Boston vs. Nirvana-Day 18

After Metallica defeated Rage Against the Machine in our first bracket quarterfinal by a vote of 6-3, we move on to a very interesting matchup. Our first band hit the scene in the 70's with a debut self-titled album that would soon become one of the greatest rock records of all time. With such hits as "More Than a Feeling", "Peace of Mind", and "Foreplay/Long Time", the band became one of the biggest in the rock world. Boston followed up with two more records, "Don't Look Back" and "Third Stage", each of which did not see the success as the self-titled debut. Lead singer Brad Delp departed from the band after Third Stage due to prior committments, although the band continued on and released a fourth album-"Walk On"-in 1994. However, the band was never the same without their frontman, who unfortunately took his own life early last year. Although original band member Tom Scholz remains, the fate of the band is now uncertain. All we know is that boston will go down as one of the biggest names in classic rock. Our second band, on the other hand, is the biggest name in grunge rock of the 1990's-Nirvana. Nirvana started off in the late 1980's and released their first album-"Bleach"- in 1989. Though the album went relatively unnoticed-many consider it to be the band's best work. The breakthough success, and the formation of 90's grunge, came in 1991 with the release of "Nevermind". The success of the record was driven by lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", a song that started a revolution . Although the record had many numerous hit songs, none matched the success of "Teen Spirit". Many other bands on the 1990's, for example Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots, followed Nirvana's success. In 1993 the band released a heavier record called "In Utero", which was a moderate success. After touring the album, in early 1994-shocking news hit the world. Frontman Kurt Cobain took his life in his Seattle apartment, which ended Nirvana.

I find this next matchup to be very ironic, as both bands had 3 main albums, and both lead singers committed suicide. This should be an interesting one...vote now.