21 'Grunge' Riffs

Basically, this is a video of guitar bands from or close to the Seattle music scene in the late '80s and early '90s, or that were connected to it in some way. And yeah I'm sure a few people will remind me in the comments that they didn't like being labeled, but for the purpose of this video I'm calling them gruunnnnggee!
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TRACK LISTING
0:00 Malfunkshun - With Yo Heart (Not Yo Hands)
0:17 Green River - Swallow My Pride
0:30 Soundgarden - Loud Love
0:44 Melvins - Leeech
1:00 Mudhoney - Touch Me I’m Sick
1:14 Nirvana - School
1:29 Screaming Trees - Shadow Song
1:43 Alice In Chains - It Ain’t Like That
1:59 L7 - Shove
2:09 Tad - Jinx
2:21 Temple of The Dog - Hunger Strike
2:34 Pearl Jam - Even Flow
2:48 Nirvana - Breed
3:02 Soundgarden - Room A Thousand Years Wide
3:15 7 Year Bitch - In Lust You Trust
3:28 Alice In Chains - Them Bones
3:39 Mudhoney - Suck You Dry
3:52 Nirvana - Milk It
4:06 Hole - Plump
4:18 Soundgarden - 4th of July
4:32 Mad Season - I Don't Know Anything

[@moodieboymusic4376]

Grunge is one of the few “musical fads” that has aged like a fine wine

[@chadwickmcfaggins9734]

as opposed to hair metal

[@gustavoroman2214]

Except for the vocals, I'm sorry

[@Kris_P._Bey_Ken]

What color was kurt nobrains eyes when he died? . . . . . . blue... One blew this way one blew that way. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zeth7109]

@@Kris_P._Bey_Ken Hahahahaha 😐

[@Kris_P._Bey_Ken]

@@zeth7109 😂

[@postpunk6947]

Mix of Black Sabbath, punk rock, hardcore punk, some psychedelic and garage rock from 60's... Love it. You play it like someone touched by God. Especially Nirvana riffs.

[@Kris_P._Bey_Ken]

Did you read that from some generic magazine or some poser wanna be music critic? I really don't hear any sabbath, let alone "punk rock" in any of this so called "grunge" crap.

[@postpunk6947]

@@Kris_P._Bey_Ken I'm don't read any magazines, just listen to music and use my ears, and connect the dots. It's just true. And nothing to say.

[@postpunk6947]

@@Kris_P._Bey_Ken if you don't hear any Sabbath, you must be kinda deaf boi.

[@Kris_P._Bey_Ken]

@@postpunk6947 point out a song that has a "black sabbath sound" and I'll take a listen. Other than that YES I AM DEAF.

[@postpunk6947]

@@Kris_P._Bey_Ken on this compilation? First one, Melvins Leech, L7, TAD Jinx, Soundgarden Room..., 7 Year Bitch, Mudhoney Suck you to dry, Soundgarden 4th of July...

[@stuffandjunkanduhh5049]

Man 4th of july is one of the heaviest darkest riffs period. That song is a masterpiece. Good list!

[@chriscornell8810]

Alice in chains Am I inside is the darkest song I've ever heard, it's not heavy tho

[@CTheRevillusionS]

@@chriscornell8810 Have you heard frogs?

[@mastermindmartialarts]

Easily one of the heaviest

[@estev08]

Yea, it definitely leans into doom metal territory

[@dubiousdevil9572]

Not really lmao you haven't heard much metal

[@jaschul]

And you even wore flannel. Nice. This makes me very hungry for a Soundgarden's Best Riffs list.

[@angrypepe2537]

Came for the L7, heard L7. I'm satisfied

[@AnthonyRitfw]

Listen to El pibe de los astilleros by Los Redondos. You'll be surprised

[@furiousstyles2530]

This video was absolutely filthy, especially that "4th of July" Soundgraden riff on that SG, sounded vicious. Another great grunge riff that you'd probably love is "Tyler" by Toadies. Super underrated 90s grunge group from Texas. Their '94 release "Rubberneckers" has even more filthier riffs.

[@jonnuanez2843]

4th Of July is a sick riff. Just so woozy. You want to speed it up when you play it on guitar. That would be wrong.

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

Playing SG on an SG...what a concept!

[@justinw.custer2466]

that song is in drop Z

[@paulbegley6978]

@@silhouettoofaman2935 Kim Thayil didn't play an sg, he played a guild s-100

[@apancher]

Oh man, Rubberneck is perfection!

[@MatthewvanR.music.]

Grunge,one of my favorite and influential genres,isnt dead,but in a other way alive.

[@SammyJCuthbert]

The attitude will always remain because it has that punk rock influence, the music may be dead but the attitude will always stay alive

[@speedking7224]

Grunge didn't exist. They were different genres but with similar lyrics

[@Robv93]

It Ain’t Like That is such a dark and heavy riff. Still one of my favourites. Great job as always!

