These Folks Are The Greatest American Rock Bands Ever

Pearl Jam

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Formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990, Pearl Jam is considered to be one of the leading bands in the grunge movement in the early 1990s. The group was known for looking down on popular music and denying interviews and other common industry practices.

At one point, the band even sued Ticketmaster, claiming that they had monopolized the concert-ticket market. Commonly referred to as one of the most influential bands of the decade, the Rolling Stone described the band as having “spent much of the past decade deliberately tearing apart their own fame.”