Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam (L) and Kurt Cobain of Nirvana (R)

Smackdown: The Giants of Grunge

Soundcheck | Sep 19, 2011

Two major milestones of Seattle's grunge era are celebrating their 20th anniversaries. Today: We'll hear about watershed albums "Nevermind" by Nirvana and "Ten" by Pearl Jam, and we'll pit the two bands against each other in a Soundcheck Smackdown. Plus: a live performance from blues artist Keb' Mo'.

Listeners: Which band represents the greatest of grunge - Pearl Jam or Nirvana? Weigh in here!

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