my votes amongt the afforementioned mainstream grunge acts:
1. pearl jam
2. Alice in Chains
pa-share lang: once upon a time during the early 90s i spent a whole month of my life deciphering and mastering the drums of ten and another month dedicated only to dirt album. tagal noh, 1 month to master an album, eh kasi high schooler pa lang ako nung time na yun and tuwing dismissal and weekends lang nakaka jam sa house and yes slow learner ako. hehe. most drummers went to lessons to learn rudiments and double pedaling, I, on the other hand, went home to jam to PJ and AIC thats why my style of playing and kit arrangement are heavily influenced by Dave Abbruzzese ane Sean Kinney. at that time, i just grabbed every PJ and AIC tapes, cds, vhs so that i could perfect my cover.
fave songs from PearlJ: state of love and trust, Go, Porch, Betterman, Evenflow.
fave songs from AliceIC: would, angry chair, heaven beside, i stay away.
btw, alice in chains have have been fronted by various individuals like the vocalist of velvet revolver, phil anselmo, and william duval. but no one really comes close to layne's voice
ps: what about mudhoney, madseason, dinosaur jr, silverchair, jerry cantrell, pigeonhed, mother love bone, etc?