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Intro

Grunge

Has its roots in Punk and Heavy Metal with heavily distorted guitars and lyrical themes of existential angst. Grunge was a reaction to the polished production, overwrought showmanship and fashion of mainstream music in the 1980s. However, in the 1990s Grunge dominated mainstream rock music due to the success of bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam.

Synonym(s) SeattleSound

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Parents	Rock	Song-focused, typically electric guitar-centric and beat-driven genre that emerged in the 1940s and 50s from blues, R&B and country music. Many variants and styles exist, though most feature at least electric guitar, bass, drums, and a lead singer.
Belongs to AVS	avs:SubGenre	A Type of SubGenre.

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