Grunge was the musical revolution that challenged the mentality of American pop culture. It was the much needed change from the high energy hair bands to the slackers America’s youth had turned into. Unfortunately Grunge was eventually destroyed by the American media through commercial exploitation. Created in the Seattle area it was a heavy, chaotic sounding musical genre, born in the late 80’s making its rise in the early 90’s. Grunge mixed punk and 70’s rock to create a potent, intoxicating form of new music that captivated the youth of the world.