passed almost half of the year 2011 and so I almost dobrnęliśmy the summer, and summer and autumn this year brings us to the twentieth anniversary of one of the largest and most notorious terrorist attacks in the 90s, made by a group of young people from the northwest United States. Characterized by a small terrorist care about my wardrobe and appearance and less optimistic outlook on life. The plan was simple - zero ubiquitous in previous years, hairspray (the principle, unfortunately, too often transferred to the shampoo), no expensive, branded clothes, complete abstinence from excessive pyrotechnic effects and light fixtures in public speaking, and also draw on knowledge of previous generations of terrorists as to create something that could identify a new generation of young people. As a result of the attack, which shook the world of culture and introduced a new order in music was a beast, and her name - Grunge.
Revolution
this musical cells formed a terrorist organization, of course, much earlier. Already in the mid-'80s Seattle music scene is extremely vibrant work, drawing heavily on both the classic hard rock or heavy metal, and from that is already firmly back in punk rock. Bands like Screaming Trees, The Melvins , Green River, The U-Men , 10 Minute Warning or Soundgarden had at that time quite a large fan base in Washington state. But it was a local celebrity. The real explosion in popularity occurred in the second half of 1991.
this musical cells formed a terrorist organization, of course, much earlier. Already in the mid-'80s Seattle music scene is extremely vibrant work, drawing heavily on both the classic hard rock or heavy metal, and from that is already firmly back in punk rock. Bands like Screaming Trees, The Melvins , Green River, The U-Men , 10 Minute Warning or Soundgarden had at that time quite a large fan base in Washington state. But it was a local celebrity. The real explosion in popularity occurred in the second half of 1991.
then it is in an interval of several months on the market appeared CDs: Nevermind Nirvana , This band Pearl Jam , Temple Of The Dog project with the same name, composed of members the newly formed Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, and a new proposal was from the camp Soundgarden, Badmotorfinger, entitled . And though they did not initially narobiły too much noise and confusion on the charts, this state quickly changed with the unexpectedly rapid growth in popularity from Nevermind album single Smells Like Teen Spirit . America, having had enough of artifice and cukierkowatości and pain smoothed bands sound like Poison, Motley Crue or Def Leppard, crazy about sloppily dressed and just as messy playing and screaming into the microphone Kurt Cobain.
grunge beast destroyed at a furious pace all that stood in her way. Nirvana's success has caused a real cascade of subsequent events. Both Pearl Jam and Soundgarden on MTV soon arose, hurriedly resumed or not perceived effort earlier CD Temple Of The Dog, to use the unexpected popularity of both teams. Soon, the success of their friends have suffered from Alice In Chains, due in 1992 issued CD Dirt, as well as presenting a similar style, both musically and visually, but coming from California Stone Temple Pilots from the debut album Core . That was one of the greatest revolution in the history of rock music more widely. Revolution bloodless, but only until ...
"Pure grunge! Pure noise! Pure shit! "
So what was characterized by a grunge? really the key to understanding this phenomenon is to understand what it was grunge in general. And there was a cultural phenomenon rather than just another mainstream music. Because when you look at, but rather listen to the music, often hard to find common features in the works of some representatives of the Seattle scene.
"Pure grunge! Pure noise! Pure shit! "
So what was characterized by a grunge? really the key to understanding this phenomenon is to understand what it was grunge in general. And there was a cultural phenomenon rather than just another mainstream music. Because when you look at, but rather listen to the music, often hard to find common features in the works of some representatives of the Seattle scene.
The Melvins, and Nirvana inspired them, and they took handfuls of the punk rock. Mudhoney punk rock influences but does not shun blues rock music. Green River bet on a mix of punk with hard rock, but also inspired by David Bowie . Tad and Alice In Chains and Soundgarden to a large extent, derive from classic hard rock and heavy metal, inspired by the giants, like Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath. Mother Love Bone, which was created after the collapse of Green River, in turn, such a mixture of hard rock and glam rock, with strong influences Queen even T. Rex. After the death of team leader, Andrew Wood , part of the MLB musicians recorded with members of Soundgarden hard rock disc memory Wood, issued under the name Temple of the Dog and Pearl Jam established that in addition to the undoubted borrowings under the sign of hard rock The Who and Deep Purple , never averse to the music The Ramones or Sonic Youth. What, then, was associated with seemingly so different teams that lumps them all into one bag with the label 'grunge'? First of all, a rather pessimistic nature of the texts of works which have in the extreme opposition to the stories of fast cars and fucking everything that moves, served in the 80's by bands hair metal. Texts Seattle scene bands marked by pessimism, and a common theme was their reliance on all sorts of substances, lack of prospects or the general hypocrisy of society. All this was combined with highly distorted and the low-tuned guitars. Today, young people probably would define a certain three-letter word for "E" ...
common feature of most musicians and fans was also clothing. Most have become short pants, also returned to favor torn jeans and t-shirts in very muted colors, a real furore did flannel shirts, which became the hallmark of grunge lovers. Sam grunge should therefore be considered rather as a movement or a cultural-sociological phenomenon rather than as defining the genre.
