Regardless of the inspiration behind these two tunes, it’s safe to say that if you’re looking for your own chart-topper or an addition to your greatest hits album, maybe you should check out this guitar riff. Vocally the songs stray, but tuning that out, Pearl Jam’s “Even Flow” is a quicker-paced version of Soundgarden’s “Hands All Over.” Both songs were some of the bands’ biggest hits and featured on their greatest hits albums. This is solid ’90s rock, leading me to think Pearl Jam was just jamming out to Soundgarden when they graced us with this song – there’s only a two year difference in release dates. What do you think?

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