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(L-R) Joe Preston, Dale Crover, and Buzz Osborne of The Melvins pose at San Jose State Event Center on June 28, 1995 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

3 Grunge Songs That Captured the Spirit of the 1990s (And You’ve Definitely Never Heard Them)

MTV Live and Loud: Nirvana Performs Live - December 1993

3 Guitar Riffs That Built Grunge From the Late 80s to the Early 90

3 Funk Rock Bands That Defined the 1990s As Much as Grunge

American Rock musician Billy Corgan, of the group Smashing Pumpkins. plays guitar as he performs onstage at the Metro, Chicago, Illinois, April 15, 1994. Visible behind him is bandmate Jimmy Chamberlin on drums. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

On This Day in 1994, One of Grunge’s Biggest Bands Was Banned From BBC TV Over Some Suspect Song Lyrics

Eddie Vedder performing in 1993, one year after performing in Lollapalooza with Chris Cornell

4 Grunge Riffs From the 1990s That Hit As Hard Today as They Did Back Then

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4 Songs That Resonated With Teens More Than Adults in the Early 1990s

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