Rank Grunge Bands

[seanbrock 1,684]

For me personally

 

1. Alice in Chains

2. Nirvana

3. Soundgarden

3. Stone Temple Pilots

4. Pearl Jam

5. Mad Season

 

I'm sure everyone will have a different take. This is mine.

[GA_Eagle 595]

1. Pearl Jam
2. Nirvana
3. Alice In Chains
4. Soundgarden

5. Mother Love Bone

6. STP

 

I don;t really have enough knowledge on the rest like mud honey and the screaming trees to say where I would rank them. I like the songs I've heard but never really got into them.

Edited October 16, 2013 by GA_Eagle

[Bay 2,003]

Nirvana

Mudhoney

Green River

Soundgarden

Pearl Jam

Alice In Chains

Screaming Trees

Nudeswirl

L7

Mother Love Bone

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1. Soundgarden

2. Pearl Jam

3. Alice in Chains

4. Nirvana

5. STP

[SteVo+ 3,702]

I'm one of those weirdos who insists there were only four grunge bands ever, and the rest were post-grunge.

 

1) Pearl Jam

2) Alice in Chains

3) Soundgarden

4) Nirvana

[BwareDWare94 723]

1. Pearl Jam

2. Alice in Chains

3. Sound Garden

4. Temple of the Dog

5. Mad Season

 

Nirvana is ridiculously overrated.

[GA_Eagle 595]

 

Nirvana is ridiculously overrated.

 

My thinking is the same can be said for any of the bigger grunge bands with the exception of Pearl Jam, who I think is underrated. People became sick of hearing "Better Man" and "Even Flow" on the radio and forgot how really good they are. People became a bit jaded by their radio hits, imo.

 

I don't think you're off as far as Nirvana's impact on music, since I think grunge was coming whether Nirvana came around or not, but I think they were pretty decent at making some catchy little rock songs and I still listen to them more than any other grunge band other than PJ.

 

Also, Temple of the Dog over Nirvana (or any other grunge band, imo) is just off. It's a cool album and the music IS good but it feels like an oddity, a weird collab between Soundgarden and Pearl Jam (which is kinda what it is, despite the time frame). They have never toured as a band and have only played a few sets together live. Just doesn't feel like a real band to me.

Edited October 16, 2013 by GA_Eagle

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1. Pearl Jam

2. Alice in Chains

3. Sound Garden

4. Temple of the Dog

5. Mad Season

 

Nirvana is ridiculously overrated.

Bleach is ridiculously overlooked.

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One group that hasn't been mentioned yet is Blind Melon. Shannon Hoon was a legend of his time.