Originally Posted by: metalshadowLike many of you I think that AIC was more talented, but in terms of just having presence, Nirvana takes it hands down. They were much more interesting lyrically and although Kurt had the skill of a newborn on guitar, he could use the few chords he knew and do amazing things with them for his time. I can't think of another band that has had such a big influence on rock.

The Beatles!

I think Alice in Chains had much more interesting lyrics, not that I don't like Nirvana lryics. I just feel sometimes, especially now, Nirvana is a teenage angst band... and Alice in Chains is more than that.

These are just opinions of course. And power chords never impress me. I compare Nirvana to Green Day with their use of power chords. It gets very old, very fast.