Hole is such an underrated band from this era. I realize some people are turned off by Courtney Love but "Live Through This" is a perfect grunge lp. Doesn't get it's due

67 Comments and I haven't seen anyone say anything about Mad Season! Either Above or Live at the Moore!

Screaming trees-Sweet oblivion is probably one of my favorite records from that time period.

I think my favorite “grunge” album that I own is “Above” by Mad Season. I heard Mad Season on PJ’s “Self Pollution Radio” in 1995 and loved what I heard, and eventually I saw the album at my favorite record store. They had several promo copies there and I got one for $7.99. It’s two records, three-sided album with the 4th side an etching of the Mad Season logo. In light of the fact that the median price for that album is now $159, I wish I’d bought them all! I have Vitalogy on vinyl. I got that when it was brand new at a midnight release sale at Best Buy! By that point, releasing something on vinyl was pretty novel. A year ago I got a bootleg copy of “Temple Of The Dog” on translucent green vinyl for only $4.99. Earlier this year, I got an OG copy of “Siamese Dream” on orange marbled vinyl for “only” $50, but considering it goes for median $150 that was still a steal! I graduated high school in 1992, so my teenage years were right in the thick of both the hair metal and grunge eras. I still remember the first time I heard “Smells Like Teen Spirit”!

Man I wish I had the Mother Love Bone and Temple of the Dog in my collection

I feel so old (43) when you say your early hs years were the early 2000s lol

1992-1995 were my high school years. Grunge was/is my music! Nirvana, STP, Pearl Jam, and Smashing Pumpkins really made a lasting impression on me.

Good stuff, love seeing the albums of my youth and nostalgia trip. Later on I also enjoyed going back and listening to more Green River, Mudhoney, and the Melvins too! Thanks for posting and take care!

YES!!!! Nirvana has been my favorite band since I was 9-10 years old (I'm 38 now). The Insecticide LP sounds so good!!

I graduated high school in 95, the music that came out during that time was the greatest period for music since the very late sixties. Not only did we have the entire grunge era but we also had Pantera, Metallica, Dr. Dre, Snoop, Tribe Called Quest, Rage, etc, etc, etc. We had a Warehouse music store across the street from our high school and I still clearly recall when Nevermind was released I ran into a group of friends that were totally rap-only guys were buying the new Nirvana album. It was nearly 30 years ago and I will never forget that moment and the impact it has

Awesome grunge collection, I would recommend Gruntruck's Push album. Also the godfathers of grunge Melvins Houdini and Stoner Witch are great albums. Soundgarden's Telephantasm is not a must have but its cool just for the packaging and color vinyls.

Some cool albums and other good artists in commnets. My favorite album from this period is Fugazi Repeater. So good!

I too was into some of those (AIC, STP, Smashing Pumpkins) but was turned onto some British alternative bands from the same era (Swervedriver, the Catherine Wheel, Adorable) and became obsessed with those.

Badass collection dude. Hard to find any OG grunge. Found a early reissue of that Soundgarden the other day. What a talent that dude was. Cheers.

I totally agree on bleach. Absolutely life changing.

Great video! I missed Mudhoney in this video, they're freakin' awesome!

Love to see another video on how you buy records/ the most you've ever paid for a single record top ten or something, and thanks for the endless music knowledge!

U-men are a pretty underrated band from the eighties who are also considered one of the founding fathers of grunge. Highly recommended.

Nice collection, dude. Congrats!

Cool video. My grunge vinyl collection is pretty small, it’s just stuff that I’ve come across in the wild, OG Vitalogy is probably the most significant piece, got it for $2 at a thrift shop, as well as Ten, Ten Redux, and the Live 2lp set that I found for 2, 2, and $4 respectively. Other than that all I really have is an og 45 of Smells Like Teen Spirit I think. Happy to have them though, cool finds.

I'm 50, so I'm a bit older than you! My teenage music was "hair metal" (we called it glam or "pop" metal), so when grunge took over when I was 22, I hated it because all my metal was gone! It had nothing to do with the music! Because in the early 90's before '92 (when the take over took place), it was "blended in" with the classics and I dug it! My favorite was "Alice in chains- man in the box"! After '92 , they were the enemy! Now I'm digging it more in my older age (along with numerous other genres!

You are so right about MLB. Saw them in '89.

