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  • @jeffpatton2866
    @jeffpatton2866 Рік тому +455

    Alice in Chains. Dirt has to be the greatest grunge album of all time. The fact that they are not in the Rock-n-roll Hall of Fame is absurd.

    • @wheelchairdrunk
      @wheelchairdrunk Рік тому +10

      But they are the 2020 MOPOP Founders Award winners.
      Great video on UA-cam. Well worth watching.

    • @moresnare
      @moresnare Рік тому +2

      100% agreed.

    • @onurfuck
      @onurfuck Рік тому +4

      PJ - Ten.

    • @rupe82
      @rupe82 Рік тому +3

      I love Dirt but it's so depressing that I have to be in the mood for it.

    • @Carlos-xz3vi
      @Carlos-xz3vi Рік тому +4

      I prefer Facelift. SAP is fun. Unplugged is my favorite live album.

  • @sleepinggiantbcn
    @sleepinggiantbcn Рік тому +1290

    Conclusion: Everybody loves Alice in chains

  • @elbob17
    @elbob17 Рік тому +314

    Musically, it has to be AIC. The stuff Jerry Cantrell is doing right now on the Brighten tour is the best music of his career.

    • @gasaddict
      @gasaddict Рік тому +10

      Can confirm. Jerry is amazing live. Saw him Friday

    • @sonalhemaratne7096
      @sonalhemaratne7096 Рік тому +9

      I don't think any other grunge band could bring emotion to their music like AIC did. They just have that edge over the others.

    • @davidgaines9892
      @davidgaines9892 Рік тому

      😂

    • @scottricci5063
      @scottricci5063 Рік тому

      Seen him at the Rialto in Tucson recently and he rocked the Layne Staley era of Alice In Chains catalog most of his show. Fucking awesome!

    • @JarOfMoMack
      @JarOfMoMack Рік тому

      Thought Brighten was a serious disappointment. Like everything that made Cantrell great (the less is more approach) got drowned out with all this nonsense. Absolutely disagree.

  • @baTonkaTruck
    @baTonkaTruck Рік тому +148

    Layne Staley walking onstage at the intro of Nutshell to open the Alice In Chains Unplugged show just cemented them at the top somehow, it was one of the most honest and gut wrenching vocal performances ever, it was peak grunge, it was perfect. But for my money, Jeremy is my favorite grunge song.

  • @williamsummerson1204
    @williamsummerson1204 Рік тому +323

    Soundgarden will always be my favorite grunge band ever. RIP to Chris Cornell, one of the greatest and most powerful vocalists of all time. He may be gone but his spirit will live on forever. 🙏❤😪

    • @DSplatter
      @DSplatter Рік тому +8

      Yeah man, Audioslave’s self-titled album was just another great example of his talent. I hate thinking about him and Chester Bennington. Makes me sad.

    • @AZIZAxBLUE
      @AZIZAxBLUE Рік тому +5

      Same here, the best for me 🙌🏽🤘🏽

    • @Monsterdrumma
      @Monsterdrumma Рік тому +6

      Same here man Soundgarden hands down for me!

    • @williamsummerson1204
      @williamsummerson1204 Рік тому +1

      @@Monsterdrumma 😃

    • @LeadMe2TheBliss
      @LeadMe2TheBliss Рік тому

      @@DSplatter All the members of Audioslave are very talented musicians, but the idea of Soundgarden's vocals mixed with RATM's backing band just doesn't mix that well for me. Be Yourself is an incredible song though.

  • @corkystclair7475
    @corkystclair7475 Рік тому +334

    Three favorites from the era:
    Alice in Chains
    Screaming Trees
    Pearl Jam
    So the answer is obviously: Mad Season

    • @td315
      @td315 Рік тому +11

      Perfect answer

    • @Aenigmakil
      @Aenigmakil Рік тому +3

      Excellent 👌🏾

    • @choomanji
      @choomanji Рік тому +9

      A man of astounding taste i see, was waiting for this one !

    • @slickleg6066
      @slickleg6066 Рік тому +7

      Mad season was amazing. Underated.

    • @blue1eyed4devil
      @blue1eyed4devil Рік тому +6

      Mad season,above, awesome album

  • @shaufey
    @shaufey Рік тому +44

    Alice In Chains! musically and lyrically, riffs and solos, they're just much more better. Layne had the voice no one could duplicate (and Chris too). Jerry was also a really big inspiration for me to start picking up a guitar

  • @halldorsturluson1449
    @halldorsturluson1449 Рік тому +203

    Alice in chains and soundgarden, both great hard rock/metal bands

  • @dasninjastix
    @dasninjastix Рік тому +21

    Alice in Chains transcended the genre in my opinion. They're rock, they're metal, they're blues, they're even country at times. Best frontman of the era, which is saying a lot, best guitarist of the era, and the best drummer as well, Sean Kinney doesnt get enough shine for being the sonic backbone.

