!!

    ANd seether is also an amazing band that was insired by Nirvana!! Check them out

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    nirvana have been my fav band for years i like all there albums but in utero is a good album and serve the servents is defenetly one of my favs on the album and a lot of people one nirvana was around labeld them grunge among other band but nirvana always said they was punk rock but what is punk rock or grunge realy its just a nother genre of metal

  • 1 decade ago

    i love the song 'serve the servants' :) i don't really pay attention to labels for music. it's either you like the band or you don't. i like all of nirvana's work, but i love the album 'bleach' more than 'in utero'. all music fans have an opinion, and you're just voicing yours. it's not wrong or right :)

  • 1 decade ago

    Question about the rock band Nirvana? ANSWER - 1. THEY ARE NOT A ROCK BAND. 2 Soundgarden' sounds just like them . like blink182 tattoo you dirtballs that can't play guitars, OH MY GOD, DID.DID HE JUST LIKE SAY LIKE NIRVANA PEARL JAM AND ALL GRUNGE SUCKS AND SOUNDS THE SAME?

  • 1 decade ago

    I'm glad I hit the refresh button on my browser, cause I was about to give you the exact same answer as Billy just did. Well said Billy! ;o)

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