About 4 years ago i came across an all original 1st press Nirvana Lp and 12 inch singles lot. For the price it was a good deal especially now. Anyways ordered them and they are in like new condition. I have that pressing of Incesticide. Also have a promo orange vinyls of Soundgardens Superunkown. I show all of said records on my channel Pearljammer07. Great video.

Noticed a couple of glaring omissions from your grunge collection. Please go digging in your store and grab yourself copies of Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney and Doolittle by Pixies. These 2 bands always seem to be overlooked when the history of grunge comes up. Kurt Cobain said that on Nevermind he was basically trying to " rip off the Pixies ".

Hi from Belgium thanks for vidéo i love grunge music thanks for vidéo Noble Records

Personally I think Temple of the Dog is some of the best music ever recorded. Period. No category no time stamp no genre. "Say hello to Heaven" is one of the most heart wrenching devotional letters to a friend that I have ever been exposed to. Team Grunge had a sound but the song writing was the reason it resonated with the multitude. These guys tapped into the transcendental poetry like no others since Dylan and Bono IMHO. As the L.A. scene tapped into their mom's makeup drawer The Seattle scene saw everyone dump their leather for flannel and it changed the sonic landscape forever. Pushing Forward Back is every kid's journey into adulthood. Just like you have mentioned, your parents influence stops somewhere and you push forward while looking back at what molded you. Significant poetry this band created.

If you're into Pearl Jam & Mother Love Bone, you should check out Green River, who were active from 1984-1988, and whose members would go on to form Mother Love Bone, and Mudhoney - another great grunge band from that era, particularly if you're into Nirvana.

Have PJ Nirvana Mudhoney Tad etc all in my collection..bought them all here in the UK as they were released..My favourite by a country mile?....PJ TEN absolutely stunning from start to finish🤘

Getaway Car off of Audioslave S/T is an amazing, rarely talked about song. One of the greatest songs Chris wrote.

Hey Dillon. I love this video. For the In Utero album, have you listened to the 2013 mix version? It's amazing. Purple is my favorite STP album. The new albums are great too. That AIC boot sounds fantastic! I have that as well. I bought the anniversary box of STP core and recommend it. Has the LP, plus CD, Live CD, MTV Unplugged CD, and DVD Audio version as well. Just a cool set. Great stuff. Rock on!

Great vid, thank you.

i love many of your records collection..but you blew my mind with some soundgarden lp's ! in israel those are hard to find ( i guese people order them but im talking about record stores or second hand...damn hard to find ! thank you for the cool records video's

Right on bro, those first 3 Pearl Jam Lps are where it's at...Vs is my #1.

There was a period of time when I did not listen to music for many years (can't remember why), and that period included the grunge era. I have very few records from the 90's and early 2000's.

Great collection of grunge vinyl you have, I'm a big Nirvana fan and need that Japanese press of In Utero! I agree about Badmotorfinger being the best Soundgarden album too. I've got a decent collection of Nirvana bootlegs but be careful as they keep changing the covers but put the same songs on them!

Pj Yeild is my fav of theirs, such great melodies and guitar work. Its not the same as earlier pj stuff, but man is it good. Also check out Blind Melon Soup from that era. Great album

2:30 I like the old $20 on the cover, it's an awesome design. I collect old currency so I thought it was a good choice for the 20th anniversary.

Love Nirvana Unplugged album. Pearl Jam is my main band. They are still rocking.

Grunge probably my fav genre of music. Check out Paw/Dragline. For me, the second best grunge album ever made right behind Dirt. Enjoyed! Andre’

Hey Dillon, cool vid. Check out "Four" by Seaweed (Tacoma, WA). Released on Sub Pop, it came out in '93, has heavy anthems that could have been played on the radio but never took off.

My love of Grunge boarders on illogical. Never even sniffed Seattle, but that music was always coming out of my sister's room especially Nirvana. I have the Hype! movie, I have Sub Pop swag. Streaming and torrenting had me looking for Skin Yard and Gruntruck. I diverted into Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Jane's Addiction, a more broad 90's rock scope as my sweet spot musically. I regret never seeing Soungarden's comeback.

Thank God for my friends who introduced me a plethora of music growing up in the mid 90's. Being huge wrestling fans, watching ECW and all the entrance music, made us go out and buy the band CD's to listen to. Same with watching MTV and the X-Games. Now I can sit back and literally listen to anything

The band Hater side project band early 90s had two really good ones Ben Sheppard's solo stuff is gritty delish too!!!

