10 Legendary Albums That Will Make You Love Grunge

10. Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge - Mudhoney

The core ethos of grunge always seemed to be more of a punk rock attitude than anything else. Even though bands like Soundgarden and Pearl Jam sounded like your typical rock bands from around that time, their approach to the spotlight was modeled off of the more off the wall bands like Fugazi or the Dead Kennedys. Not many of them had that as part of their sound though, until Mudhoney really started to get the ball rolling.

Looking to break out of the usual rock and roll sounds that he was making in Green River, Mark Arm is going for a much more abrasive sound across every one of these songs, almost giving us a '90s update of a frontman like Iggy Pop. Compared to the more scattered side of acts like Nirvana, this is probably the truest punk style album that the Seattle scene put out in its heyday, with guitars that are white hot in the mix and songs that sound like they are about to descend into chaos yet always manage to get back on track for most of the song.

Even with all of the noise though, you never forget that you're listening to a grunge album here. The minute that you put this on, you can practically feel the abysmal weather of Seattle, as these guys have nothing better to do than avoid the rain by playing loud in their basement. It might not be the most pleasant thing to listen to some of the time, but this is what probably the closest to what Seattle really sounded like in the early days.