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Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images 3 Grunge Bands That Never Got As Big As Nirvana (And I’m Still Mad About It)
When grunge broke into the mainstream in the early 90s, these three bands never got as big as Nirvana or the other “Big Four” grunge bands.
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Photo by Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 3 Mid-90s Grunge Bands That Just Barely Missed the Genre’s Peak
As grunge peaked in 1994, these three grunge bands broke through just late enough to be categorized as post-grunge.
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Photo by Alison Braun/Getty Images 3 Grunge Songs That Were Ahead of Their Time
Before the Sub Pop Seattle sound solidified in the 90s, a lot of early grunge was way ahead of its time.
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Photo by Paul Bergen/Redferns 35 Years Ago Today, This Quintessential Grunge Album Ushered in the Age of 90s Alt-Rock Dominance
Pearl Jam’s debut album is a beloved grunge staple, but initial reviews called it “derivative” and “unworthy” of Nirvana comparisons.
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(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for RRHOF) 90s Grunge Icons Tapped in for NFL Halftime Show With Help From Pretty Reckless and Pearl Jam Stars
Legendary Seattle grunge band Soundgarden tag in Taylor Momsen of Pretty Reckless and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam for their NFL Halftime show.
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Photo by KMazur/WireImage 3 Supergroups Formed in the 2000s That Featured 90s Grunge Artists
Honorable mention: Guitarist James Iha of The Smashing Pumpkins joined the supergroup A Perfect Circle in 2003.
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Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images 3 of the Most Memorable Verses of 1990s Grunge
These three memorable verses of 1990s grunge helped further define the music genre and dominated the alternative charts.
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Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images This Rendition of Nirvana’s ‘Lithium’ Is One of the Most Beautiful and Transformative Cover Songs I’ve Ever Heard
During a BBC live performance, Phoebe Bridgers delivers an incredible Nirvana cover that easily ranks among the best-ever gunge renditions.
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Photo by Jason Childs/Getty Images On This Day in 1988, a Free Outdoor Concert Organized by a Local Parks Department Saw the Birth of Grunge
A free outdoor concert in Olympia, Washington, heralded the emergence of grunge with Nirvana and Soundgarden on the same bill.
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Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage 4 No-Skip Grunge Albums Turning 35
These four defining no-skip grunge albums from 1991 are turning 35 years old, and decades later, we still listen to them front-to-back.
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Photo by Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images No, You Didn’t Time Travel: This Iconic 90s Grunge Band Really Is Back on the Charts
Alice in Chains have re-entered the Billboard rock charts with “Man in the Box”, which was originally released in 1990.
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Photo by Goedefroit Music/Getty Images 35 Years Ago Today, Nirvana Shot One of the Most Iconic Music Videos Ever for Less Than $50,000
On this day in 1991, Nirvana shot their iconic music video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” which broke grunge into the mainstream.
