Who are the big 4 grunge bands?

It's been said that grunge and Seattle made it big, but the majority of the commercial success went mainly to four bands – Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains.

Who are the kings of grunge?

Who was the most popular grunge band?

Who actually started grunge?

Nirvana's frontman Kurt Cobain, in one of his final interviews, credited Jonathan Poneman, cofounder of Sub Pop, with coining the term "grunge" to describe the music.

Who was the best grunge singer?

When people think of the quintessential grunge frontman, it's probably Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain. He had the look, style and sound that the genre is known for possessing, and is usually credited as being responsible for it to begin with.

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Who was the first grunge band?

"Green River were arguably the first grunge band, forming around the same time as the rest of Seattle's first wave (the Melvins, Soundgarden, and Malfunkshun). In 1985, they became the first grunge band to release a record, kickstarting the Seattle music scene and later helping to establish the Sub Pop label.

What band made grunge popular?

Nirvana (1987)

Nirvana are generally the predominant band associated with grunge, but as we've pointed out, there were quite a few groups that started out before them. However, it's impossible to deny their importance to the scene. Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic formed the group in Aberdeen, Wash.

Who sold more records Pearl Jam or Nirvana?

Seattle-based bands like Pearl Jam (32 million records sold), Nirvana (75 million), Alice in Chains (20 million) and Soundgarden (22.5 million) became some of the most popular rock acts of the 1990s and beyond.

Why so many grunge musicians died?

Drug Addiction… Especially Heroin

Drugs. Especially heroin. Drugs were a big part of the scene, and not just among musicians or grunge fans. It wasn't a problem exclusive to the grunge community, but it is one that defined it to some extent.

Is Sonic Youth a grunge band?

In many ways, Sonic Youth were the spiritual forefathers of '90s alternative rock, but they also had an unmistakable influence on grunge with their groundbreaking experiments in noise rock and dissonance.

Who was bigger Pearl Jam or Nirvana?

Pearl Jam holds greater significance for many music critics, though Nirvana had a more popular following in the '90s. Still—Pearl Jam also sold records and had a lasting impact on both grunge and rock.

Which grunge band sold the most albums?

Who is the last grunge band?

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is the last remaining, original lead singer of a string of Seattle sound bands that emerged in the 1990s. Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is the last remaining, original lead singer of a string of Seattle sound bands that emerged in the 1990s.

Who is the epitome of grunge?

Grunge originated in Seattle in the 1980's but really became popular in the 1990's with the release of Nirvana's album NeverMind and Pearl Jam's Ten. These bands, along with may other bands from Seattle, really dominated the early grunge scene and helped bring the genre into the mainstream.

Are there any current grunge bands?

As part of his new Alt Music Sphere project, Dom from Soundsphere magazine runs down some of the best modern/new grunge bands out at the moment in 2020, including, but not limited to: Big Spring, Drug Church, Lowlives, Allusinlove, Gouge Away, NEWMEDS and Dinosaur Pile-Up.

Will grunge make a comeback?

We're really seeing a resurgence in grunge, but even some of the adjacent genres, like post-punk, shoegaze, and some of the new-wave stuff like Joy Division and the Cure. It seems like, cyclically, those eras of music come back around.

Are any grunge singers alive?

Vedder is now the only surviving frontman from the big five bands of that '90s grunge movement, which took root in Seattle. Kurt Cobain, vocalist of Nirvana, died in 1994; Layne Staley (of Alice In Chains) in 2002, Scott Weiland (of Stone Temple Pilots) in December 2015, and now Cornell.

Who sold over 150 million albums?

Who came out first Nirvana or Alice in Chains?

Before Nirvana, Pearl Jam or Soundgarden, Alice In Chains had become the first of Seattle's grunge bands to crack the mainstream.

Is Radiohead a grunge?

Style and songwriting. Radiohead's musical style has been described as art rock, alternative rock, electronica, experimental rock, progressive rock, Britpop, grunge, art pop, and electronic rock.

Is grunge a punk?

Grunge, sometimes known as the Seattle sound, is a musical subgenre of alternative rock is very influenced by punk rock, hardcore punk, noise rock and speed metal and with structures close to hard rock and heavy metal.