The Musical Revolution We Need Right Now 

I was barely 10 years old when Smells Like Teen Spirit magically appeared on my tv. My jaw dropped. I pleaded to my parents to buy me a guitar. Thank the music gods because they did, that Christmas. Music, as I had known it was transformed forever and subsequently my life as I knew it was transformed forever. I’ve never looked back.

I grew up in Seattle and was in my 20s during grunge. Preceding grunge, there was a scene that really tried hard in Seattle, with various bands like the Allies trying to make it in the pop rock of the 1980s and getting minor success with it. Of course, Heart had come out of Seattle, so their success was always hanging around as a lure, except they were so supernaturally good, it may also have been a deterrent, and Hendrix had come from Seattle, but he didn't make it here of course, and musicians generally thought they would have to leave Seattle to get famous. Heart broke in the late 1970s, and so were thought of being the previous generation, but they helped grunge get a foothold in many ways. Seattle was full of people who wanted to consider themselves off the program, and thus celebrated the punk of the UK, and its warped version in the USA, which got zero mainstream attention but was pretty tenacious. Everyone had grown up on Van Halen in the late 70s and early 80s, but saw what came after in LA as copyist of VH and thus found it sadly stupid and hated the entire pay-for-play and manufactured looks model (though they then picked another look, but it was a helluva lot less work also of course). Punk rock, was stuck eternally underground during the Reagan years, which was the real root of the cynicism of grunge. It was bands like the Clash, Pistols, Damned, Killing Joke and the Pixies, as well as the success of RHCP and Jane's Addiction, that gave grunge musicians their motivation to do what they wanted, not what would get them a big label deal in LA. They also had grown up on Boston, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath and Zeppelin and the result was an amalgam of both movements. Also, someone decided to finally slow down punk rock, but keep the aesthetic and attitude, which was very wide ranging. In fact, punk rock and new wave was much broader culturally than grunge ever was. All these bands were played on a couple of local radio stations that became the locus of local music tastes, and then eventually, of locally produced music as well. KCMU at the UW and Sub Pop really got the ball rolling, although it was ironically more mainstream producer teams and mixers that actually put Seattle music on the international airwaves. Fact is, grunge getting famous was kind of the end of the original Seattle that spawned the movement. If you're ever in a scene that turns like that, you see some pretty cynical things go down, from all the bands touted as the next big thing, to the city becoming a dumping ground for heroin dealers (although those times look mild compared to today). The Seattle factor beyond the weather was the fact the city was cheap and full of almost-free rentals where bands could play and where endless house parties were thrown. Landlords couldn't be picky about tenants because the city was not wealthy before Microsoft hit. Boeing was a cyclical employer and boomed and busted. It was also a time period when people still cared about records and music and people thought they could at least get a minor career in music like the underground bands of the 80s had. Music was literally one of the only entertaining things to do, and, as always, a way to impress the maximum number of ladies and be a big man around town. You used to actually have to get famous in person, not online! These were all factors in what made grunge. However, Cobain was from Aberdeen, not Seattle, Jerry Cantrell was from Pierce County, and Eddie Vedder was from CA. Dave Grohl, of course, was also another import. This was kind of ironic since many bands that actually originated among native Seattleites didn't become famous outside of town, other than Soundgarden and Mudhoney. Beyond it being a period before computers where video games were seen as children's games, and music still being the huge touchstone of youth culture, the big factor in grunge was the cheap rents, something you will not find in Seattle in 2022. Big movements start where there is a lot of culture in a city that is still affordable. This was part of what made London explode in the 1960s as well, that and the fact they had tons of state art and music schools that were graduating artists by the truckload. I missed many of the seminal moments in the scene, as did most people on the outside but caught some (no one ever expected Seattle to generate something mainstream). I managed to see a lot of the moments where a music scene goes to hell, though, with people leveraging to be the next big thing, which happened with one band that kind of killed the movement as they made it to fame. There was a real too cool for school factor at times. In fact, the best song of late grunge was called 'I guess I'm just not cool enough for Seattle' which I still have trouble locating. There were girls around at the time who would look at you like 'don't you know who I'm dating', people ranting about the band on stage being the next one that was going to go the distance etc. So to address the original theme of this video, what's needed for music movements is a crowd of people growing up loving music, playing music, and then affordable space, time and maybe even government support for the arts (socialism!) like they had in 60s London, since that city generated far more bands than Seattle did over a longer period. Good luck finding either in the Sparta that is America in 2022 just like you won't find it in insanely overpriced modern London either. Georgia, TX and the Midwest had their scenes as well. I find it hilarious that Smashing Pumpkins, Collective Soul, Tool and STP and many other great bands from the 90s get less credit, since I would put them in the mix with the Seattle bands, and these other bands often brought things to the table Seattle bands didn't. I could understand people thinking it was all....OVERBLOWN. That's really what did it, just like in the late 60s and 70s and 80s, labels supporting GOOD SONGS primarily, more than divas or tough posers. Let the songwriters and players do their thing and let producers and DJs to see who gets famous, not the image marketers. We've been suffering under this domination of people telling us who we have to respect, even though they suck, for a while now. None of the major music stars seems to get un-famous anymore, no matter what garbage they release.

