Grunge Seattle
By: Justin Henderson
Edition: Revised edition.
Publisher: Roaring Forties Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9781938901546
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Rock music; Musical landmarks; History and criticism; Guidebooks; Grunge music
Description: Telling the fascinating story of grunge rock's beginnings in basements, bars, and garages across the Seattle area to its explosion as an internationally popular style of music, this guide discusses how and why grunge appeared in Seattle when it did and uncovers the people and places in the city that defined a movement. Including three maps and packed with information about the city, this resource describes the bands that defined the grunge sound --The Melvins, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney-- the clubs where they played, and key locations in Seattle where grunge history was made.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Contemplating grunge; title: Pre-grunge grunge; title: Grunge's big moment; title: The end of the innocence; title: The really big time; title: Fade out; title: Roll away the stone.