| Seattle in the American northwest is famous for | | | | fans. |
| being the birthplace of the grunge music scene. | | | | It is such a shame that they never really got that |
| Artists such as Kurt Cobain and his band Nirvana, | | | | much success on a wider scene because they play a |
| Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and of course Alice in chains | | | | great heavy style of music that grunge fans love. |
| seemed to quickly discover overnight success thanks | | | | The second band I just have to mention is |
| to this genre of music. | | | | Malfunkshun. Another true front runner in the grunge |
| These bands may have been the more famous of | | | | music scene Malfunkshun may have only released one |
| the grunge genre but they were definitely not the | | | | album of note. But they will be remembered by many |
| first bands to discover the mix of Seventies rock | | | | grunge fans as one of the first creators of the punk |
| and punk. The Seattle area was brimming with lots of | | | | metal grunge sound. |
| other bands that had a great influence on the grunge | | | | Finally we come to Green River who incidentally took |
| music scene. | | | | their name from a serial killer of that era. Green River |
| The three bands I am about to tell you about may | | | | was undoubtedly the first grunge band to actually |
| be more familiar to rock fans but still had a great | | | | release a record. Their unique style was a sort of mix |
| influence on the mainstream grunge scene. | | | | between blues, punk and heavy metal which made |
| The first band I would like to mention is Tad. Tad | | | | them quite unique and incredible to listen to. |
| may not have seen a great amount of success in the | | | | These are just three of the many smaller bands that |
| mainstream with their music. But their heavy grinding | | | | formed what we know now to be the grunge genre. |
| sound that is more reminiscent of heavy metal music | | | | They are well worth listening to if you want to |
| certainly gave them popularity with the many grunge | | | | experience what true grunge is all about. |