Mudhoney (top) the happy grungsters
Last week, with a tasty voucher worth 25 big ones to spend at any of the 14 Golden Discs stores nationwide on offer, we asked you to name the most defining song of the grunge era.
You entered in your dozens.
But there could be only one winner/loser, baby.
In reverse order
Alice in Chains – Rooster
‘Penfold’ writes:
The most outstanding song of the Grunge genre is undoubtedly Alice in Chains’ “Rooster” because the subject is treated with a gentle reverence with the choruses rising to an intense roar. (It’s a brilliant tribute to Cantrell’s Dad)…
Soundgarden – The Day I Tried To Live
Michael Holland writes:
The most outstanding song of the Grunge genre is undoubtedly The Day I Tried To Live because it sums up excellently the depressing cloud overshadowing the grunge scene and how a lot of us feel from day to day and just push on. R.I.P Chris Cornell
Melvins- Honey Bucket
Deadly Calzone writes:
The most outstanding song of the Grunge genre is undoubtedly ‘Honey Bucket’ by Melvins because King Buzzo is a god (Kurt Cobain also co-produced). The video is also absolutely hilarious…
Soundgarden – My Wave
Scottser writes:
My Wave from album Superunknown was the song I practiced to learn how to play in 5/4 time. Soundgarden’s music meant so much emotionally to loads of different people but to me, they were exquisite musical technicians. they were the ‘bar’ when I was starting out getting halfway decent on drums. Chris Cornell, as well as being an absolutely savage singer was also a criminally under-rated guitarist.
Winning entry
Mudhoney – I’m Spun
Me writes:
I was too young, rural and uncool to see the 91/92 Nirvana (Sonic Youth) gigs but after a lot of negotiation with the mother it was agreed for my 17th birthday I could have a trip up the country and a ticket to their RDS gig. Like so many others here those few years were absolutely central to developing my musical tastes and my attitudes and ideas of the world.
Obviously that gig never happened (so my 1st concert experience was instead Feile ’94 which just blew my mind). After I finished my LC that year I took what is now referred to as a gap year. I lived in a chambre de bonne in Paris and had an absolutely incredible time.
Every Saturday and Sunday morning at about 7am my neighbour used to blare Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You, waking me and adding to my hangover damage. In return I would lean across and press play on my cassette player and reply with the song I had ready and queued up for her; Mudhoney’s I’m Spun.
Over that year I got to see Mudhoney, STP, Beck, Foo Fighters and others live and as now 40 year old it’s impossible for me to hear many of the songs from that period without a shock of nostalgia. I cannot be objective at all to say what is the best of the time but for the purpose of this exercise; The most outstanding song of the Grunge genre is undoubtedly I’m Spun by Mudhoney because nostalgia is a hell of a drug…
Thanks all.
Last week: And The Band Plaid On
What? No TAD?
Congrats Me, a worthy winner