Posted by Virgo at c-24-17-242-108.client.comcast.net on February 22, 2004 at 22:41:22:
In Reply to: First of all... posted by nogoodnik on February 22, 2004 at 22:39:42:
: : Nirvana's sound is absolutely nothing like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice & Chains.
: I agree...but...
: "Grunge" is/was a marketing term.
: Secondly, those other bands only hit because Nevermind created such a stir.
: Thirdly, if ya really wanna get technical, Mudhoney was the only really true "grunge" band.
: Their sound evolved a bit from punk and a bit from the Stooges.
: Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Pimple Toilets, etc. are rock bands,
: nothing more, nothing less.
I agree with you.
'grunge' is a bullshit term, and i do think the bands you listed are rock bands.
i think that nirvana's sound was very very very different from them, and can't really be classified. but their practices and nature, i consider, to be closest to punk than any genre.