10. Blew vs. I'm Above

Post by **stip** » Wed August 16, 2017 11:00 pm

Blew vs. I'm Above

Post by **stip** » Wed August 16, 2017 11:00 pm

Post by **stip** » Wed August 16, 2017 11:02 pm

Blew is one of the better songs on Bleach, but I'm Above is amazing. One of the songs that brought Mark Lanegan to my attention. Great muscular rock and playful interplays between him and Layne Staley. Great chorus, too. This is a monster of a minor song, and easily gets my vote.

If you aren't familiar with this one give it a listen. You won't regret it.

Jammer XCI · Post by **Jammer XCI** » Thu August 17, 2017 12:31 am

Yeah this is an easy vote for I'm Above, but I totally thought this was gonna be a stip title botch for SP's Blue.

Post by **stip** » Thu August 17, 2017 12:33 am

i actually know these songs!

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Thu August 17, 2017 12:33 am

I'd vote for any Nirvana song over any Mad Season song

Jammer XCI · Post by **Jammer XCI** » Thu August 17, 2017 12:40 am

LoathedVermin72 wrote:I'd vote for any Nirvana song over any Mad Season song

Worst opinion in the tournament so far.

Iholdthepain · Post by **Iholdthepain** » Thu August 17, 2017 1:06 am

Jammer XCI wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I'd vote for any Nirvana song over any Mad Season song
Worst opinion in the tournament so far.

No way...

I have a soft spot for Bleach, and what a way to start the album?! Whatever 'muscular rock' is, I can't imagine I'm Above being more muscular than Blew...

and Mark Lanegan is O-VER-RA-TED!

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Thu August 17, 2017 5:02 am

I don't particularly like either of these that much, though I don't hate them either. I don't really like Layne and Mark's voices together on I'm Above. I'd probably like it better if either of them just sang it alone. And the song itself is kind of monotonous. Blew is a forgettable early Nirvana song to me. It just kind of blends into everything that is Bleach and Incesticide. Voted for Blew to tie it up.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Thu August 17, 2017 1:52 pm

i cant believe this is tied. Im Above is just great.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Thu August 17, 2017 2:00 pm

VinylGuy wrote:i cant believe this is tied. Im Above is just great.

Agreed.

washing machine · Post by **washing machine** » Thu August 17, 2017 5:36 pm

"Blew" has pretty much everything Nirvana was good at packed tightly in a song less than 3 minutes long. This tournament is really reminding me how alien Nirvana was in the context of the rest of the "Big 6". I hope this song wins this round.

Post by **stip** » Thu August 17, 2017 7:48 pm

I've been listening to these songs, and then I put on Nevermind for the first time in forever, and I was reminded at how staggeringly good that album is, and how little I care about so many of these b-sides and their bleach and bleachish material.

Post by **epilogue** » Thu August 17, 2017 8:03 pm

stip wrote:I've been listening to these songs, and then I put on Nevermind for the first time in forever, and I was reminded at how staggeringly good that album is, and how little I care about so many of these b-sides and their bleach and bleachish material.

Which is fascinating to me. Because I think Incesticide is a "better" album than Nevermind. And Bleach has some incredibly high highs. I'm not sure that I'd rank Bleach above Nevermind but I certainly wouldn't get mad at someone who did.

Post by **epilogue** » Thu August 17, 2017 8:04 pm

washing machine wrote:"Blew" has pretty much everything Nirvana was good at packed tightly in a song less than 3 minutes long. This tournament is really reminding me how alien Nirvana was in the context of the rest of the "Big 6". I hope this song wins this round.

Kiss me, you fool!

Post by **stip** » Thu August 17, 2017 8:36 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:
stip wrote:I've been listening to these songs, and then I put on Nevermind for the first time in forever, and I was reminded at how staggeringly good that album is, and how little I care about so many of these b-sides and their bleach and bleachish material.
Which is fascinating to me. Because I think Incesticide is a "better" album than Nevermind. And Bleach has some incredibly high highs. I'm not sure that I'd rank Bleach above Nevermind but I certainly wouldn't get mad at someone who did.

MADNESS!

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Thu August 17, 2017 8:37 pm

stip wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
stip wrote:I've been listening to these songs, and then I put on Nevermind for the first time in forever, and I was reminded at how staggeringly good that album is, and how little I care about so many of these b-sides and their bleach and bleachish material.
Which is fascinating to me. Because I think Incesticide is a "better" album than Nevermind. And Bleach has some incredibly high highs. I'm not sure that I'd rank Bleach above Nevermind but I certainly wouldn't get mad at someone who did.

MADNESS!

Nevermind is very easily the worst Nirvana album.

Post by **epilogue** » Thu August 17, 2017 8:37 pm

Again, I wouldn't say "easily." But I actually don't think it's a ridiculous opinion.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Thu August 17, 2017 8:38 pm

In Utero
Bleach/Unplugged (tied)
Incesticide
From the Muddy Banks...
Nevermind

Post by **epilogue** » Thu August 17, 2017 8:40 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:In Utero
Bleach/Unplugged (tied)
Incesticide
From the Muddy Banks...
Nevermind

I'd personally go...

In Utero
Incesticide
Unplugged
Nevermind
Bleach
From the Muddy Banks...

But Bleach is so fucking good. Really, it's probably tied with Nevermind.

Red Mosquito