Post-Grunge

A style of alternative rock that evolved from grunge in the mid-90's. Post-grunge employs the distorted guitar, vocal dynamics, and lyrical tone of traditional grunge music, albeit in a more radio-friendly manner.
Post-grunge can be plain hard rock or edgy alt-metal. A few post-grunge bands, like Chevelle, Breaking Benjamin, and Godsmack cross over into Nu-metal.

Types of Post-Grunge:
Traditional Post-Grunge:
Bush
Candlebox
Creed
Foo Fighters
Matchbox Twenty
Silverchair
Nickleback

Heavy Post-Grunge:
Three Days Grace
Breaking Benjamin
Seehter
Chevelle
Staind
Trapt
Puddle of Mudd
Godsmack
Cold
3 Doors Down

Post-Grunge by Anonymous Debunker of Religious Myths April 9, 2008

post-grunge

A term used to describe a sub-genre of rock music that has been inspired by original grunge music.

Sadly, many fans of original grunge dislike post-grunge music since they feel that post-grunge bands have "watered down" their music and made it "radio friendly" or basically in a way sold out to mainstream music. Unfortunately this is somewhat true. Just as with any genre of music, there are bands that are willing to give up their unique musical style and creativity that gives their music it's power just to make it in the music industry. However, this does not apply to all post-grunge bands.

A lot of the post-grunge sound is simply an evolution in music. Just as grunge was inspired from rock music such as punk and metal, post-grunge is an inspiration of grunge music and another genre such as metal, heavy metal, soft rock, blues, etc.......which ever the band would like to use to express themselves.

As long as the band is putting their heart & soul into their music, there is nothing wrong with a post-grunge style. Post-grunge bands deserve equal respect. Not every person will have the same taste in music.

Grunger 1: Uggghhh......I don't like post-grunge music. It sounds watered down and mainstream.....like they sold out to the music industry. It's kinda insulting to grunge music.

Grunger 2: Yeah a lot of bands have.....but not all. Some are just incorporating another style of music with good old grunge. Doesn't mean they're compromising the creativity and emotion they put in their music. They're just playing their music in a way that they feel expresses them best. Candlebox, Bush, and Seether are a few of my favorite post-grunge bands.

Grunger 1: Hmmm......yeah I think you've got a point there. I'm just not really fond of that particular sound I guess.

post-grunge by Grunger Grrrl December 14, 2010

post-grunge

Music that would make Kurt Cobain cry.

Bob: Hey, Johnny, what bands are you into?

Johnny: Post-grunge bands like Nickleback, Creed, and Three Days Grace. You know, the good stuff.

Bob: You're a tool.

Johnny: sighs yeahhh

post-grunge by semipunk93 April 11, 2010

Post-grunge

Post-grunge emerged in the mid-90s, and is basically a watered-down, radio-friendly verion of grunge music.

The other definition is wrong. Soundgarden are NOT post-grunge.

post-grunge: Bush, Candlebox, Collective Soul, Foo Fighters, Live, Staind, Creed, Fuel, Godsmack, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, Seether etc.

Post-grunge sucks.

Post-grunge by Rotten Apple September 30, 2006

Post-grunge

Music that killed grunge worse than a bullet to Kurt Cobain's head or Layne Staley's speedball overdose ever could. Post-grunge is a more mainstream version of grunge music, which seems a rather inoffensive thing at first, but contemporary acts such as Puddle of Mudd, Nickelback, Three Doors Down, Godsmack, Staind, Creed and Three Days Grace reveals the genre to be a parody of original grunge. Exaggerated attempts at singing like Eddie Vedder, predictable and formulatic song structures, and insincere angst with no artistic quality are characteristics of post-grunge.

(Listening to typical rock radio station)

Thomas: Hey, this kinda sounds like Alice in Chains, only the guitar sucks, the lyrics are trite, and the singer's vocal range is garbage.

Fred: Yeah, that's Godsmack, another post-grunge act.

Post-grunge by Chernorizets Hrabr January 5, 2008

Post-grunge

The broadest musical category ever. Essentially created for the lazy ass music critics so they don't have to say what specific kind of music a band has.

Person1 - Dude, what's post-grunge?
Person2 - Better question: what's NOT post-grunge?

Post-grunge by pdr1017 August 12, 2007

Post-Grunge

A genre of music that basically describes any music inspired by grunge bands but isn't grunge. Usually post-grunge guitar is less distorted and the music is a little more pop inspired. This music has unfortunately dominated modern rock radio since about 1995.

Seether, Staind, Shinedown, Puddle of Mudd, Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, Three Days Grace, Matchbox 20, Candlebox, Foo Fighters, Audioslave, and Creed.

Stone Temple Pilots had a grunge sound on Core however, their later albums were post-grunge.

Post-Grunge by bobman4 August 4, 2008