10 Almost Perfect Grunge Albums With One Bad Song
6. Mudhoney: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (1991)
Early on in the grunge scene, Green River were hailed as pioneers. But diverging ideas about what sound they should pursue, caused the group to split. The more hard rock, bluesy contingent, would go on to form Mother Love Bone, and eventually Pearl Jam. But the punk loving members would form Mudhoney.
Like punk, the early grunge scene was all about non-conformity, Mudhoney certainly went their own way. They fused the heaviness of Black Sabbath with the sped up energy of the early Melvins. Their second album was anything but commercial, but with the surging interest in alt-rock the group was signed by Reprise - the same label that snapped up Green Day once the pop-punk thing took off several years later.
All you need to do is listen to the records opening number Generation Genocide, to realise these guys didn't give a damn about appealing to the masses. It's as if they set out to put people off, with an eerie organ melody, crashing drums and wildly erratic guitar riffs. It's probably the case, that the group initially created an unpleasant mess of a song, in keeping with their 'f**k everyone' punk ethos. But push on, the rest of the album is a riot.