Our picks for the 'Big 4' of grunge guitarists are Melvins' Buzz Osborne, Soundgarden's Kim Thayil, Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain.
Nirvana and Melvins will forever be connected in rock history. Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain famously cited Melvins as perhaps his greatest influence, inspiring the would-be grunge icon to create a specific blend of punk rock and sludge which would turn Cobain into the voice of disenfranchised youth. However, Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne and longtime friend of Cobain doesn't have the most positive