Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
Courtney Love is rancid, but so was Cobain. Nirvana are a group I have never got into and that is because I have taste. They just don't have any tunes and their heavier stuff is just banal. Smashing Pumpkins were a much better band (then).
The Smashing Pumpkins, while the creators of several good albums, are one of the most pretentious and indulgent bands in music history. They should have been a 70's stadium rock band. There is one track on Siamese Dream that has something like 37 different guitar tracks.

Nirvana created music that was far more pure, less contrived, and simply better IMO. Of course, it all boils down to personal taste.