Rooftrampler92

I liked Forth, I also reviewed it here and, although I've listened to little by Travis, what I've heard doesn’t seem on par with the work of The Verve. That said, I respect your views; Travis are not a trivial band and they've done some good stuff. However, I find it bold to compare Radiohead to them, but maybe you did it out of pure subjective preference. In any case, I like the review.

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Ah, if we're speaking in terms of aesthetics, I agree. Back then, everyone wore flannel and carried axes, but out of necessity and need (at first, then it became an American trend). Indeed, it's thanks to the pioneers (the GR in particular) that the attitude known as grunge reached what would later become a mass of musicians around Sub Pop, further emphasized by MTV. But one thing is music, another is attitude. Regarding attitude, and thus aesthetics, the Green River were definitely influential; or rather, they brought their approach to a more open level, which in turn made that attitude the grunge aesthetic (later hugely inflated by "Singles," the videos in heavy rotation, and by Nevermind, which I personally enjoy). The music defined as "grunge," on the other hand, is indefinable in itself and cannot be reduced to a single way of making music, and it seemed outrageous to say "the Green River gave not just a musical lesson to an entire generation of artists. They were innovators, regardless of the future careers of the members," since, as you say, grunge is an "almost" artistic movement, and therefore cannot be compacted into a single musical methodology (for example, that of the Green River).

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Look, I really liked the review, also because everything you've written is ethically sound, and I commend you for being able, more or less, to detach yourself from the personal, thus maintaining a detailed yet neutral judgment (something I can never manage to do). As for the musical observation, I agree with Supersoul; Green River may be the flag bearers of the foundations of what would later be called grunge, but Green River's music didn't stand out that much from other sleaze, garage, or hair metal (in the most vulgar sense) bands, given that their musical context hadn't yet solidified and their sound didn't have characteristics that were distinct from other late '80s bands (with due exceptions). I'm saying that the concept of grunge music is a forced one, in which everything or nothing can fit, since it includes garage, pop rock, psychedelia, metal, and so on—I won't list it all. Therefore, it seems unacceptable to say that Green River were innovators, especially since every single band labeled "grunge" had the most diverse influences. For instance, Nirvana owed a lot to bands like Pixies or Dinosaur Jr., but on the other hand, Soundgarden wouldn't have been musicians without people like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and even Blue Öyster Cult. There you go, it’s the perfect example that before throwing around the term grunge, one needs to think a bit. I made that mistake myself, but in hindsight...

This is the kind of reviews I like: the rating is inevitable, good job. I was also puzzled by that "guaranteed with lemon." I have a half idea, but could you explain it to us? Anyway, I miss these Jawbox, to be honest I don't have anything from them and right now I'm only listening to Hardcore. I'm interested.

The Modugno of rock? Well, just the usual bullshit from journalists. What the hell does that mean?

Miliare.

I haven't seen him, nor have I heard much about him, but I've never seen him.

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