Daleina Chavez
How did a five-letter word meaning dirt, filth, trash become synonymous with a musical genre, a fashion statement, a pop phenomenon? (New York Times
-Grunge: A Success Story) Well, grunge was an inspirational era of music that took place in the late 80s and early 90s or 1988-1996. It was a type of music that reflected how many young Americans had felt in an era of frustration and anger, where the things that they were taught and promised as children were not coming true for them. These types of feelings served as the basis for the genre grunge and what made it so iconic throughout the years since its “death”.
What was the most notable thing about Grunge? The iconic lyrics, of course! No grunge band is complete without its lyrics which “... are typically angst-filled; [with] themes [that] explored include anger, frustration, ennui, fear, depression, and drug addiction”(New World Encyclopedia-Grunge music) and “...often addressed subject matters such as social alienation, apathy, entrapment, and a desire for freedom”(New World Encyclopedia-Grunge music).These themes/lyrics were the type that made Generation X’ers identify and think that these …show more content…
And it also reflected our (at the time) dysfunctional society by “displaying a general disenchantment with the state of society, and a deep discomfort at [the] social prejudices [they had at the time]“ (New World Encyclopedia-Grunge music). The music was a mirror of sorts that reflected how teenagers and young adults felt during the late 80s and early 90s and how they rebelled against the disapproving society they lived
How did a five-letter word meaning dirt, filth, trash become synonymous with a musical genre, a fashion statement, a pop phenomenon? (New York Times
-Grunge: A Success Story) Well, grunge was an inspirational era of music that took place in the late 80s and early 90s or 1988-1996. It was a type of music that reflected how many young Americans had felt in an era of frustration and anger, where the things that they were taught and promised as children were not coming true for them. These types of feelings served as the basis for the genre grunge and what made it so iconic throughout the years since its “death”.
What was the most notable thing about Grunge? The iconic lyrics, of course! No grunge band is complete without its lyrics which “... are typically angst-filled; [with] themes [that] explored include anger, frustration, ennui, fear, depression, and drug addiction”(New World Encyclopedia-Grunge music) and “...often addressed subject matters such as social alienation, apathy, entrapment, and a desire for freedom”(New World Encyclopedia-Grunge music).These themes/lyrics were the type that made Generation X’ers identify and think that these …show more content…
And it also reflected our (at the time) dysfunctional society by “displaying a general disenchantment with the state of society, and a deep discomfort at [the] social prejudices [they had at the time]“ (New World Encyclopedia-Grunge music). The music was a mirror of sorts that reflected how teenagers and young adults felt during the late 80s and early 90s and how they rebelled against the disapproving society they lived