Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

The article was for 1blankmind.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

I hope it's a pretty good definition. Thankfully, grunge is less vague than alternative, so it's easier to determine. Basically, not every grunge album has to follow ALL of the traits. I'd say as long as it carries most of the traitsd and has the angst, it's grunge. The angst is the only absolutely required trait. Without it, it's not grunge.

Originally Posted by 1blankmind

Isn't the word angst kind of a loose term? I mean as long as it's depressing it kind of meets the qualifications.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by elphenor

I think Mudhoney is the only grunge I still tolerate at this point in my life

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Oh god no.

Originally Posted by 1blankmind

Isn't the word angst kind of a loose term? I mean as long as it's depressing it kind of meets the qualifications.

Originally Posted by 1blankmind

Mudhoney is my least favorite grunge band without absolute hatred.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

I explain grunge's specific kind of angst that defines the genre in the article. I think it's a fairly good definition. It goes on about how it takes anger, depression, and social disgust and fits them into an uncontrolled/whiny form of angst.

Originally Posted by elphenor

Their first album is all I know tbh and I like that it's named after the only pedal they use

sometimes I think I hate 90's music but then I remember Shoegaze was a thing

Originally Posted by The Batlord

I am conducting a test.