Chris Ford

The turn of the millennium found grunge icons Pearl Jam in a very introspective state.

The group's huge mainstream success with 'Pyromania' was in no small part due to his talents.

Man, we sure do love us some Nirvana. And it's no wonder -- they played a massive role in changing the face of rock music in a relatively short amount of time.

If you can move past the baggage that comes from a comeback album without half the original members, Smashing Pumpkins' 'Zeitgeist' holds up surprisingly well.

There seems to be, in this modern world of ours, a distinct lack of true rock and roll heroes.

As the Soundgarden frontman, Chris Cornell grabbed everyone's attention with his powerful vocals and dark, brooding lyrics.

Was Scott Weiland trolling fans with his recent performance of "Vaseline"?

Is it just me, or did Billie Joe Armstrong look cooler with blonde hair?

Soundgarden became big-time rock stars during the grunge era of the '90s, but by then they'd already been making big waves in the '80s Seattle music scene.

Back in 2001, Weezer made their triumphant return to rock and roll with a song about, well, skateboarding, apparently.

Duets are often sweet ... but not always.

Fans of heavy guitars, thumpy bass lines and big keyboard swells have something new in which they might revel.