25 Photos of Grunge Kids Straight Out of '90s Seattle
Carly Tennes
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08/04/2024
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Friends. The Spice Girls. MTV. Of all the pop culture cornerstones that ruled the '90s, Grunge kids wanted something more. Something radical, cynical and alternative. An alternative to what, you ask? No one really knows. But hey, at least they looked cool while they were at it, sporting baggy jeans, ripped knits, and most importantly, a sick "I don't care" attitude.
From the early days of Nirvana to teens donning their flannel best, here are 25 photos of cool grunge kids that will make you want to visit '90s Seattle.
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1. “Gods of Grunge, Mark Arm & Kurt Cobain, 1992.”
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2. “My mother’s highschool senior photo (1991).”
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3. “Me (right) and my band when I was in high school. Circa 1997/1998.”
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4. “Soundgarden, 1994.”
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5. “My older brother, 1991, a singer and musician who loved Eddie Vedder and Kurt Cobain.”
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6. “1999 in my friend Nicole’s shrine style bedroom.”
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7. “SOUNDGARDEN • Chris Cornell • Ben Shepherd • Kim Thayil • 1996.”
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8. “Eddie Vedder got his microphone stuck up in the scaffolding at a Pearl Jam Concert in 1992.”
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9. “Layne Staley of Alice In Chains in the 1990s. One of the greatest voices in Grunge.”
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10. “Charlie Day, posing next to birds, in the 1990s.”
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11. “My mom rocking Seattle grunge in the early 90’s.”
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12. “1990, Georgetown, south Seattle. Grunge s—ks.”
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13. “My mom, early 90’s. Grunge kid.”
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14. “Pearl Jam live. When grunge was alive (1992).”
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15. “Nirvana, Rajis, Los Angeles 2/15/90 1990. Grunge scene being born.”
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16. Nirvana poses for the November 1993 issue of Mademoiselle Magazine
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17. “Jane’s Addiction 1990.”
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18. “I Find These Pictures To Be Among The Most Haunting Of The Grunge Era For Some Reason...(Kristen Pfaff, Ex-Bassist Of Hole & Member Of The 27 Club, 1994).”
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19. “The Rock Car - Grunge Era Seattle (1992).”
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20. Pearl Jam performs in Seattle, 1990
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21. Chris Cornell performing during Soundgarden’s heyday
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22. Alice In Chains poses for a holiday-themed photo, 1990
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23. Mother Love Bone performs in Seattle, 1990
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24. “From the set of Singles (1992).”
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25. Layne Staley singing in 1990.
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