1987 - Mark Arm of Green River and Mudhoney first
uses the word Grunge;
1990 - Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone ODs on heroin;
1991 - Nirvana releases Nevermind, which breaks grunge into the mainstream;
1992 - Bands like Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and the Stone Temple Pilots gain popularity;
1993 - Grunge starts to decline among long time fans due to the commercializing and exploitation by corperations and bands jumping onto the bandwagon;
1994 - Kurt Cobain kills himself, gerorating major shockwaves around the world, another stab at grunge;
1995 - Post-grunge bands like Live and Bush rise in popularity (a watered down form of grunge without the dirty guitars and distortion);
1997 - Soundgarden breaks up, grunge has lost its strangle-hold in the masses to pop princesses and boy bands;
2000 - All good music dies and rap, pop, and poser-punk bands roam the earth;
2002 - Nirvana tops charts with an unreleased new song; You Know Your Right;
2002 - Layne Stayle ODs;
2006 - Pearl Jam reminds people that they're still alive with a new album;
1990 - Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone ODs on heroin;
1991 - Nirvana releases Nevermind, which breaks grunge into the mainstream;
1992 - Bands like Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and the Stone Temple Pilots gain popularity;
1993 - Grunge starts to decline among long time fans due to the commercializing and exploitation by corperations and bands jumping onto the bandwagon;
1994 - Kurt Cobain kills himself, gerorating major shockwaves around the world, another stab at grunge;
1995 - Post-grunge bands like Live and Bush rise in popularity (a watered down form of grunge without the dirty guitars and distortion);
1997 - Soundgarden breaks up, grunge has lost its strangle-hold in the masses to pop princesses and boy bands;
2000 - All good music dies and rap, pop, and poser-punk bands roam the earth;
2002 - Nirvana tops charts with an unreleased new song; You Know Your Right;
2002 - Layne Stayle ODs;
2006 - Pearl Jam reminds people that they're still alive with a new album;