  • @collothen
    @collothen Рік тому +42

    Alice in Chains. Hands down. Nirvana was obviously bigger and there were a lot of other great bands that came out during that time and that scene but none of them even come close to Alice in Chains

  • @pdxmtngoat
    @pdxmtngoat Рік тому +66

    Alice in Chains hands down. I just saw Jerry Cantrell in concert on Friday. Flat out amazing. AIC classics sounded perfect.

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 Рік тому +1

      Jerry is the goddamn man, one of the best songwriters ever and has consistently been a top tier live performer for 30+yrs straight.

    • @WheresWaldo05
      @WheresWaldo05 9 місяців тому

      Too bad Layne made AIC what it is today.

  • @MGV23
    @MGV23 Рік тому +130

    Alice in chains... Prime Layne was untouchable...

    • @rbrcka176
      @rbrcka176 Рік тому +1

      100%

    • @monicasena951
      @monicasena951 Рік тому +1

      Agree 💯

    • @aaronpannell6401
      @aaronpannell6401 Рік тому +8

      Jerry and Layne were the best duo in all of Rock.

    • @iamturok2294
      @iamturok2294 Рік тому +1

      Chris was way better and then Layne 1 step down and then the rest

    • @TheStepmonkey
      @TheStepmonkey 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@iamturok2294 Nah, Layne was far superior. Chris only sounded good in the studio but his voice control and power were lacking in his performances. Layne ALWAYS sounded perfect.

  • @davidmaldonado5735
    @davidmaldonado5735 Рік тому +183

    I like Nirvana, but AIC is on another level.

  • @JohnFromAccounting
    @JohnFromAccounting Рік тому +35

    Alice in Chains hit the spot for me. Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney have a great musical chemistry.

  • @robcrossan6274
    @robcrossan6274 Рік тому +24

    Alice in Chains for me, from Layne powerful raspy vocals to Jerry's beautiful guitar work, Sean and Mike too...they all just flow so well together. Even today, with William, they sound amazing. William is a down to earth dude and I love some of the solo stuff he's done. That said...it's hard to ignore the impact Nirvana had on music back then. The grunge scene existed but Nirvana made it popular, even tho Kurt wasn't happy about it, lol.

  • @TheWorldAccordingToJ
    @TheWorldAccordingToJ Рік тому +219

    Pearl Jam: Classic Rock
    Alice In Chains: Heavy Metal
    Soundgarden: Heavy Rock
    Nirvana: Punk

  • @lastfewtokes
    @lastfewtokes Рік тому +51

    Alice In Chains and it isn’t close. More talent than the other bands (IMO) not to mention the greatest voice/rock vocalist in history and one of the greatest guitarists ever. No band has ever matched the feeling that this band gives me.

    • @MrLump
      @MrLump Рік тому +4

      No, Soundgarden was more talented. Matt Cameron and Kim Thayil are better on their instruments. Chris and Layne can’t really be compared as they’re both amazing.

    • @Rand_al_Thor372
      @Rand_al_Thor372 Рік тому +1

      You want musical feels? Check out the Rock for Light album by Bad Brains. Vinyl rip only, the remaster sucks bad

    • @ChickenJoe-tq6xd
      @ChickenJoe-tq6xd Рік тому +7

      @@MrLumpwrong

    • @dagrohl1979
      @dagrohl1979 5 місяців тому

      Why are you arguing?🤷‍♂️

    • @CenterThePendulum
      @CenterThePendulum Місяць тому

      @@ChickenJoe-tq6xd Cornell is the one all of us rock singers look up to. A baritone who hit the same highs as Layne, but lower range.

  • @cotevallejos7230
    @cotevallejos7230 Рік тому +32

    Alice In Chains forever and ever 💪🏻🖤 R.I.P Layne Staley & Mike Starr

  • @mavericktheace
    @mavericktheace Рік тому +36

    I think some of what Stone Temple Pilots did could be considered grunge, and they made some good stuff. Definitely deserve a mention.