Rest In Peace Layne, Kurt, Chris Shannon, Scott and many more. This was a beautiful time. Salute to Eddie.

My 15-year-old has saturated our world with music when he couldn't care less just a couple of years ago. Your voice, through his dad, has guided his musical journey. Seeing him branch out and away from his dad's favorite bands has been an unexpected joy. He rapidly cycled through the 90's grunge offerings, pausing to be moody with Cobain much like I did with Morrison at his age. Where he found inspiration was 90's hip-hop and rap. For the first time in my life, he has me turning the channel from James Hetfield, Maynard James Keenan, and Pete Loeffler to spend time with Tupac, The Notorious B.I.G., Common, and Dre. I am thankful he has a critical ear and is looking for music that sounds good to him AND is good. On his own, he found David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, and Radio Head. He wrote out his list of the top 100 artists because he didn't like Rolling Stone's list. If you ever wanted to interview an emerging music critic about what makes a song great, what is wrong or write about today's music, or make him defend his list, let us know. What an amazing time to live with so much music available all at the same time!

That second song had a real Jeff Buckley-y tone to it. As someone in the UK the Seattle music scene speaks to my soul - grungey, grey, mizzley sludge is simply perfection

Growing up in the 70s as a teenager, heavy rock and punk were in my DNA. When I heard grunge for the first time I thought it sounded really 'funny'. People seem to forget just how different it seemed at the time. But of course i was quick to become a huge fan. Glad I saw Nirvana live among others.

I think that the 2010s was a revolution in music production technology and electronic instruments. It made it easier for anyone to create their own music even if they didn't have access to the best equipment. This was awesome because it meant that a kid with a nice voice or a guitar or a digital keyboard could do a lot and didn't need a record deal. The problem was that this created an ocean of content and, in the age of social media and streaming services, music was no longer a cure to boredom: boredom was no longer a thing. So people needed shock value to get heard. Think Lizzo (who is legitimately talented) being crazy on social media. Or Cardi B singing about soaking wet felines. The other problem was that music production tools allowed us to suck the soul out of music. Autocorrect and quantise just stole a lot of the character that our previous classic artists had. So, my prediction here is that people are going to eventually get sick of this overproduced music and want something a bit more real and dirty. It's a pendulum swing away from the world of today, which is not dissimilar to the rise of grunge as a reaction against hair metal and glam rock. But I guess we'll see how things go. . .

