Thirty years later and rock fans are still at odds about what qualifies as "grunge" music. But despite Cobain's commentary on the band's underground cred (and their lack of sincerity with the flannel), few would argue Pearl Jam's grunge status and impact on the Seattle scene at the birth of the movement. In 1991, the year that grunge broke, Pearl Jam released their debut Ten just a month before Nevermind. With Mother Love Bone and Green River alumni Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, Eddie Vedder's emotional vocal delivery made the album's dark themes of suicide, depression, and violence that much more impactful and powerful.

Tracklist

1. Pearl Jam - Alive
2. Pearl Jam - Why Go
3. Pearl Jam - Black
4. Pearl Jam - Garden
5. Echo & The Bunnymen - Do It Clean
6. Miserable - Gasoline
7. Stone Temple Pilots - Meatplow

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