using their hindsight, can't really wrap their heads around why grunge became so popular. Not just that, but it often seems like a lot of younger people looking back, ie. To me they always got unfairly labeled as "cashing in" on grunge entirely due to Scott Weiland's vocals on the popular songs off of the album where he was compared to Eddie Vedder (which always confused me because they don't really sound anything alike). The DeLeo brothers have a clear Jazz influence in their playing and even though it's more obvious on Purple, they still use Jazz chords and progressions on Core as well.
Obviously each band brings their own unique take on it and I believe STP to be no exception. Like distorted vocals, instruments, quiet/loud style of writing, and introspective lyrics are found in many different genres now, but those things (or more accurately the combination of all of those) were all relatively new at the time. To me this whole "Grunge isn't a REAL genre" mentality comes from using hindsight and looking at the scene from the modern view after Grunge had already left its influence on mainstream music and several of the defining aspects of the genre made it's way into other genres. If we were to compare Nirvana to Pearl Jam to Alice In Chains to Soundgarden to Stone Temple Pilots, all bands have heavily distorted vocals (something that wasn't very common outside of metal at the time), use of dynamics to put emphasis on the chorus (quiet/loud dynamic), heavy distorted instruments, introspective and often dark lyrics (again, not as common at the time), frequent use of downtunings (pretty sure every one of these bands have multiple songs in drop d), obvious punk and metal influences while still remaining very melodic. It doesn't take a well trained ear to know that all the bands clearly share similar traits. Like there's a reason that most people who are a fan of one of the grunge bands also are fans of the others as well. Grunge is my favorite genre of music, and it always confuses me to no end when people act like the major grunge bands sound nothing alike. I'm curious to hear your thoughts are on this! The band would go on to change their sound starting with their next album Purple, leaving Core an anomaly of sorts. By that logic, this would make it the only true example of grunge as an actual genre as opposed to a marketing tactic.
Since these releases all have their own distinct sound, this would imply that Core is an amalgamation of these sounds. This album was criticized at the time of its release for cashing in on grunge and ripping off the major grunge releases of the previous year ( Nevermind, Badmotorfinger, Ten). Pearl Jam aren't as heavy as either of them, going for more of a classic rock sound. Alice In Chains, on the other hand, are clearly influenced by metal.
For example, Nirvana's music has catchy pop hooks while also exhibiting a fondness for punk. When listened to side by side, these bands actually sound fairly different from each other. There are many who believe that it is a categorization/marketing tactic that lumps together a group of hard rock bands that came from the same place at the same time. There have been many discussions, on this sub and elsewhere, as to whether or not grunge is actually a genre.
So this might sound weird but hear me out.
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