In the fall of 1993, Grunge was King

Around 25 years ago, pop culture was at Peak Grunge.

Nirvana and Pearl Jam released their blockbuster sophomore major-label albums (“In Utero” and “Vs.,”) within weeks of each other in fall 1993. Kurt Cobain and Eddie Vedder became the reluctant voices of their generation. Seattle continued to be under siege by record-label scouts looking for the next batch of long-haired dudes playing guitars drenched in distortion.

For the only time in their existence, grunge’s Big Four (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains) shared chart space with much-mocked rivals Stone Temple Pilots and Candlebox. Flannel-wearing Gen X-ers populated ads for Subaru and Pepsi. Eddie Vedder was on the cover of Time. And both Pearl Jam and Nirvana were No. 1. We may not go back t the dreary year of 1993, but we can always look back at the nostalgia.

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