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BastardofYoung · 06-12-2011, 02:00 PM

Yep. Seattle movement, or even "Seattle Sound" i suppose.

Genres do get confusing, but then you add sub-genres into the equasion as it becomes even more so confusing.

Grunge can have many influences going to it... punk/hardcore punk, metal, sludge.. even elements of Noise Rock, Drone and other styles as well... Each band is different, and have different influences.

Get into a band like say even U-Men, who were early grunge, and had elements of garage rock like The Sonics, post-punk like The Birthday Party, and even some psychobilly like as The Cramps..

It is not an easy scene to say it belongs to one genre or any another.

Though I am sure quite a few in that scene will tell you Hardcore Punk was a big part of it, Nirvana covered songs by Fang, Wipers and others... Mudhoney covered songs by Dicks, Angry Samoans, Fang, Adolescents, Void, Black Flag, The Crucif*cks... Melvins covered Flipper and others.... Punk seemed to be a lot more of an influence.

However, the above is person opinion, I have no citation to back up that it was more punk based than anything.

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BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Yep. Seattle movement, or even "Seattle Sound" i suppose. Genres do get confusing, but then you add sub-genres into the equasion as it becomes even more so confusing. Grunge can have many influences going to it... punk/hardcore punk, metal, sludge.. even elements of Noise Rock, Drone and other styles as well... Each band is different, and have different influences. Get into a band like say even U-Men, who were early grunge, and had elements of garage rock like The Sonics, post-punk like The Birthday Party, and even some psychobilly like as The Cramps.. It is not an easy scene to say it belongs to one genre or any another. Though I am sure quite a few in that scene will tell you Hardcore Punk was a big part of it, Nirvana covered songs by Fang, Wipers and others... Mudhoney covered songs by Dicks, Angry Samoans, Fang, Adolescents, Void, Black Flag, The Crucifcks... Melvins covered Flipper and others.... Punk seemed to be a lot more of an influence. However, the above is person opinion, I have no citation to back up that it was more punk based than anything. __________________ last.fm* ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.