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Originally posted by paigowprincess
And Stone Temple Pilots became popular by watering down Pearl Jam. What's your point?
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My point? Just that early on, Elvis rawked, and was doing a whole lot more than watering down blues and gospel.
And STP were more a flat rip off than watered-down anything. Pearl Jam, otoh, became popular by watering down lots of more interesting stuff that was going on in the great NW (e.g. Green River, which Gossard and Ament were actually in, Mudhoney, early Soundgarden, Melvins, Nirvana). Which bands were, in turn, largely playing Sabbath through a punk rock lens.
Ollie (don't get me started on the late 80s NW music scene) Ramone