I’ve always had a weird relationship with the city of Seattle, and counterintuitively, it’s made me appreciate grunge even more. I grew up in Santa Cruz, California but when I was 14 my family moved up to Seattle- a move which 14 year old me very much resented. I was a typical California kid, I was going into high school, I loved surfing and skating, I didn’t want to leave all my friends… all the typical stuff. And then when we got to Seattle, at the time, it seemed even worse than I expected. It was this dark, gloomy place, I didn’t fit in at all, I got bullied, I found it extremely hard to make friends.. I felt like even my teachers at school and my coaches and teammates on t baseball and football teams were very cold and dismissive towards “this new kid” didn’t feel like I identified with the culture there, and I started getting depressed, acting out and the first couple of years were honestly a pretty traumatic time. Later into high school, and after high school, I started to kind of get more comfortable and the resentment for the city of Seattle started to go away, and now as an adult, I can appreciate the city for what it is and I don’t hold any of the negative feelings towards it that I did as a teenager. But still, there remains this bad taste that I can’t quite get out of my mouth. I think subconsciously, the city still reminds me of this traumatic, difficult time in my life and even as an adult I’ve never quite been able to get over it. I’ve since moved away from Seattle, but when I go back to see my friends or parents, I still often find myself immediately slipping into a really negative and resentful mindset almost immediately. And something about the darkness and cynicism of grunge gives me some kind of consolation, because I feel like if you talked to a lot of grunge artists from Seattle, they’d tell you similar things. That they have this weird love hate relationship with their town, and they can’t quite place it but there exists this strange resentment, but simultaneously strong emotional ties which creates for just a bizarre, unexplainable balancing act, and that attitude comes through in the music. It’s strange, because you’d think that I’d reject grunge, being that it’s so tightly linked with a place that I have this weird, resentful attitude towards, but it actually makes me feel better & less resentful. It’s a really bizarre phenomenon. I dunno

As a guy in his teenage years when Grunge was big I still listen to a lot of these bands....especially AIC!! greetings from Amsterdam, mr Beato!!

Born and raised PNW and I still remember hearing Smells Like Teen Spirit for the first time or when I got Soundgarden’s Superunknown for my 13th birthday. Grunge was the perfect gateway genre into the heavier sounds of punk and metal.

The revolution we need will certainly not be a rehash of past hits. It'll be a counterpoint to whatever pop culture is shoving down our throats and I almost certainly will hate everything about it or they will be doing it wrong. In order to be a true revolution, Nick, it will HAVE to make us both go "get off my lawn", bro.

Yes! The 3rd Secret album is absolutely excellent.

Theres always something to relate to in grunge. It humanizes music. It was the most realistic rock scene imo. So much of real life themes that many of us go through. Its the connection that the bands had with the fans that made it great! They were all every-men. They were all just like us.

Great video. Having grown up in Seattle - there is a practical aspect of having dark/rainy weather - it keeps you inside, and what better to do inside than create art/music. Artists in Seattle have always supported other artists - it was never viewed as a competition. That's why all the people in bands would support each other's projects.

All respect to Rick’s fans that, despite their love and respect for him, are rightfully saying that the revolution needs to come from fresh new bands, and won’t ever come from what is, at best, a nostalgia-satisfying supergroup.

I think the revolution should be a new type of "sound" Maybe with melody's of the past but it should overall be a new type of experience to listen to

TAD, Coffin Break, Mud Honey. I'm so glad my teenage years were spent going to Off Ramp, going to Scarecrow Video, watching the greatest show every - Bombshelter Videos. What a time. I saw Chris DeGarmo at a Kenelley Keys in Ballard once. I tried playing Empire, and he gave me a thumbs up. That sustained me for twenty years.

The 90's, like the 80's, will never be repeated, just enjoy the memories.

92 was my freshman year in college. Lucky me. Hard to believe these bands ended up having such an impact on so many. I keep looking for new good music and there is some out there but some of the older classic stuff makes it hard to appreciate the new stuff

These guys definitely are not the next revolution. They're a tribute to the last one.

I'll never get tired of 90s Seattle rock! Out of the big four my favorite is Soundgarden, but I also want to give a shout-out to Screaming Trees. Sweet Oblivion and Dust are indispensable albums.

