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there isn't really a lot of similarity between Soundgarden and say, Nirvana that you could put them in the same sub-genre...and AiC doesn't have a lot in common with Pearl Jam
i don't know, 'grunge' has always seemed to be a lazy grouping of some rock bands that came from the same area despite sounding different
I agree and disagree. I've always categorized a band like Alice in Chains more in the metal category. That said, there's a melancholy self reverentialism that unites these bands as distinct from say, Guns N Roses and the other popular acts that immediately preceded them.
Anyway, Alice in Chains is super iconic for me as well as any lesser known tracks from Collective Soul.
Full disclosure, I'm 45 and a "hair band" type music listener. I blame Nirvana for ruining the best decade of metal there ever was......
So to me "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is easily number one. By the way, the story behind the name of the song is pretty funny and I think it kind of encapsulates the generation Xer high school experience, the last generation before social media really took hold. It's hard to explain but I totally get it. Graffiti, rebellion, good-natured teasing between friends and the inability to access any information with the touch your finger tips led to one of the most iconic songs and song titles of the last 50 years.
So that's the best to me, but then I got to thinking, what is my #2? The song that kept coming to me was Creep by Radiohead. My first thought was, "is that even considered grunge?" A quick look on Wikipedia and it is in fact listed as alternative - grunge. What say you? Does Creep belong in the conversation?
Saint_Ward, regarding your posting of Heart Shaped Box- I'm probably one of the rare people that thinks that In Utero was a better album than Nevermind, though both, of course. were great.