Pearl Jam is "grunge" mostly because they were in Seattle in the early '90s. Otherwise, kinda bullshit tbh. Actually, grunge as a label is pretty stupid in general, but especially in the case of PJ.
Am I the only one who can’t listen to Pearl Jam anymore? Every other band for the most part still bangs, but when I hear Eddie Vedder’s vocals I sigh disappointment and skip. It’s just not good
Smashing Pumpkins were never grunge! They are/were a shoegaze influenced altrock band from Chicago that happened to come to prominence around the same time as the Seattle grunge bands did and got pumped into the same 'genre' by lazy journalists despite really not sounding nor looking very similar to much of what really defines grunge.
I think this is the first time I’ve ever heard Smashing Pumpkins referred to as grunge. Me in 1993 would have been aghast to hear such a thing. Me today just wishes I could go back and listen to Siamese Dream for the first time again.
That album was incredible. I can't believe how much time has passed since. Just wish I could time travel back to the early '90s and live life over again from that point.
Check out Australian Band called Silverchair They have some of the best Drop D riffs of all time. They started off as a Nirvana Imitation in some ways. They won a Radio Contest while still in Highschool. Their First album is Frogstomp. Definitely check them out for Drop D riffs. I dont know how well they are known Globally but they kick arse. I'd start with songs like Freak, Madman, Israels Son, Pure Massacre, Leave me out All have great Drop D riffs.
@@jamesdean9781the videos great but they are not wrong. Watch it again and you will see. Im not complaining but it's seems a weird thing to argue about when you can prove it to yourself prettt easily.
"Cherub Rock" by Smashing Pumpkins is my all-time favorite, honorable mention to *In Bloom" by Nirvana, "Even Flow" by Pearl Jam, "Spoonman" by Soundgarden, "Interstate Love Song" by Stone Temple Pilots, "Queen" by the Melvins, and "Everything Zen" by Bush (yes, I consider them grunge and everybody else should as well).
All were very Grungy except for Nirvana. Nirvana had the grunge look but sounded way more punk and Cobain wrote some of the punkiest guitar riffs out there
Some of them i wouldnt call iconic, like the nirvana riff and the AIC riff. Definitely not there iconic riffs but they are some of my favorite riffs by those bands. Smells like teen spirit is nirvanas most iconic and i cant stand it. AIC has alot of iconic riffs, just not the one you picked. Still an amazing riff though
That even flow riff is something else man, when I first heard it on gh3 i was like “who is this band?!?” (I was 11 at the time) I started listening to some more pearl jam and ever since then they have been my favorite, it’s just such an amazing riff.
that was really some good old days (and good moments to live)...maybe same feelings when in the 60' when they heard Jimi Hendrix or Janis Joplin music for the first time (excuse my english)