Absolutely, music reflects the environment it came from. I’m from Puerto Rico and if you listened to Salsa/Regueton/Plena/Seis they all share some characteristics. It’s percussively very crowded/dense music (like gazing into a tropical forest), a lot of the instruments have a metallic/nasally quality (Cuatro/Horns/Timbales) which reflects how people talk here.

I love that we live in a time where even younger generations that didnt grow up in the 90s are realizing how beautiful, organic, and authentic the music was then and want to follow in those footsteps! defintely going to check this band out. they sound awesome!

In 3rd Secret I hear a bit of the past mixed with the present. I'm just glad that the artists that are left from the grunge period continue to create new music.

I was stationed at Ft. Lewis in Washington from 1997-2001. We spent almost every weekend in Seattle hitting all the music clubs in Pioneer Square. There was so many amazing bands and great music.

I’ve lived in the Suburbs of Seattle my whole life. I understand absolutely what you’ve shared in this video Rick. I’m a musician, I have been my whole life practically. Influenced heavily by pain I write also. I’m super grateful for the discovery of 3rd Secret. Pain is something I’ve experienced in every life of local musicians I’ve been blessed to listen/work with here in the PNW. Love this video so much, it’s incredible!

Nailed it, my friend. I’m a year older than you, with the same musical influences, and also in love with the grunge sound.

I love the honesty of grunge music. It's not trying to be cool, like other rock; it's not trying to be *not* cool, like punk; it's just trying to sound good.

My favorite era of Rock. Can't wait to see your Seattle interviews Rick!

“Hype!” Is a great documentary that covered the Seattle scene in the 90’s. Special place and it was a special time. There are some great new bands today, but I’m not sure if I see a scene like this that breaks into the mainstream ever happening again.

Damn..... I literally got shivers around the 4 minute mark when you qued up that 2nd song. I'm really excited to dive into them.

I moved here to Seattle in 89. I love that we have all been enjoying different strains of artistic alchemy for the last 30 years +/- I hope 3rd Secret continues to grow and evolve. Really love this short clip Rick! Thank You :)

“If it’s dark all the time, if it rains all the time…” _sitting at home in Seattle, looks outside_ It’s 75º and not a cloud in the sky. It’s going to be a beautiful weekend when Rick gets here. I’m not saying it isn’t grey and rainy here most of the year, but he’s going to be here for some nice weather.

I've never really thought much about the impact of the Seattle music scene on my musical palette. Now, thirty years later I must admit these bands are resonating in my heart all the time.

Thanx Mr Beato, for turning me on to some new music!!

Death Grips were MY (and a lot of others') 'musical revolution'. They gave me the same musical feelings as I did when I heard Nirvana as a young teenager in 2012 - the angst, the feeling of belonging and the ability to relate to whatever the hell was being said all spoke to me, just like Nirvana did earlier.

People tend to forget that WAY before Grunge, Jimi Hendrix was from Seattle as well.

Rick, in less than one minute you've given the most concise, but most detailed and revealing, description of the musical elements of grunge I've ever heard.

Killer content, Rick! Your analysis put verbal shape to my long-held love for grunge. All of those great bands you mentioned still blow me away!

I've got to thank you for bringing 3rd Secret to my attention. It's been a long time since love at first listen. I've had this album on repeat for the last 3 days and it gets more beautiful each time I hear it!

As a 45 year old this was the music of my youth!! Changed my life! Especially AIC and Soundgarden!!! Great video Rick! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 hello from NYC! One day I will make it to Laynes Birthday Jam!

Rick, I respectfully urge you to check out The Warning. Saw them live a week ago and am still in awe of the power of this trio.

