Grunge is dead pdf

I'll always read books on grunge. Even if they are oral histories, which is a terrible, lazy format, especially when the topic switches from one band to another without any segue or obvious I'll always read books on grunge.

Even if they are oral histories, which is a terrible, lazy format, especially when the topic switches from one band to another without any segue or obvious Dec 26, Austin Montgomery rated it really liked it.

Content was great and helped contextualize the music I grew up listening too. The format was too jumpy and discombobulated though. My love for Soundgarden and Pearl Jam increased! Jan 18, Richard Haynes rated it really liked it Shelves: non-fiction , history , music. What happened was formed before the big 4. Good history lesson about the bands that were before the big acts of grunge. Time to go back and listen to these trailblazers. Feb 09, Eric rated it really liked it. Great read, very informative, delves deeper than just the BIG grunge bands.

Mar 15, Derek rated it liked it. An attempt at recreating the oral history magic of Please Kill Me but comes across a bit cloying and chummy. More of a love letter than an analysis of the Seattle scene. Jul 05, Jade rated it it was amazing. Nice music history from first-person point of view. Dec 11, Maya Lee rated it it was amazing. Best book I have read this year. I am in love with the grunge era.

I was raised by the music by someone who participated in it. So reading this book was eye opening. Not only did I love how it was a walk through history, but I loved the little bits of fun facts thrown in.

For example, I did not know that Kurt Cobain auditoned for Soundgarden just merely a few years before Nirvana was created. The drummer for Alice In Chains recored the entire Facelift album with a broken hand. I also love the la Best book I have read this year. I also love the layout of the history; how it's separated by decade. It makes it so you can see the true roots of where grunge music came from.

Some of my favorite musicians were interview for this book, one example being Jerry Cantrell. The idea that grunge is dead is actually a popular debate right now-- And I think it is.

Grunge is an idea and a mindset. It's a people. The style was based off of people not having money to buy fancy clothing so they invented a new style that people called "grunge" because they thought it was gross like the stuff in the sink that was called grunge.

The grunge movement was anti-capatalism so by spending money to look a certain way you are going against the movement. I know this is not directly related to the book but I have done outside research to form this opinion. The one thing I disliked about this book was that it was kinda hard to follow sometimes because it was laid out like an interview and sometimes you did not know who was talking about who.

Mar 14, Josh Beedy rated it really liked it. Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I'm not a huge fan of grunge music specifically or any other subgenres of rock discussed in the book, honestly but I really like reading about music scenes regardless. It's super cool to see the way that these scenes built up and grew, and the way that the book portrays everything, through the quotes of those who actually experienced this "grunge movement," is really powerful.

I'd never read or even heard of any books comprised entirely of quotes before rea Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I'd never read or even heard of any books comprised entirely of quotes before reading Grunge is Dead--I honestly thought the book was a podcast that had been transcribed, and honestly it might as well have been. Everything being told through personal stories makes it feel like you're having a chat with whoever is being quoted.

The stories told feel so personal, and a lot of them were, in fact, very personal. Looking through other reviews it seems like some of the people interviewed in this book aren't normally keen to do so.

Honestly, it just makes it feel even more personal. That's my favorite thing about the book, the way that the personality of everyone interviewed can shine through their quotes. I definetely don't consider the "quote-book" thing to be perfect, though, because there's often some parts that the quotes make confusing.

The thing I noticed the most is that often the quote-based nature of the book made it hard for the author to include proper transitions. On occasion, the topic of the quotes would fade into the next topic over a series of two or three vaguer quotes, but often I found that the topic would change suddenly. One second the interviewee was talking about Soundgarden, and then the next interviewee would be talking about Alice in Chains.

Couple this with the fact that many of these bands are new, or at least unfamiliar to me, and this got quite confusing at times. I would assume that this would be less of a problem for someone more well-versed than I at this type of music in general again, I'm not super big into grunge, metal, or really any of the genres discussed--I just like to read about music. Even though it was a bit confusing from time to time, I've thoroughly enjoyed Grunge is Dead. I think the book's meant for someone who has an interest in Seattle music already, like many of the other reviewers, but I learned a ton from this book about stuff that I don't think I would've ever learned otherwise.

I agree with the other reviewers that the book had some really cool interviews, even if I wasn't familiar with those being interviewed beforehand. I'd honestly recommend it to anyone who loves reading about music. It might be a bit hard to read for some, and you might end up looking people up online, but I think for people who like reading about music, it is a very interesting book.

Dec 26, Doungjai rated it it was amazing. I like how the book was laid out as an oral history; with dozens of people contributing to this book, it did get a bit confusing after a while keeping up with who was who thank goodness for the five page list of those who participated at the end of the book. It was especially heartbreaking to read about Staley's last years. Yes, they did get a big record label deal and a spot on the Singles movie soundtrack, it's always been my opinion that they should have gone farther.

Apr 14, Hannah Jo Parker rated it it was amazing. Yes, I'm a sucker for exactly this sort of book, but I still feel like it deserves 5 stars.

It's an impressive, extensive look back at grunge and its impact on Seattle and Seattle's impact on it. People like Mark Arm, Kim Thayil, and Eddie Vedder get a chance to tell the story from their perspective, so it feels authentic.

I got out my copy of Sub Pop and listened to it repeatedly while reading this book, so I could connect the songs to the people in the book. I appreciated the chance to r Yes, I'm a sucker for exactly this sort of book, but I still feel like it deserves 5 stars.

