The Official Grunge Thread

[natemail00]

I would say it was worse. Radio stations like the station Brad Stengel mentioned, WBCN in Boston, actually completely changed their format overnight from classic rock and hair banRAB to "alternative" which meant about 90% grunge. It was total grunge overload.

[emmaloubeeee]

I'm not retarded no matter what I think.

But somewhere along the lines you are right. It didn't rock. But I liked it a lot.

[Lunus34]

And when was that?

[liveyourlifex3]

i used to think that way until i checked out a recent interview clip by him. musically he's gone to pot, this much is true. but the man also had some throat surgery after soundgarden disbanded, his vocal range has never been the same. then again, he was a screamer, not a singer back in the day, he would destroy his vocal chorRAB every night. you really expect someone to be able to do that for 30 years?

what really got me in the interview is how he described his musical progression. he never wanted to re-hash the past. the SG albums all moved forward, right up until the end and they all realized it and ended it before it was too late. he still acknowledges SG as the greatest and most special of his musical endeavors and would rather not taint that memory.

so now he's wanting to try his hand at being a hit in the clubs or something. whatever. the man has 3 daughters - university is expensive hahaha.

[Callie D]

All right he's gone! Thank the lord.

Is the above thread what he got banned for?

[Since You Asked]

'99% of riot grrl is absolute trash' is what i got from her statement

[kellyhuffaker]

Yeah that statement was completely wrong looking back.

[stoiccrying]

If you managed to divine something from a cryptic statement like that you should have a bash at reading this.

[xDwow]

I'm not really a fan of Nirvana and Pearl Jam either, but if I had to choose I'd rather listen to either of them than Blind Melon.

[manadude2]

Jeff's main problem is that when he wails, his voice doesn't hold up so well. He sounRAB more like a moaning kid than a grief stricken adult.

I don't have a problem with his voice when he is singing but as the album gets further in the singing becomes less and the wailing increases.