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4 Underrated Grunge Songs From the Early 90s That Accidentally Created 2000s Rock

Grunge bands of the early 1990s had a massive influence on the following decade as many early 2000s rock bands carried their torch.

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Grunge lived and died in the 1990s. That’s one way the genre stands out among others. It certainly had its heyday. Grunge turned into post-grunge, which bled straight into the 2000s. Many of the defining rock bands of the new millennium directly credit 90s grunge. These underrated grunge songs from the early 90s accidentally created 2000s rock.

“pretty penny” by stone temple pilots

Stone Temple Pilots were a genre-bending grunge band compared to their peers. On their 1993 sophomore release, Purple, STP penned a soft-acoustic track. Vocally, Scott Weiland sings in a clear voice that’s oddly reminiscent of Tommy Shaw of Styx. “Pretty Penny” solidified the band and Weiland’s range in styles. Alt-rock bands such as Incubus penned similar tracks in the early 2000s, a decade later.........

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