Seattle Based Grunge Bands From The 90's

Pearl Jam

I always thought Collective Soul was too but they're actually from Georgia.

Here:

rock.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/Most-Influential-Seattle-Bands.htm

Forgot about Soundgarden and Alice In Chains.

Pearl Jam, The Melvins, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and within the same genre you might like Sonic Youth, The Nymphs, Hole, and Stone Temple Pilots. Those are all bands I liked during that time period to go along with Nirvana.

Post grunge you're looking at stuff like Silverchair, Candlebox, Bush, Collective Soul, Puddle of Mudd, Staind, Matchbox 20, etc, which made up a lot of the mid to late 90s. Some of them, like Silverchair were really just "post grunge" because they were late to the party, but others were kind of a pop sub genre, so more like Matchbox 20 imo.

Grunge is just a sub genre of Punk/Rock though imo. That entire scene was pretty much spearheaded by Iggy and the Stooges and then The Ramones, who ended up inspiring a heard of bands like The Clash (who I love equally to the Ramones), Social D and The Sex Pistols, and then you have Black Flag, The Misfits, and the Dead Kennedys.

Can't go wrong with any of it man. Hopefully you discover some new stuff and you love it.

Alice in Chains
Pearl Jam
Stone Temple Pilots

My taste in grunge begins and ends in those three bands so that's about all I can suggest.

If you really want to get into the late 80s/early 90s grunge sound, just check out any Sub Pop records release from that decade. The Sub Pop compilations are a great way to hear bands you other wise might never find out about.

You should also look for any releases from the Amphetamine Reptile label too.

While I'm at it, Touch'n'Go also released some great stuff around that time highlighted by the Butthole Surfers and Big Black.

I was a college radio DJ from '86-'93 while an undergrad and grad student. Every time we got a new shipment from any of those labels it was like Christmas for me.

Tad. You must listen to Tad. They are like an old bulldozer that is spewing black smoke that refuses to die. They had limited success, but are freaking awesome.

Not grunge, post really. But a marvelous Seattle bands.


Also from that same early 90s time and ing rad.

Collective Soul is my favorite post grunge band, (and possibly my favorite band in general). Check out their first self-titled album and also their 1999 album Dosage. They're from Georgia though. But I don't see why that matters. The genre is the genre.