[@jtballnuts]

All time great Grunge riff

[@antoniopagano1307]

metal riff Alice in Chains is heavy metal

[@ccnomad]

Kim Thayil cites it in an interview as one of his favorites, and requests it when asked to play live with AIC (check for Kim/AIC footage with William Duvall singing). He also used it at the MoPop tribute to AIC, with Shaina Shepherd singing. They killed it :)

[@Abdul-Amburadul]

Posers

[@elduderino7725]

Room a Thousand Years wide is underappreciated. Glad you included it.

[@jimmythefish]

My fav Soundgarden song

[@mattmirelez5121]

It's so good probably my favorite Soundgarden riff

[@j_ko9]

Mine as well. Love soundgarden and it's so hard to pick a fav song for me, but i always come back to room a thought years wide

[@mirata7748]

Dude you really nailed the tones on these riffs, also I love your player jaguar and your playing, Great video!

[@bloxsy_]

Thank you!

[@mirata7748]

@@bloxsy_ your welcome :)

[@therealnagel]

@@bloxsy_ seriously!! What pedals were you using??

[@Viper-dz2kw]

@@therealnagel the white noisey sound in Them Bones reminds me of a super high gain distortion pedal like a DOD Grunge or something similar

[@ivansalazar767]

"Black Sabbath meets The Beatles" is how i usually describe grunge in the simplest of terms. I know it has roots in punk music but most people dont know the differences between genres/subgenres when it comes to rock, metal, or punk... so yeah.

[@luigiconder6113]

I don't get the Beatles part tho..

[@ivansalazar767]

@Luigi Conder kurt himself loved the Beatles and nirvana is full of melody, hooks, and simplicity Dave Grohl: "Our songs were simple. They were children songs, that was the unspoken rule." (Might be paraphrasing.) That's what makes me think of the Beatles. "Black Sabbath meets the Beatles" is a good way to describe Nirvana to someone who's never listened to them. Obviously more experienced music lovers would compare them to the pixies instead but not everyone has heard of Nirvana or the Pixies. Most people know the Beatles though lol

[@lastbrewfan]

Perfect pedal/amp/downtune combo to replicate the sludge Kim Thayil was oozing on "4th of July"

[@0.hellothere.0]

thanks for putting "i don't know anything" in the video. i love that riff, it's so easy and yet sounds special

[@Jipwell]

Touch Me I’m Sick is my favourite grunge song. Underrated classic

[@bubbleheadft]

Citizen Dick did it better

[@christianbraymusic]

That tone you got on Breed is absolutely filthy. Spot on. Same on Hunger Strike. Fantastic tone. Well done.

[@seba24503]

Grunge isn’t dead

[@jesseennis2215]

Nor will it ever be.

[@seba24503]

@@jesseennis2215 indeed sir

[@MrBones-lw2bf]

lol

[@jager9022]

lol

[@aoaoa605]

lol 😂

[@reakenmusic6263]

4 songs of Chris Cornell in this video, always a pleasure hearing this

[@EduardoFemeolli]

I just realized how close Mad Season - I Don't Know Anything is to Silverchair - Slave

[@EduardoFemeolli]

@Téo Nicácio Yessss, I've thought about these ones already lol

[@meadish]

Silverchair basically copped the bulk of Sabbath's Sweet Leaf, too.

[@ThEmB0nEz]

Sillverchair definitely took the riff from MS. Silverchair fans usually say Slave was created years before it was released and that may be true but if you listen to Slave in 1995(it's on YT) the riff sounds much different than the album version.

[@MrJJr-lw9zq]

I LOVE that you added riffs from the trees,malfunkshun,green river and tad those bands are great but sadly underrated

[@sighkick9464]

I cant be the only one that hopes grunge has a comeback

[@leviathan3630]

I just want rock to have a comeback in general. It's been pretty lowkey my whole life. Besides Deftones and a few other smaller bands it feels kinda barren

[@sighkick9464]

@@leviathan3630 yes I agree. You should listen to a band called “the jins”. I’m sure you’ll like them

[@kjbrandman]

it will have

[@ringtail1410]

There are modern grunge revival bands. Like Superheaven, for instance

[@paulsandor3522]

Appreciate you playing some deep cuts and getting heavy n dirty with them. The 90's are the decade when I fell in love with the guitar. The love affair remains strong!

