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Pearl Jam wins "Best Rock Band of the Year" and "Greatest Rock Band of All-Time" in RockinTown.com’s annual poll. In addition, Pearl Jam’s debut album "Ten" is named the "Best Rock Album of All-Time."
For the first time, RockinTown.com asked rock music fans to select the "Best Rock Band of the Year." To be eligible, a group had to release an album of original material between October 2005 and December 2006. This was the most contested category in the RockinTown polling with 40,000 votes cast. Thirty-five groups were nominated. Evanescence and My Chemical Romance traded the lead before Pearl Jam took control in December finishing with just under 10% of the vote. "It was Pearl Jam’s hard rock verses the emo leanings of Evanescence and My Chemical Romance," said Ian Lord, RockinTown’s managing editor. "Pearl Jam fans were on a mission."
Pearl Jam won the Greatest Band of All-Time honor with just over 7% of 30,000 votes. In 2005, Nirvana walked away with the title nailing 33% of the vote. "Pearl Jam fans seemed to thrive, almost defiantly, on their self-perceived underdog status," said Lord. Pearl Jam is the last major band left standing from the Grunge-era.
Pioneering heavy metal group, Led Zeppelin, finished #2 with just under 6% of the vote. "They always land in the Top 3 but they can never quite make it to #1," said Lord. Green Day was next with 5.5% of the vote. Nirvana dropped to #6. Rounding out the Top 10 were The Beatles (#9) and Elvis Presley (#10). "It’s a credit to their artistry and staying power that they still have a place in the Top 10," said Lord.
About mid-year, Pearl Jam’s "Ten" displaced Nirvana’s "Nevermind" as the Greatest Rock Album and never looked back. "Ten," released just prior to Nirvana’s landmark album, eventually sold more copies than "Nevermind." For the first time, AC/DC’s "Black In Black" made the list landing at #3, behind "Nevermind."
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I like this line right here:"Pearl Jam fans seemed to thrive, almost defiantly, on their self-perceived underdog status."
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I don't know what this site is, but I'm always happy to see Pearl Jam get recognition.
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