Doug Pray's entertaining and opinionated documentary on the Seattle music scene takes the (admittedly unusual) position that the Grunge Explosion of the mid-1990s was the worst thing to happen to rock... read more 
DVD Release Date: December 21, 2004
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July 20, 2010I'm on a rock doc kick at the moment and it's been about a decade since I watched this film. We used to watch this film all the time in high school.
shit.
I've dated myself.
Anyways, if you like music and you remember the 90s, this movie is a must see. Is grunge 'retro' yet?... read more -
February 3, 2010Required viewing for fans of grunge music, this is just an extremely well-made documentary. Filled with candid, insightful interviews and incredible music, it's an evocative portrait of a wild phase in rock music. As someone who loves grunge, I was captivated by this film.
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April 6, 2010Some may say the Seatle grunge sceen was the last great music movement. I agree... this movie resparked the love for me. I was about 13 during the "hype" so this is a sweet spot for me. You almost feel the progression of the sceen as the doc goes on. The music at first is obs... read more
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November 2, 2008an incredible introspection on the rise and fall of the grunge scene in the late 80's-early 90's. much like so many music scenes, the front-runner of the drama in the media's eye is rarely the band that got it started. its more the band with the best image (see Sex Pistols punk) ... read more
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October 4, 2008Sorry, I thought I had this on here already. This is a must-see for every TRUE Grunge fan. It chronicles the roots, the world, and life of such Grunge, and Seattle rockers as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Mudhoney, The Screaming Trees, The Gits, Jesus and Mary Chain, 7 Yea... read more
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March 7, 2007``There's so much rain in Seattle,'' a pioneer of grunge rock observes, ``that it was logical to go down to the basement.''
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July 29, 2006Finally, something about grunge that isn't just about Nirvana. Kinda cool to see what other bands were doing at the time. Good movie.
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