Sure Nirvana were a Grunge band, but they were mainstream. Mainstream Grunge isn't real Grunge in my opinion. The Real Grunge bands were Mudhoney, Alice In Chains, Melvins, Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone, Screaming Trees, Green River, Malfunkshun etc.
Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction, and Sonic Youth, although great bands, were NOT Grunge.
Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction, and Sonic Youth, although great bands, were NOT Grunge.
If you want great Grunge rock listen to "Piece of Cake" by Mudhoney, "Houdini" by Melvins, and "Dirt" by Alice In Chains. And compare that to Nirvana's "Nevermind". Nevermind doesn't even come close.
by a real music enthusiast July 17, 2006
by Bossman28 May 9, 2018
The act of stabbing another human and fucking the stab wound then nutting in it and proceeding to lick up the mixture of Cum and blood all while the wounded victim is still alive and conscious.
by Grungemaster June 23, 2019
A genre of music that started in the mid-80s. Although it only gained mainstream recognition in the early 90s due to the success of grunge band Nirvana. Nirvana was NOT the first grunge band, but without them, you probably wouldn't even know what grunge is. Grunge is characterized by its big, loud guitar riffs and rough, lazy vocals.
Here's some examples of grunge bands:
Alice In Chains
Mudhoney
Melvins
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Sound garden
Grunge is NOT a theme used on Tumblr to describe artsy pictures of edits of Melanie Martinez.
Here's some examples of grunge bands:
Alice In Chains
Mudhoney
Melvins
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Sound garden
Grunge is NOT a theme used on Tumblr to describe artsy pictures of edits of Melanie Martinez.
*not grunge*
Poser- "well I listen to pop-punk, have a nirvana t-shirt from hot topic and describe things as grunge on Tumblr. So I'm definantly grunge."
Poser- "well I listen to pop-punk, have a nirvana t-shirt from hot topic and describe things as grunge on Tumblr. So I'm definantly grunge."
by chanel weirdo July 27, 2017
A made up word coined by the Sub Pop record label and copped by the media to hype up a bunch of bands mostly originating from Seattle that played loud, angry, heavily distorted and often sarcastic stripped down rock music back in the early '90s. The so called "sound of generation X". The image of depressed long haired flannel wearing punk rock kids. Seized upon by clothing companies like GAP and Calvin Klein to sell cheap clothes at inflated prices.
The Seattle "grunge" scene originated in the mid '80s with bands like Green River, Soundgarden and Melvins. To oversimplify things there were two main categories of "grunge" bands: those who were primarily punk(ie Nirvana) and those were primarily heavy metal(ie Alice in Chains).
At some point in the '90s "grunge" pretty much became synonymous with Alternative rock or anything alternative related. For my money bands like Helmet and Kyuss are just as "grunge" as Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots.
Pioneering "grunge" artists from Seattle all pretty much rejected the label and Kurt Cobain predicted that the movement would fizzle out rapidly because it was over exposed and audiences would begin to see it as clichéd. After Cobain's death the public's interest in "grunge" would decline rapidly while the media companies, mega corporations and marketing firms searched for the next big fad.
When Soundgarden broke up in 1997 the whole thing was pretty much over.
The Seattle "grunge" scene originated in the mid '80s with bands like Green River, Soundgarden and Melvins. To oversimplify things there were two main categories of "grunge" bands: those who were primarily punk(ie Nirvana) and those were primarily heavy metal(ie Alice in Chains).
At some point in the '90s "grunge" pretty much became synonymous with Alternative rock or anything alternative related. For my money bands like Helmet and Kyuss are just as "grunge" as Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots.
Pioneering "grunge" artists from Seattle all pretty much rejected the label and Kurt Cobain predicted that the movement would fizzle out rapidly because it was over exposed and audiences would begin to see it as clichéd. After Cobain's death the public's interest in "grunge" would decline rapidly while the media companies, mega corporations and marketing firms searched for the next big fad.
When Soundgarden broke up in 1997 the whole thing was pretty much over.
"Grunge is dead." - Kurt Cobain
"We're the godfathers of grunge!" - King Buzzo of Melvins(sarcastically)
"We're the godfathers of grunge!" - King Buzzo of Melvins(sarcastically)
by Greasebox May 9, 2019
The stuff that grows on shower curtains. A term used to exploit alternative bands or basically any band from seattle in the early 90s. Grunge ended more or less when Kurt Cobain died, as well as with everyone commercializing it (specifically what most bands rebel against).
Grunge attire consists of flannel shirts, ripped jeans, Doc Martens/Chuck Converses, as well as ripped babydoll dresses, smeared makeup, and combat boots for girls. True "grungies" dont brush hair.
Grunge attire consists of flannel shirts, ripped jeans, Doc Martens/Chuck Converses, as well as ripped babydoll dresses, smeared makeup, and combat boots for girls. True "grungies" dont brush hair.
"Grunge is cool"
"No it's not, that's why Im into grunge!"
"But there's a grunge fasion show in London next week."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Grunge is stupid."
"No it's not, that's why Im into grunge!"
"But there's a grunge fasion show in London next week."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Grunge is stupid."
by jamesbondlives April 28, 2006