the grunge

GRUNGE MUSIC -Has a dirty guitar sound, strong riffs, and heavy drumming -Guitars usually tuned to a lower key -Commonly used guitar distortion and feedback -Draws heavily on Punk -Lyrics are typically angst-filled, angry, frustrated, sad, fearsome, and depressed -Some people dont like Nirvana because they were the most popular band and overshadowed bands like Alice In Chains and Soundgarden ETHICS -Take as little effort as possible on appearence and dress for comport and affordability -Reject the idea that one must always purchase the things that one wants or needs from others -Like obscure indie bands, but disown those bands when they sign to major lables -Never follow trends ATTITUDE -Strive for apathy and underachiement -Act like you dont care, even if you do -Usually have cynnical and negative outlooks upon life -Respect women and reject jocks BUILD UP AND BREAK DOWN 1987 - Mark Arm of Green River and Mudhoney first uses the word Grunge 1990 - Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone ODs on heroin 1991 - Nirvana releases Nevermind, which breaks grunge into the mainstream 1992 - Bands like Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and the Stone Temple Pilots gain popularity 1993 - Grunge starts to decline among long time fans due to the commercializing and exploitation by corperations and bands jumping onto the bandwagon 1994 - Kurt Cobain kills himself, gerorating major shockwaves around the world, another stab at grunge 1995 - Post-grunge bands like Live and Bush rise in popularity (a watered down form of grunge without the dirty guitars and distortion) 1997 - Soundgarden breaks up, grunge has lost its strangle-hold in the masses to pop princesses and boy bands 2000 - All good music dies and rap, pop, and poser-punk bands roam the earth 2002 - Nirvana tops charts with an unreleased new song; You Know Your Right 2002 - Layne Stayle ODs 2006 - Pearl Jam reminds people that they're still alive with a new album