The origins of the grunge music genre are said to actually originate from Seattle in the American Northwest.
Bands from the area read like a who's who of the grunge era.
Here was Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam just to name a few.
These are the bands that seemed to get almost overnight success and bring grunge to the fore of the American music scene.
Seattle was just filled with many bands at the time.
All of these bands in someway had some sort of influence on this type of Seventies metal and punk combination of music.
There are three bands that stand out for me that helped form the mainstream grunge sound that has become so popular today.
Tad was a massive influence on the formation of the grunge scene.
Tad is held in high regard by lots of grunge fans for their heavy grinding sound.
Their sound is closer to heavy metal than actual grunge and as such means that they have not really had much mainstream success.
It is a great shame that they were not more successful in the mainstream as they do have a great sound that grunge fans really like.
Malfunkshun will be remembered as one of the true founder members of the grunge movement.
It is a pity that Malfunkshun only ever released one album.
They really are worth listening to if you want to get a true idea of what grunge is all about.
The distinction of being the first grunge band to release a record though goes to a band called Green River.
Green River was named after a serial killer and their style of music combined elements of blues along with the original punk and heavy metal.
These are just a fraction of the many bands around Seattle that all had an influence in producing what we now know as grunge.