For thou art dust ...
Years 1991 - 1994 is an endless streak of success of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains, and hatching period of the true mass followers, who with more or less successfully tried to follow in the footsteps of their idols. And yet, like an explosion in popularity called grunge phenomenon was the sharp, sharp as he was falling. Musicians from one day to become stars against their will. From small dark clubs where they felt best, they came to the great halls and stadiums, and yet one of the main objectives of their work was to be minimal, both in terms of sounds, as well as the setting for performances. Targa emotional problems and addictions, and many musicians do not withstand the tension of not really wanted fame.
Years 1991 - 1994 is an endless streak of success of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains, and hatching period of the true mass followers, who with more or less successfully tried to follow in the footsteps of their idols. And yet, like an explosion in popularity called grunge phenomenon was the sharp, sharp as he was falling. Musicians from one day to become stars against their will. From small dark clubs where they felt best, they came to the great halls and stadiums, and yet one of the main objectives of their work was to be minimal, both in terms of sounds, as well as the setting for performances. Targa emotional problems and addictions, and many musicians do not withstand the tension of not really wanted fame.
started this fall, who first became a star and voice of the generation grunge - Kurt Cobain. He did it in perhaps the most brutal way possible - by shooting himself in the head with a rifle in his own home, 5 April 1994. Many consider this the day when the rock has lost its last great hero, and lost its position in the music mainstream. Item that is not recovered until today, marginalized in the media against the enormous popularity of hip-hop, electronic music and RN'B.
Where are the boys of those years?
Where are the boys of those years?
Not all the time he went around the well. Tad and Screaming Trees do not live to see the new millennium, and Mudhoney, in spite of continuous activity, never managed to match the success of the more famous colleagues. And your greatest? Although instantaneous burnout in the mid 90's and an unsuccessful fight against a monopoly on the market for the sale of tickets - Ticketmaster - Pearl Jam there continuously to this day, recording a very well-received studio albums and concert tours, and still has no problem with selling tens of thousands of tickets for almost every his concert. The team has an extremely loyal group of fans who may enjoy the royal treatment by the musicians, which move to issue rare songs and preparing a number of musical gifts for members of the fan club. Pearl Jam is already a true classic of rock music, this year celebrating its twentieth anniversary.
History remaining from the Big Four had not gone so well. Nirvana ceased to exist upon the death of Cobain, but its drummer, Dave Grohl , became one of the most important musicians of the rock scene in the last 20 years, its formation liderując Foo Fighters, as well as playing with Queens Of The Stone Age and, more recently, in the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures.
History remaining from the Big Four had not gone so well. Nirvana ceased to exist upon the death of Cobain, but its drummer, Dave Grohl , became one of the most important musicians of the rock scene in the last 20 years, its formation liderując Foo Fighters, as well as playing with Queens Of The Stone Age and, more recently, in the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures.
Soundgarden, torn apart by internal conflicts, has suspended operations in 1997. Drummer Matt Cameron joined Pearl Jam, lead singer Chris Cornell continued a successful solo career, and briefly became the frontman supergroup Audioslave . After 13 years break, the band Soundgarden returned in 2010 in the best-known composition and operates the concert, trying slowly to record a new studio album. Alice In Chains were less fortunate. Vocalist Layne Staley fell into heroin addiction and the band remained essentially inactive since 1996. His body was found in April 2002. Probably he died exactly in the 8th anniversary of Cobain's death. The team resumed its activities in 2005 with a new singer, William Duvall , which gave a very well-received album, Black Gives Way To Blue . Mike Starr, bassist known for his early publications team, joined the Cobain and Staley in 2011 after a long battle with addiction from drugs.
Finally, a completely subjective selection of 10 discs, knowing that everyone must listen to grunge phenomenon:
Finally, a completely subjective selection of 10 discs, knowing that everyone must listen to grunge phenomenon:
- Pearl Jam - This
- Pearl Jam - Vs.
- Nirvana - Nevermind
- Alice In Chains - Dirt
- Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
- Soundgarden - Superunknown
- Mother Love Bone - Apple
- Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog
- Mad Season - Above
- Stone Temple Pilots - Core
/ Bison
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