The Official Grunge Thread (techno, rock, Nirvana, member, quote)

[Rainard Jalen]

Originally Posted by Crowquill

I'm tired of the seattle sound being called grunge, for one if you knew anything about seattle you would know the current sound is that spazzy hardcore blood brothers, red light sting thing n00b.

Also grunge isn't a genre, it was a trend. Seriously most 'grunge' bands have nothing in common except seattle, the 90s, and flannel.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

You can reach this conclusion simply by taking the "big 4" themselves. You don't have to dig any deeper than that, for heaven's sake!

Pearl Jam's sound is more reminiscent of old school, classic rock than anything the other big grunge acts came up with.

Nirvana were the almost weird misfits of the movement, their sound being arguably closer to punk than anything in the Seattle alt rock scene.

As for Soundgarden and Alice In Chains, then much of their material would be better termed "metal". They had a distinctly darker, heavier, metallic sound.

At any rate, the four bands don't really have any particular "trademark" sound in common. And neither does the grunge label.

Even if one tries (as many do) to come up with some characteristic elements of grunge music, I then guarantee that you'll find that Pearl Jam, at least, don't fit it.

[almauro]

Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen

Even if one tries (as many do) to come up with some characteristic elements of grunge music, I then guarantee that you'll find that Pearl Jam, at least, don't fit it.

One over-riding characterist was HEAVINESS. These bands had a thick bottom end, loud strong singers and guitarists, and marked the resurgence of hard rock...not metal. The most inventive musically was Soundgarden, playing psychedelic, progressive bluesy hard-rock/metal that has never been repeated by anyone else. Pearl Jam's 10 was the album most identified with Grunge, and consequently the most copied (Creed, Nickleback, Puddle of Mud, etc.). You may have a point about PJ not fitting the Grunge sound in their latter releases, but for me Pearl Jam and Grunge are inexplicably intertwined.

Party Guy

[boo boo]

True, but heaviness is an attribute that can be found in everything from metal to punk to even some prog.

[Rainard Jalen]

Originally Posted by almauro

One over-riding characterist was HEAVINESS. These bands had a thick bottom end, loud strong singers and guitarists, and marked the resurgence of hard rock...not metal. The most inventive musically was Soundgarden, playing psychedelic, progressive bluesy hard-rock/metal that has never been repeated by anyone else. Pearl Jam's 10 was the album most identified with Grunge, and consequently the most copied (Creed, Nickleback, Puddle of Mud, etc.). You may have a point about PJ not fitting the Grunge sound in their latter releases, but for me Pearl Jam and Grunge are inexplicably intertwined.

Party Guy

See, that's the thing. Regarding Ten, I just don't find it to be a particularly heavy album at all. It sounds more like classic, old school rock.

But your point is taken, all the same. I see what you mean about Creed, Puddle of Mud etc. They seem to be going more for the Vedder vocal style than anything else.