Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam is one of the original Seattle sound bands. Like the others, they were greatly popular due to the new grunge sound being phenomenal in the early nineties. Pearl Jam was more oriented toward the singer-songwriter style rather than the hard rock style of Nirvana and Soundgarden, allowing them to fit in with the other mainstream rock acts. They were inducted their first year of eligibility, an obvious choice. Like all grunge bands they have had a major influence on many bands, including the post grunge bands who came later.