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Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song dynamics, and apathetic or angst-filled lyrics. The grunge aesthetic is stripped-down compared to other forms of rock music, and many grunge musicians were noted for their unkempt appearances and rejection of theatrics.
The word grunge is believed to be a back-formation from the US slang adjective grungy, which originated in about 1965 as a slang term for “dirty” or “filthy”. Mark Arm, the vocalist for the Seattle band Green River—and later Mudhoney—is generally credited as being the first to use the term grunge to describe this sort of music. Arm first used the term in 1981, when he wrote a letter under his given name Mark McLaughlin to the Seattle zine, Desperate Times, criticizing his band Mr. Epp and the Calculations as “Pure grunge! Pure noise! Pure shit!” Clark Humphrey, editor of Desperate Times, cites this as the earliest use of the term to refer to a Seattle band, and mentions that Bruce Pavitt of Sub Pop popularized the term as a musical label in 1987–88, using it on several occasions to describe Green River. Arm used grunge as a descriptive term rather than a genre term, but it eventually came to describe the punk/metal hybrid sound of the Seattle music scene.
The word grunge is believed to be a back-formation from the US slang adjective grungy, which originated in about 1965 as a slang term for “dirty” or “filthy”. Mark Arm, the vocalist for the Seattle band Green River—and later Mudhoney—is generally credited as being the first to use the term grunge to describe this sort of music. Arm first used the term in 1981, when he wrote a letter under his given name Mark McLaughlin to the Seattle zine, Desperate Times, criticizing his band Mr. Epp and the Calculations as “Pure grunge! Pure noise! Pure shit!” Clark Humphrey, editor of Desperate Times, cites this as the earliest use of the term to refer to a Seattle band, and mentions that Bruce Pavitt of Sub Pop popularized the term as a musical label in 1987–88, using it on several occasions to describe Green River. Arm used grunge as a descriptive term rather than a genre term, but it eventually came to describe the punk/metal hybrid sound of the Seattle music scene.
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| September 2008 | ||
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| Saturday 13 September 2008 | ||
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Kenny Chesney
LeAnn Rimes, Keith Urban, Gary Allan, Luke Bryan |
Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, United States |
6 people attending |
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Crystal_lake wrote:
Grunge is the greatest form of music ever. I love their lyrics. And to the poster below me, I'd shift Nevermind more towards Alternative/Grunge than full grunge.
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kaalpoiss wrote:
Nickelback is post-grunge, yes; but not grunge. "Nevermind" is grunge style in all it's holiness!
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schism_vdonsk wrote:
Форум для поклонников гранжа: http://grangeclub.forumbb.ru/index.php
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Pidarules wrote:
Nickelback is shit, is not grunge. Houdini is a good album, is not grunge. The Melvins never made a properli grunge album.
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InfernoNecrosis wrote:
Hey guys, there's a site that's just been created for various alternative genres of music. Please check us out at www.freepowerboards.com/sonicnexus
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musicphreak252 wrote:
Coheed and Cambria definatelly fit the grunge theme in my taste.
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dolce-s wrote:
i think nickelback is post-grunge.
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alicenroses wrote:
Nickelback is not grunge. Anyone who says that is a fool - or they're trolling.
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In_bloom_ wrote:
best))
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edruzian wrote:
DO CARALHO!!!
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Tipheret wrote:
It's ok...
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The-Dude1990 wrote:
... can someone tell me how nickelback is grunge. HA
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Kruppo wrote:
Grunge music is kind of boring after a while...
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Amour_Noir wrote:
houdini is grunge, not sludge :/
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alicenroses wrote:
So I noticed this shoutbox is very active...
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bossponkan wrote:
Thanks dude! Keep em praises coming.
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Venasik wrote:
bossponkan is cool and original because he chose to troll grunge with hair metal references. Congratulations! YOU"RE WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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HolyandtheDivin wrote:
Simply the best of the best.
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XFlag wrote:
omg...
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bossponkan wrote:
hair metal rulezzzz!
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