‘Ten’ at 30: How Pearl Jam’s Iconic Debut Became a Massive Hit
Thirty years on, Pearl Jam’s debut album Ten feels more like a traditional classic rock album than many of its early 1990s peers.
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Alice in Chains’ ‘MTV Unplugged’ Is a Grunge Staple and a Series Standout
Twenty-five years after its release, Alice in Chains’ MTV Unplugged is an essential grunge album and a career-high point for the band.
Mudhoney’s ‘Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge’ Celebrates Its 30th Birthday
Sub Pop gives loving, reverent treatment to Mudhoney’s sophomore album. Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge celebrates its 30th birthday.
L7’s Major Label Catalog Is Salvaged From Out-Of-Print Limbo With 3-CD Box
L7’s new box set Wargasm: ‘The Slash Years 1992-1997’ reminds us how essential the band’s classic material was—and still is.
30 Years of The Jesus Lizard’s Emotional, Meaningless ‘Goat’
The Jesus Lizard’s emotional yet meaningless 1991 album, Goat is full of head-spinning, swinging derangement that still leaves listeners reeling.
‘The Great Dismal’ Is Nothing’s Sharpest and Most Consistent album
After a big lineup change, Philadelphia metal-gazers Nothing play to their strengths on their fourth album, The Great Dismal.
King Buzzo Continues His Reign with ‘Gift of Sacrifice’
King Buzzo's collaboration with Mr. Bungle/Fantômas bassist Trevor Dunn expands the sound of Buzz Osborne's solo oeuvre on Gift of Sacrifice.
Smells Like MTV: Music Video and the Rise of Grunge
MTV's central role in delivering grunge to a national audience in the early 1990s demonstrated the network's power as a creator and definer of culture.
Pearl Jam’s ‘Ten’ Was That Other Hugely Important Grunge Album from 1991
Released alongside Nirvana’s Nevermind, the importance of Pearl Jam's Ten has been somewhat overshadowed by that record. Pearl Jam were barely together for a year, but released a cohesive debut that would help define '90s alternative rock.
The Year Alternative Rock Went Massive and Defined a Decade
Musically 1991 will forever be remembered as the year alternative rock conquered the masses. We explore how alternative became the dominant form of rock music in the 1990s.
Wailin Storms Sings of Snakes and Spells With “Rattle” (premiere)
Reminiscent of classic grunge and doom, Wailin Storms' "Rattle" is bound to set the pace of this collective's career.
Pearl Jam Liberate Themselves From the Past on ‘Gigaton’
Gigaton sounds like Pearl Jam convincingly doing their very best to not sound like Pearl Jam.