A new episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now, breaks down our list of the greatest grunge albums of all time. How did Stone Temple Pilots once considered faux-grunge at best make it all the way to number eleven with Core? Why did Soundgardens Badmotorfinger end up beating out Pearl Jams Ten? How did the Stooges Fun House, Neil Young and Crazy Horses Ragged Glory and Black Flags My War make it on? And can the Smashing Pumpkins really be considered grunge? Three of the writers behind the list Suzy Exposito, Kory Grow and Angie Martoccio join host Brian Hiatt to discuss the greatest moments of grunge and some of their personal favorites. They also dig into the decision-making process, and re-introduce some of the lists lesser-known music.
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