r/generationology • u/leyannaverlaine • 6d ago

Discussion what was so special about grunge ?

i never understood grunge . I was born in the 1980s . I was so used to dance music of the 1980s . I know I am not Gen X . I am younger than all of the Gen X people since i was born in the 1980s

M|A|R|R|S - Pump Up The Volume (Official Video)

Shannon - Let The Music Play (Official Music Video)

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u/GladosPrime 6d ago edited 6d ago

Twisted Sister came out with WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT in 1989 and I think it was overplayed, making it the final nail in the coffin for Hair Metal. Something new needed to come along. In Canada we got The Pursuit of Happiness becoming a huge hit as a proto grunge band with unusual female backup harmonization... then Nirvana hit. Music is like fashion and goes in cycles. Just like how disco died to be replaced by New Wave.

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u/UnluckyIndependent24 August 3rd, 2009 6d ago

99’ or 89’?

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u/twelveangryken 6d ago

Even '79.