Who were the best of the best of the grunge guitarists?

Post by **stip** » Wed September 20, 2017 11:56 am

Well? Who? WHO?!

pick two

Post by **stip** » Wed September 20, 2017 11:56 am

A lot of great players here, but I'm voting for Billy and Mike. I think Billy wrote the most interesting songs. Mike wrote my favorite moments.

doone · Post by **doone** » Wed September 20, 2017 1:18 pm

Kim and Stone but I don't know anything, just what I like.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Wed September 20, 2017 1:21 pm

Who was the best guitarist in Soundgarden, between Thayil and Cornell. Cornell could be amazing on the guitar.

Post by **evenslow** » Wed September 20, 2017 1:25 pm

So happy I got to pick 2!!

CORGAN cuz he did some real unique melodic shit.

And STONE b/c he's the Bossman and I'm his Bitch.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Wed September 20, 2017 1:30 pm

Difficult...pretty much all of those made a song or a moment i love.
I would say Kim and Stone.

Post by **stip** » Wed September 20, 2017 1:34 pm

what did james iha actually do for the pumpkins

dpupenya · Post by **dpupenya** » Wed September 20, 2017 1:39 pm

stip wrote:what did james iha actually do for the pumpkins

Fluffer

Post by **evenslow** » Wed September 20, 2017 1:39 pm

stip wrote:what did james iha actually do for the pumpkins

stand on stage and look vaguely annoyed.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Wed September 20, 2017 1:40 pm

well, its not really clear. I know he wrote a part of mayonaise. I love his contributions live and i still dont know what he played on the albums or if he played at all.

Post by **evenslow** » Wed September 20, 2017 1:41 pm

Post by **Jorge** » Wed September 20, 2017 1:44 pm

stip wrote:what did james iha actually do for the pumpkins

theplatypus wrote:The more I watch early Smashing Pumpkins performances, the more convinced I am that James and D'arcy's secondary role was to play the parts competently, and their main role was to look cool. I am OK with that.

Post by **evenslow** » Wed September 20, 2017 1:51 pm

tbh them looking cool was a huge part of their appeal and balanced out corgan's annoyingness.

Post by **evenslow** » Wed September 20, 2017 1:53 pm

i mean, half the point of being in a rock band is to look weird and cool and they had that covered.

bada · Post by **bada** » Wed September 20, 2017 2:43 pm

Billy probably had the most talent. Jerry wrote the best parts. Kim was the coolest. Mike has seemed mostly functional for so long it's easy to forget how on fire he was during that period. Dean was sneaky great. I can't decide.

Post by **epilogue** » Wed September 20, 2017 4:11 pm

I went with Mike and Stone. Because I'm not qualified to speak to most of these people, I just went with the two I like the most and am the most familiar with. I probably shouldn't have voted at all. This is how we ended up with Trump. Let me be a cautionary tale for all of RM.

EJ · Post by EJ » Wed September 20, 2017 4:17 pm

If I could, I'd vote for Dean, Jerry, Kim, and Stone. So, I'll pick according to the rules: Dean and Kim because of their tones.

LoathedVermin72 · Wed September 20, 2017 4:22 pm

Billy and Kim. Billy has a level of technical wizardry and textural control that no one else can approach. Kim because he plays weird, heavy riffs and he loves the Melvins.

Jammer XCI · Post by **Jammer XCI** » Wed September 20, 2017 6:28 pm

Jerry fucking Cantrell needs some love up in this piece

Then obviously Corgan and Kim. But Jerry came through with some banging riffs that still kill. Even the riffs on their post Layne albums go hard.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Wed September 20, 2017 6:33 pm

i love jerry....seeing him live is a must.

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