    • @-joe90
      @-joe90 5 місяців тому

      Correct

  • @kerpal321
    @kerpal321 Рік тому +29

    people always say that nirvana was the sound of the 90s but for me it was Alice in Chains

  • @nick1daly
    @nick1daly Рік тому +44

    Gotta be Soundgarden. Just their odd time signatures, tunings, and innovation. They’re insane. Love AG and AiC to death

  • @ash_e_
    @ash_e_ Рік тому +57

    idk man- I started with nirvana and loved it for so, so, so long, but now it's AIC and Soundgarden for me because Layne and Chris have one of the best vocals I've heard tbh. Their voices were so powerful, captivating, and overall just wow :D
    (But i feel like I lean towards Soundgarden a little more)

  • @LydellC
    @LydellC Рік тому +53

    Soundgarden were in a league of their own. Four amazing musicians, led by an untouchable, unmatched vocalist who was a true genius. Way beyond their peers in musicality, melody, riffs, innovativeness, lyrics... and of course, that voice.

    • @WheresWaldo05
      @WheresWaldo05 9 місяців тому +1

      I can only think of the name of one hit song of theirs. That is how meh they are. Meanwhile i can think of over a dozen hits by both Nirvana, AIC and Pearl Jam.

    • @CenterThePendulum
      @CenterThePendulum Місяць тому

      @@WheresWaldo05 You do not have a good ear for music. None of those other bands could come close to something like Fell On Black Days. Cornell is the one all us rock singers look up to.

  • @Struggle.Snuggles
    @Struggle.Snuggles Рік тому +25

    Alice In Chains will always be my all time favorite Grunge Band.
    They just had the most amazing music that others couldn't do.
    By no means am I saying Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Jane's Addiction, Green River, just to name a few, are all good in their own unique way.
    Alice In Chains just hits harder for me.

  • @TedHollisterH4
    @TedHollisterH4 Рік тому +24

    Alice In Chains catalog is incredible!

  • @billyhughes9776
    @billyhughes9776 Рік тому +97

    There's no wrong answer to this question. It's all personal taste. The bands that were stamped with the "grunge" label all contributed in a great and unique way to that era.

    • @strings1586
      @strings1586 Рік тому

      Absolute horseradish. This relativistic view of music is wrong on several levels.

    • @billyhughes9776
      @billyhughes9776 Рік тому +5

      @@strings1586 When you simply ask "who/what is the greatest?" (in this case a bands music) without any agreed upon standards for what is "the greatest" then it is simply your personal taste. So, there can be no wrong answer.

    • @mojoriot2293
      @mojoriot2293 Рік тому +1

      I'm just surprised that not one person mentioned STP!?!
      I mean, they had just as many great songs as any of them, maybe even more!... IMO.
      🤘😎
      Seems like a ✅️ for your theory... No wrong answer it is... IMO, lol.
      🤘🤪

  • @kaimanic1406
    @kaimanic1406 Рік тому +77

    I love all of those bands, but i still listen a LOT to Soundgarden/Audioslave. Chris Cornells voice is and will ever be amazing!

  • @SaintMartins
    @SaintMartins Рік тому +53

    Seattle (or Washington State) produced so many great Alt, Punk, Metal bands.
    Soundgarden, Nirvana, The Melvins, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains,
    Mad Season, Screaming Trees, Tad, Skin Yard, 7 Year Bitch, The Posies,
    Hammerbox, Gruntruck, Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters, Love Battery
    Young Fresh Fellows, Beat Happening, Sky Cries Mary, Harvey Danger,
    Band Of Horses, Modest Mouse, Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service,
    Fleet Foxes, Damien Jurado, La Luz, The Head And The Heart, Pedro The Lion
    The Fastbacks, The U-Men, Green River, The Accused, Ten Minute Warning,
    The Fartz, Coffin Break, MxPx, The Dehumanizers, Bikini Kill, The Supersuckers,
    The Gits, Seaweed, Murder City Devils, Zeke, Gas Huffer
    Jimi Hendrix, Heart, Queensryche, Metal Church, Malfunkshun, Mother Love Bone,
    Temple Of The Dog, Forced Entry, Sanctuary, Nevermore, The Lovemongers,
    War Babies, Sun O)))

    • @darkseason96
      @darkseason96 Рік тому

      dont forget My Sisters Machine

    • @thebikewatcher9819
      @thebikewatcher9819 Рік тому +1

      And Nikki Sixx and Duff Mckagan are Seattleites.

    • @miguelmelo1814
      @miguelmelo1814 Рік тому

      I would take Foo fighters out of this amazing list though. Sorry Dave!

    • @taoboxer9
      @taoboxer9 Рік тому

      Not to nitpick but, Candlebox deserves a mention.

