Nirvana , Pearl Jam , Alice In Chains and other grunge bands became bestselling groups ; many of their earlier fans greeted this development with cries of selling out .
The bands themselves struggled with the irony of alternative rock bands entering mainstream pop culture .
Nirvana , Pearl Jam , Alice In Chains and other grunge bands became bestselling groups ; many of their earlier fans greeted this development with cries of selling out , and the bands themselves struggled with the irony of alternative rock bands entering mainstream pop culture .