It just came to me... grunge bands were grouped together not because of their music, but because they came from Seattle! I mean, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden definitely got their stuff mostly from classic rock, but Nirvana didnt... they sprung from punk. In a way, "grunge" was just a name for bands that came from (or sounded like the bands from) Seattle (at that time).
Maybe that's why grunge was short-lived... coz it's just a name.
i agree with this. grunge is just a "hip" name the same way they are selling "emo" now (apparently, emo has a real history *see the what is emo thread* as oppossed to grunge that is simply just a name).
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i guess all trendy music have their strengths:
*hair metal = chops man! those scales and solos you can only hear in instrumental shows are now heard on radio.
*grunge = good lyrics. intelligence was the strength of grunge.
*kupaw metal = power of the groove + a good stage show (ala punk rock of the 70's), since well... its not hard to play a one finger chord, might as well jump like a jelly bean to make things interesting. and oh, i have to say that my fave guitar tones come from this era. i think disturbed sucks but when you hear that "uwa ah ah ah" then that opening riff to "down with the sickness" ... man, headbang time!
*emo = good song arrangements. considering that is a mix of different music styles.
