| The origins of the grunge music genre are said to | | | | and as such means that they have not really had |
| actually originate from Seattle in the American | | | | much mainstream success. |
| Northwest. Bands from the area read like a who's | | | | It is a great shame that they were not more |
| who of the grunge era. Here was Kurt Cobain and | | | | successful in the mainstream as they do have a |
| Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam | | | | great sound that grunge fans really like. |
| just to name a few. These are the bands that | | | | Malfunkshun will be remembered as one of the true |
| seemed to get almost overnight success and bring | | | | founder members of the grunge movement. It is a |
| grunge to the fore of the American music scene. | | | | pity that Malfunkshun only ever released one album. |
| Seattle was just filled with many bands at the time. | | | | They really are worth listening to if you want to get |
| All of these bands in someway had some sort of | | | | a true idea of what grunge is all about. |
| influence on this type of Seventies metal and punk | | | | The distinction of being the first grunge band to |
| combination of music. | | | | release a record though goes to a band called Green |
| There are three bands that stand out for me that | | | | River. Green River was named after a serial killer and |
| helped form the mainstream grunge sound that has | | | | their style of music combined elements of blues along |
| become so popular today. | | | | with the original punk and heavy metal. |
| Tad was a massive influence on the formation of the | | | | These are just a fraction of the many bands around |
| grunge scene. Tad is held in high regard by lots of | | | | Seattle that all had an influence in producing what we |
| grunge fans for their heavy grinding sound. Their | | | | now know as grunge. |
| sound is closer to heavy metal than actual grunge | | | | |