What style of music to you think of when you hear the word Grunge?
I ask because all the 4 big Grunge bands (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains & Soundgarden) generally sound nothing like each other. Nirvana were generally a mix of 80's college rock + punk, Pearl Jam more akin to classic rock, Alice were closer to metal and Soundgarden were kind off their own thing. So is grunge more about the time/place and fashion of the bands, rather than the music itself?