    • @kyleg1912
      @kyleg1912 Рік тому

      The gits are so underrated

  • @genandraaji5707
    @genandraaji5707 Рік тому +34

    Nirvana is the first thing in my mind when it comes to "Grunge", the others like AIC or Pearl Jam is amazing... but man, SOUNDGARDEN is beyond Grunge, there are lots of ingredients to their music like Metal and Groove!

    • @puppetmaster8551
      @puppetmaster8551 Рік тому +1

      The same can be said about AIC, many people consider AIC a metal band. They also have a huge variety of music going from something like dirt to jar of flies. They were way way beyond just “grunge”

  • @Wyatt42069
    @Wyatt42069 Рік тому +21

    Alice in Chains is the only real answer. Soundgarden, PJ, STP, MLB, etc are great too, and nirvana is nirvana i guess. Alice are on a whole different level, Cantrell is one of the most tasteful guitarists ever and Staley is top 5 easy. Alice rules

  • @198clm
    @198clm Рік тому +15

    Answer: it’s Alice In Chains. Hands down.

  • @vgaportauthority9932
    @vgaportauthority9932 Рік тому +100

    Alice in Chains is pretty much as grunge as it gets.
    My favs are Nirvana and Pearl Jam for sure. I love pretty much all of it. 91-95 was rad.

    • @Rand_al_Thor372
      @Rand_al_Thor372 Рік тому +5

      Please tell me you're joking... Ask Jerry if they were a grunge band and he will tell you himself that they were just a hard rock/metal band who happened to be from where grunge was hatched when it blew up. This drives me insane...

    • @J.C.3
      @J.C.3 Рік тому +2

      I’d say Pearl Jam but other than some songs I don’t feel like they’re grunge

    • @travzimmerman1340
      @travzimmerman1340 Рік тому +2

      ​@@Rand_al_Thor372
      Prior to Jerry they were a glam rock band.

    • @1985cactus
      @1985cactus Рік тому +1

      No they are not. They have zero to do with grunge. They were a mainstream metal band. Didn't came out of Seattle 80s underground punk music scene. They started as a hair metal band.

    • @Rand_al_Thor372
      @Rand_al_Thor372 Рік тому +2

      @@1985cactus why do most people not remember this?!?! AIC were never on SubPop or CZ or K et al... never recorded with Endino. That's a big ol goose egg on the Grunge checklist!!!
      A Seattle address does not a grunge band make!!!!

  • @josieinchainsss
    @josieinchainsss Рік тому +19

    alice in chains and soundgarden will forever be my favourite grunge bands full stop. the talent, the vocals, outmatchedddd

  • @MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte
    @MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte Рік тому +214

    I'm disappointed that no one mentions Stone Temple Pilots... STP is a great band, sold more than 40 millions worldwide

    • @billyhughes9776
      @billyhughes9776 Рік тому +16

      I love STP -- but, even by the murky standards of what "grunge" was, they were not and never were that. They just happened to come out at a time when "grunge" was the thing.

    • @RoBoTrOnIc1001001
      @RoBoTrOnIc1001001 Рік тому +3

      @@billyhughes9776 bro watchu talkin about they are post-grunge

    • @ryanstewart7768
      @ryanstewart7768 Рік тому +11

      I came here to say the same thing, STP are too good for grunge anyway 😂

    • @halldorsturluson1449
      @halldorsturluson1449 Рік тому +7

      They just came around at the same time,great rock/hard rock band too and I personally like them much more then nirvana, and smashing pumpkins also.

    • @td315
      @td315 Рік тому +4

      @@RoBoTrOnIc1001001 well I remember it well and there biggest albums came out side by side with grunge albums. Our group lumped STP in with grunge and hated Pearl Jam, some said it’s a girls band that sounds like a goat. I liked them though I didn’t get their complaints. STP Core came out in 1992 and every song on that albums is really good and the second album in 94’ was almost as good.

  • @jibrilgoodwin3328
    @jibrilgoodwin3328 Рік тому +37

    As a teenager I resonated more with Nirvana but now as an adult I resonate more with alice in chains which is ironic because badmotorfinger was the first grunge record I bought so Soundgarden will always have a special place in my heart however I prefer alice in chains because just like Nirvana , Alice in chains made history as well because fun fact , jar of flies was the first ep in history that hit #1 on the billboard top 200 charts , so i think that Alice in Chains are just as much of a game changer as Nirvana was

    • @chrisd7047
      @chrisd7047 Рік тому +2

      AiC was also the first of the bunch to get a major record contract. They opened the door that Nirvana blew off the hinges a few years later.

    • @chrisd7047
      @chrisd7047 Рік тому

      @dave smith That is a different history than what I've read, but good to know.

