Grunge music
Grunge music or Seattle sound (as it is called sometimes) is a style of rock music that has elements of punk rock and heavy metal. It started in the mid- 1980s in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, especially in the states of Washington and Oregon. It became more popular in the early 1990s. Grunge songs often had lyrics with nihilism, depression, unhappiness, or apathy as themes. The widespread use of heroin as a recreational drug found its way into the lyrics and careers of numerous grunge rockers, notably Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley of "Alice in Chains".
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The songs often had light (or clean) guitar sounds in the verses, and the high energy boost of distorted (or dirty) guitars in the choruses. The line-up for these bands was the typical rock band of guitars, bass, drums and vocal.
Although grunge as a movement became less popular by the last 1990s, its influence is still heard in many bands. Grunge musical sounds were copied by post-grunge bands such as Foo Fighters and Nickelback and nu metal bands such as Korn and Limp Bizkit.
Sound
Grunge music uses music from punk rock and heavy metal. Grunge guitar players use distorted electric guitar. Like punk and heavy metal, grunge bands use electric guitar, bass guitar, a drummer and a singer.
Grunge artists
Some well known grunge artists were:
References
- ↑ Novoselic, Krist. [Grunge music at Google Books Of Grunge and Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy!].
{{cite book}}: Check|url=value (help) - ↑ Anderson 2007, pp. 12–22
- ↑ DiBlasi, Alex. "Grunge" in Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars and Stories that Shaped Our Culture, p. 520-524. Edited by Jacqueline Edmondson. ABC-CLIO, 2013. p. e520
- ↑ "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal". Retrieved November 9, 2018.
from its early years, through its influence on grunge, nu metal and today's heavy metal scene.
- ↑ Azerrad, Michael (2018). Our Band Could Be Your Life. p. 439.