There’ve been various eras of rock ‘n’ roll throughout the course of history that have all differed from each other in some way, and Seattle grunge was definitely one of the more defining ones. So, in what ways did grunge change rock ‘n’ roll going forward?Throughout our 30 Years of Grunge series, we’ve dissected the Seattle scene from its beginnings, and explored all of the groups who helped pave the way for it. Then we…
In the years immediately following the great grunge explosion of 1991, the entire world seemed to be looking at Seattle.Few bands were bigger than Nirvana, especially after Nevermind knocked Michael Jackson’s Dangerous from the top of the albums chart. Pearl Jam’s Ten peaked at No. 2 a few months down the road, and they drew in crowds at the Lollapalooza festival that were bigger than what the headliners did.Alice in Chains released Dirt on Sept. 29, and Stone Temple Pilots — an…
Rock stars have long been associated with indulging in the excesses of “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.” While that may have been true for certain artists in certain eras, by the early 1990s, that lifestyle was pretty much looked down upon.Following the reign of Motley Crue, Poison and Warrant, Seattle bands such as Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Nirvana were dominating the rock world between about 1992 and 1995. Their albums soared…
We’ve already discussed who the pioneers of grunge were in the Pacific Northwest throughout the 1980s, and we’ve already gone into detail about what made grunge grunge. Now, we’ve come to 1991 — the year that grunge exploded.The general consensus among rock fans seems to be that it was Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” that really made things blow up for Seattle, but a scene doesn’t just get picked up by the mainstream overnight. “It was…