i was listening to mudhoney (fucking amazing, fyi) and i couldn't think of more bands that happen to have that seattle grunge sound... other than, say, alice in chains.
i've been listening to sonic youth for about 9 years now and i still don't get tired of it, there's a certain amount of energy in each riff that's really captivating... nirvana would be the obvious mention here but what about something underground... from, say, the 2000s?
any recommendations?
pearl jam,
soundgarden,
temple of the dog,
mad season,
etc...
except for the obvious grunge/seatlle-rock bands (that Az mentioned above) there are some more obscure bands that never really entered the mainstream. The Melvins, Screaming Trees and Mother Love Bone are a few. then there are even more underground bands that aren't really any good as far as I know.
Screaming Trees are one of the great bands from that time that never got the recognition they deserved, Start with 'Sweet Oblivion' then 'Dust' then work your way backwards, you wont be disappointed.
Earth.
send me my flannel tee dammIT!
it has died in 1994, thank god...
Ummm.....nah.
Since 2000s right? Why are these all pre 2000s?
How about These Arms are Snakes, Fall Of Troy, Blood Brothers, Botch, Minus The bear?
EDIT: Whoops this is grunge only. Nevermind.
Quote from: defskull on May 30, 2008, 11:01 PM
Since 2000s right? Why are these all pre 2000s?
EDIT: Whoops this is grunge only. Nevermind.
LOLits a pun.
heh
screaming trees is good stuff... the production work on their recordings could've been a bit better though
Alice In Chains
Sunny Day Real Estate was from Seattle, though not terribly grunge.
has anyone heard the new mudhoney record?
All great bands.
there is also Mad Season (AIC, Screaming trees and Pearl jam superband). Above is a wicked album
Ordered this a few days ago:
http://www.amazon.com/Grunge-Dead-History-Seattle-Music/dp/1550228773/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260647252&sr=1-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Grunge-Dead-History-Seattle-Music/dp/1550228773/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260647252&sr=1-1)
Can't fucking wait to read it.
Fleet Foxes are from Washington. I think some of them are from the Seattle area.....amazing band tho. Great music for this time of year.
I love Fleet Foxes. not exacly grungy but they definitely have that vibe about them.
i guess this is can be the new grunge thread since the one i made got deleted in the wipeout recently.
Green River.
gawd, back when i was a little kid the seattle scene, and the sound was everything to me...
it really injected a large ammount of fanatacism for music into me..being so young, it helped define who i became..pretty deep
the old grunge thread seems to be lost so I'm posting this here instead, even though it's not entirely related.
I've rediscovered an old favorite of mine: Days of The New. a lot of grunge fanatics give this "band" a lot of shit for pretty much copying AIC's acoustic sound and making a career out of it, but imo they deserve a lot more credit than that. it's actually pretty much a solo project from Travis Meeks, as he's switched band members regularly and done all the writing himself. he was 17(!) when he released the first album. and even if he might lack in originality, he is a fantastic songwriter, singer and guitarist. if you're into the grunge sound, especially the more acoustic stuff, then you should check them out. the first two albums are almost entirely acoustic. but they are real rockers nonetheless. here's my favorite song from the first album (not perfect quality, but whatever):
Days of the New - NOW (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1yHvdb4r0w#)
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS!
Hahahaha . . . . .