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The Seattle Sound 1990: Seattle's Music Scene Distorts As 80s Glam Goes 90s Grunge

2017

Synopsis

American Folklore from the great northwest zine scene in the early nineties! Call it jazz, punk, metal, garage rock or rawk, Seattle's music scene has always thrived. During the roaring '90s the local Puget Sound musicians took the global stage and owned our collective attention. The music made then by Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone, Nirvana, Soundgarden, as well as Queensryche and Heart, continues to influence the music of today. It all starts here in 1990! Get a sneak peak into the dynamically diverse nightclub activity with archival images from a by-grunge era, including some you probably haven't seen of Chris Cornell, Andrew Wood and others seminal to the scene. Here you'll find two versions (local, City Heat & national, RIP Magazine) of the last interview conducted with Mother Love Bone front man, Andy Wood. Pick up this piece of music history for that grunge-loving fool in your life!

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