Q Classic Nirvana and the Story of Grunge

Another grunge list, this time culled from the pages of Q magazine.

15 Grunge Classics

Babes in Toyland
Fontanelle
Further listening - Spanking Machine

Tha Afghan Wings
Gentlemen
Further listening - Black Love

Smashing Pumpkins
Gish
Further listening - Siamese Dream

Hole
Live Through This
Further listening - Celebrity Skin

Stone Temple Pilots
Core
Further listening - Purple

The Breeders
Last Splash
Further listening - Pod

The Jesus Lizard
Goat
Further listening - Goat

Soundgarden
Superunknown
Further listening - Badmotorfinger

Screaming Trees
Sweet Oblivion
Further listening - Mark Lanegan, Whiskey for the Holy Ghost

Pearl Jam
Ten
Further listening - Vs

Mother Love Bone
Apple
Further listening - Malfunkshun - Return to Olympus

Mudhoney
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Further listening - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Alice in Chains
Dirt
Further listening - Jar of Flies

Temple of the Dog
Temple of the Dog
Further listening - Shame by Brad

Nirvana
Nevermind
Further listening - Bleach


Q Classic Nirvana and the Story of Grunge

36 Essential Grunge Classics

CLASSIC GRUNGE

1/ Dinosaur Jr - Freek Scene
Available - Bug

2/ Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit
Available - Nevermind

3/ Smashing Pumpkins - Today
Available - Siamese Dream

4/ Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You
Available - Sweet Oblivion

5/ The Jesus Lizard - Puss
Available - Liar

6/ L7 - Pretend We're Dead
Available - Bricks Are Heavy

7/ Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose
Available - Badmotorfinger

8/ Afghan Wings - I'm Her Slave
Available - Congrgation

9/ Hole - Miss World
Available - Live Through This

10/ Superchunk - Slack motherfucker
Available - Superchunk

11/ Babes in Toyland - Catatonic
Available - To Mother

12/ Pearl Jam - Even Flow
Available - Ten

13/ Teenage Fanclub - Everything Flows
Available - A Catholic Education

14/ Modhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick
Available - Superfuzz Bigmuff

THE ROCK ROOTS OF GRUNGE

15/ Flipper - Ever
Available - Generic

16/ Melvins - Heaviness of the Load
Available - Gluey Porch Treatments

17/ Butthole Surfers - Sweet Loaf
Available - Locust Abortion Technician

18/ Green River - This Town
Available - Dry as a Bone

19/ Pixies - Debaser
Available - Doolittle

20/ Big Black - Kerosene
Available - Atomizer

21/ Sonic Youth - Tenage Riot
Available - Daydream Nation

22/ The Replacements - Favourite Thing
Available - Let It Be

23/ Husker Du - The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill
Available - New Day Rising

POP GRUNGE

24/ Foo fighters - This Is A Call
Available - Foo Fighters

25/ Buffalo Tom - Velvet Roof
Available - Let Me Come Over

26/ The Breeders - Canonball
Available - Last Splash

27/ Sugar - A Good Idea
Available - Copper Blue

ART GRUNGE

28/ Slint - Good Morning Captain
Available - Spiderland

29/ The Flaming Lips - Turn It On
Available - Transmissions From The Satelite Heart

30/ Pavement - Summer Babe
Available - Slanted And Enchanted

31/ Royal Trux - The Flag
Available - Cats & Dogs

32/ Sebadoh - Gimme Indie Rock
Available - Gimme Indie Rock EP

NEW GRUNGE

33/ Queens Of The Stone Age - The Lost Art Of Kepping A Secret
Available - R

34/ Auf Der Maur - Real A Lie
Available - Auf Der Maur

35/ Nine Black Alps - Shot Down
Available - Everything Is

36/ The Distillers - Drain The Blood
Available - Coral Fang