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{{quote|"''I'm taking our music to the next level - Guitar Rock Utilizing Nihilist [[Recursive Acronym|Grunge]] Energy - or, as I call it, '''[[Fun With Acronyms|GRUNGE]]!'''"''|'''Homer Simpson''', ''[[The Simpsons]]''}}
'''Grunge''' is a form of [[Alternative Rock]]. A very popular one, at that. So popular that it made alternative rock more popular, laying the foundations for all alternative bands to come, with the result being... kind of bad for alternative rock, actually, since the term "alternative" lost all meaning when alternative rock became the dominant form of rock music, and not so alternate anymore. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Thanks a lot, grunge]].
Ignoring that little [[Take That]] at grunge's expense... grunge itself is widely believed to have started in [[Seattle]], and is sometimes referred to as "the Seattle sound" by nobody in particular, even though some bands weren't actually ''from'' there. Grunge was created by two groups - Malfunkshun and Green River {{spoiler|and whoever tells you otherwise doesn't know what they're talking about}} - and started off underground, which was the philosophy of the music. As a backlash against [[Hair Metal]], which was big at the time ([[The Eighties|the mid-'80s]]), grunge artists didn't care much for theatrics or their appearance, resulting in that trademark messy look characterized by flannel shirts.
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Archetypal of [[The Nineties]]. For more information see articles like [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2008/oct/31/grunge this one].
The "signature look" of grunge, much to the [[Unkempt Beauty|distress of fashion designers]] everywhere, was loose-fitting jeans and a t-shirt with an open flannel shirt over it. This had been a "burnout" look among poorer teens for years -- the members of grunge bands only wearing such clothes because it was literally the only warm clothing they could afford when they were struggling -- [[
Although grunge's time is over, the genre is still viewed as a landmark one due to its honesty and creative musicianship (especially compared to what [[Post-Grunge|it mutated into]]), and it still has a fanbase in certain corners, and the teens of the nineties are starting to look back upon it with nostalgia. Some of the bands have also had a significant influence on [[Doom Metal]] subgenres such as Stoner Metal and Sludge, which could be seen as a [[Spiritual Successor]] of sorts.
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