Imo, AIC and Soundgarden were far better musicians and also sounded better. Well, maybe not far better but I liked them a lot more. I do like some Pearl Jam and I like Nirvana but the style of AIC and Soundgarden has proven to outlest the grundge era. Thats one true quality of great musicians.
I will say that ol Curtis was pretty good coming up with some tunes to go with his crazy assed lyrics. I still believe that Nirvana would not have lasted.
I'm glad to hear someone say this. I know it's sack-ree-lijus to say anything ill toward Nirvana to some but this was a garage band that happened to hit on a particular sound. Talent-wise, there's 25 more talented guitarists than Curt Gobang was within a mile radius of here.
Now don't get me wrong. I give them full credit for what they did and I acknowledge that it's not all about who the best guitar player or most talented musician is. It's just that I've seen some of these polls over the years putting him up there with some of the great guitarists and I wonder if anyone saying that has ever played the guitar. His stuff, both rhythm and lead is mindlessly simple. Again, I understand it's not about degree of difficulty.