Wow! Mr. Beato, I absolutely love your videos and your perspective on music so much that, basically, we're bros now. I'm the quintessential Gen-Xer born in 1970 who found himself when the "Grunge" era came into being. The first time my friend turned me onto to Soundgarden thru Ultramega OK w/Incessant Mace & their cover of Smokestack Lightning I knew I'd found MY band, that these guys were speaking directly to me and it felt so good, so incredible. I was/am born/raised/live on Uncle Dave Macon's land here in Middle Tennessee where Bluegrass gave birth to Country music and the founding of the Grand Ole Opry. I grew up w/friends & family playing Bluegrass & old Scotts/Irish folk tunes on the back porch every weekend after cutting timber, working the land all week as our main source of entertainment instead of TV, computer games, etc. And yet, when the late '80s-early '90s gave way to the Pixies, Talking Heads, Nine Inch Nails and other alternative bands who were being played on college radio I found myself intensely attracted to the dark, drop-D style of sound they were putting out, it all spoke to my, as you put it, teen angst and I fell in love with it. Middle/East Tennessee actually has a couple of things in common with the Seattle area. One thing being that it rains a lot, I mean a lot. At one time I know for a fact this area was 2nd only to the Pacific Northwest in amount of rain per annum so, outside activities got curtailed and you turned to music, listening & playing it, to alleviate the boredom. Also, my paternal grandfather grew up in Celina cutting timber & riding it down the Cumberland River to sell it in Nashville to put food on the table. I've cut my share of timber in my youth, it was a family thing. And so was making music on the weekends. That era from 1987 to 1996+/- was the favorite time in my life for different reasons but, mainly because my generation's music was plentiful & easily accessible. In the years following the turn of the Millennium reality came crashing back to earth and I grew up, got married & found myself working 70-hour work weeks as a pipeline fitter supporting my family missing that so-called grunge era and the happiness of my youth. Unlike others I grew up with i was not able to work in the music industry even though I lived less than 20mins from Music City USA & my people practically invented the Country scene of the 20th century and thats ok, thats life & I'm not complaining. I played drums in 3 different bands in & around Nashville for 14yrs before hanging up my sticks & had a lot of fun playing at Springwater, Exit/In & even being a guest of The Features at my biggest gig at The Mercy Lounge, great times. Now, my son is 17yrs old and has been playing drums since he was 2. I retired from those 70hr pipefitting work weeks & have re-discovered my Bluegrass/Country roots and you, my friend, have just turned me on to my "new band", 3rd Secret which is so reminiscent of hearing Soundgarden for the 1st time and I thank you. I'm new to your awesome channel, having a great time catching up on all your past content and looking forward to every new video. Forgiveness please for the epic tome I wrote here, just wanted to thank you for your hard work and for introducing me to 3rd Secret which I didn't even know existed. Please keep doing what you do, brah. Soundgarden rules!

As soon as I heard the Super group s song, I hit the like button. Thank you Rick. ❤️

I lived in Everett WA in the early and mid 90’s. Washington was cool back then now you must look over your shoulder. Stay safe, Seattle is nothing like it was. Very sad!

YES! Thank you talking about 3rd Secret! Love that album and they need to be heard!

I’m so glad you did this video. I hadn’t heard anything about 3rd Secret, and they’re incredible. What an album.

3rd Secret album is so good. A Great sound Jillian Raye has such haunting voice with a broad range.

I still remember when I heard Smells like Teen Spirit for the first time. In my buddies house, cranked. He told me check this out. I was never the same after that. A young guitar player, brought up on Van Halen, GNR, Zep. It was an incredible moment in time. Your description Rick is spot on. It was a revolution.

I think it checks out. Look at Scandinavia and all the metal they put out. If you're stuck indoors due to inclement weather, more people learn to play instruments and the weather sets the mood!

Speaking of weather influencing music, for their size and population, Sweden and Finland have an insane amount of incredible metal. They consistently put out world class metal, and have since the early 90s. I'm sure weather, mood and the culture of these countries play a part.

