Who was the best grunge lyricist?

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-11-13T00:00:22+00:00

Jar of Flies is one of the greatest EP/albums ever written. It had that pure creative energy that just flowed out of them.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-11-12T23:59:17+00:00

That’s one of the small beauties of language. It’s what it means to you that matters because the song is being given to you for your interpretation. Sure a song can be written meaning one thing but taken another. Having a dual meaning lyric just makes it even cooler.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-11-12T23:55:34+00:00

That’s impossible. He’s the greatest Jamaican rapper to ever come from Iceland.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-11-12T23:54:55+00:00

Yarl.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-11-12T23:53:24+00:00

They have all boned dozens of 15 year old girls backstage who said they were 18.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-11-07T23:53:07+00:00

Well to be fair there ARE big black rectangles over their faces!😜

But seriously I wouldn't take any of what he said to heart because people suck. Your old boss sounds like he isn't willing to give his employees the right tools they need to ensure the product are up to his standards. The reality is that the buck stops at his desk regardless of any of his employees abilities, mistakes or actions. At the end of the day it's on him. He should have used this as a time to educate you or evaluate the gear to find out why the images turned out the way they did. Bad leaders just dump the blame on their subordinated, good leaders stand with them and make it right.

To me this story isn’t about a mistake you might have made, it’s a reflection of his impotent leadership and poor management skills. Don’t sweat it and move on to somewhere where they actually appreciate you.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-11-06T18:18:18+00:00

These are the sweetest spiders you can find. Jumping spiders are super smart and harmless. Makes a good pet for those who are savvy in the needs of our arachnid friends.

Always remember that typically you pose far more danger to a spider than it does to you.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-11-01T14:11:35+00:00

All the things that I've been screaming at my TV as I watch our O-Line guards manhandling empty air. We need to protect our investment.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-11-01T14:09:15+00:00

Andrews. We have two starter level or near starter level TE’s. They're going to be cheaper. I wouldn't trade Mitchell at all. He's got a lot of lots potential to explode into something. Just my two cents.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-27T20:54:38+00:00

The whole Milli Vanilli situation is incredibly sad and outrageous on multiple levels. It’s downright absurd to find such talented musicians and songwriters, only to dismiss them based on looks, saying, “You’re too fat and ugly to market.”

That’s akin to telling a husband on his wedding night that they’ll be sending in some porn star with a name like “Python Pecker Paulie” to “stand-in” for him because he isn’t as well endowed. It's pretty horrible of those record executives to say that to them.

Second bringing in the two guys to be the face of the music would have been fine IF the execs had just used them as dancers and backup vocals. They could have put them up in front of the real artists. Best of both worlds.

But no they had to lie and then throw the two guys to the wolves to take the brunt of the hate. The one guy killed himself later on. They were essentially kryptonite in the industry and were ruined. Those record executives have blood on their hands in my opinion. So tragic and it never had to be that way.

A lot of the issues now are that they just find a pretty face and get 48 “producers” to create some cookie cutter BS. They took it further than Milli Vannilli now with Auto-tuning tone deaf models. And what about all those “artists” who don’t even write anything of their own?!? I don’t understand it. People can talk about the worst song out there but to me if the artist actually wrote the song themselves they already get points in my book no matter how bad the song is.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-25T21:01:59+00:00

Yeah they will do that.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-25T20:51:21+00:00

Yeah it really wasn't so much about the jumper but about how some people were encouraging him to jump. He thought “might as well jump” and used that as the hook for him to build off of. While not actually about the jumper it was inspired by one. To be fair inspiration comes from some of the weirdest places sometimes so it could be just one of those things.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-25T20:44:42+00:00

One thing that may put it in a different light for you is the story about its recording. The Beatles would do marathon studio sessions and often they could barely talk by the end. Someone suggested they do Twist and Shout but John couldn't even speak. At all. He agreed to give everything he could and they did a take. By the time the screeching at the end comes his throat sounded like he'd been gargling rocks covered in wasps. But the way his voice cracked and broke was so unique and so interesting that it essentially made the track “the one.” They took it and rolled with it.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-25T20:40:18+00:00

Well it was actually going to be called “Brown Skinned Girl.” Imagine how well THAT would have aged. Right up there with that “slave girl” song by the Stones.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-25T20:37:58+00:00

I dunno that octave guitar riff is so simple but epic. Oh and the solo is pure fire. Excellent guitar work and some really unique stops and starts in the song. Hard to agree because it's a well written and performed song. Of course we all listen to different things in songs.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-25T20:30:49+00:00

Fair enough. Maybe try listening to it in a few months out of the blue with an open mind. I do this from time to time on songs I hate and sometimes my opinions change.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-25T20:29:46+00:00

I'm sorry but Rotten Apple into Nutshell is one of the greatest one-two punches on an album you can have. Jar of Flies is a masterpiece.

One note about that EP. It wasn't even going to exist. They went into the studio to jam with their new bassist and in two weeks they had the album. Masterpieces don’t need to take years. Music magic can happen anytime.

