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RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)
22. Me too.
Fri Apr 18, 2014, 09:28 PM
Apr 2014

My boyfriend at the time heard Smells Like Teen Spirit on a college station, came over to my place and said I heard this really cool band.

Bought the CD about 6 months before they became huge.

Misunderstood Pearl Jam: "...terrible spoken glass bidet..." n/t KurtNYC Apr 2014 #1
Sara Lee smoked ham..... Coventina Apr 2014 #3
... in class today lovemydog Apr 2014 #31
I feel the opposite brooklynboy49 Apr 2014 #2
Me too. RiffRandell Apr 2014 #22
Same. laundry_queen May 2014 #37
MHO: Nirvana was OK. Always loathed Pearl Jam. Coventina Apr 2014 #4
Me neither, and I'm an old Gen Xer so that should be my demo. Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #5
As am I (an old Gen Xer) Coventina Apr 2014 #7
Hell yes! LOVE those bands. Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #8
A fellow Echo & the Bunnymen fan!!!! Coventina Apr 2014 #9
Yes. Love Echo. Saw 'em in '87 w/ New Order and wish I could go back in time. Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #11
I saw that tour as well! Coventina Apr 2014 #14
That's so cool. I'm envious of your Bunnymen interactions. Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #17
Figures. Lots of acts don't come here. We have a bad reputation. Coventina Apr 2014 #18
Loved them, but never saw them live. RiffRandell Apr 2014 #21
Also, I've got tickets to see Franz Ferdinand! Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #12
You might be surprised! Ran into a guy well into his 70s at a Go-Go's show once. Coventina Apr 2014 #15
Ha ha, that's great. Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #16
Given your musical tastes (mine are similar to yours, fwiw) Rob H. Apr 2014 #23
Cool. progressoid Apr 2014 #29
I was obsessed with this song for awhile: Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #30
Eddie Vedder is a surfer dude who, naturally, frequents Hawai'i KamaAina Apr 2014 #6
I did not care for them either, but I recognize they were talented Skittles Apr 2014 #10
I'm an old fart libodem Apr 2014 #13
Nirvana didn't age well for me Ahpook Apr 2014 #19
'Ten' was zeppelin status Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #20
I probably would've liked Nirvana Rob H. Apr 2014 #24
Yep that is why I hated Pink Floyd. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2014 #28
I had friends at the time that called them "Pearl Scam" LadyHawkAZ Apr 2014 #25
never could stomach pearl jam fizzgig Apr 2014 #26
I don't think I got any of the bands in the 90s. I am just too old. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2014 #27
Until I read this thread I would not have been able to name a single song from either band. Jenoch May 2014 #32
Well I'm still not a PJ fan OriginalGeek May 2014 #33
Jeff's dad never earned much money in Havre. Jenoch May 2014 #36
I didn't like Nirvana until I saw Unplugged. Iggo May 2014 #34
The only song I like by Nirvana is "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Vashta Nerada May 2014 #35
Evenflow is my favorite PJ song laundry_queen May 2014 #38
Nirvana sucked. Always dd. Archae May 2014 #39
Yeah, I just never got into the Alternative bands no matter how hard I tried Populist_Prole May 2014 #40
Never could relate to the general lyric tone of grunge Mike Daniels May 2014 #41
I was all Rap/R&B in that era, anyways... Blue_Tires May 2014 #42
I find them painful to listen to... Phentex May 2014 #43
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