Soundgarden - The Fonda Theatre - 11/27/12

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Timothy Norris
Soundgarden
The Fonda Theatre
11/27/12

Better than...watching reruns of Headbanger's Ball

See also: Our Soundgarden slideshow of the concert

When Chris Cornell announced on New Year's Eve three years ago that school was back in session and Soundgarden was reforming, no one knew quite what to expect. Would the band simply hit the road for a one-off reunion tour and call it quits again? Did they have any game left in them after 14 years on the sidelines? The answers: No, and yes.

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What's Nirvana's Best Album? Hint: It's Not Nevermind

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See also: The Most Important Album of the Last 25 Years Isn't Nevermind, It's Guns N' Roses' Appetite For Destruction

If you aren't familiar with Nirvana's sophomore release, 1991's Nevermind, you were probably born after the Y2K scare or believe that music peaked when Rush released Moving Pictures. The work from the Seattle grungesters -- which brought true alternative rock to mainstream radio airplay with "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Come As You Are," and "Lithium" -- is considered by many to be the most important rock album of the last three decades. We disagree. In fact, we don't even think it's Nirvana's best work.

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