r/rockmusic

If you can post a photo, I'd love to see it!

Who wins this for you?. I'm going to give my opinion, but don't just disagree with me in the comments, give your own thoughts

Debut: Self Titled vs Bleach (Winner: SOAD. SOAD was already making music videos and touring with giants unlike Nirvana who were truly underground. It's a far more complete record with better production and songwriting. Bleach is more primal and lofi, but it lacks the diversity that each track of Self Ttited has.

The Mainstream: Toxicity vs Nevermind (Winner SOAD: This one is nearly impossible for me, Toxicity is the more intense, chaotic album and it will move your body, Nevermind is cooler and a perfect record from beginning to end and each track is an earworm with simplicity done to perfection. Even though Toxicity has a few misses when it gets a little too absurd like Bounce, the energy is too infectious and unique so I will have to go with SOAD)

The Underrated Fan Favorite: Steal this Album vs Incesticide (Winner Nirvana: Steal this Album is incredible too, but for me you can find this exact sound in Toxicity or Self Ttited, you won't miss much if you haven't listened to it. Incestide is the perfect combo from distorted punk on Bleach to the pop songwriting on Nevermind and it's a pretty badass, unique sound that is just as good as Nevermind)

The Follow Up: Mezmerize vs In Utero (Winner: Nirvana: Even though I enjoy Mezmerize greatly, Daron's singing does turn me off in multiple songs, but I have no other complaints. In Utero is not Nirvana's best as I think Nevermind is, but In Utero has such an organic, natural sound where you are in the room with the band and that's where it clears Mezmerize and I also love Dave's drumming on every song)

The Introspective Finale: Hypnotize vs Unplugged (Winner: Nirvana: Two completely different albums, but they share the same concept of ending their discographies on a softer note. Unplugged is majestic and it has so many beautiful songs like Oh Me and Man Who Sold the World. Hypnotize however lacks Serg's screaming and that intensity is what made early SOAD so special and again Daron's voice can be earpiercing to listen to)

So I think Nirvana was more consistent, but System of a Down had a higher peak basically)

Let’s get controversial what’s your most unpopular opinion about rock music/bands/rock stars. And by unpopular I mean niche things.

i have loved japanese media for several years now and jp music is no exception, so i want to find people in my area (preferably the dmv or pennsylvania) who also enjoy it! even if u are not in an area mentioned, i'd love to hear your song/band recs! :) as much as i like rock, it can be any genre!

a few bands i love are kessoky band, ENOZ (the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya), FLOW, southern all stars, home made kazoky, after school/hokago, tea time (K-ON), THE ORAL CIGARETTES, etc (some are more rock than others lol). i like english rock, but not as much as j-rock lol. i'm also a huuuge vocaloid fan! 💝

i am currently learning to play the electric guitar, and have loosely thought of the idea of maybe being in a band one day! if i were to ever do that, though, i'd need to find people around me who are interested in this type of music (hence this post Imao).

(i am posting this in several reddit threads for exposure! sry, i am not very familiar with posting on here lol 😅)

With the exception of The Warning, I haven't seen any good rock bands in the last 10 years.

I noticed Yungblud who seemed to dress like a rock star and have that kind of attitude but when listening to his music, I found it was really more pop than rock. Where are the rock stars? Where is the good music? If you know, please share.