[@ringtail6670]

Grunge is the best. Other great tracks by other grunge bands - Skin Yard - Headswill Rein Sanction - F Train Blood Circus - Blood Man Janitor Joe - Voucher Seaweed - Recall Hater - Roadside Gruntruck - Not a Lot to Save Toadies - I Burn Bundle of Hiss - Swamp Love Battery - Foot Thrillhammer - Alice’s Palace Crackerbash - Bite Sprinkler - Sandbox Babes in Toyland - Bruise Violet Dandelion - In My Room Pond - Tree Veruca Salt - Wolf The Afghan Whigs - I Know Your Little Secret Coffin Break - Look Away Stone Temple Pilots - Sin

[@GerM_tbo]

There are so many bands here I never heard about, and I feel I'll come across some beautiful surprises if I look them up. So I'll use this list, thx! My grain of sand: My Sister's Machine - Hands and Feet

[@ghostieishere]

nill- criminal

[@ringtail6670]

@@GerM_tbo True. I'd completely forgotten about bands and songs that aren't on Spotify, like My Sister's Machine. Here's a few more that should show up on KZbin, if no where else - Pile Up - Makes Me Mad Nudeswirl - Sooner or Later Swallow - Sink Mono Men - Away Some Velvet Sidewalk - Mouse & Rat Sprinkler - Peerless Napalm Beach - Never Forgive

[@user-eo7jf3lb9f]

ethereal - in My head

[@Mraquanetchris]

Babes in Toyland - Sweet 69 and Dust Cake Boy are lovely too.

[@Soguk_Corba]

Tad is so heavyyy

[@inhalerofmoistmeals2931]

Heaviest grunge Band

[@JackCol13]

Best era of music

[@folieimposee3054]

Facts

[@gabrieldonovan2945]

Preach

[@punkchaos9]

Mudhoney is so underrated

[@jessehaaland7689]

I saw green river live at two reunion shows..green river is one of my favorites!I met mark arm at a show here in Seattle and got him to sign my green river CD book and a few mudhoney CD books and gave 2 of them to my concert homies .still I finally met mark !it was a few years ago but I'm still stoked about it!

[@aviationlba747]

Milk It’s main riff is one of my all time favourites so it’s great to see it here!

[@slowdriver6868]

Is it just me or does his tone near the start seem like it would fit Godzilla by blue Oyster cult perfectly

[@raphaelfp]

Breed, Loud Love, 4th of July, Them Bones, Plump. Absolute bangers

[@fugushjwwj307]

This video is soooo sick!! Do you think you’re ever gonna do a Soundgarden compilation?

[@jakeparker6610]

Great video, there’s so many brilliant grunge riffs. Thanks to you & the comments section for leading me to discover so many new songs. 4th of July sounded absolutely brutal on the SG by the way!

[@robertoguzman897]

I'm glad that you put riffs from bands that are not the big 4 like malfunkshun, screaming trees, etc.

[@heyguy6551]

Great video man! I’m glad you included a Melvins song! Rock on🤘🤘

[@JAMWITCH]

Fender should really sponsor you. Your channel is superb, you nail so many tones, and really opened my ears to how important the tone is to a riff. Your 60s riffs got me here, but now I just love the channel. Cheers man

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks man!

[@indifferentuniverse3991]

Man that was great. Thanks for covering the best part of the 90’s!!

[@apancher]

I wanted you to keep going on each one of these. Well done!

[@unagjac890]

"OH!" Is what I said when the black screen made me think my phone suddenly died. I wouldn't have the ending any other way though, it really fits the mood of the video. Good job

[@ferchogaming7228]

Love this videos so much, I will love to see best bass grunge bass riffs or some kind of that stuff. Keep it up!

[@user-ym3ld5ut7b]

Mudhoney concert early 90's at The Metro in Chicago... I've never seen the whole crowd move from one side of the floor to the other so quickly. These guys were consistently amazing live.

[@bubbleheadft]

Saw them in a small Nashville venue just a couple years ago. They still sound better than the record after all these years.

[@alexnagy2044]

So many really cool riff what's represents to my feels, life, and....I'm just really glad for those couple surprise track. The full video an awesome job with insanely incredible choices! You know I watched this when Mark Lanegan's 🕊️ passed and I really feel now the "grunge is dead" but you playing Screaming Trees and I just...man....c'mon man! I'm so happy and smile to up, U know! Btw. one of my fave was the Mad Season 🙏🏻 Thank you dude, keep it up!!! GRUNGE iS NOT DEAD! 💜😎✌🏻

[@damien6997]

Thats awesome mate, really cranks too that sound... another great vid.

[@808_midnightdream]

I really love your playing!, keep up the good work!

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks!

[@GaryBook]

I truly enjoy your compilation videos.

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks mate!

[@Pierremontquaker03]

superb - a few in here I want to learn - thanks for posting :)

[@bazbarrow6160]

Great list and great covers of them 👌 Nice to see some different nirvana ones up there, think this list was a “negative creep” away from being perfect lol Really enjoyed it, well done buddy

[@bloxsy_]

Thank you very much!

[@rageflash9]

That Jag is SICK..real sick..great playing as well..good work bro

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks mate.

