Grunge Seattle (MusicPlace)

Detailing the intertwined lives of members of core grunge bands, this thoroughly researched account reveals the origins and inspirations of the grunge music movement. Illustrating the dramatic and emotional tensions that arose between the various players, it describes the collisions between personalities and egos, artists and corporations, suburbs and cities, obscurity and fame. It is also a unique guide to the key locations in the grunge story, exploring the cafes, apartments, and studios where members of bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and Alice in Chains practiced and played.

Telling the fascinating story of Grunge rock's beginnings in basements, bars, and garages across the Seattle area to its explosion as an internationally popular style of music, this guide discusses how and why Grunge appeared in Seattle when it did and uncovers the people and places in the city that defined a movement. Including detailed maps and packed with information about the city, this resource describes the bands that defined the Grunge sound—The Melvins, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney—the clubs where they played, and key locations in Seattle where Grunge history was made. Discussing collisions between personalities and egos, artists and corporations, and suburbs and cities, this fascinating account of prominent characters in Seattle's Grunge music scene is intertwined with the story of the city that made it all possible.