Before Nevermind: How Grunge Became Grunge

Get Surfshark VPN at and enter promo code TRASHTHEORY for 83 off and 3 extra months for FREE In 1991 music changed forever. Three misfits from Aberdeen, Washington unleashed Smells Like Teen Spirit onto the world and alternative rock became the mainstream. Grunge wasnt so much a genre as a close knit selection of bands that came from the same approximate area, its epicentre being Seattle. The Sabbathydoom of Soundgarden sounded little like the Garage Rock bluster of Mudhoney. But at the same time they were all tied together with a sense of existential angst, unhurried tempos and dirty, sludgy, grungy audio qualities. But what was this scene What were the essential steps along the way, the key tracks and influencers And how did it get to the point where Nirvana could dethrone Guns N Roses as Americas biggest rock band. This is the journey to Nevermind: how Grunge became Grunge. , Nirvana, Grunge, MusicDocumentary