"By 1979 the original punk scene [in Southern California] had almost completely died out." "They were replaced by a bunch of toughs coming in from outlying suburbs who were only beginning to discover punk's speed, power and aggression";"[d]ispensing with all pretension, these kids boiled the music down to its essence, then revved up the tempos...and called the result "hardcore", creating a music that was "younger, faster and angrier, [and] full of...pent-up rage..."[1]
Grunge evolved from the local Seattle punk rock scene, and it was inspired by bands such as The Fartz, 10 Minute Warning and The Accüsed.[2] Grunge fuses elements of hardcore punk and heavy metal, although some bands performed with more emphasis on one or the other. Grunge's key guitar influences included Black Flag and The Melvins.[3] Dave Grohl, the former drummer for Nirvana, cited Black Flag as an influence.[4] Black Flag's 1984 record My War, on which the band combined heavy metal with their traditional sound, made a strong impact in Seattle. The grunge band Mudhoney's Steve Turner commented, "A lot of other people around the country hated the fact that Black Flag slowed down...but up here it was really great...we were like 'Yay!' They were weird and fucked-up sounding."[5]
- ^ Azerrad, Michael (2001). Our Band Could Be Your Life. Bay Back Books. p. 13-14. ISBN 978-0-316-06379-7.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: checksum (help) - ^ Pray, D., Helvey-Pray Productions (1996). Hype! Republic Pictures.
- ^ Prown, Pete and Newquist, Harvey P. Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Hal Leonard Corporation, 1997. p. 242-243
- ^ Guitar World (1998). Guitar World Presents Nirvana and the Grunge Revolution. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 170–1. ISBN 0-79359006-X. ISBN 978-0-79359006-3.
- ^ Azerrad, Michael. Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2001. ISBN 0-316-78753-1, p. 419.