From this era via Vancouver, BC: Superconductor's "Hit Songs For Girls". Carl Newman of New Pornographers fronted this band. An amazing live act I got to see in Atlanta at The Cotton Club.

Hey Dillon! I'm sooo curious about what other Nirvana bootlegs you have. I've collected Nirvana bootlegs off and on for years and unfortunately sold some of them a few years back (with most of the rest of my vinyl), but I've been itching to start buying them again. lol

Really surprised you don't have Screaming Tree's "Uncle Anesthesia" or "Sweet Oblivion" they seem like they'd be right up your alley. Also, Alice In Chains first two albums are a MUST!

Nice to meet ya Rock Rubin!!!!

need more pumpkins stuff!

Silverchair- Frogstomp! Those dudes were kids when they wrote those songs! Amazing record.

Gotta love STP

That 4 LP Nevermind is awesome.

Hi Dillon here in the UK in 1990 we had that rubbish called Brit pop I thought it was so over rated, then I heard pearl jam & soundgarden and I was blown away. Ten & Bad motor finger were just amazing I then got into all of the bands you spoke about, it was a fantastic period of time to be a music fan so much energy and power nothing has come near it since. Great video buddy.

Most of Scream's albums are on vinyl. Dave Grohl was with the band from 86-90. Grohl was credited as the drummer on their albums Live! At Van Hall - Amsterdam (88), No More Censorship (88), Mardi Gras (90), Your Choice Live Series (91), Fumble (93). All can be picked up for under $20 each.

90’s Grunge Records are the hardest to find on vinyl. I hope they start pressing more. Some of the earlier 90’s stuff like Stone Temple Pilots are hard to find on vinyl and I would love to listen to them on vinyl.

No Superfuzz Bigmuff?

gotta pile on to comment below re. Pearl jam 4th record...No Code was the first one where alot of fans jumped off LOL. And in my opinion one of there best albums. Very dark and distinct with a good dose of the Neil Young influence. Love it like I love zeppelin III 😝

Great video of music from "my time." Rage Against the Machine really was the turning point for me, remember running out in 1992/3 and special ordering RATM S/T (Cassette) based solely on a blurb review of the album by Gene Simmons in Guitar World, calling them funky white boys rapping to typical A-B song structure. Best thing I ever learned about from Mr. Simmons!

Eddie Veddar ended up on that album by dumb luck. He came up from San Diego to audition for Pearl Jam. So he happened to be hanging out with Gossard and Ament when they went to the studio to record TOTD. However it happened, Chris heard his singing voice and they decided right there that his voice would be a great addition to the album especially in contrast to Chris’ voice.

I love grunge too. A lot of grunge fans swear by The Melvins, Mudhoney and Screaming Trees. Can't get into any of them. I guess my grunge tastes are limited to the mainstream big label bands. My tastes hadn't expanded yet, I was a kid.

Check out Mudhoney.. Many bands from 10 years earlier had a Big influence on that movement.. A Few mentions: Husker Du.. Black Flag.. T.S.O.L... One that is notable to me is the Melvins.

Hey bud thinking about purchasing the bootleg of Self titled vinyl of Alice in Chains. Do you recommend it as I have only bought 2 bootlegs from my favorite bands and both were not good. Love to know your opinion on that specific pressing. Thanks

I have OGs of Badmotorfinger, Superunknown and Down on the Upside too. My Superunknown is blue. Down on the Upside sounds amazing. Also have an OG of the 3 legged AIC and have all OG Smashing Pumpkins.

Did you ever listen to Rein Sanction? Lesser known grunge band but nonetheless amazing!

I completely agree. Badmotorfinger is by far the best Soundgarden album! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!

Some great lost in the wash grunge albums are Lotion-Full Issac, Flour-Luv 713 and grunge or not I have to mention My Bloy Valentine-loveless

Damn near broke my fingers on my monitor trying to reach through and grab that OP _Badmotorfinger._

Curious what pressing is your Bleach? Nice grunge collection!

Smashing Pumpkins while literally smashing pumpkins 🔥

As far as I know Scream released five or so studio albums on Dischord (though only one has Grohl on it think). I think they would have come out on vinyl as it was the 80’s. Never really listened to them properly but I’m a bit of a Dischord obsessive 😁 Love the videos - keep em’ coming 👍🏼

Do you have The Nixons Foma translucent LP? I have.

Also, I also love the idea that Dave Grohl used to be a punk drummer right around the corner here in Amsterdam.