    • @chrisd7047
      @chrisd7047 Рік тому

      @dave smith I'm going to direct you to my previous reply. Please note that I did not dispute what you said.

  • @scottthomas4779
    @scottthomas4779 Рік тому +98

    Nirvana is the most iconic grunge band ever
    Alice in chains is the greatest
    Pearl Jam has had the longest career
    Soundgarden is right in the middle of all that and respected by everyone
    STP is somehow Kevin Mccalister that everyone forgets about

    • @wallaceshawn-zk8iw
      @wallaceshawn-zk8iw Рік тому +9

      STP is stuck between grunge & straight up Hard Rock.

    • @selfan2005
      @selfan2005 Рік тому +2

      Where would you put Smashing Pumpkins?

    • @scottthomas4779
      @scottthomas4779 Рік тому +7

      @selfan2005 I'm actually a huge pumpkins fan but they don't qualify as grunge to me honestly.

    • @IHateMyAccountName
      @IHateMyAccountName Рік тому +2

      Stone Temple Pilots are from California, they're like sparking wine of grunge.

    • @PapiSnaz
      @PapiSnaz Рік тому

      Alice in Chains isn't grunge, never was

  • @chrisd7047
    @chrisd7047 Рік тому +20

    I've said it before and will repeat it until I die: the one that people will still listen to 100 years from now is Alice in Chains.

  • @chimrichalds8985
    @chimrichalds8985 Рік тому +11

    Alice in chains is not only the best "grunge" band but they were one of the best BANDS of all time. Simply because Cantrell is one of the best GUITARISTS of all time

  • @mikeoconn
    @mikeoconn Рік тому +12

    Without Melvins, there probably is no grunge. Mudhoney is a true grunge band as well. But it doesn’t leave Seattle without Alice In Chains and soundgarden. Then it doesn’t reach the sky without nirvana and Pearl Jam.

  • @BlindGordie
    @BlindGordie Рік тому +21

    The metal fan part of me thinks it is Alice In Chains, but the rock fan thinks it is Soundgarden, tied with Pearl Jam, as all 3 bands have evreything I like about rock.

  • @perceivedvelocity9914
    @perceivedvelocity9914 Рік тому +15

    I grew up in a suburb of Seattle. I was a teenager during the early 90's. That was a good time period to be 16 and have a driver's license. Concert tickets and gas were both cheap. I was able to see most of the Seattle bands. The two that I missed were Mother Love Bone (look them up) and Nirvana.

    • @adamalday01
      @adamalday01 Рік тому

      Yep me too. Lived in the 425 , about 35 minutes from downtown seattle .

  • @scottnixon9367
    @scottnixon9367 Рік тому +14

    For me a tie between Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. Really like Screaming Trees. Temple of the Dog was cool.

  • @ekatyawa8454
    @ekatyawa8454 Рік тому +15

    Alice In Chains, hands down, no.1 grunge band to stay, for decades to come...

  • @brianmannion7097
    @brianmannion7097 Рік тому +10

    Superunknown is the greatest 'grunge' album in my opinion. Its a timeless masterpiece due to its complexity at the time. Odd time signatures, guitar tunings, interesting structures and change ups but still catchy. All that with great drumming, guitar riffs and the greatest rock vocalist of all time at his peak. Oh ya and the songwriting is leagues ahead of the rest

  • @SpaghettiWithMeatSauce
    @SpaghettiWithMeatSauce Рік тому +89

    Best: Alice in Chains and it's not even close
    Most accessible and catchy: Nirvana

    • @holylibations
      @holylibations Рік тому

      right on

    • @stabyourcat
      @stabyourcat Рік тому +1

      Nirvana also have the least catchy and accessible music by far out of the big groups. The gnarlier songs on In Utero and Incesticide are nasty songs.

    • @mymanjoker
      @mymanjoker Рік тому +4

      Kurt is the face of grundge, but Layne is the voice

    • @jonnybarnard8578
      @jonnybarnard8578 Рік тому

      ​@@stabyourcat and they're fuckin amazing!

    • @dlynn101
      @dlynn101 Рік тому

      Then you don't know shit about Soundgarden.

  • @OOBEJuanKenobi
    @OOBEJuanKenobi Рік тому +15

    The 90s were just a good era for rock period.

