The Official Grunge Thread

[lucifer_sam]

Originally Posted by SATCHMO

Superfuzz Bigmuff, which got zero votes, is more representative of the Seattle grunge scene and sound than any of the albums listed by a mile. It's a much better album than most of the ones up there too.
Superunknown was Soundgarden's "MTV" album. Louder than Love was definitely the apex of their career as far as creative output is concerned

their second 12" Touch Me I'm Sick / Sweet Young Thing was probably the closest they ever got to making a definitive "grunge" record though. Superfuzz Bigmuff gets a lot of credit on its name alone, haha.

[mr dave]

Originally Posted by scottsy

It may have been their MTV album but Superunknown is still an almighty album nonetheless IMO... such a shame what happened to Chris Cornell... we should just drop the"ell" from the end of his name and place a "y" there...

i used to think that way until i checked out a recent interview clip by him. musically he's gone to pot, this much is true. but the man also had some throat surgery after soundgarden disbanded, his vocal range has never been the same. then again, he was a screamer, not a singer back in the day, he would destroy his vocal chords every night. you really expect someone to be able to do that for 30 years?

what really got me in the interview is how he described his musical progression. he never wanted to re-hash the past. the SG albums all moved forward, right up until the end and they all realized it and ended it before it was too late. he still acknowledges SG as the greatest and most special of his musical endeavors and would rather not taint that memory.

so now he's wanting to try his hand at being a hit in the clubs or something. whatever. the man has 3 daughters - university is expensive hahaha.

[Megadead2]

Originally Posted by sleepy jack

I give grunge a 3.8/10

I give music a 6.8/10. (if you get it I love you)


Anyway grunge definitely isn't my favorite genre but I do enjoy it from time to time. Does anyone else feel that Pearl Jam's Ten is overrated, though? The problem is with the production; it's too slick, too "epic" in a cheesy way, in terms of the guitar sound and the added production flourishes. I don't know if the new reissue somehow changes this or not.

[Antonio]

Originally Posted by Megadead2

I give music a 6.8/10. (if you get it I love you)


Anyway grunge definitely isn't my favorite genre but I do enjoy it from time to time. Does anyone else feel that Pearl Jam's Ten is overrated, though? The problem is with the production; it's too slick, too "epic" in a cheesy way, in terms of the guitar sound and the added production flourishes. I don't know if the new reissue somehow changes this or not.

yes i do, to be honest it isn't even my favorite record from them, i like Yield much, much more.

[captured]

i think pearl jam is overrated fullstop. theyre ok but sorta overrated

[feedbacker]

Originally Posted by Automatic Slim

2. TAD: released 4 great albums - God's Balls, Salt Lick, Inhaler, and 8 Way Santa. However, if the Melvins are considered grunge, they'd be 2nd place.

Their songs never grabbed me, though Mudhoney did have some good stuff like 'Halloween'.

If the Melvins are considered grunge, I'd take them over anything listed by a long shot.

And you know "Halloween" is a cover, right? Anyway, Melvins and Mudhoney would be my 1 and 2 for that scene/era.

Originally Posted by Zero1986

I'm really suprised and disappointed that no one voted for Superfuzz Bigmuff.

Me, too, tbh. Even if the people voting skew young, you'd think someone would have heard this (or just voted for it to be contrary). Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge is still my favorite by them and still awesome all these years later.

I'm also puzzled how the Afghan Whigs belong on this list. Was it the Sub Pob connection? If so, why isn't Earth 2 listed? It's possibly the heaviest thing ever released on that label.

[Zer0]

Originally Posted by feedbacker

I'm also puzzled how the Afghan Whigs belong on this list. Was it the Sub Pob connection?

Probably yeah, they signed to Sub Pop in 1989 when grunge was taking off and released 2 albums and an EP for them, and they were also the first band from outside the North-West to sign for them. I wouldn't really class them as grunge though, but they were a hard band to categorise. People just lumped them in with grunge because they were signed to Sub Pop for a time and sounded a bit similar to Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees. In my view they were just kickass rock band around during the grunge era.

[asshat]

There should have been two options "Mudhoney"(maybe nirvana) and "suck".

[BTown]

What's up with Superfuzz Bigmuff with 0 votes? I wouldn't rank at as the best but damn you need to show some respect for what Mark Arm and Mudhoney did for the Grunge scene not only with Mudhoney but Green River.

[Automatic Slim]

Originally Posted by feedbacker

If the Melvins are considered grunge, I'd take them over anything listed by a long shot.

And you know "Halloween" is a cover, right? Anyway, Melvins and Mudhoney would be my 1 and 2 for that scene/era.

I don't really consider Melvins grunge, but they're often lumped in with the Seattle scene. They're kind of hard to categorize because of their penchant for 'noise experiments', etc. Anyway, Buzzo and company are great.

AiC doesn't fit in with the other grunge bands either. (Does Soundgarden either?) I always considered them some type of metal, except their EPs. If we're talking 'grungy' grunge (!?), I'd say Tad is number 1 and maybe Mudhoney is number 2.
Btw, I don't think anyone here has mentioned My Sister's Machine, who put out 2 good albums.

I did not know that 'Halloween' was a cover (I had to google it.). I haven't listened to Sonic Youth in many years, nor did I ever buy any of their albums. I may have to investigate them.

That also reminded me that Green River did a bizarre cover of Blue Oyster Cult (BOC is one of my all-time favorites.). 'Swallow My Pride' covers (sort of) 'This Ain't the Summer of Love'.