What's the best Grunge song?

Ugh... My Sister's Machine... I honestly thought I was the only person in this entire corner of the universe who had even heard of them... 😁

Screaming Trees are probably the most quintessential part of that whole Seattle scene... though I wonder how Mark is going to deal with a life like that... I barely recognized him when I saw him in LA last year... 😢

"...now that is feelin' so much colder.... just be glad that it's all over..."

-To me, it's one of their absolute best tracks, and honestly, one of the best from the entire Seattle scene...🙂

Granđ is tedious, but fine...
Stone Temple Pilots - Still Remains

They’re all solid! But if I really have to pick a winner, nothing beats
Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin On A Hole In A Paper Heart

I am I am I said I'm not myself, but I'm not dead and I'm not for sale
Hold me closer, closer let me go let me be just let me be

Laura Rodriguez4 said:Grunge feels a bit repetitive sometimes, but fine...
Stone Temple Pilots - Still Remains

Such a beautiful track—gives me chills every single time...

Oh, I'd beg for you,
Oh, you know I'll beg for you
Pick a song and sing a yellow nectarine
Take a bath I'll drink the water that you leave
If you should die before me ask if you can bring a friend
Pick a flower, hold your breath
And drift away ......

Since you guys listed way too many SP tracks for me to pick out just a few that feel like the absolute essence of Grunge:
-Pixies
-Quiet
-Fuck You(an ode to no one)
-Marquis in Spades
-God
-...........

Nirvana - Aneurysm...

I have this one CD where it just jumps back and forth between Stone Temple Pilots and Nirvana.

Tool - Parabolica
Rage Against the Machine - Deep Kick
Soundgarden - Don't Let Yourself Go
Nirvana - We'll Hang On Your Promise
Alice in Chains—man, just let me sit with that for a second. If I had to step into their shoes, honestly? It wouldn't be some grand, cinematic transformation. It would just be a heavy, slow descent into that specific kind of beautiful, gritty exhaustion. Pretend I'm them? Fine. I’d probably just be staring at a rain-slicked street in Seattle, feeling that familiar weight in my chest, wondering if the static in my head is getting louder or if the world is just getting quieter. It wouldn't be about the fame or the lights; it would be about that raw, unfiltered ache. That feeling where you're caught between wanting to scream and just wanting to fade into the background noise of a dive bar at 2 AM. It’s not even about the music, really. It's about that specific headspace—that dark, swirling vortex where everything feels too much and not enough all at once. If I were them, I wouldn't be looking for an exit. I'd just be leaning into the shadows, finding a weird kind of peace in the tension. Just living in the middle of the storm.

I guess if nobody's actually going to read this... some people think EVERYTHING is just grunge...

-and yeah - FUCK GRUNGE!

wiredfalcon2 said:Is there anything more visceral than Tool's "Parabol"? It’s pure, unadulterated sonic architecture. Why does modern music feel so shallow compared to this level of complexity?
Rage Against the Machine - Deep Kick
Is there anything more devastating than Soundgarden at their peak? "Don't Let Yourself Go" hits like a freight train straight to the gut. Why does music have to hurt this much?
Nirvana - We'll Hang On Your Promise
Alice in Chains—seriously, can we talk about this? Why does everyone act like they don't understand the raw intensity here?

Are you actually kidding me right now? Is there even a single brain cell functioning behind those eyes?

Are the Afghan Whigs considered Grunge? Or maybe Dinosaur Jr.? I don't know... maybe even Walkabouts grunge too? 😲

Man, I don't care. For me, the absolute best thing ever is Soundgarden - Birth ritual 🙂

Come on, everyone, let's not stir up unnecessary trouble here... 😛

You guys certainly throw out plenty of alternative suggestions, but let's be real—not everything under the alternative umbrella is Grunge.

wiredfalcon2 said:Tool - Parabola

😂 😂 😂

🤣 🤣 🤣

😁 😁 😁

Man, this just made my whole day.

90s Alternative
90s Alternative
90s Alternative

🙂

90s Alternative

1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. Soundgarden - Fell on Black Days
3. Pearl Jam - Jeremy
4. Alice in Chains - Would
5. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
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mistypanther said:Are you actually stupid or what?

What’s even the issue?

Megan Reed said:😂 😂 😂

🤣 🤣 🤣

😁 😁 😁

Man, that just made my whole damn day.

Glad to hear it. But honestly, aren't you being a little too modest?

Would? by Alice in Chains

Pearl Jam - Porch
😁Mudhoney - I'm Dick (think of what they'd say at a local dive bar)

Bradley Ramos11 said:Pearl Jam - Porch
Mudhoney - I'm Dick (kind of like what they'd say at an indie club in NYC; or maybe it's "suck me"?!) 😁

Damn, I hit quote instead of edit. At least I think I hit edit this time. Fingers crossed. 😁

1. Black - Pearl Jam
2. Would - Alice in Chains
3. Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
4. River of Deceit - Mad Season
5. Off He Goes - Pearl Jam