  • @grogu1986
    @grogu1986 Рік тому +33

    Alice In Chains is the GOAT of grunge, nobody else comes close

  • @alexnagy2044
    @alexnagy2044 Рік тому +7

    Where's STP guys?! Just cuz they're not came from Seattle? It's OK. My fave is AIC... Layne's voice and message just on the top for me forever! R.I.P. all of them btw

  • @slipknotfan2358
    @slipknotfan2358 Рік тому +8

    So am I crazy or isn’t STP grunge? Nobody mentioned them and I don’t even see comments about them. I fucking love AIC, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, but you can’t deny STP has a ton of great songs as well and Scott’s voice was just as memorable as the others… in my opinion. I couldn’t chose a favorite though I love that era of rock, they all fucking rule! RIP to the greats we’ve lost too soon. The world still misses you! 🤘🏼🖤

    • @leinonibishop9480
      @leinonibishop9480 Рік тому

      STP didn’t come up thru the Seattle music scene and they were about a year behind the main 4 so they are kind of an outlier to the ‘grunge’ scene, even though they have a similar sound. Doesn’t mean they are bad. Smashing Pumpkins is also a great band from the same time period that usually isn’t considered to be grunge. I’m sure there are lots of others.

  • @paulinasancheznunez549
    @paulinasancheznunez549 Рік тому +16

    Alice in chains and Soundgarden 🔥 such an amazing singers Layne and Chris ❤️

  • @joycastorico2638
    @joycastorico2638 Рік тому +6

    for me, it's Alice in Chains. Layne Staley was amazing.

  • @nickrohrbach9484
    @nickrohrbach9484 Рік тому +24

    Alice in chains all day everyday!!! ❤

  • @dennishrmn1
    @dennishrmn1 Рік тому +31

    Alice in Chains. Always will be!!

    • @Xxrocknrollgod
      @Xxrocknrollgod Рік тому

      Na. Nirvana

    • @Nolimitcam._
      @Nolimitcam._ 9 місяців тому

      @@Xxrocknrollgodthat’s how I was i liked Nirvana when i was younger then I realized AIC were better

    • @caidenh04
      @caidenh04 8 місяців тому

      ​@@Nolimitcam._ music is subjective.

  • @goljom
    @goljom Рік тому +5

    as a band AIC for sure, but eternal respect and love for Kurt and Chris.

  • @edgeworth7750
    @edgeworth7750 Рік тому +8

    Pearl Jam’s Ten was such an amazing and solid Grunge album

  • @jan279
    @jan279 Рік тому +7

    I think Nirvana is by far the most iconic, but my personal favorite would have to be Soundgarden. I personally believe Chris Cornell is by far the best vocalist to have ever come out of the Seattle grunge scene, I love Kim Thayil's weird yet somehow fitting guitar work, and I think no other rock band besides Rush has been better at making use of odd time signatures.

  • @jdawg3629
    @jdawg3629 Рік тому +12

    Junkhead is the grungiest song that ever grunged

  • @coreyknight924
    @coreyknight924 Рік тому +10

    Haha, I love the Airheads reference..top notch! 👍🤘

  • @ps8481
    @ps8481 Рік тому +12

    Alice in Chains is my Wonderland!!

  • @johnjohn37371
    @johnjohn37371 Рік тому +33

    I love the Mother Love Bone album...Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns...played that to death.

  • @predeterminedmeat5024
    @predeterminedmeat5024 Рік тому +5

    Someone mentioned Dinosaur Jr. Holy s**t that's such a fantastic and underated band oh my god. FINALLY GOD FINALLY SOMEONE MENTIONS THEM WHERE YOU BEEN? IS THE GREATEST GRUNGE ALBUM*

  • @laurawatters914
    @laurawatters914 Рік тому +14

    Pearl Jam is my favorite but I love Alice in Chains too!! 😊💓🤘✌️

  • @Aenigmakil
    @Aenigmakil Рік тому +5

    Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Mad Season, Pearl Jam, Silverchair, Screaming Trees and Eleven for me! But if I had to pick one, I'd pick...

  • @fergie1952
    @fergie1952 Рік тому +8

    I love how everyone agrees while there are simultaneous favourites, that there was enough love for the main four (sound garden, pearl jam, Alice in chains, and nirvana), and that they will always be treasured favourites.

  • @marcelo.bassalo
    @marcelo.bassalo Рік тому +11

    For me it's between Soundgarden and Alice in Chains but Nirvana was the most popular band overall.

  • @sofhispalis
    @sofhispalis Рік тому +4

    Alice In Chains is my favourite one. But, It’s difficult to compare, like “colours”…

  • @kevincline3624
    @kevincline3624 Рік тому +15

    Honorable mention is Stone Temple Pilots album Core

    • @badmotorbreath5206
      @badmotorbreath5206 Рік тому +3

      Great record but I love Purple just as much…leaving on a Southern train…

    • @kevincline3624
      @kevincline3624 Рік тому +3

      I have only Core on CD, Purple is more famous because of this song from The Crow OST, which I also have on CD

    • @badmotorbreath5206
      @badmotorbreath5206 Рік тому +1

      @@kevincline3624 that’s cool. A few other great songs on Purple like Vasoline and Big Empty. Then there’s that special track at the end!