I came of age in the 70's, so my musical taste was influenced by 60's through early 80's rock and some pop. I rejected the grunge scene when I first heard it in early 90's and grew to love it much later. I find that for me the best way to hear new music that is fresh and original and allows me to stay grounded in the rock I grew up with is to go to small clubs and venues in the Chicago area and discover DIY bands that are still creating good tunes and aren't ruined by record companies and a directive to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

I dig 3rd Secret a lot! Thank you Rick for sharing. Very solid material that is indeed new but pushes all the right buttons for nostalgia. Love the doubled female vocals! They are really good together and complement the group nicely. Rick you encapsulated the grunge experience very well. I lived through that era and that music really spoke to me because I lived it and could identify so closely with it.

I've been digging 3rd Secret since they came out. Amazing how a throwback can be so refreshing. Very much enjoying the vibe of their tunes.

Thank you so much for sharing this amazing band Rick. I really like grunge and I think its a shame that simply there's no music like that being made today.

Rick should do a video on the 90s emo/post punk-hardcore scene. I feel like it's under appreciated, but its influence is still around today. Bands like Mineral, Texas is the reason, Sunny Day Real Estate didn't have a long time standing but they have introduced me to another world that can be dark but also uplifting

There's a lot more to Seattle than just grunge. Quincy Jones' formative years were spent in Seattle. Hendrix grew up there and played his earliest gigs as a teenager there. Punk/shock rock icons The Mentors came from there in the mid 70s, not to mention hard rock and metal acts like Heart, Queensryche, Metal Church etc. Also I think any discussion of Seattle music has to mention David Kyle - a world renown vocal instructor whose students included Ann Wilson, Geoff Tate, Layne Staley, Chris Cornell and Ronny Munroe among many others.

I literally just bought this album after you played the first track. It’s AMAZING!!! The vocals remind me of early Heart mixed with a little Loreena McKennitt. Gorgeous. Thank you, Rick!!!

I'm coming to this video after having discovered 3rd Secret myself at random this morning ... Love everything about this band. Leans into the psychedelia I loved from Soungarden's music, and I'm a sucker for beautiful vocal harmonies ... Every one of these songs gives me chills. Of course, I'm the right generation for this (meaning, X) but this is just beautiful music, by any standard. I really enjoy the content you make, Rick, and I've found your videos and your book not only fascinating but truly helpful with my own musical efforts. It surprised me that I somehow didn't watch this video of yours the day it came out - but on the other hand I'm kind of glad I encountered 3rd Secret before I heard your recommendation. At the same time, it's extremely gratifying to discover that my feelings about this music are so similar to yours.

Amazing. 3rd Secret. Wow! They are fantastic! I love that my "grunge" musical heroes are still at it. And still so influencial. There is a very discernible "Seattle Sound" in 3rd Secret's music. It's also (to me, anyway) VERY reminiscent of Heart (not ironically also from Seattle). Rick, thank you. Thank you for all you do. I have been introduced to so much musically since I happened upon your channel years ago. You are MIGHTY!

90’s “grunge” music changed my DNA. 3rd Secret is pretty cool. Thing I find interesting is I hear Nirvana in there. Krist’s playing was so much of the Nirvana sound. Kurt would dig this.

I'm a child of the 70s. I lost interest in most of the rock in the 80s - the hair bands did nothing for me. But grunge brought me back to rock. Great era!

I saw all these bands back in the 90s....Glastonbury, Reading etc...what an amazing time with that music scene. Beautiful vocals; like a big mixing bowl filled with Stevie Nicks, Courtney Love, Dolores O'Riordan -but Jillian Raye...jeez she's like a goddess!

This is a great video. You’ve turned me into 3rd secret. The Melodie’s they make are captivating.

I think the impact of Hole's live through this is greatly underrated as well, so many female grunge bands site it as massive cultural shift.

I moved to Seattle in early 1994 right around the time when AIC’s “Jar of Flies” and Soundgarden’s “Superunknown”were released. And of course the tragic loss of Kurt. A very profound period in my life with the perfect soundtrack to accompany it. Great video. You really captured what makes this music so special.

