10 More Perfect Grunge Albums With No Bad Songs

10. Black Flag: My War (1984)

By the 1980s Black Flag were the biggest group on the underground hardcore scene. When Henry Rollins joined in '81 they began releasing studio albums. Their debut was hailed as the holy grail of hardcore, nothing came close to the speed or aggression it exhibited.

But the group's follow up saw them adopt a heavier, sludgier tone, less inline with their signature sound. Although it divided fans - many of whom saw it as a betrayal of the hardcore ethos - My War went onto be one of the most influential rock albums of the '80s. Most notably due to its influence on grunge.

The title track remained fairly well rooted in the hardcore sound, but tracks like I Can't Decide and Nothing Left Inside played with styles reminiscent of Black Sabbath. It was the sound of punk morphing into grunge in real time.

A young Kurt Cobain was turned onto Black Flag by Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne. During a live concert Rollins' wild energy and the group's ominous, almost oppressive sound made a marked impression on the future Nirvana frontman. It was the catalysts needed for Cobain to form his own group. Listen to Nirvana's Bleach immediately after My War and it's not hard to fill in the gaps.