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Cornell vs. Vedder...

I never got the appeal of Veddar. I always thought he was incredibly pitchy and went out of key more than a professional singer should. Plus, his pretentious "I don't want to be a rockstar" stuff got old really quick.

I also got sick of every 90s rock singer with a baritone getting compared to Veddar - or should I say, every 90s rock band with a baritone vocalist was automatically considered to be ripping off Pearl Jam. Creed and Stone Temple Pilots were not that musically close to Pearl Jam, yet for some reason, they were both Pearl Jam wannabes according to a lot of people. But that's the fault of whiney rock critics, not Veddar himself. ;)
 
The Beatles version. period. But between these two? Vedder. Cornell definitely has more range, but Vedder puts the soul into it that Cornell can't seem to muster in his version.
Staley definitely rocked, but he was nothing without Cantrell. And I love Weiland, but EVERYTHING he did came after Cornell, Vedder, Cantrell and Staley.