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Transcript: Come As You Are: Grunge is a mixture of alternative rock, punk and heavy metal. Grunge music was introduced to us in the early 1980's through out the 1990's. ~Kurt Cobain ~Dave Grohl ~Krist Novoselic ~Pat Smear ~Chad Channing *Hammerbox Nirvana brought out the dark and sad side of teens of their time, this affected the American culture by influencing the drugs and depression of the people. It was for those teens and those other people who felt out of place and alone for the most part and of course your drug addicts. Their music was emotional for many people and that's when they all started liking this kind of music and still seems to have an impact of American society today. Fashions: When grunge music came about, it came with the fashion part also. * Converse * Flannel Shirts * Straight leg jeans/ ripped jeans * Big Sunglasses * jackets * Necklaces * Gloves without the fingers Smells like Teen Spirit: By: Mackinzie McGaha *Mother Love Bone The genre of grunge music is destructive to many people due to it's depressing music and lyrics talking about weapons and killing. The kids of this generation would be likely to kill themselves to this kind of music, as to explain a band member of Nirvana who killed himself. This music is truly depressing and sad to many people who sit and actually focus and listen to the lyrics of these band's songs. BANDS: Songs: The End :) Thanks for your time and cooperation. NIRVANA *The U-Men Band Members: *Nirvana Top 10: Smells like teen spirit, Come as you are, Heart Shaped box, Lithium, The man who sold the world, In Bloom, Rape me, All Apologies, You know your right, Breed. > Bleach > Blew > Hormoaning > In Utero > Nevermind *Pearl Jam Grunge *Skin Yard Albums: Main Band:

Grunge

Transcript: 1. Name 2 Grunge artists and 2 Grunge bands. 2. Describe the fashion of grunge 3. Name the time signature of 'In Bloom' by Nirvana. 4. List 3 intruments in the song, 'In Bloom' 5. In which decade did Grunge music reach mainstream popularity? 6. Where was Grunge 'made'? Texture -Polyphonic-Many sounds -Voluminous, thick sounding texture -Melodic Layer-Vocals and Lead Guitar -Harmonic Layer-Backup Vocals and Bass Guitar -Rhythmic Layer-Drum Kit Timbre/Tone Colour -Instruments -Lead Guitar -Bass Guitar -Vocals -Drum Kit -Backup Vocals -Vocals is strained, gutteral and shouting/screaming-like, in chorus’ but then soft, dark and gloomy in the verses -Lead guitar is also distorted, electronic and chaotic in chorus, though steadily mellow in verses Kurt Cobain Dynamics and Expressive Techniques -Verse-Mezzo Piano -Chorus-Forte -Cresendo leading to chorus -Distorted, nebulous-sounding instruments -Climax to final chous -Whispering, droning verse to strained, almost shouting chorus Eddie Vedder Nirvana -Form of alternative rock -Accumulated mainstream popularity in the mid 1990's -Seattle band vocalist, Mark Arm used it to describe a fellow bands' single. -Claimed that the term had been used in Australia -Grunge was not a genre, but more a description of a Seattle based sound -Punk/metal hybrid. Sound Neil Young -Popularised by the Seattle record label Sub Pop -Successful in the 1990's because of the release of the likes of Nirvana's Nevermind and Pearl Jam's Ten. Test Your Grunge Knowledge Structure -Intro 8 Bars -Second Intro 8 Bars -Verse I 16 Bars -Chorus I 32 Bars -Interlude 8 Bars -Verse II 16 Bars -Chorus II 32 Bars -Interlude 8 Bars -Guitar Solo 16 Bars -Chorus III 32 Bars -Outro 8 Bars Grunge bands began to part their ways gradually, until the late 1990's. when they had almost completely been eradicated. However, the influence of Grunge affects many modern day bands and soloists. -Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal and indie rock -Comprises of distorted and chaotic electric guitars, contrasting dynamics and angst-like lyrics -Unkempt and lack typical concert etiquette. Grunge Chris Cornell -High energy and concise performances -Avoided the detail and expense -Excluded light arrays, visual effects, stage acting -Grunge artists wore typical outdoor clothing such as flannel shirts . Artists weren’t focused completely or concerned on the fashion or the sense of style. Mark Arm -Popular in the early 1990's-far more diverse than that of the 1980's -Energetic, Relatable to-teenage angst -'Look' was simply achievable -Nirvana and Pearl Jam led the movement -Most popular form of hard rock at the time Pitch -Major key -Vocal shouts lead up to chorus, from verse -Melody is carried out by Lead Singer’s vocals and his electric guitar -Harmony is occasional from drummer’s harmonic vocals and bass guitar Performance Duration -Quadruple Time- 4 beats in a bar -Syncopation -Steady, Regular, Strong Beat -Repetitious rhythmic patterns -Allegretto-moderately fast Background Alice in Chains Popularity

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