Dark but with beautiful lyrics, these 3 bands are able to popularize genre music in the world
A grunge music lover's paradise! Yes, in the early 90's, there was so much grunge music on the market. It's easy for us to listen to music like that. You could say, this genre is an adaptation of the existing rock genre.
Again, this grunge genre comes from American bands, especially from the City of Seattle. Many bands incorporate elements of hardcore punk and heavy metal together in their music. Coupled with the unique distortion of the guitar that sounds, the contrast from one note to another, and also the lyrics are very sentimental.
These rising bands, found their success in the 1990s. Some of these bands even have an important role in the development of the music world. In addition, they are also able to change the lifestyle of some teenagers in the early 90s and later generations.
So, here are 3 bands that have a crucial role in the development of world music, especially the grunge genre itself. Check this out!
1. Alice in Chains
The band formed in 1987 had a crucial role in the development of grunge music at that time. The band, fronted by Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell, Mike Starr, and Sean Kinney, was originally called Diamond Lie and changed its name to Alice in Chains in 19898.
The grunge genre is felt when listening to his first album, entitled "Facelift". The impression that is highlighted on the album is that life is very heavy and dark. Not only from the lyrics, but Staley's singing style also shows the true 'darkness'.
From the first album, Alice in Chains was able to become a band that was considered on the world music map in 1991. Plus, in 1996, they were able to steal the attention when appearing on MTV Unplugged. His songs are able to anesthetize music lovers with a gloomy and dark atmosphere, without nullifying the beauty.
2. Pearl Jam
Formed back in 1990 in Seattle, Pearl Jam could well be one of the most successful bands of the 1990s. They can also be said to be one of the pioneers of grunge music.
The re-formation of Pearl Jam, because previously, Andrew Wood, the vocalist died of an overdose. After that, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament recruited Eddie Vedder as vocalist. In addition to Eddie, they also recruited Mike McCready and Dave Krusen to complete Pearl Jam's personnel.
After all personnel were formed in 1992, they released their debut album entitled "Ten". On his debut album, Pearl Jam achieved success. How not, the album was able to offset the superiority of Nirvana's album, "Nevermind" which was a hit at the time. From there, Pearl Jam became known for its music that combines 70s heavy rock rif with 80s post-punk.
3. Nirvana
The third is an unforgettable band. Perhaps, Nirvana has become one of the bands with very many fans and is also able to manage the development of world music. The band, which was formed in the late 1980s, initially released its debut album, entitled "Bleach".
However, they did not achieve success, until the release of the second album "Nevermind". The songs on their second album are always booming, one of which is "Smells Like Teen Spirit". With that, they succeeded in popularizing grunge music to become a plague in the world, after successfully appearing on MTV Unplugged in 1992.
The appearance on MTV Unplugged was able to attract the attention of music lovers with the songs that were sung. Nirvana performed songs from her first album, "Bleach" and her second album, "Nevermind".
Well, those were three bands that had an influence in popularizing grunge music. Which band do you prefer? If not, just go straight to the music streaming application on the PlayStore or the App Store!
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