| The Grunge Revolution continued... PART II - THE ALBUM TO CHANGE ALBUMS The dam of corporate rock was taking a lot of pressure from this rebel sub-culture who's endurence stemmed from great music. However there was no catalist to start the reaction. After the fall of Mother Love Bone (the predecessors to Pearl Jam) it became uncertain as to who was going to lead this community of outcast out into the world. Mudhoney, descendents of Green River, seemed on the virge of a major success. Their classic Touch Me I'm Sick was considered the anthem of the Grunge age, that is until Nevermind. Nirvana's second album released in late 1991, was the order to begin the Revolution. |
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| Nirvana exploded on to the scene with the new anthem of Grunge Rock, Smells Like Teen Spirit, the first track on the CD and a mind blower that sounded the death nail for 80's hair metal. At first it entered the charts at number 144, but quickly rose to knock off the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson, from the number one spot. Nevermind had single handedly changed the form of pop music, providing not only hard rock riffs, but quality melodies. Considered by many to be one of the shinning moments in rock history, where everything seemed right with the world. |
| An achievement which has yet to be matched to this day. But just when things seemed their best, of course there's nowhere to go but down. Kurt Cobain married Courtney Love, lead singer of the controversial band Hole. Kurt continued to use Heroin (a path which Andy Wood of Mother Love Bone had traveled). His life became visably affected and many potentially great Nirvana shows were soiled. |
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| Pearl Jam's Ten was released soon after but was overshadowed by Nirvana's landmark Nevermind. However, Pearl Jam did manage to build a fan base which would become vital in the years to come. Soon many of the original grunge bands would go on to create platinum selling albums. But not all of the artist were comfortable with their new found success. Many were uneasy with the thought that a large majority of their fan base now had gone to include those whom they had despised in high school. Kurt Cobain took this especialy hard. |
"Seeing guy's just as likely date rape, as they would listen to your CD, thats not the sort of change your hoping to affect." - Billy Cogan, Smashing Pumpkins |
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