Was Seattle Bigger than Hype?
In crafting a documentary dealing with the rise and subsequent falling away of the Seattle thing, it would have been pretty easy for Doug Pray, the film’s director, to come off like an exploitative Hollywood type. And for that reason, it’s surprising to see some really candid interviews with Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil. But in wading through some of the live footage captured for inclusion in Hype!, it makes sense that some of the scene’s biggest names were all calm and thoughtful when having the camera turned on them.
