Favorite grunge era bands?

[heavyd]

I have been listening to a lot of grunge lately. Like a lot of people, I go through periods in life where I tend to focus on a particular era of music. Before my latest grunge binge it was classical music that filled my listening que.

What bands are your favorite from that 90s grunge sound?

Mine are, in no order, Soundgarden, AIC, STP.

Also, are there any lesser-knowns that I should check out?

 

[MountainFace]

Gruntruck - Crazy Love (off of the album Push. Couldn’t find the entire album in one link)
Tad - 8 Way Santa

 

[Glassman]

Really enjoy some of the overlooked ones, Candlebox, Oleander and such. Big fan of Bush, don’t like Eddie Vedders stage personality but enjoy his music. Listened to a lot of Chris Cornell lately. Probably a lot I could add to this list if they’d come to mind.

 

[Gravelface]

Violet Femmes
Faith No More
Pantera
They Might Be Giants
Crash Test Dummies
Corrosion of Conformity
Manson
Clutch
Selputura
Fishbone
Powerman 5000
White Zombie
Easy Listening, Sarah McLachlan

 

[Gravelface]

Korn
Tool

 

[Gravelface]

Deftones
Type O Negative
Incubus
Foo Fighters
Kritickill

Some modern nominees

Volbeat
Heidevolk

and really blow your mind

The Hu!!!

 

[BrendanM]

Maybe lesser known...

 

[icehog3]

Several of the bands mentioned like Soundgarden and AIC. Also...

Temple of the Dog
Nirvana

 

[highsierrasmokin']

Can't forget these bands

 

[highsierrasmokin']

 

[MountainFace]

This should be number 1. Phenomenal album, one of the best from the 90's.

 

[BrendanM]

Neither a fave nor obscure at all, but maybe worth mentioning...

 

[heavyd]

Great new suggestions here. highsierra, you always come up with crazy-good stuff. Are you a musician?

 

[highsierrasmokin']

Great new suggestions here. highsierra, you always come up with crazy-good stuff. Are you a musician?

Musician and I've been a Dj for 31 years. I fell in love with music at 4 years old when I first remember hearing it. It's my thang!

 

[Mr.Draned]

Musician and I've been a Dj for 31 years. I fell in love with music at 4 years old when I first remember hearing it. It's my thang!

It all makes sense why you always have good music choices!

I’m a total music geek.
Any band or artist I like I try to learn as muck knowledge as I can about them. Books, interviews, random fan stories, and of course geeking out to the music…It adds to my appreciation of them.
Lately I’ve been really into the story, the legacy and the impact The Grateful Dead had on music.
These guys were musical cowboys, and they blazed a path that nobody knew needed blazing. I can’t even imagine what it must have felt like to be on stage as any member of that band. I can go on and on and on, but I won’t bore anyone!
So yeah, I’m a geek when it comes to music!

 

[Mr.Draned]

As for grunge era bands:
Alice In Chains
STP
Pearl Jam
Temple of the Dog
Local H
Everclear
Weezer?

I also made a playlist, about 9 hrs of music, with songs that take me back to ‘92-‘96. Not all songs are from those years, but they were on my radar during that time:

 

[highsierrasmokin']

It all makes sense why you always have good music choices!

I’m a total music geek.
Any band or artist I like I try to learn as muck knowledge as I can about them. Books, interviews, random fan stories, and of course geeking out to the music…It adds to my appreciation of them.
Lately I’ve been really into the story, the legacy and the impact The Grateful Dead had on music.
These guys were musical cowboys, and they blazed a path that nobody knew needed blazing. I can’t even imagine what it must have felt like to be on stage as any member of that band. I can go on and on and on, but I won’t bore anyone!
So yeah, I’m a geek when it comes to music!

Growing up 45 minutes north of San Francisco means you grow up listening to GD at some point or another. I went to their old house off Haight St. the day after Jerry died. What a scene!!!
MUSIC GEEKS UNITE!!!

 

[highsierrasmokin']

As for grunge era bands:
Alice In Chains
STP
Pearl Jam
Temple of the Dog
Local H
Everclear
Weezer?

I also made a playlist, about 9 hrs of music, with songs that take me back to ‘92-‘96. Not all songs are from those years, but they were on my radar during that time:

Are you The_Grey_Rooster on spotify? I go by effdesign_1 on there. I'll look you up. I have metric butt tons of playlists you might like on mine. Some playlists are my kids, so you might be like "What???".

 

[Mr.Draned]

Are you The_Grey_Rooster on spotify? I go by effdesign_1 on there. I'll look you up. I have metric butt tons of playlists you might like on mine. Some playlists are my kids, so you might be like "What???".

That’s me.
I’ll look you up and follow!!
I had to add my kids to the family account because during the pandemic they completely took over my Spotify account.
Now they have their own “account” that I use for them.

 

[highsierrasmokin']

That’s me.
I’ll look you up and follow!!
I had to add my kids to the family account because during the pandemic they completely took over my Spotify account.
Now they have their own “account” that I use for them.

I found you and followed. I need to do the same with my kids.