Post-grunge
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| Post-grunge | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Alternative rock[1] Grunge Hard rock Rock |
| Cultural origins | Early-1990s, Florida, Ontario, Southern California, Seattle, Georgia |
| Typical instruments | Electric guitar - Bass guitar - Drums - Vocals |
| Regional scenes | |
| British Columbia, California, Central Florida, Chicago, Nova Scotia, Pacific Northwest, Southeast Texas, Southern Ontario, Upper Midwest | |
| Other topics | |
| Post-grunge bands | |
Post-grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of grunge music. Generally, bands labeled as such are rock bands that are influenced by grunge. Their music may often incorporate the distorted guitar, angst-filled lyrics and "loud-quiet" dynamics of grunge, but employ more commercial or 'radio-friendly' production. Post-grunge also tends to be driven more by musical lyrics than by tune.[1]
While there are exceptions, many post-grunge groups do not explicitly refer to grunge bands as influences, not to say that they aren't influenced by grunge. Rather, they often cite as influences those bands that influenced the development of grunge itself, such as early hard rock acts such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. However those bands show less of a relation to these "influences" making them more of idols than the true influences they were for grunge bands of the early 1990s.[2][3]
The first huge "post grunge" album was Live's Throwing Copper. Bands such as Collective Soul, Silverchair, Grinspoon, and Candlebox were soon to follow. By 1994 "post grunge", along with alternative rock in general, had overtaken grunge as the main rock format in America, while in Britain, Brit-pop (Britain's alternative rock scene) was becoming massively popular. However by the end of the millennium, with disappointing follow-ups by most "post grunge" artists, only a few bands, like Creed, maintained continued commercial success. Many of the post-grunge bands of the 1990s have faded away, though a few remain (see below) and have had influence. Today there are a number of post-1990s bands still thriving commercially in this genre, including Foo Fighters, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, Hinder, 3 Doors Down, Hoobastank, Theory of a Deadman and Seether
See also
References
- ^ a b 'Post-Grunge' on Allmusic
- ^ 'Band Q&A: Mark Tremonti' of Creed, from Creed.com
- ^ 'Collective Soul - Disciplined Breakdown' review by C.M.Y., Atlantic Unbound. May 1997.
