Does anyone else think that grunge is ignored, and nobody plays it anymore? Any prog fans who also like grunge, or do you all think it's stupid? Soundgarden is just about my favourite band after Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree. Chris Cornell is just about the greatest vocalist ever,(for my second favourite I'd have to say Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace, and then dead vocalists Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain, and then probably Robert Plant would be third favourite living vocalist)

Who hearts grunge? Anybody?

Andrea Cortese wrote: I like Soundgarden' Superunknown album (Black Hole Sun and Spoon Man)

That and Alice in Chains' "Dirt" are masterpieces.

Never thought much of Nirvana and Pearl Jam, though.

Soundgarden are not Grunge ... they're an Alternative Rock band. They've always been much more inventive than Grundge bands like Pearl Jam. Superunknown is really experimental and even a little Avant-Garde, and Down on the Upside is a really magnificent Rock album. Badmotorfinger is my favorite though ... Rusty Cage RULES!

BTW: Temple of the Dog is a truly divine Alternative Rock album ... it features both Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder.

PeaceFrog: Check out Cornell's solo album Euphoria Morning, if you don't know it already. Cornell's finest hour!

I think that grunge is not a music genre after all....These bands had clearly many differences..From Alice in chains to Soundgarden and from Mudhoney to Pearl Jam...It's modern hard rock actually with a different point of view..I think it's great...But what's sad is that you see bands today that haven't realised that it's all gone now..If you don't evolve something it's going to die...That's what happened in my opinion..But anyway who am i to judge...Soundgarden are great ,propably the most metal-influenced band (that supposed to play grunge) from Seattle....

This is a perfect example of how genres can confuse and distort.  The term "grunge" came about to describe hard rock music that came out at a particular time (late '80s-through-early '90s) by bands who looked the part as much as sounded like it.  Initially, "grunge" was a label put on everything heavy that wasn't heavy metal.  Typically they were in the Seattle scene, but not necessarily.  These guys wore flannel, had sideburns... played in jeans and Chuck Taylors instead of tight leather pants and makeup... grunge.  There *was* a conscious effort by many of these bands to distance themselves from the increasingly silly, uncool and artistically bankrupt genre of heavy metal.  Soundgarden basically *were* heavy metal, except for their image.  Asking why people don't "play grunge" anymore is pointless, because grugne isn't really a musical genre.

Neil Young was considered the "godfather of grunge" because he also played heavy music (with Crazy Horse) that wasn't heavy metal.  Heretofore unclassifaible bands like Sonic Youth were considered a part of the grunge movement by association, although they aren't considered grunge in hindsight.   

In my own opinion, Soundgarden made one really good album (Superunknown), Alice in Chains made none, Mudhoney made several, Stone Temple Pilots made none, Pearl Jam made two and Nirvana made one.  And don't forget Dinosaur Jr, whose first four albums are really good, IMO.  Gotta love the sludgey cover of that Peter Frampton tune.    

yargh wrote: This is a perfect example of how genres can confuse and distort.  The term "grunge" came about to describe hard rock music that came out at a particular time (late '80s-through-early '90s) by bands who looked the part as much as sounded like it.  Initially, "grunge" was a label put on everything heavy that wasn't heavy metal.  Typically they were in the Seattle scene, but not necessarily.  These guys wore flannel, had sideburns... played in jeans and Chuck Taylors instead of tight leather pants and makeup... grunge.  There *was* a conscious effort by many of these bands to distance themselves from the increasingly silly, uncool and artistically bankrupt genre of heavy metal.  Soundgarden basically *were* heavy metal, except for their image.  Asking why people don't "play grunge" anymore is pointless, because grugne isn't really a musical genre. Neil Young was considered the "godfather of grunge" because he also played heavy music (with Crazy Horse) that wasn't heavy metal.  Heretofore unclassifaible bands like Sonic Youth were considered a part of the grunge movement by association, although they aren't considered grunge in hindsight.    In my own opinion, Soundgarden made one really good album (Superunknown), Alice in Chains made none, Mudhoney made several, Stone Temple Pilots made none, Pearl Jam made two and Nirvana made one.  And don't forget Dinosaur Jr, whose first four albums are really good, IMO.  Gotta love the sludgey cover of that Peter Frampton tune.

You should really check out Temple of the Dog ... IMO it's THE brilliant grunge album. It's not really grunge to me, it toys with many genres ... but I guess that considering the time it was released and the artists that participated, I guess you could call it grunge.

goose wrote:

I don't hate AIC or anything, I just was never 'wowed' by them.  Have I heard all their EPs?  It's been a long time since the early '90s, but I doubt it. I know I heard Jar of Flies and I think that's an EP.   

Soundgarden have deep lyrics and amazing vocals and all that jazz.

MikeEnRegalia wrote: yargh wrote: This is a perfect example of how genres can confuse and distort.  The term "grunge" came about to describe hard rock music that came out at a particular time (late '80s-through-early '90s) by bands who looked the part as much as sounded like it.  Initially, "grunge" was a label put on everything heavy that wasn't heavy metal.  Typically they were in the Seattle scene, but not necessarily.  These guys wore flannel, had sideburns... played in jeans and Chuck Taylors instead of tight leather pants and makeup... grunge.  There *was* a conscious effort by many of these bands to distance themselves from the increasingly silly, uncool and artistically bankrupt genre of heavy metal.  Soundgarden basically *were* heavy metal, except for their image.  Asking why people don't "play grunge" anymore is pointless, because grugne isn't really a musical genre. Neil Young was considered the "godfather of grunge" because he also played heavy music (with Crazy Horse) that wasn't heavy metal.  Heretofore unclassifaible bands like Sonic Youth were considered a part of the grunge movement by association, although they aren't considered grunge in hindsight.    In my own opinion, Soundgarden made one really good album (Superunknown), Alice in Chains made none, Mudhoney made several, Stone Temple Pilots made none, Pearl Jam made two and Nirvana made one.  And don't forget Dinosaur Jr, whose first four albums are really good, IMO.  Gotta love the sludgey cover of that Peter Frampton tune.     You should really check out Temple of the Dog ... IMO it's THE brilliant grunge album. It's not really grunge to me, it toys with many genres ... but I guess that considering the time it was released and the artists that participated, I guess you could call it grunge.

I agree,Temple of the Dog is an amazing album.

Do you know that the whole album is a tribute to Andrew Wood,the singer of Mother Love Bone,who died of a heroin OD just pryor to MLB breaking big?

MikeEnRegalia wrote: ^ no, I didn't know that. Sad story ...

Very.Knowing that puts a lot of the songs on the album into perspective.

Runaway wrote: Grunge is awesome! Temple Of The Dog is amazing!!!!! Soundgarden too!!! Nirvana and Pearl Jam too! Although I haven't heard Alice In Chains...

Check out  Alice in Chains cd "Dirt".

Badabec wrote: Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains are real good stuff. My favourite song of soundgarden is "The day I tried to live". Chris Cornell has a great voice. I was sad when hearing him singing for audioslave which is a real bad band I think. Maybe he'll do some soundgarden-kind stuff again. Would be great!

Do you know Chris Cornell's brother Peter sings for the prog band Somnambulist?

They are listed in the archives,check them out.