The battle for Seattle!

[CosmicDancer]

Originally Posted by Hepcat

A four way tie after a day! But many of the biggest hitters on this forum haven't voted yet e.g. Zeppboy, Bobbyg, Carlozzi, Noodlez, b.o.b., Flipflop, Mr. Perfect, Deja Vu, Troggy, That 70s Guy, Annie, KBAD, Electric Funeral, Manut, Freedom, Harold, ShuffleItAll, CosmicDancer, Frisbee, Most Furious, Muleman, Crazy Don, Crimson, Moonchild, Wolf etc.

Okay, I'll weigh in. I have been holding off because I couldn't decide between two of the bands.

For me, it comes down to Nirvana and Pearl Jam. On the one hand, Pearl Jam obviously wins in the longevity category. I enjoy every album they have ever made with my favorites being "Ten", "Vs.", "Vitology" and the self titled album from '06.

Nirvana, while they don't have anywhere near the volume of albums, has the best album between both bands in "In Utero". Of course, "Bleach", "Nevermind", and the Unplugged album aren't to shabby either.

I'm gonna go with Nirvana right now, but that could change at any given time.

Alice in Fucking Chains

[NDF]

I certainly respect AIC, but i'm very surprised that they are garnering more votes than PJ and just as many as Nirvana. It's the crusty old classic rocker effect at work I says.

[BeatlesFan3287]

In this order:

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

[mikeh75]

alice in chains were the best band out of them all in this poll.they were very underrated in the 90's.nirvana got all the critical acclaim.pearl jam got all the record sales.i think alice in chains out put stands the test of time the best though.dirt was one of the best albums of the 90's.

[white_lancer]

Originally Posted by mikeh75

alice in chains were the best band out of them all in this poll.they were very underrated in the 90's.nirvana got all the critical acclaim.pearl jam got all the record sales.i think alice in chains out put stands the test of time the best though.dirt was one of the best albums of the 90's.

I would take Ten over Dirt any day.

[jimmy]

Original poll.

[annie]

Boy this is tough. I listened to some side by side comparisons on UTube and it is a 4-way tie...love em all. Of course I was born in Seattle, maybe that has something to do with it

Soundgarden vs Nirvana


Soundgarden vs Alice In Chains


Nirvana vs Pearljam

Thank you, thank you! I was trying to put together a tight horse race. I knew this would be a really close poll because this one that I did last year was very close as well:

Grungy Band Poll

[NDF]

Originally Posted by annie

Boy this is tough. I listened to some side by side comparisons on UTube and it is a 4-way tie...love em all. Of course I was born in Seattle, maybe that has something to do with it

I'm not so sure this poll would be so close if all the voters were from Seattle.

Since they all happily sold records outside of Seattle, they have no alternative but to accept votes from outside the city boundaries as well.

Dawnie!

What do you know about these guys? They are opening for Modest Mouse ,, All that I know is that they are from Seattle ..

[NDF]

Originally Posted by Flower

Dawnie!

What do you know about these guys? They are opening for Modest Mouse ,, All that I know is that they are from Seattle ..

They are an acoustic duo, who sing, or at least try, to sing together. They are kind of mediocre/okay from what I hear. Have some stuff on myspace:

https://www.myspace.com/thedutchessandtheduke

[Phantastico]

Pearl Jam

Honorable mention: Jimi Hendrix and Heart

Thanks Dawnie!

I've been to concerts where I've liked the opening act better than the main attraction, especially when it comes to indie groups. I certainly liked Dean & Britta better than Mercury Rev.

[flipflop]

Originally Posted by NDF

I was at a Pearl Jam concert a number of years ago, Evenflow came on. The entire arena sang it word-for-word and Eddie's vocals fit perfectly into the crowd with great synchronicity. In that moment, it sounded better than any song I had ever heard or been a part of.

Then Mike McCready broke into a guitar solo that was a fusion of Pearl Jam and Jimi Hendrix, which caught us all by surprise. The entire crowd spontaneously erupted in cheers. I could have swore there was an earthquake and the arena was floating off it's rafters. So...

Yup, Pearl Jam live is something else!

I voted Pearl Jam - easy, too. AIC a dead cert 2nd Nirvana and Soundgarden don't really get to me in the same way.

Might even be partial to Mudhoney over those?

[b.o.b.]

For me a very close fight between Soundgarden and Alice In Chains.

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

But this is just the grunge metal bands battle for Seattle.
When I'm thinking of Seattle metal bands my mind is set on Queensryche and Sanctuary/Nevermore.

[muleman]

alice in chains !