The better (artist)....


Curt Cobain or Courtney Love?

IMO:, Courtney is the superior artist.


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Very strange subject for a thread, but she did write some good songs before she burned out. Amethyst comes to mind. 
Ridiculous or not...

:-)
Elton John or Bernie Taupin?

Mick or Keef?

...and a bit more in earnest (I offer no opinion)...

June Carter or Johnny Cash?

Gillian Welch or Dave Rawlings?

Emmylou Harris or Gram Parsons?

Emmylou Harris or Rodney Crowell?

John Paul Jones or Jimmy Page

Michael Nesmith or the others


BTW - good pairings for discussion from @bdp24