Post-Grunge

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).

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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.

by Kachcharghan February 8, 2014

grunder

Typically, a grunder (also known as; the georgia grunder) is performed by one female and many males. A large funnel is inserted into the anus of the female while she does a headstand, after which sweet tea is poured into the funnel. When the sweet tea is poured, and the funnel is removed...one of the males grabs the standard household plunger and places it over the anus of the female and plunges until the sweet tea is shot into the air like a fountain....after which the males participating open their mouths and try to drink from the fountain.

"Did you hear kelly is doin' a grunder tonight? Hot damn, where's my plunger!?"

by Chip McTooth May 24, 2007

hermione granger (emma watson)

A very clever girl in harry potter films and books.
she also has muggle parents witch were asolted in the first film.

hermione granger is clever that ron

by jam December 4, 2003

grunge chic

losers who spend $70 on flannels, $29.95 on long john shirts, and $150 on ripped jeans.

like omg look at my totaly rad $70 ae flannel, like my uber cool $150 ripped abercrombie jeans yo! grunge yo!im grunge chic yo

by hairsprayqueen4 September 17, 2006

grunge

truelly cool type of music. People get carried away with thinking it was the death of metal ect. what it truelly is is some pretty kickass music, some great songs came from grunge artists. I would describe the sound as simply hard rock that goes up and sniffs the line of heavy metal. people say it stems from punk, and im just not seeing any reasons why... but why downplay their opinions? all you need to know is grunge is good. Like music for how it sounds, not what you think it did or didnt do for your scene. An era of truelly original music.

ALICE IN CHAINS-, awesome hard rockin mothas

SOUNDGARDEN, awesome hard rockin mothas

PEARL JAM- good ass band

NIRVANA- people need to stop downplaying nirvana, their not my favorite, but if you claim youve never tapped your foot when smells like teen spirit came on the radio your a downright liar

STP- is fuckin amazing nigs

IRON MAIDEN- for sure not grunge.... however IS the best band in the world.... UP THE FUCKING IRONS! HEAVY METAL LIVES

by Michaelsjackson8 July 11, 2006

grunge

noun.

1. A genre of music arbitrarily applied to any punk or heavy metal band (exclusively) from Seattle during the early to mid 90's.

You know Nirvana had simple songs consisting of four chords, heavy distortion, and some white guy screaming. If it was 1981, it would be just another punk act. But it's 1991, that shit is GRUNGE!

by BaconIndustry June 23, 2010

grunge

grunge is what happens when punk and metal meet with the result of passionate vocals and dirty guitars nirvana were a great band but not he only grunge group though kur ws the god of grunge with mark arm as a close second

poser:this is a great band their called blink-182
grungie:fuck this shit play some mudhoney long live grunge

by grungelover December 16, 2008