Soundgarden

The best band to come out of Seattle. Cameron's rhythms are INCREDIBLE. Shepherd was a stage animal. Thayil's guitar produced everything and more: a mix of Heavy sounds, Stoner, Psychedelia, and Punk influences. Chris Cornell was THE voice of '90s Rock; there's no contest with Vedder and company. When voting, I prefer not to consider "Down on the Upside," the only out-of-tune note from a band that, by that point (like Seattle as a whole), had nothing left to say.