Originally Posted by Irish Pimp

single handedly??
oh come on.

there was an entire movement of music at the time. they were in it, but i dont even know if i would say that they spearheaded it. like it or not... and i dont that much, but... Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice In Chains, and Soundgarden were a huge part of that.

Alice In Chains was the first out of those bands to pack them in. both nirvana and pearl jam opened shows for Alice.

now lets not forget about the path they walked that was already there. Mudhoney, the Pixies, sonic youth. i personally booked a handful of shows that nirvana opened for sonic youth. Pearl was the only band that got to same size of nirvana.... but dont say that they did it alone. lets not forget
Smashing Pumpkins... i was never a big fan... but Gish was huge. and then, shortly after all of that, we were amazed by a new band coming into the light.... mother fucking TOOL

and please remember the first cross over from glam to alternative...
Jane's Addiction

alone. no