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I'm gonna give a slight nod to Silverchair because they have a bit less of a derivative sound, a little more apathetic vibe, and Australia is more grunge than the UKNo, they are basically Silverchair with better songs.
EDIT: Crazy that poster above and a moment earlier would mention Silverchair too...
I think this^ is a fair description.They're the Coldplay of Grunge. A mainstream-friendly watered down version.
Well at least I wasn't the only one whose mind went this track
No he was too happy to be grunge
I mean I agree, two of the big 4 were formed from Temple of the Dog, which was formed cause the lead singer of Mother Love Bone OD'd...it is a really interesting chasm, and as someone that spent my high school years there playing music, it's just a certain energy there (which might be why I'm a snob about it)To me, it's a location. Not the Seattle music scene, but the Seattle drug scene... and it eventually killed the best of them. There was only 1 wave of 'grunge', the rest is alternative rock.
Please tell me more about the heroin use among the members of Soundgarden. Or are you just basically talking out of your arse?Sound Garden sounds like they liked to listen to an old Black Sabbath tape when they shot their heroin.
Please tell me more about the heroin use among the members of Soundgarden. Or are you just basically talking out of your arse?
Cornell, a Seattle native, wrestled with heroin and other drugs as well as depression most of his life, once even calling a metal magazine to confirm a tour cancellation from a payphone at a rehab clinic.
According to sources connected to the investigation, the 52-year-old had fresh track marks on his arm, indicating a potential drug injection, when his body was discovered in a Detroit hotel room on May 18, reports tmz.com.
These two extensive articles on his death and drug abuse never mention heroin:Tributes flow for Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell as cause of death revealed
Chris Cornell, the emblematic grunge rock singer whose sweeping voice masked lifelong struggles with drugs and depression, died late Wednesday moments after finishing a concert. He was 52.www.sbs.com.au
Chris Cornell used other drugs before hanging himself
Chris Cornell's funeral is set for Friday, May 26, but he was cremated at a private ceremony attended by his immediate family and friends at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Tuesday.indianexpress.com
I have a hard time defining 'grunge' as a sound, because every one of those bands sounded sooo different... Sound Garden sounds like they liked to listen to an old Black Sabbath tape when they shot their heroin.
It doesn't work as a fashion style either, because we were dressing like that in Northern Virginia (where Dave Grohl came from.. and also knew who Bad Brains were) in the mid to late 80's. Lots of flannel.
Yeah, a lot of people wore flannel before and after Soundgarden etc. Flannel isn't the defining feature of grunge. But also lots of rock musicians before and after Andrew Wood used drugs, so I don't think heroin use is a distinct, defining feature of grunge.Not the Seattle music scene, but the Seattle drug scene... and it eventually killed the best of them. There was only 1 wave of 'grunge', the rest is alternative rock.
Why so defensive? Heroin in the rock scene was commonplace since the 50’s and 60’s. Even Ray Charles was using. It’s also a huge part of band culture and the music scene if you’ve ever been around it or known anyone involved.These two extensive articles on his death and drug abuse never mention heroin:
Chris Cornell Relapsed A Year Before His Death
Chris Cornell Drugs and Suicide | Turnbridge
And what about the rest of the band, like you also hinted? There's seems to be nothing suggesting that heroin, or hard drugs more widely speaking (unless tobacco & alcohol count), played a part in Soundgarden's music.
Idk, maybe I'd want to see facts being written rather than some assumptions (in this particular case). Neither Chris Cornell nor his bandmates were drug — let alone heroin — addicts during the first incarnation of Soundgarden (mid-'80s to late '90s).Why so defensive? Heroin in the rock scene was commonplace since the 50’s and 60’s. Even Ray Charles was using. It’s also a huge part of band culture and the music scene if you’ve ever been around it or known anyone involved.
Yeah they are alternative. But I like most of their musicI always considered Bush as like “alternative grunge”. Not super grungey, but right there on the line, so I’ll allow it.