Monday, April 21, 2008

Pearl Jam vs. Soundgarden-Day 21

After Tenacious D owned Jet by the unanimous vote of 4-0, we move on to our first western conference quarterfinal with the eastern final four set. Right now, however, we have a true grunge battle straight out of the 90's. Our first band, Pearl Jam, hit the airwaves with their first album, "Ten", in 1991. Following the footsteps of Nirvana, Pearl Jam went on to produce numerous efforts throughout the 90's, becoming one of the biggest bands of that era. They produced many radio friendly hits as well, like "Even Flow", "Jeremy", "Daughter", and "Better Man". The band has continued strong through the new millennium, with their latest record being a self-titled effort. The new record showcases that the band's original style is still alive, and they plan to keep rocking for years to come. On the other hand we have other band straight out of the grunge era, Soundgarden. Although the originated in the late 80's, they broke through 1991's Badmotorfinger and 1994's Superunknown, especially the latter. Frontman Chris Cornell led the band with strong vocals and helped produce many hit singles, for example, "Black Hole Sun", "Spoonman", and "Fell on Black Days". No one knew much about the band until grunge rocked the world, which is when the band's popularity soared. In the late 90's, however, the band was found in turmoil, which eventually led to the break up of the band. Cornell, of course, went on to join former Rage members to found Audioslave.

This next one should be great. A true grunge battle...vote now!

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