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GRUNGE
Using the sludgy, murky sound of the Stooges and Black Sabbath as a foundation, grunge was a hybrid of heavy metal and punk. Though the guitars were straight from early '70s metal, the aesthetic of grunge was far from metal. Both the lyrical approach and musical attack of grunge were adopted from punk, particularly the independent ideals of early '80s American hardcore. The first wave of grunge bands -- Green River, Mudhoney, Soundgarden -- were heavier than the second, which began with Nirvana. Nirvana was more melodic than their predecessors and they also had signature stop-start dynamics, which became a genre convention nearly as recognizable as fuzzy, distorted guitars. After Nirvana crossed over into the mainstream, grunge lost many of its independent and punk connections and became the most popular style of hard rock in the '90s.
The Origin Of GRUNGE
Proto-Punk:
MC5, The Stooges, Neil Young, New York Dolls
Punk:
The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Germs, The Heartbreakers, Flipper
1980s Alternative Rock:
R.E.M., Husker Du, The Replacements, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Pixies, Jane's Addiction
1970s Hard Rock / Heavy Metal:
Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, Kiss, Cheap Trick
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