Screaming Trees Dust is killer :)

Pearl Jam doesn't have a bad record. One of the most consistent bands out there. They were always the Punk Classic Rock "Grunge" band influenced by Zep,Floyd,Who,Ramones. PJ trends from Classic Grunge to Art Rock to Dad Rock. Best live show on the planet. Was at the Let's Play Two album show

whats your opinion on other formats such as cassettes and cds?

Not all grunge but 11 records I bought during the era. Graduated HS in 92, frequented a club called Jabberjaw. After HS I went full Crust, never go full Crust. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation - 1988 Nirvana - Bleach - 1989 Dwarves - Blood Guts & Pussy - 1990 Lunachicks - Babysitters on Acid - 1990 L7 - Smell the Magic - 1990 V/A- Fk Me I'm Rich - 1990 (Sub Pop) Hole - Pretty on the Inside - 1991 Unsane - Unsane - 1991 Nirvana - Nevermind 1991 Unsane - Singles 89-92, - 1992 Unsane - Total Destruction - 1993 YT videos to check out, Nirvana - 6/23/1989 - Live at Rhino Records Hole - Live at Club Lingerie 10/10/1990 Unsane @ Jabberjaw, L.A. CA 3/22/93 The Gits (Live @ the Jabberjaw, L.A.) 1993 Documentaries Hype (subpop) The Color of Noise Documentary (about Amphetamine Reptile Records) Interview NIRVANA - Flipside Magazine 1989

Angry teenage music for those troubled years. Yup ! Being an early 70s graduate it was the Stooges, New York Dolls, and Alice Cooper. The good old days. Nice collection.

Writing this before the video: Oh dear god. Im so jealous!

All the nirvan albums are so good but my favorite is nevermind forsure and 2nd place Bleach those heavy riffs

Mad Season

Back in November 1991, I got to see Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, and Pearl Jam was the opener. No one here in Ohio had heard of them at the time because Ten had just come out and they were just starting to get MTV airplay. I was FLOORED. Bought Ten the day after the show. Played it for friends at a party and a lot of them hated it. They yelled at me to turn it off. I told them, "Fine, but I'm telling you...you all will love this band. You will."

screaming trees and L7 are a couple of other great bands from that time

Grunge was the return of 60’s and 70’s classic rock

Just found your channel yesterday...LOVE IT! Man I was rooting hard for "Jar of Flies," by Alice in Chains. Believe it or not my favorite grunge album might be "Dragline," by Paw. I bet you know it.

Just found a original press of Mother Love Bone for $15....score 👍

There were 2 types of grunge, one that had alternative rock influences like Nirvana, Hole, Smashing Pumpkins, etc... and the other that was influenced by hard rock like Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, etc..

Wow....🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Check out green River they're an early grunge band if I remember correctly, they only released one album but it's great and also listen to dirt by Alice in chains that album will turn you into Alice in chains fan for life

Buying records between 87 and 91, record stores and the media DID NOT list any of this indie music as grunge. Then Nevermind was released, slipped under the radar for the 1st 6 months, then got picked up on. That changed everything, the media wanted in, and defined the 'sound' with labels like grunge. Back then you'd buy sub pop, c/z records, Amphetamine Repitile, etc records and it would all jus be considered noise rock and punk. Bands became associated with the scene just because of where they came from or the label they were signed to. Afghan Whigs are great, Love Battery, Swallow, Green River, Mono Men, Skinyard, Seaweed, Rein Sanction, so many, but they all got lumped together, despite their decidedly different sounds. As with all things as time passes, history retells a different version of the story. What doesn't change is that much of this remains great music.

The older I get, the more I love Pearl Jam

My grunge wax collection. Nirvana Unplugged Nevermind Badmotorfinger Dirt Screaming Life EP Live Through This

Heard any early Silverchair albums mans???

I have all of those babies. Born at the right time.

I used to have a bin that was just all Pearl Jam OG’s. Green River OG’s. You name it. Sold it all to Lunchbox at their old location. Pearl Jam Italian live bootlegs too. It makes me sick seeing what they go for now.

You need some Melvins in your collection.

So many good Grunge bands you need to go deeper.

You forgot about Frogstomp.

thoughts on Alice in Chains unplugged?

My idea was to give up playing records. But I stuck it out instead.

Hi, pls give no code of pearl jam a turn because it’s amasing!

Nirvana Unplugged is the best album