It didn't? While I think Siamese Dream was better, In Utero was a decent album that was pretty popular with me and my peers (probably the demo graphic). I think it was promptly overshadowed by much more radio friendly Unplugged album though.

I did hear after from a friend that he hated it for being "Blasphemous".

 

Nirvana hands down (mainly because I've never heard of sound garden and I've never listened to Pearl Jam)

 

I love Pearl Jam and chose them, though I love Soundgarden also, who I finally got to see live two summers ago. Pearl Jam has an exhaustive catalogue that's good, and they try a lot of different things in each album and always seem to hit on a few things very well. Backspacer is a really good, quick listen. They're underrated post-2000, though I can see why some malign the undercurrent of those albums.

Soundgarden has never made an album that sucks and is just solid all around.

Nirvana is tiresome and overplayed.

 

I can see the Load comparisons definitely, but that's the hair cut day of Metallica and definitely doesn't remind people of trash metal. So your analogy is still a bit off. Ride the lightning and master of puppets is thrash metal. I would come core more to sound gardens badmotorfinger album.

 

Fair enough. I wouldn't really classify the Pilots as a "grunge band" though, regardless.

 

Wait...STP is now Grunge? What?

I always thought they were rock/alt rock. Huh.

 

I was about 13 when Nevermind was released and that album was like a force of nature, particularly on a rock/metal scene that had grown stagnant in the late 80s / early 90s. The Pixies were a better band but Nirvana broke the mainstream.

I think you had to be around at the time to understand it's impact. Nirvana's legacy? I don't think their music as a whole has aged well, but About a Girl, Oh The Guilt and Lounge Act continue to be three of my favourite songs.


As for Soundgarden, they were OK, not a lot more than that.

 

Neither do I, really.

They were there when grunge first exploded, so they technically fall into the category, but they sound evolved greatly.

I remember Core, Nevermind, Ten, and Facelift/Sap as being the first mainstream grunge albums.

 

I was never a fan of both bands. But I believe what was Kurt Cobain's downfall was when he got involved with Courtney Love. The fans did'nt like her and he knew that, but he did'nt care.

 

I love Pearl Jam and Soundgarden a lot, but I gotta go Nirvana. Kurt Cobain's songwriting really gripped me in a way Pearl Jam or Soundgarden didn't, even if they're technically more proficient. Honestly listen to "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" off of their Unplugged album for all that needs to be said.

But Alice in Chains is my favorite grunge band, combining the best of both worlds. Dirt is heavy as shit and soul crushingly sad. Have your cake and eat it too.

 

For a good two years or so in the '90s I was obsessed with Alice in Chains. It seems like their albums are so hit or miss but my iPod is full of their tracks. Their Unplugged session is a gem.

 

All great bands, but I gotta give it to Nirvana.

That was a great era for rock.  

 

MTV Unplugged produced so many great sessions. I mean Eric Clapton ' s Unplugged Layla is played more than the original now.