A derivative genre of grunge that incorporates other elements of
rock. The earliest varieties had mainly strophic melodies with folk and hard
rock auras (Pearl Jam, Collective Soul, The Smashing Pumpkins, the Foo Fighters). Approaching the twenty-first century, post-grunge had diversified. Some bands drew from a melodic grungy
punk vibe (
e.g. Eve 6, Feeder), some blended bluesy or soulful singing with a subtle Jam
Rock/Glam
Rock facade (Counting Crows, Matchbox Twenty, Spacehog, Dishwalla, Marcy Playground), some were engrossed in turning nu metal into an alternating consonant-dissonant sound (Creed, Limp Bizkit, Incubus, even Live had undertones), some were inspired by the ethereal ear wash of psychedelic ambiance of Space
Rock (Course of Nature, The Tea Party, Ours, 3 Doors Down's "Kryptonite,"), some thrived off the pumped drumming and psychedelic strumming of Stoner
Rock (primarily bands whose earlier songs were classified as Grunge, such as Soundgarden, Screaming Trees, STP), and some flooded their melodies with the flat minor chords characteristic of blues
rock (Mad Season, Powderfinger, Wide Mouth
Mason, Kenny Wayne Shepherd). In the early 2000's, post-grunge garnered a widespread mainstream crowd with bands who focused on the mellifluous fluctuations of the singing voice and on a Roots
Rock/Soft
Rock instrumental precedence (Lifehouse, O.A.R., The Calling, Matthew Good Band).
continuation
Some post-grunge bands during the earliest part of the twenty-first century time also interlaced hard
rock with pop and folk overlays (Nickelback, Default, Days of the New, even Aerosmith'
s 2001 comeback).As alternative metal gained popularity in the middle of the 2000's, post-grunge saw a heavier metal influence with an explosive sing-along chorus (Three Days Grace, Puddle of Mudd, Crossfade, Alter Bridge). Once the 2010's hit, post-grunge chiefly shifted to a Southern
Rock/bluesy hard
rock texture (Black Stone Cherry, Cavo, Saving Abel, Redlight King, Halestorm). Most of what you hear on contemporary
rock radio stations are a
marriage of alternative metal and post-grunge, as these two genres are not as discrepant and have blurred together (Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, Sick Puppies, Adelitas Way, this list is endless).
Pretty soon, post-grunge will be outshone by a perceptible post-post-grunge genre.