[@mattzocrazy123]

One of the things I've always loved abt really early grunge riffage Is how dreary it is, Leech, P.C.C., Skins In My Closet, With Yo Heart Not Yo Hands, Slow Runner. Just dirty fat riffs that make you feel like you're running from shadows in an inky alleyway.

[@labcabincaliforniasblacksunday]

Hole, L7, Green River and 7 Year Bitch finally get some recognition!

[@geoffreydias4960]

grunge is a mix of alternative rock, punk music, metal, country music. often with an omnipresent and hypnotic bass.

[@0.hellothere.0]

i love your guitar, it looks so awesome!

[@nelahozeves1]

Thank you for using an SG guitar. I appreciate this touch.

[@tnreprasentog7769]

My dude even threw some Tad in there !!! Awesome bro

[@evans3234]

Sick! I love your tone.

[@kruemelmaennchen]

Leeech is a Song by Green River. The Melvins version is just a Cover. I love both versions :)

[@dracoquintas9141]

Tones on point! Nice playing

[@user-ku8xi2jn4h]

I jut love metal and grunge sooo much! And what a beautiful black jaguar! Awesome

[@mouhamedsemar6136]

The way he played Breed tho 😳👌

[@carmelawarhol]

Yeahhhh!!! Grunge will live forever🖤🤘🏻Amazing job mate

[@janeanet]

this is sick! nice flannel btw

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks!

[@kellyk8876]

Great vid, great tone, sounds legit

[@ryanm4689]

Impeccable tone as always 🤘🏻

[@galagasjay6544]

Great video as always!!!... But still waiting for the Pixies video tho

[@rockobama4022]

DUDE THANK YOU FOR GETTING MALFUNKSHUN!!!

[@Sorryhurtsgazing]

Bruh imagine 10 my bloody valentine riffs

[@deannadhif6992]

great that you included milk it, one of my fav nirvana songs

[@mraza9]

The opening malfunkshin riff is pure metal. Nothing less nothing more.

[@marcink6879]

Great choices, Sir!

[@devonm301]

Fuckk yea all the bangers! Love Deep Six, where I first heard of Malfunkshun. Everything from Tad to Mad Season on here badass video man

[@devonm301]

Shoudlve sprinkled some mother love bone in there

[@colinturnbull3655]

Cracking out the SG for 4th of July.

[@duke6912]

90s riffs next? Radiohead? Chili Peppers? Great vid as always btw

[@luiscg1566]

Didn't expect some Malfunkshun ❤️

[@brylelee4833]

Amazing tone giving justice to grunge with your jaguar and flannel 😁

[@j_ko9]

Yo that 4th of July was badass brother

[@joeledwardgunscristinoponc983]

I miss Shadow Of The Season, Plush and Outshined in this top

[@daveplusten]

Still love that jag! especially the grain on the fretboard, so nice

[@davidcooke3435]

Great video, thank you

[@bloxsy_]

Thank you for watching.

[@mouhamedsemar6136]

Nice playing man :)

[@bloxsy_]

Thanks man.

[@snais3231]

Thoroughly enjoyed that with my coffee Sir

[@douglasscott2779]

I love your tone, and totally dig your playing. I didn't think a jag could be soooo tasty. Would you mind telling me what pedals you are using?

[@Kvonstantin]

So beautiful Mustang 😍, and awesome guitarist 👍

[@keitaro_urashima]

4th of july sounds insane,u make the grunge sound in that sg!

[@moviejumper]

3:03 god bless your soul,mate. That song is SO UNDERRATED

[@lastdying]

Good video !

[@blakesliteralkid46]

This account does not miss

[@xo_breeee]

this gave me soo much nostalgia ughh

[@viemfella47]

I really love 'Shadow Song' in your performance.

[@AVB91]

So glad School and 4th of July were on this video, very underrated songs in my opinion. 😊

[@shawncarman7781]

Its obvious you are a great guitarist I would love to hear you do the best Johnny Thunders riffs and Greenday riffs.

[@junior14dt]

4th of july is absolutely perfec, so dark, so strong

[@trisharivers5588]

This is awesome. Give us more.

[@GeoAVA182]

Gonna make a spotify list of this nothing but radness start to finish

[@ccnomad]

Solid selection!

[@estev08]

Just made a Grunge playlist on Spotify. There are great some songs here by Malfunkshun and some of the lesser known bands that are definitely going on the playlist now

[@timozickel215]

Love it dude.

[@rodc6903]

Man, you tune School hard af. That was awesome! Keep doing it!

[@luismanuelgallegosarcinieg9977]

Muy buen trabajo Bro 👍👌

[@_ROBERT.]

Nice tone 👌

[@maxwanyk2001]

Great choices, love this video! 🔥but Sex type thing's riff missed maybe? 😎👍

[@robertoricci3393]

Glad to see 4th of july. My favourite Soundgarden song.