    • @kevincline3624
      @kevincline3624 Рік тому +2

      Big Empty was in The Crow, a song that earned MTV award

  • @negative1310
    @negative1310 Рік тому +4

    I don't understand why everyone says nirvana started grunge when Alice in chains and soundgarden was around before them. And it wasn't always "grunge" the original name was the Seattle sound.

  • @charlestwisted9890
    @charlestwisted9890 Рік тому +6

    Let’s get a bit of love in here for Matt Cameron, drummer for BOTH Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.

  • @rbnh9827
    @rbnh9827 Рік тому +7

    Soundgarden first and everbody else. Voice, riffs, drumming, experimenting, technicality, all numero uno.

  • @irvgotti94
    @irvgotti94 Рік тому +3

    Alice In Chains
    Just saw Jerry Cantrell last month and he was great!!

  • @shifalmohamed2512
    @shifalmohamed2512 Рік тому +6

    Nirvana defined Grunge along Pearl Jam,
    Soundgarden is technically on another level, imo better... God Tier belongs to Alice

  • @frankenviews4069
    @frankenviews4069 Рік тому +4

    Grunge was odd in that every band in the scene was a mix of at least 2 genres. Nirvana was late 80's indie, 60's pop rock and late 70's punk. Alice in Chains was Heavy Metal and Blues rock. Soundgarden was Heavy Metal and punk rock. Pearl Jam is 70's classic rock and late 70's punk with little bit of Neil Young. It was a kind of musical fan fiction made by kids who just loved collecting and listening to old records and pretending to be rock stars, performing for each other. Instead of being a specific musical style, it was a reaction by a generation of kids with access to so many different styles of music and loving a lot of them at the same time.

  • @entropy_music
    @entropy_music Рік тому +14

    Soundgarden. They were the most experimental most complex music and Cornell had the best voice in rock history. I love Alice In Chains but they stuck with the same formula every record

    • @BradCross1982
      @BradCross1982 Рік тому +6

      They stuck with the same formula? I don’t know what you listened too but I don’t hear it, every album they did with Layne was different than the last

    • @DesignRhythm
      @DesignRhythm Рік тому +1

      Matt Cameron's ability to make odd time signatures sound normal was 2nd to none. I wouldn't say "same formula" but I understand what u mean.

  • @jan279
    @jan279 Рік тому +3

    I like how that one girl calls it pre-Nirvana & post-Nirvana, I kinda feel the same way, I think that's why we have the so-called "post-grunge" genre, all the bands that have a "grungy" sound to them that came after Nirvana is dubbed as such.

  • @xXMachineGunPhillyXx
    @xXMachineGunPhillyXx Рік тому +5

    I LOVE Pearl Jam, LOVE Alice In Chains, really like Nirvana and like Soundgarden. Every grunge band was EXTREMELY good imo.

  • @patrickdelombre5075
    @patrickdelombre5075 Рік тому +6

    TAD - one of the first and best bands of the grunge era. Heavier sound then the rest.

  • @slickleg6066
    @slickleg6066 Рік тому +8

    Alice in Chains over any!

  • @AdiTamtomo
    @AdiTamtomo Рік тому +9

    🔥 S O U N D G A R D E N 🔥

  • @GoAsCloseAsYouCan
    @GoAsCloseAsYouCan Рік тому +7

    Alice In Chains revival continues. Love to see it.

  • @YaBoyBLove
    @YaBoyBLove Рік тому +10

    1. Alice In Chains (best vocals, best song writing, Best riffs)
    2. Stone Temple Pilots (Amazing Vocals, DeLeo brothers, Most Diverse)
    3. Nirvana (Most “Iconic”)
    4. Pearl Jam (Revived Classic Rock)
    5. SoundGarden (Amazing Vocals)

    • @sushantdevkota1461
      @sushantdevkota1461 10 місяців тому +1

      Pearl Jam - Best lyrics

    • @zeitok8
      @zeitok8 10 місяців тому

      i take PJ lyrics all day, all them best vocals, diferent styles

    • @MrErock7
      @MrErock7 2 місяці тому

      You nailed this list

  • @bgs_zar9858
    @bgs_zar9858 Рік тому +6

    I think as far as what they did to music it’s nirvana, but talent and songwriting has to go to Soundgarden easily. They were so musically advanced and smart.

