“Grunge is as potent a term as new wave, you can’t get out of it. It’s going to be passé.”, bile su to riječi Kurt Cobaina u razgovoru s Rolling Stoneovim novinarom. Istovremeno, bila to proročanska izjava, jer se nedugo nakon nje grunge probio u main stream i zauzeo naslovnice svih uglednih magazina kao “nova stvar”.
Nastao na mješavini hard rocka, metala i punka, grunge svoj pohod kulminira 1994. godine, kad nažalost i jedan od glavnih aktera silazi sa scene, Kurt Cobain je izvršio samoubojstvo.
U povijesti rocka postoje dvije rečenice koje su urezane u kolektivnu memoriju, stih pjesme “My Generation”, “Nadam se da ću umrijeti prije nego ostarim”, grupe the Who i rečenica u oproštajnom pismu Kurt Cobaina, “Bolje je izgorjeti nego se ugasiti”.
Od tog peaka 1994. godine grunge ipak kreće u silaznu putanju da bi novo stoljeće dočekao kao etablirani pokret.
Muzički magazin Rolling Stone je proveo veliko istraživanje i na temelju njega donio listu od 50 najvećih grunge albuma. Neka vas ne buni prisustvo starije generacije na listi, jer grunge, kao i svi pravci prije njega, nije nastao iz ničega.
Grunge – 50 največih!
50. Mother Love Bone, ‘Apple’ (1990)
49. Toadies, ‘Rubberneck’ (1994)
48. Fecal Matter, ‘Illiteracy Will Prevail’ (1986)
47. The U-Men, ‘Step on a Bug’ (1988)
46. Veruca Salt, ‘American Thighs’ (1994)
45. The Stooges, ‘Fun House’ (1970)
44. Skin Yard, ‘Hallowed Ground’ (1989)
43. Black Flag, ‘My War’ (1984)
42. Alice in Chains, ‘Jar of Flies’ (1994)
41. Soundgarden, ‘Screaming Life’ (1987)
40. Mudhoney, ‘Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge’ (1991)
39. The Gits, ‘Enter: The Conquering Chicken’ (1994)
38. The Fluid, ‘Purplemetalflakemusic’ (1993)
37. L7, ‘Smell the Magic’ (1990)
36. Neil Young and Crazy Horse, ‘Ragged Glory’ (1990)
35. Paw, ‘Dragline’ (1993)
34. 7 Year Bitch, ‘¡Viva Zapata!’ (1994)
33. Babes in Toyland, ‘Fontanelle’ (1992)
32. Smashing Pumpkins, ‘Gish’ (1991)
31. Tad, ‘8-Way Santa’ (1991)
30. Wipers, ‘Youth of America’ (1981)
29. Green River, ‘Come on Down’ (1985)
28. Soundgarden, ‘Louder Than Love’ (1989)
27. Babes in Toyland, ‘Spanking Machine’ (1990)
26. Smashing Pumpkins, ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’ (1995)
25. Melvins, ‘Bullhead’ (1991)
24. Stone Temple Pilots, ‘Purple’ (1994)
23. Soundgarden, ‘Ultramega OK’ (1988)
22. Various Artists, ‘Deep Six’ (1986)
21. Jerry Cantrell, ‘Degradation Trip’ (2002)
20. Green River, ‘Dry as a Bone’ (1987)
19. ‘Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’ (1992)
18. Mad Season, ‘Above’ (1995)
17. Screaming Trees, ‘Sweet Oblivion’ (1992)
16. Melvins, ‘Houdini’ (1993)
15. L7, ‘Bricks Are Heavy’ (1992)
14. Alice in Chains, ‘Facelift’ (1990)
13. Nirvana, ‘Bleach’ (1989)
12. Smashing Pumpkins, ‘Siamese Dream’ (1993)
11. Stone Temple Pilots, ‘Core’ (1992)
10. Pearl Jam, ‘Vs.’ (1993)
9. Soundgarden, ‘Superunknown’ (1994)
8. Nirvana, ‘In Utero’ (1993)
7. Temple of the Dog, ‘Temple of the Dog’ (1991)
6. Alice in Chains, ‘Dirt’ (1992)
5. Mudhoney, ‘Superfuzz Bigmuff’ (1990)
4. Hole, ‘Live Through This’ (1994)
3. Pearl Jam, ‘Ten’ (1991)
2. Soundgarden, ‘Badmotorfinger’ (1991)
1. Nirvana, ‘Nevermind’ (1991)
Izvor: Rolling Stone magazine
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