Grunge Is Dead
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Grunge Is Dead

The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music

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  1. 478 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Grunge Is Dead

The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music

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About this book

Weaves together the definitive story of the Seattle music scene through a series of interviews with the people who were there. Taking the form of an oral history, Grunge is Dead contains over 130 interviews along with essential background information from acclaimed music writer Greg Prato. Digging deeper than the average grunge history, Grunge is Dead starts in the early 60s to explain the path to the infamous grunge movement of the 90s. The end result is a book that includes a wealth of previously untold stories and insights for the long-time fan and newcomer alike.

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Information

Publisher
Ecw Press Digital
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9781550228779
eBook ISBN
9781554908776
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Pop Music

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Foreword
  6. “It was mainly isolation”: 1960s–1970s
  7. “Seattle was the closest city”: Transplants
  8. “It was so easy to freak people out in those days”: Early–Mid ’80s
  9. “’79 through ’84 was hopping”: Power Pop, New Wave, Heavy Metal
  10. “A floodgate of creativity in the Northwest”: Blackouts, Fastbacks, U-Men, Mr. Epp and the Calculations, Duff McKagan
  11. “Church was really in session”: Venues, The Rocket, Record Stores, Radio
  12. “The punk rock David Lee Roth”: Malfunkshun
  13. “Godzilla knocking over buildings”: The Shemps, Soundgarden
  14. “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should”: The Melvins, Green River, Screaming Trees
  15. “The next logical step is to start a label”: K Records, Sub Pop Records, C/Z Records
  16. “If we can just keep it a secret”: Mid–Late ’80s
  17. “How do three guys sound like nine?”: Nirvana
  18. “The sloppiness was essential”: The Thrown Ups, Mudhoney
  19. “GET OUT OF THE WAY!”: The Melvins, Screaming Trees, Skin Yard, Tad
  20. “Dark, black, and blue”: Soundgarden, Alice in Chains
  21. “He’s going to be one of the biggest rock stars in the world — no question”: Mother Love Bone and Andy Wood’s Death
  22. “OK, this thing is going to happen”:1990–1991
  23. “If you can sell 40,000, they’ll let you make another one”: Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog
  24. “A ‘testosterone period’”: Alice in Chains, Soundgarden
  25. “You guys will be bigger than Hüsker Dü”: Nirvana and Nevermind
  26. Photo Section
  27. “That they didn’t reach a broader audience baffles me”: Mudhoney, Tad, Screaming Trees, Truly, Melvins, Jesse Bernstein
  28. “Rebelling against the predominant macho grunge scene at the time”: Riot Grrrl
  29. “Be careful what you wish for, you might get it”: 1992–1993
  30. “It was on the radio, people were talking about them, people had shirts ona nd their posters up”: Pearl Jam
  31. “Things change, and things change quickly”: Soundgarden, Alice in Chains
  32. “We might as well start talking to majors”: Mudhoney, Tad, Skin Yard, Screaming Trees, Melvins, Brad
  33. “If you were there, you were part of it”: Riot Grrrl
  34. “Everything is not OK anymore”: Nirvana
  35. “It felt like the world had gone seriously wrong”: Kurt Cobain’s Death and 1994
  36. “Where I go, you go”: Kurt Remembered
  37. “The demise of the entire scene”: Drugs
  38. “Preparing for the worst”: Alice in Chains and Layne Staley’s Death
  39. “The final magic”: Soundgarden’s Breakup
  40. “There was definitely a big Seattle backlash”: Mudhoney, Tad, Screaming Trees, Melvins, Truly
  41. “Standing up for somethingthey believed in”: Pearl Jam
  42. “Finally — new growth”: Post-Grunge
  43. “Maybe I’m a geezer”: How Will Grunge Be Remembered?
  44. Cast of Characters
  45. Back Cover