stargazer won't you kick with me

[cupcake_goth]

A friend posted the cover of a CD they got in the mail today: The Grunge Years from Sub Pop. This has sent me down a 90s Seattle nostalgia binge. While I have some not-fond memories of that era, a lot of great music came out of it. And as always, I shake my fist at the sky and mutter "Dammit Andy, Mother Love Bone was ready to break big, I wish your habit hadn't taken you out". 

For those wondering why a gothy-goth was so entwined with the the grunge scene: Seattle in the 90s was small, sub culturally speaking. If you  were in one scene, you knew and hung out with folks in other scenes. Plus I was in college for audio engineering in the music department which meant I knew a LOT of musicians, and most of them were in grunge bands. I saw a lot of the big name bands in the grunge scene before they became big names, usually at shitty dive bars and basement shows.* 

All of this to say I'm listening to Mudhoney, Tad, and Mother Love Bone in between meetings today. Maybe I'll toss some Soundgarden in there. 


* This is also why I have Very Strong Opinions about Courtney Love. I think Live Through This is a great album. Please never make me interact with her ever again. EVER.

Comments

[staxxy]

mother love bone is one of the great tragedies of the local scene. they were so great.

and oof, Tad. There's a band I haven't thought about in aaaaageeeessss.

I periodically go to the subpop site. Did you know you can buy their old titles? I called about one that wasnt on the list and they said I could still get it (an old spoken word cd of Stephen Jesse Berenstein).

There is a part of my heart that will always belong to subpop I think.

[danabren]

I realized with mild horror some time back that during my 90's comfy-punk days I was part grunge, with my plaid flannel shirt eternally tied at my waist and my baggy black mom jeans.

Horreur

[carmenbeaudry]

I'll second that about all the subgroups. I miss the days when we could all play nice together. And, I, too, have decided opinions about Courtney Love. Most of them are unprintable.

[wire_mother]

Ever since February of this year, I've had Screaming Trees songs going through my head a lot. Somehow, even though I didn't listen to them as much as some other bands (Mudhoney is still the greatest band this city, or region rather, has produced at least since Heart if not The Sonics—and I say this knowing full well that I have hardly gotten through a day in the last 25 years without being reminded of Sir Mix-a-Lot lyrics, emphatically including today), Lanegan's death has hit me really hard on some emotional level below my conscious understanding.

EDIT: And while I love Tad, I'm not sure they've ever managed to match, much less exceed, "Stumblin' Man", so I have no idea where they could have gone from there.