I really miss the 90s and I’m not afraid or ashamed to say it. I grew up in Seattle, Washington, go Mariners, and was just turning twenty when the 90s began. I played a little guitar and wanted to form a rock band and there were quite a few musicians with the same idea in town at the time. Seattle always had a local music scene, but there was something in the air in the 90s and we all felt it, like a feeling a storm before it hits or smelling the rain before it starts. The very late 80s and early into the 90s were pre-storm and being from Seattle, I love rain, and those moments before it begins. And actually, I would have to say that for me, it was those early years, before the grunge movement really took off. Oh, well that’s misspoken. Seattle was always grunge, as far as I could tell and in relation to its arts and music scenes. It goes with the geography. But there seemed to be an actual categorical movement that came about and we all just went with it. It was hip and so were we.

Nirvana was cool. They wanted to distance themselves from grunge as soon as grunge became famous. That’s natural, but honestly, they were always grunge. I saw Kurt Cobain a few times in clubs during those early days. He was cool, and kind of quiet. After they became famous I saw him once or twice and he just never seemed comfortable with the attention. But at the same time he seemed to crave it. I don’t know, those are just my humble observations and I never knew him or anything so it doesn’t matter. Pearl Jam was great. They seemed to play well together right from the start. I saw them perform in the early days too. Eddie Vedder was a natural front man and seemed destined for rock greatness. So, it was cool when a few of the bands really took off and all of the hotels, resorts and inns in Seattle were filled with tourists who were suddenly wearing flannel and drinking coffee and smoking. It was funny back then. I haven’t played in years, but I always remember those days and love the 90s.

The Early Days of Grunge in Seattle is a post from: Moon Petal

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