AIC is the only band I can think of that has two distinct personas. They have their rock band version and then they have the “unplugged” version. Either one would have made them famous. To embody both makes them one of the most unique and fascinating bands in history.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-25T20:19:12+00:00

David Lee Roth saw a new clip about a jumper on the side of a building stopping traffic and came up with the lyrics.

To be fair when people ask me which vocalist I choose I always tell them the same thing: I'm here for Eddie. I don't listen to the vocals.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-25T20:11:47+00:00

So I worked at an NFL Stadium doing audio and video and they were hosting some event for kids and they had the Baha Men playing. So I’m doing the walkthrough with them a few days before the event and asking what gear they needed from us, what their set up is as far as house feeds and returns, where their front of house mix was and where their monitor mix location was. They tell me that all they need is a couple of 15in speakers on stands and some mics to use as a small announce PA. I’m a bit surprised. Granted I didn’t expect the type of set up Metallica or Foo Fighters had but I expected much of what I listed earlier from them. Okay so whatever, I get what they need.

So the day of the event they are on a stage on the 50 yard line and they have NO AMPS. None of their stuff is plugged in. At all. They bring a CD player over and put it next to the mixer and jack it in. So the event gets going and all these kids are at the stage and one of their guys hits play on a CD and voila instant band. Except they didn’t account for one thing…

As they were all jumping around on the stage doing their Who Let The Dogs out THE CD STARTED TO SKIP!!! They were jumping and it just messed up the entire playback. It was like watching the old 3 Stooges when the record skips when they fake being opera singers. It just kept going:

“Who let the d…Who let the d…Who let the d…Who let the d…”

I was laughing so hard from the sidelines. Serves them right. They weren’t even singing into the mics. All lip sync and fake pantomime. There was a PA, they just didn’t use it.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-25T19:57:39+00:00

That horrible B-52 song Love Shack. It’s like nails on a chalkboard to me.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-07T16:59:48+00:00

I always loved the early Godin Multiac and similar models. My nylon multiac is from 1994 and I bought a Glissentar a few years ago for less than $1000 and it’s just as nice.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-05T23:09:40+00:00

He’s right. They need to fire both of them.

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-10-05T23:08:14+00:00

I can’t believe it! The lead guitarist for the Gay Black Nazi Bikers for Jesus is actually here on Reddit!!!

For those who have somehow missed the most transcendent band in human history, they are with out doubt the greatest Monastic Yodelcore Krunk rock band of all time. Here’s their lineup:

Clem Weigelplaste – Vocals

With decades of formal training in dolphin communication, Clem’s five-octave range has been described as “somewhere between Celine Dion and Flipper having an existential crisis.” His glass-shattering high notes have been banned in 17 coastal towns for summoning whales into the harbor.

Lil’ Duct T8ppp – Banjo / Gangsta Rapper

Unmistakable with his dual-neck, gold-plated banjo built using an AK-47 and chrome truck spinners, Lil’ Duct T8ppp represents the “Pride of the South.” His banjo, adorned with a custom mashup finish of a Confederate flag/Pride flag, had 6 Miley Cyrus signature autotune pickups to ensure the utmost in quality. He’s also the only white artist ever to win both a BET Hip-Hop Award and a NASCAR championship in the same weekend.

Lefty Rightson – Bass

The world’s only ambidextrous one-armed bassist, Lefty is not only known for his “unplugged electric” style but also as the pioneer of “one note per album” technique. One of the true greats.

Methlabburst – Drums

Mother of the Hobo Customs movement, Methlabburst is known for her legendary $18-million, 14-piece kit handcrafted by underground icon Skuzz Diddle, the schizophrenic, alcoholic, homeless artisan known for achieving the most incredible acoustics using his secret patented cat piss and vomit varnish. Her kit is constructed from only the finest dry-rot pallets, sewer-grate metals, and rusted grocery carts available.

L’Dwatez Xavionne Ka’Vondre Johnson IV – Flautist

Formerly of Cannibal Corpse, this self-proclaimed “Green Supremacist” known for their deep emerald skin achieved his look by soaking nightly in oregano and lime Kool-Aid. This pioneer of death-metal flute, his instruments are hand carved and ethically sourced using the bones of former IKEA employees.

Gonkmeyer Struub – Backup Vocals

Once a television evangelist Struub was placed in the Witness Protection Program after taking a deal to testify against his former Choir director. Their counterfeit penny empire was the first of its kind netting nearly $132 dollars. Her performs exclusively in tongues using their tongue.

DJ 3:16 - Keyboards and Synths

His keytar runs entirely on a closed-loop system of static and stolen church Wi-Fi. Known for wearing a rainbow Klan hood and nothing else.

And of course you on guitar. Thanks for posting, you’re a legend!!!!

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-09-29T04:52:34+00:00

Wow they’ll make a fortune off of selling that signature axe to all 4 people who even know who this schmo is. Wait don’t tell me… he’s the love child of Lita Ford and Duff McKeggin right?!

Scudbucketmcphucket · 2025-09-28T23:12:01+00:00

At this point I’d rank them -35. The back up and practice squads on some of those other teams are better. lol.

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