10 Perfect Grunge Rock Albums Of The 90s

10. Superfuzz BigMuff - Mudhoney

For as many bands were put into the category of grunge back in the day, there was never a clear indication of what it was. While it would be easy to say that grunge musicians just happened to come from Seattle, the sounds of people like the Melvins weren't all that similar to Pearl Jam when you really got down to specifics. If you wanted a clear definition of what grunge sounded like though, Superfuzz Bigmuff should be your reference point.

Coming right before a majority of the heavy hitters broke into the mainstream, Mudhoney has the core ethos of what constitutes grunge on this snack sized EP. Featuring the classic Touch Me I'm Sick, most of these songs have that grimy feel that reminds you of Seattle when you hear it, as if the whole thing is being recorded out of some dude's basement on a rainy day.

What it might lack in technical proficiency Mark Arm definitely makes up for with his vocals, which seem to fit somewhere between bits and pieces of melodic phrases and the hardcore sounds of punk that was still the calling card for any of the non-poser set in Seattle. Is this the most pleasant listening experience of the decade? Absolutely not, but when you're talking about the genesis of grunge, this is as close as you can get to what the city sounded like.