As far as new music revolution, I say look no further than the new young all-female rock bands such as Plush and The Warning. Especially via The Warning. What they're doing with rock music right now is incredible. Have you heard their debut major label album Error? The one David Bendeth produced? That man is amazing! I've been saying that The Warning are the new breed of rock music. They didn't try and rewrite rock music. They're just writing and performing music as they love it. They're totally genuine. So very talented. Grunge is a good genre to compare them to because their music is deep and thoughtful along with being masterfully written and performed. Currently blowing rock audiences away touring with Halestorm and their own headlining tour has been straight amazing. They just finished blowing Mexico City away with two nights of their best performances ever. I know The Warning are younger than you tend to analyze on your channel, but I'm breathlessly awaiting your take on these three sisters. Error is a pure masterpiece that I believe is going to be a highly heralded album in the coming months.

That part about the rain and darkness influencing the music, I felt that..coming from Bergen on the norwegian west coast where it rains 265 days a year. Naturally we named our band NEGATIVIUM..😃.

I always think a missed signature of a lot of grunge and 90s music was that the chords became the hero. Very simple, visceral and accessible to learn and listen to. Came from its punk roots

I'm really happy to see Krist novoselic and all these great musicians still making music. 🙌 Freaking awesome!!! Talk about heavy hitting veterans. 😄 This music has a certain depth that can only come from experience, wisdom and life.

The great thing about the grunge bands mentioned was they wrote great songs sung by some of the best singers ever. We don't need some new revolution. Nor does it have to be a remake of the past. Stop overcomplicating things people! It's not all about genres! Just great songs and great singing.

Your analysis of the music from those bands is spot on very well described the best I have ever herd from anyone.

I'm so happy for Krist Novoselic that he is back in business!🔥🔥🔥

And Eddie Vedder is the only one of the Seattle Big Four voices that is still with us. That adds more melancholy to the Grunge movement.

I hear a Fleetwood Mac vibe in there too. The female vocals and harmonies. Very emotional singing, by the way. Great.

I absolutely LOVE the 3rd Secret album. Have probably listened to it 100x by now. Excellent stuff, really hoping they get a few more albums out.

I hear the staggering influence of Heart, a Seattle rock pioneering band, in 3rd Secret. Also, one Seattle band I'd like to see you examine is The Head and the Heart, which is indie-folk-rock. They aren't grunge-dark, but there's an interiority/melancholy in their music that I think fits the city's legacy as well.

With Nirvana discussions I never hear about the crucial role of mavericks like Husker Du, The Replacements and Sonic Youth; these bands spent most of the 80s getting in shape, making no money while those who wed their innovations to classic rock sold millions. Because of the success of Seattle's big four they're only compared to major leaguers like The Beatles, Pistols or Led Zep. I like Rick's discussions but I detect a blind spot re. influential oddballs like Television, Talking Heads, Wire or even early REM.

3rd secret will become the greatest supergroup of all time. The world needed this right now.

These tracks you've played show glimpses of greatness. The darkness and draw I love. However there isn't or at least it wasn't played here is the resolve. This feels like a build, a beautiful build but a build none the less. The listener or at least I as a listener has an expectation; and that expectation can be a few things: 1) fulfilled. It musically goes where you expect and feel it should. 2) Strangely fulfilled. Goes to un unexpected place and whether whimsically or otherwise brings you to resolution. 3) unfulfilled in. Goes to an unexpected place and holds/leaves you there but in a way that you are in on the joke. 4) unfulfilled out. Goes to an unexpected place but never resolves and never reveals the punchline or even the existence of a punchline. This feels like four to me, only build and no resolve. Perhaps you didn't play the resolve and it's there. What as a listener am I to latch on to here? I hear the excellence in the presentation, I don't feel the emotion or the story.

I remember back in '89 buying this cassette called Louder Than Love by some new band named Soundgarden. The intro to the 1st song, Ugly Truth, had this 6/4 beat played by Matt Cameron, then this crazy wash of distorted guitars, then THAT VOICE!! From that moment, I was hooked.

