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Grunge Music
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Grunge Music
Discusses its origins in Seattle in the late 1980s, examples (Nirvana, Pearl Jam), rise and fall, musical and cultural styles, drugs and the role of the media.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages) |
18 sources |
1999
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" Grunge was a musical scene that evolved in Seattle during the late 1980 s and early 1990 s. Although it quickly spread in popularity all over the nation, and to other parts of the world, as well, the genre is primarily associated with the Seattle bands Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. With the death of Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain in 1994 and the breakup of Soundgarden in 1997, grunge came to the end of its history as well, for the most part. It had enjoyed a tremendous influence over fashion, over other media and art forms, and, in particular, over the attitudes of American youth.It is not clear whether grunge was a bona fide phenomenon or one machinated by savvy entrepreneurs, but in any event the stars of the movement, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, all came from Seattle. They played in clubs like the Crocodile Caf? ( Why ..."
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