She presents the story of punk-rock in the United States that spanned the period that she grew up in. ... She talks about rock music through her own experiences and through the testimony of two other people. ... His music was not meant to be mainstream rock. ... Growing up, his love of punk music is what kept him going. ... It was released with little expectation, but became the first "punk-rock record to ever reach No. 1." ...
This punk Seattle band moved almost mainstream almost overnight. Nirvana caught on fast and changed rock and roll music forever and molded the music of the 90's, alternative. ... Kurt hated the music of big rock bands like the Sex Pistols, Rolling Stones and Aerosmith. ... He was responsible for the most creative rock music of the last decade. Kurt didn't have to hide behind face paint or wear tight clothes to grab attention as the other rock stars. ...
There was also motown and rock and roll. ... Rock and roll in the sixties was the first start of the "drugs, sex, and rock and roll movement". In 1969 Led Zeppelin released their first record which changed rock and roll forever. ... Heavily drug and sex influenced rock, was hard and heavy to the culture. ... The alternative movements claim to fame is creating music that, while its punk or rock, it has pop roots. ...
The grunge scene started among middle class white teenagers in Seattle in the late 1980s, it is a hybrid of punk and heavy metal. ... Grunge musicians were anti-mainstream and rejected the rock-star image; the artist was not placed above the audience. ...