{"id":459,"date":"2014-06-04T13:11:03","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T13:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=459"},"modified":"2015-01-06T11:20:29","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T11:20:29","slug":"the-musicmagpie-guide-to-the-best-of-grunge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/06\/04\/the-musicmagpie-guide-to-the-best-of-grunge\/","title":{"rendered":"The musicMagpie guide to&#8230;the Best of Grunge!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing we love more at musicMagpie than getting home from the office, chucking on an old plaid shirt and rocking out to a bit of grunge.\u00a0We were surprised to learn that one of our favourite grunge albums, <em>Superunknown<\/em> by Soundgarden, is 20 years old this week.<\/p>\n<p>To say happy birthday, we thought we\u2019d dive into the Magpie warehouse and pick out 5 of our other favourite grunge albums. So grab some plaid, start moping about and get ready to rock \u201d\u201c it\u2019s time to celebrate the best of Washington\u2019s greatest export!<\/p>\n<h3>Dirt \u201d\u201c Alice in Chains<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zTuD8k3JvxQ\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oof, what a classic to kick off with. <em>Dirt<\/em> is an example of an album doing exactly what it says on the jewel case, with dirty, heavy guitars and lyrics focused strongly on addiction (vocalist Layne Stately was addicted to heroin when this album was made).<\/p>\n<p>Combining the grunge sound with a metal edge, Dirt is heavier than most grunge albums but that doesn\u2019t mean its short on classic songs. <em>Them Bones<\/em>, <em>Down in a Hole<\/em> and <em>Angry Chair<\/em> have become grunge staples and cemented the legendary status of the band.<\/p>\n<h3>Temple of the Dog \u201d\u201c Temple of the Dog<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/17gLPp3l87g\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Temple of the Dog is the closest we\u2019ll ever get to a grunge supergroup, with Soundgarden\u2019s Chris Cornell on vocals, and the members of Pearl Jam covering everything else (Eddie Vedder even crops up on backing vocals). Temple of the Dog wasn\u2019t technically a supergroup though, as none of its members were actually famous when they were together.<\/p>\n<p><em>Temple of the Dog<\/em> sounds almost exactly like what you\u2019d expect from a Chris Cornell-fronted Pearl Jam (which, in case you were wondering, is absolutely amazing). This is a perfect slice of Seattle grunge and a must-have for any fan of the genre.<\/p>\n<h3>Superfuzz Bigmuff \u201d\u201c Mudhoney<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ynPLtvZvwFc\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stop giggling at the back, please.<\/p>\n<p>Mudhoney was formed after Seattle rock band Green River split; two of the members went off to form a little band called Pearl Jam, while vocalist Mark Arm and guitarist Steve Turner formed Mudhoney.<\/p>\n<p>Although Pearl Jam was the more successful band, Mudhoney can lay a pretty valid claim to inventing grunge as we know it. <em>Superfuzz Bigmuff<\/em> (despite technically being an EP) laid the heavily distorted guitar framework grunge became known for and influenced everyone from Soundgarden to a certain Kurt Cobain&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Nevermind \u201d\u201c Nirvana<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pkcJEvMcnEg\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We wanted to put <em>In Utero<\/em> here, but&#8230;well, we just couldn\u2019t ignore <em>Nevermind<\/em>. Without it, grunge may have never made it past the borders of Seattle. It\u2019s an album that changed the musical landscape as we know it, influencing artists to this very day.<\/p>\n<p>And, listening back to it, it\u2019s loaded with classic tracks too. The obvious singles are there but tracks like <em>In Bloom<\/em> and <em>Breed<\/em> demonstrate why this album has become such a classic.<\/p>\n<h3>Ten \u201d\u201c Pearl Jam<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CxKWTzr-k6s\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Although <em>Nevermind<\/em> introduced grunge to a wider audience, it wasn\u2019t the genre\u2019s best album. That accolade belongs to an album released a month before: <em>Ten<\/em> by Pearl Jam.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a more classic rock approach than its peers, <em>Ten<\/em> is a barnstormer from start to finish with classics including <em>Alive<\/em>, <em>Black<\/em>, <em>Jeremy<\/em> and <em>Even Flow<\/em>. This is a fantastic album that even non-grunge fans should have in their collection.<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with our selections? What would you change? Let us know on <a title=\"Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/musicmagpie\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/musicmagpie\">Twitter<\/a> or in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p>And remember, if you\u2019ve got some old grunge CDs knocking about, we\u2019d love to give you cash for them &#8211; <a title=\"sell your CDs with musicMagpie\" href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/sell-cds\/\">sell your CDs with musicMagpie<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing we love more at musicMagpie than getting home from the office, chucking on an old plaid shirt and rocking out to a bit of grunge.\u00a0We were surprised to learn that one of our favourite grunge albums, Superunknown by Soundgarden, is 20 years old this week. 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