10 Perfect Albums That Will Make You Love Grunge Music

One of the biggest crimes that you could make in the Seattle scene was actually making an attempt at being a rock star. For all of the great bands that populated the scene, it was never about being a part of the excessive lifestyle, and every musician seemed to almost downplay all of the songs that sang, with even Kurt Cobain badmouthing some of his own work. Soundgarden always had their heart in old school rock and roll, and Superunknown might as well be a long lost Led Zeppelin record that happened to come out in the '90s.

Just like their heroes like Page and Plant, the band really have a tight emphasis on groove on this record, even if the experimental side of them makes it a little difficult to catch all the time. For all of the great songs on this album, you can still hear their determination to push themselves that much further in terms of songwriting, like the Black Dog esque breaks in the middle of Spoonman or the strange time signature on The Day I Tried to Live or Fell On Black Days.

When they wanted to though, these songs can also get nasty, like the stone age metal that's going on in Fourth of July or the punk thrashing that goes on in the middle of Limo Wreck. Grunge may have been selling out around this time, but this was the one mainstream record where Soundgarden actually managed to keep their integrity intact along with the radio hits.