I appreciated the chance to reconnect with a time and a scene that were really important to me. I was one of those geeks who immediately read every word of The Rocket each time it came out and had the good fortune to see some of these bands in small Seattle clubs in the late 80s and early 90s. I learned a lot from this book, especially about the grim role heroin played in the scene, which was heartbreaking.

But, even though there are a lot of very sad stories, there's a ton of humor, too. Many of the people who were interviewed for this book are very funny I'd love to go have a beer with Kim Thayil sometime, for example, who seems rather grounded and funny. Some of the participants are bitter, of course, and some are even jerks, but I appreciated the various perspectives.

Mar 11, Lilsue Torrez-hutcherson rated it really liked it. So much more than I thought it would be. I am so happy with this find. It takes you back when this world was such a different place. Many people, friends, newly created recording studios, managers, family, new founded friends, girlfriends, and the musicians themselves created this book with their own intake on how music grew and became. Oh the turmoil!!!!

I think it was great that this book disp So much more than I thought it would be. I think it was great that this book displayed a sort of tree, that branched of the various members of a band who became members of another band. It was nice to read about grrl power women who played a major role, in addition to smaller bands who just didn't get far.

Excellent read. I give it the head bang. Mar 20, Darren Hemmings rated it really liked it Shelves: music. A great history of Seattle's music scene from the early 80s through to the late 90's, told by the people who were there. For me what I loved was that it demystified a lot of the hype and BS surrounding the scene both then and now, making all those players in the tale seem that bit more human.

Ultimately it got me checking out some albums and even realising others weren't all that, but across the board it charts a period I followed well as a teenager, and reading how it all unfolded for those on A great history of Seattle's music scene from the early 80s through to the late 90's, told by the people who were there.

Ultimately it got me checking out some albums and even realising others weren't all that, but across the board it charts a period I followed well as a teenager, and reading how it all unfolded for those on the ground there was pretty cool.

If you loved grunge back in the day, it's a must-read. Simple as that. Jul 15, Reznore rated it it was amazing. Really great book about Grunge. The only funny thing is I think in this one there's some Eddie Vedder interview , on "Everybody Loves So one book is slightly more hilarious than the other.

It's a interesting read if you want to have a better idea of what happened in Seattle music scene , this one goes from the 60's to the Of course there's a big emphasis on the 90 Really great book about Grunge. Of course there's a big emphasis on the 90's when Grunge happened like some musical gold rush. The whole phenomenon left a few millionaires , a couple of dead bodies , some bitterness and crazy stories behind.

May 19, David Marlow rated it really liked it. I love the grunge scene from Seattle. All the major players and bands and interviews are right here in this book.

Greg Prato has included all of the interviews condensed into this book which gives it a real flow bringing forward an interesting read - makes a great reference book!!!

For some reason no reference to Chris Cornell and Mark Lanegan but the rest of the guys are here, including Eddie Vedder. The artists who took centre stage from that era are of course - Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain and Layne Stale who are no longer here, but the book brings plenty of insight for dedicated grunge fans..

Shelves: nonfiction , bio-memoir , art-music , The writing style was not my favorite, and the book got off to slow start, but ultimately I'm glad I read it and enjoyed the last half of the book quite a bit. As another reviewer has noted, the interviews with Layne Staley's mother were pretty intense, as were most of the commentaries about Cobain's last years strugglin The writing style was not my favorite, and the book got off to slow start, but ultimately I'm glad I read it and enjoyed the last half of the book quite a bit.

As another reviewer has noted, the interviews with Layne Staley's mother were pretty intense, as were most of the commentaries about Cobain's last years struggling with addiction and depression. May 25, Steven rated it liked it. Probably more interesting to those outside or after the Seattle scene. For those who were there, no real surprises here, other than that some chose to speak their mind. What works well is the oral biography style because you get to hear all the different voices.

What is suspect is the arrangement and the obvious subtext of leading questions. Plenty of inside dirt if you are into that. Could definitely turn you on to plenty of other bands if you weren't around back then. An "American Hardcore" for "grunge". Told entirely through quotes from artists and scenesters, this is probably as close to a comprehensive take on Seattle music as possible.

Notable omissions are members of Nirvana, Chris Cornell, and Mark Lanegan but their lack of participation was more than likely their choice. The most entertaining part of the book are the differences in opinion. Feb 26, Pinkgreen rated it it was amazing Shelves: amazing , favorites , important-to-me , english , male-author , non-fiction. Grunge history is a recent fascination of mine. Also, Pearl Jam is my favorite band of all time, and I like a lot of those other bands.

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Add some now ». Quotes from Grunge Is Dead: T He would draw cartoons with funny sayings. And also the most ferocious, innocent, and nicest. A bundle of extremes and opposites. Get BOOK. Grunge Is Dead weaves together the definitive story of the Seattle music scene through a series of interviews with the people who were there.

Taking the form of an "oral" history, this books contains over interviews, along with essential background information from acclaimed music writer Greg Prato. The early '90s grunge movement may have last only a few years, but it spawned some of the greatest rock music of all time: Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden.

Grunge Is Dead digs deeper than the average grunge history, starting in the early '60s, and explaining the chain of events that gave way to the grunge movement. The end result is a book that includes a wealth of previously untold stories and insight for the longtime fan, as well as its renowned story for the newcomer.

Grunge Is Dead collects the whole truth of grunge music in one comprehensive volume. Grunge Is Dead. Taking the form of. Grunge is Dead Journal. Grunge is dead This is a organizer notebook.