  • @subterraneanretrogames556
    @subterraneanretrogames556 Рік тому +6

    “We’re country, AND western, AND a rock band” - Sean Kinney of Alice in Chains

  • @jmason61
    @jmason61 Рік тому +7

    Maybe not enough people know about Screaming Trees but all the bands named here knew how great they were... another band with recent deaths from the era

  • @pedrovidal3223
    @pedrovidal3223 Рік тому +7

    Although I prefer to listen Alice in Chains nowadays, I have to acknowledge that Nirvana was by far the most significant and impactful band in my life. It's almost more than a band; it's like a religion.

  • @purplegorilla9592
    @purplegorilla9592 Рік тому +4

    The main 4 are all great. That's pretty rare that you really can't go wrong regardless of which of them you pick. But there were many others who never reached the stardom of those 4 who were also great.

  • @Shammrock62
    @Shammrock62 Рік тому +10

    Grunge is an umbrella term of convenience . All had separate distinct sounds.

    • @wallaceshawn-zk8iw
      @wallaceshawn-zk8iw Рік тому +2

      Like Nu-Metal, different styles, but similar influences.

    • @mozdaboz
      @mozdaboz Рік тому

      The media just used the term so they can market them in a single package ..

    • @mikeoconn
      @mikeoconn Рік тому +3

      Good point. Grunge isn’t the genre like they tried to sell it as. Grunge was the scene. And you had a bunch of good unique bands

    • @atvena
      @atvena 10 місяців тому

      ​@@mikeoconngrunge is a vibe

  • @EMENHD
    @EMENHD Рік тому +10

    L7 massively underrated. Smell the Magic and Bricks are Heavy are perfect albums

    • @flaviojosefo7130
      @flaviojosefo7130 Рік тому +2

      Agreed

    • @andreafasulo
      @andreafasulo Рік тому +3

      3:58 there's a band called Wargasm and they don't even mention L7

    • @trimlesscoasters
      @trimlesscoasters 8 місяців тому

      Has the grunge aesthetic but not really grunge

    • @EMENHD
      @EMENHD 8 місяців тому +1

      @@trimlesscoasters yeah I’d consider them more punk but they were definitely involved in the scene at the time and Bricks are Heavy is very grungy so should count

  • @TheNothing6
    @TheNothing6 Рік тому +7

    Alice In Chains, but I love Nirvana, too!

  • @bigjohnson7415
    @bigjohnson7415 Рік тому +4

    Nirvana's Drummer turned out to be pretty good at Instruments!👍👍👍

  • @zeketrick
    @zeketrick Рік тому +2

    1. Soundgarden
    2. Alice in Chains
    3.Pearl Jam
    4. Nirvana
    5. Mudhoney
    6. Melvins

  • @RiverOfDeceit2380
    @RiverOfDeceit2380 Рік тому +3

    Whoever said there was 'before Nirvana and after Nirvana'... should do some research.

  • @colinburroughs9871
    @colinburroughs9871 Рік тому +6

    It's Soundgarden, it's not close and it wasn't when all of this was happening either. Everyone can fight over second place. Tool is probably too prog to fit neatly in this and that's why it's Soundgarden.

  • @F13fan
    @F13fan Рік тому +4

    AIC is one of my favorites! Then Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. STP next. Nirvana is my last pick but I do like some of their stuff

  • @jorgemunoz931
    @jorgemunoz931 Рік тому +5

    Alice in Chains hands down! No question about it.

  • @CalvinJourno
    @CalvinJourno Рік тому +8

    Screaming Trees. RIP Mark Lanegan

    • @DesignRhythm
      @DesignRhythm Рік тому +1

      Damn what a waste. That voice was one of a kind.
      We had tickets to him once and he failed to come on stage and they cancelled the show. : (

  • @MattTheScholar
    @MattTheScholar Рік тому +5

    The Melvins is my favourite band of that era of music, even though I wouldn't necessarily call them a grunge band. After that it's probably AIC for me.

  • @hydraglyphics
    @hydraglyphics Рік тому +6

    Alice in Chains by a longshot but no hate towards the others

  • @Nicholasville-y2b
    @Nicholasville-y2b Рік тому +2

    So I would say Nirvana for the impact alone and how iconic they were. They were basically the pioneers of it and are obviously the biggest of them. I would say AIC for their metal influence though, I think they're way better musically 😂

  • @stevenre713
    @stevenre713 Рік тому +3

    Alice in Chains is my favorite band of all time