re: Best band of the "Seattle Grunge Scene" In your opinion.

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Without M.L.B. The Seattle scene never explodes nationally

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This. And without Wood overdosing who knows where it goes. He was great but was a train wreck and junkie. Had he lived, he probably flames out or dies at Rock and roll death age. That would have been 1993-4 ish. His death did many things. It brought Eddie Vedder from San Diego. It grounds and fuels Gossard, Ament, McCready, and Cornell and Cameron. Producing incredible lyrics and Temple Of The Dog.

His death gave them the staying power to stick out and appreciate their fame.

Cornell's acoustic solo stuff is AMAZING.

I was very fortunate to find Seattle music in the midst of Garth Brooks dominating everything. And even more fortunate that Pearl Jam spoke to me more than anything. The Alive riff defines Seattle and "Grunge" to most ears.

I will now step away from the iPad as my Pearl Jam blind love is showing.