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Originally Posted by Halen
Pearl Jam refused to do music videos for a long time and boycotted Ticketmaster. Eddie and co. had a colossal set of balls, and that's rock and roll to me.
As I said before, Nirvana was just another MTV band. Remember when the MTV executives didn't allow them to perform Rape Me at the VMA? Cowards..
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This is completely ridiculous. When Nirvana released Bleach in 1989 do you think they were just another MTV-friendly band? I think not. If you wanted to be an MTV-friendly band in 1991 would you have a sound like Nirvana? I think not, you would have tried to sound like INXS or Extreme. Nirvana's success was a rare occurrance and certainly not what they were aiming for. You haven't given any clear evidence of Nirvana being just another MTV band other than from the perspective of a Pearl Jam fanboy bashing Nirvana for the sake of bashing Nirvana.
Pearl Jam on the other hand had a more commercial rock sound in the early-90's than Nirvana. Taking Ten and Nevermind into consideration it's obvious that Ten is the more commercial-sounding album. Even though Ten was originally released before Nevermind it was re-released the following year for no other reason than to gain sales on the back of the rise of alternative rock to the mainstream. Seems like a very commercial thing to do.
This is coming from a person who grew up listening to both bands. But if I was to choose now I'd choose Nirvana over Pearl Jam any day.