I saw Pearl Jam for the 18th time a few weeks ago. I can’t imagine my musical diet without those bands. Temple Of The Dog is one of only a handful of albums I set time aside to listen in full focus without doing anything else. I’ve never been to the States, but I’m sure I’ll end up visiting Seattle at some point.

Wow!! Thank you for making me aware of this band!! Will dive right into this record, right away. Sound amazing!

The melody’s are wonderful within 3rd Secret. To me it sounds like the combination with the folk side of Zep and the vocals from the Cranberries. I miss the punk rock aspect that feels angsty.

Love that Rick is spreading the word about sweet new bands.

Thank you for introducing this band to me. It was like not realizing how thirsty you are until you start drinking. I missed this level of creativity.

Thank you for a great video! Have always have loved this kind of music. Learning to play these songs is very satisfying. Enjoy all kinds of music but Nirvana, Soundgarden, and AIC are huge to me.

oh god I love 3rd secret!! Thank you for showing this band to us, I will definitely listen to them. I already like it a lot. I appreciate it.

Other than enjoying a few songs on the radio, I never bought a single record from this era-ever, nor the drone vocal rock that followed. Can’t stand the mood, sound or look and feel. Saying that, it would have been the perfect off ramp for me and my band mates to take as progressive and hair metal began to fade (easier to play too). Even the songs you just played does absolutely nothing for me… But that’s why it’s called taste! Glad you enjoy it man-honestly! 👊🏻

I grew up listening to Seattle music. I still remember the first time I heard Pearl Jam and how their music spoke to me, after that I found Alice In Chains, Soundgarden and many others. There's some great music still coming out from Seattle, I for one really loved the Tres Mts. record a few years back.

Your whole channel is a delight man

The Winter Solstice song kinda reminds me of the Battle of Evermore by Led Zeppelin, I dig it. So happy Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam members have joined together, that's so freakin cool. I feel there is actually a revolution of psyche/fuzz/doom stuff, but it feels like not many pay as close attention to that. Particularly in Australia too, lots of psyche bands coming from there, like King Gizzard, Tame Impala, Babe Rainbow, Pond, ORB, etc.

So good to see Krist Novoselic playing again!

First time I'm hearing 3rd Secret. Love this music, especially the acoustic psych folk. Remind me of British band Comus.

Few months ago the news about this new album came to me via the Grunge Scene channel. Great band, great music, great vocals, and the torch is being kept alight! 🙏

The evolution is now listen to Black Midi, Toro y Moi, Khruangbin, Tame impala, BCNR, Parcels, IDLES, etc. Its all there you just have to look and listen to it. Don't focus on the popular and listen to what alot of teens and people in their early 20s are listening too now.

I've lived in Seattle most of my life, but I was too young to experience the grunge era. The early to mid 2000s were loaded too though and a great time to be in Seattle. Botch, Blood Brothers, The Fall of Troy, Modest Mouse, Band of Horses, Death Cab For Cutie, Pedro the Lion Himsa, Vendetta Red, Murder City Devils, Zeke and so many more sick bands.

I was born in 1980, so grunge hit me like a freight train. I was 11 in '91. It sounded like songs made for me. Yeah, to say that grunge changed my life is an understatement. And I still love it. Sure I do. This "supergroup" sounds right up my alley. The voice coming in in "Yellow Dress" could've been Layne Staley's or Chris Cornell's or Kurt's. It would not sound off by any means. Sounds amazing.

Thank you Rick, for once again showing your unique and amazing perception of what great music is. Fuckin' love it. Love the vocals. Very much like the Celtic folk of the 16th to 17th centuries. From the darkness and mist of Scotland, Wales and even some Irish songs. Maybe the same misty must of the American northwest. Heavy stuff is tasty good, as well. Will make sure to own this in a HQ format. Thank you for leading us to the good stuff. Be well.

I was in middle school during the height of grunge. In 6th grade my parents let me order eight albums from Columbia House. Nevermind, Siamese Dreams, PJ ten, Superunknown, AIC dirt, STP core, Dookie, and NIN a downward spiral. Life changed!!!