Mudhoney

Nirvana may have been the band that put an entire generation in flannel, and Pearl Jam and Soundgarden both sold a lot more records, but Mudhoney were truly the band that made the '90s {grunge} { ock} movement possible. Mudhoney were the first real success story for Sub Pop Records; their {indie}-scene success laid the groundwork for the movement that would (briefly) make Seattle, WA, the new capital of the { ock & roll} universe; and they took the sweat-soaked and beer-fueled mixture of {heavy metal} muscle, {punk} attitude, and {garage rock} primitivism that would become known as "{grunge}" to the hipster audience for the first time, who would in turn sell it to a mass audience ready for something new. Though Mudhoney never scored the big payday some of their old-running buddies did, their importance on the Seattle scene cannot be underestimated, and their body of work -- big, loud, purposefully sloppy, a little bit menacing, and even more funny -- has stood the test of time better than their well-known colleagues.

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