Grunge Bands From Seattle. Seattle became Grunge City. Many rock artists have died early deaths including the famous. Cross states that the bands most representing the grunge genre were Seattle bands Blood Circus TAD and Mudhoney and Sub Pops Denver band The Fluid. State of Washington and has long played a major role in the states musical culture popularizing genres of alternative rock such as grunge and being the origin of major bands like Alice in Chains Soundgarden Pearl Jam Foo Fighters.
19891993 19962002 Seattle Washington. Seattle is the largest city in the US. Mother Love Bone. Layne staleys and Jerry Cantrells vocals lyrics and overall songs defined my love for grunge. The Guardians Tim Jonze asked in 2011 if grunge music was the deadliest genre following the death of Alice in Chains Mike Starr. Forming in 1987 Mother Love Bone were one of the first Seattle-based bands to gather momentum in the alternative metal scene with elaborate frontman Andrew Wood single-handedly bringing a unique theatrical element to the band.
The music hailed Seventies bands like Black Sabbath and Kiss as well as proto-punks such as the Stooges the MC5 and Blue Cheer.
19841988 20082009 Seattle Washington. The sculptural group of a dozen 21-foot high steel towers makes un-grunge-like soothing sounds when the wind passes through. He states that Nirvana with its pop influences and blend of Sonic Youth and Cheap Trick was lighter-sounding than bands like Blood Circus. During the 1980s and early 1990s a collection of bands from Seattle Washington cultivated a distinct sound commonly known as grunge. Rehab Doll 1988 Gruntruck. Mother Love Bone.