Grunge is an alternative rock genre and subculture that emerged during the mid-1980s in the U.S. state of Washington, particularly in Seattle and Olympia, and other nearby cities. Grunge fuses element
Mark Arm of Green River whose Dry as a Bone EP was described as "ultra-loose grunge" in 1987
A museum exhibition about the Seattle music scene, with record sleeves of Nevermind and In Utero by Nirvana, along with Badmotorfinger by Soundgarden
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready
The relatively affordable, widely available Boss DS-2 distortion pedal was one of the key effects (including the related DS-1) that created the growling, overdriven guitar sound in grunge.
Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers,
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…and Australia, building strong followings and signing major record deals. Grunge broke through into the mainstream in the early-to-mid-1990s, led by Nirvana's Nevermind in 1991, and followed by other crossover successes including Pearl Jam's Ten, Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger, and Alice in Chains' Dirt. The…
Kurt Cobain (front) and Krist Novoselic (left) live at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards.
The front single cover of Nirvana's first single "Love Buzz" (1988)
Grohl performing with Scream in 1989
Announcement from the band encouraging people to participate in the making of the music video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit"