Best of Grunge Tournament 1991-1996
Posted: Mon July 31, 2017 10:51 pm
So here is the next major RM tournament. Best of Grunge 1991-1995
I'd like for this to focus on the discography of the big six grunge bands during that stretch
Pearl Jam
Nirvana
Soundgarden
Alice in Chains
Smashing Pumpkins
Stone Temple Pilots
I'm picking 1991-1995 because they were the peak 'grunge' years. There were a lot of great albums from these artists post 1995, but at that point we've really moved past whatever 'grunge' was
I don't want to include bands that were off the radar. I'd like this to be limited to the bands that dominated the grunge discussion of the era, and bands whose discographies we are all largely familiar with. Even if we can't come up with a musical definition to satisfy the pedants, when people talked about grunge during this period this is what they meant.
I am including Mad Season and Temple of the Dog as their lineup consisted primarily of the main players from the above bands. These were grunge albums from grunge 'super groups'. Plus Seasons.
I am also including the major released b-sides or songs that were on the major compilations of that era.
256 total songs for a no byes tournament
Pearl Jam: Ten, Vs, Vitalogy, Merkin Ball (not including master/slave, stupid mop and pry to), Crazy Mary, Breath, State of Love and Trust, Yellow Ledbetter, Alone, Footsteps, Wash (43 songs)
Nirvana: Nevermind, Insecticide, In Utero, (not including endless nameless) Verse Chorus Verse, I Hate Myself and Want to Die (39)
Alice in Chains: Dirt, Alice in Chains, Sap, and Jar of Flies (does not include iron gland the hidden song on sap) plus What the Hell Have I (36)
Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger, Superunknown, Show Me, Seasons, Birth Ritual (30)
Stone Temple Pilots: Core and Purple ( does not include 12 gracious melodies, No Memory, or Wet My Bed) 21
Smashing Pumpkins: Gish, Siamese Dream, Pieces Iscariot, Mellon Collie, Glynis, Drown (66)
Temple of the Dog (10)
Mad Season (10)
I'm looking to start this late August, so that's plenty of time to argue about what I missed, check my math, debate what should be included, and what we should do differently.
Rip this apart now while there is still time to change it.
I'd like for this to focus on the discography of the big six grunge bands during that stretch
Pearl Jam
Nirvana
Soundgarden
Alice in Chains
Smashing Pumpkins
Stone Temple Pilots
I'm picking 1991-1995 because they were the peak 'grunge' years. There were a lot of great albums from these artists post 1995, but at that point we've really moved past whatever 'grunge' was
I don't want to include bands that were off the radar. I'd like this to be limited to the bands that dominated the grunge discussion of the era, and bands whose discographies we are all largely familiar with. Even if we can't come up with a musical definition to satisfy the pedants, when people talked about grunge during this period this is what they meant.
I am including Mad Season and Temple of the Dog as their lineup consisted primarily of the main players from the above bands. These were grunge albums from grunge 'super groups'. Plus Seasons.
I am also including the major released b-sides or songs that were on the major compilations of that era.
256 total songs for a no byes tournament
Pearl Jam: Ten, Vs, Vitalogy, Merkin Ball (not including master/slave, stupid mop and pry to), Crazy Mary, Breath, State of Love and Trust, Yellow Ledbetter, Alone, Footsteps, Wash (43 songs)
Nirvana: Nevermind, Insecticide, In Utero, (not including endless nameless) Verse Chorus Verse, I Hate Myself and Want to Die (39)
Alice in Chains: Dirt, Alice in Chains, Sap, and Jar of Flies (does not include iron gland the hidden song on sap) plus What the Hell Have I (36)
Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger, Superunknown, Show Me, Seasons, Birth Ritual (30)
Stone Temple Pilots: Core and Purple ( does not include 12 gracious melodies, No Memory, or Wet My Bed) 21
Smashing Pumpkins: Gish, Siamese Dream, Pieces Iscariot, Mellon Collie, Glynis, Drown (66)
Temple of the Dog (10)
Mad Season (10)
I'm looking to start this late August, so that's plenty of time to argue about what I missed, check my math, debate what should be included, and what we should do differently.
Rip this apart now while there is still time to change it.
