Who's more talented?

[molarbear]

7 hours ago, Sandstone said:

Lane Staley was the better vocalist for sure. I'm not really a big fan of cobain's writing either so I could take or leave that aspect. Think him and Nirvana are grossly overrated in general tbh.

I literally came into this thread to say pretty much this

[NeurocideVibekillah]

10 hours ago, That_One_Guy said:

Layne Staley or Kurt Cobain

I know this should be in the music folder, but I want this to get a few replies.

People like you are why the music folder is dead.

SHUT THE FUCK UP SELF!

 

Jerry Cantrell.

 

Edited April 12, 2019 by NeurocideVibekillah

[Chapinator_X]

Have to go with Staley on this. Nirvana’s great, but Staley-era Alice In Chains is like nothing else. 

[scoobdog]

I still prefer Alice In Chains on the whole because it was always more accessible, not in the least because they were a natural successor to mainstream metal from the decade before.  But Cobain created a sound for a new subgenre, making something that had been on the fringes more mainstream.  Both incorporated deeply personal and fairly nuanced lyrics; Cobain did it to an instrumental track that was sparser, occasional discordant, and without the heavy rhythm lines that had dominated the previous decade.  Trying to compare the talent of two artists, even within the same genre, is itself a trap because the creative process can demand different things from different people who otherwise share the same skillset.  At the level both men were at, all artists are singular exceptional talents in their own right.  Ultimately, though, Staley was mastering within the creative confines of an existing sound while Cobain was creating a new sound to go with is music.

[zombieninjakitten]

I have to say Kurt Cobain because he helped me deal with a lot of stuff when I was in high school.  He was my voice when I didn’t have one.  That being said, Layne Staley was incredibly talented as well.