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30. Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
Pure rock 'n' roll.
29. Beck - Loser
You might say this is hip-hop as much as it is grunge, but I'm including it because it defined the era with its self-effacing refrain. Oh, and it was the song that got me interested in music in 7th grade.
28. Temple of the Dog - Hungerstrike
What could be more perfectly grunge than Soundgarden's Chris Cornell and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder both singing lead in the same song?
27. Nine Inch Nails - March of the Pigs
Yeah, I know: Nine Inch Nails is "industrial," not "grunge."
But this is a special case. They took the unusual step of not using the album version of the song for the music video, but instead just shooting a live performance on a totally bare studio floor and using the audio from that performance. The result is as grungy as NIN gets.
7/8! 7/8! 7/8! 4/4!
26. Shudder to Think - X-French T-shirt
This band unfortunately never really made it, probably because their music was just too dissonant, too asymmetrical, too disorienting. Not that there's anything wrong with that!
I believe this song was the closest they came to mainstream success. I love the unpredictable melody and the "Hey Jude"-like song structure.
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If you like this kind of thing, I highly recommend the album Pony Express Record.
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