Pedals For Grunge Guitar (Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins)

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @johnhehman
    @johnhehman 2 года назад +556

    The sonic youth inspired jam was FANTASTIC, and you guys absolutely nailed the vibe AND tones. nicely done.

    • @CMHobbies
      @CMHobbies 2 года назад +4

      Absolutely!

    • @johanarens9798
      @johanarens9798 2 года назад +3

      Yep, it gave me the goose bumps !

    • @fpsknifer9906
      @fpsknifer9906 2 года назад +16

      Belle's vocals really put it over the top.

    • @LaChameriquetyville
      @LaChameriquetyville 2 года назад +8

      @@fpsknifer9906 "You don't need to know." Just perfect.

    • @HereComeMrCee-Jay
      @HereComeMrCee-Jay 2 года назад +1

      One possible improvement... Drummer should've used miracha in place of high hat.

  • @KerryEgeler
    @KerryEgeler 2 года назад +1011

    I am formally requesting Grunge pt. 2 with all the great missing bands. Most importantly Alice In Chains.

    • @AllofJudea
      @AllofJudea 2 года назад +44

      Seriously. Far more grunge than Pearl Jam. They don't have that, what's the name "grunge". They are a 70s hard rock band.

    • @PedalChainsAddiction
      @PedalChainsAddiction 2 года назад +36

      Screaming Trees, as well, please. I’m way in for Pt. 2.

    • @Keep_On_Tolkien
      @Keep_On_Tolkien 2 года назад +7

      I concur. Also TOOL maybe? I’m not sure if they are grunge but they debuted in that era

    • @_powerrranger
      @_powerrranger 2 года назад +10

      the aic circlejerk in the comments is too much - acting like a bunch of chads that last got laid in 1998

    • @J.C...
      @J.C... 2 года назад +6

      This is just dumb. It's not that crucial and it's not the "history of grunge. Tell me which bands you think I "forgot!"" episode. There's no logical reason to do another vid. Oh, so he can name all the bands everyone thinks he "missed" or "forgot"? Yea, no. You know you can always make your own supplementary vid to this one if you think there are bands that need to be included for some reason. 🤷 Just sayin...
      Obviously Josh talked about the bands he wanted to talk about. If you think there are others that belong in his grunge pedal video, you can always talk about them yourself since you think there's thinhs that still need to be said as it relates to guitar pedals. RUclips has enough room for all of us lol

  • @sherwintavarez8539
    @sherwintavarez8539 2 года назад +477

    You should totally break down more genres like psychedelia or shoegaze

    • @J-Loe
      @J-Loe 2 года назад +10

      Funk, 77punk.

    • @mastertimb
      @mastertimb 10 месяцев назад +12

      Please do a shoegaze episode!

    • @finn9233
      @finn9233 3 месяца назад +1

      Slowcore, emo, post-hardcore

  • @KELTONWOLFE
    @KELTONWOLFE 2 года назад +452

    I like how the Nirvana jam was called “sort of drain you” even though the beginning riff sounded identical to “on a plain”.

    • @kemper2988
      @kemper2988 Год назад +21

      Tbf a lot of Cobain's riffs are pretty similar

    • @brainstewX
      @brainstewX Год назад +45

      Plain You

    • @thedude2122
      @thedude2122 Год назад +14

      i think theres a joke here.

    • @matthewbrigidi4266
      @matthewbrigidi4266 Год назад +19

      🎶one baby to another said, i'm actually on a plain 🎶

    • @homunculusSZN
      @homunculusSZN Год назад +6

      @@matthewbrigidi4266🎶I can’t complain 🎶

  • @Zilch79
    @Zilch79 2 года назад +234

    I needed a good laugh this morning, I didn't realize how bad. The Sonic Youth jam had me rolling on the floor. You guys get it. Thanks for doing this and so much else. 😀 "Who's Tina?" "You wouldn't get it."...lost my mind.

    • @vpsoundlabs1956
      @vpsoundlabs1956 Год назад +17

      I was CACKLING. That spoken part had Kim written all over it 🤣

    • @BrianMcJank
      @BrianMcJank Год назад +7

      I had this on the background at work, and when that came on, and the whole episode I'm pretty sure my coworkers thought I was insane lol

    • @mrpj2713
      @mrpj2713 11 месяцев назад +4

      Tinas never heard of you…

  • @dr.s.
    @dr.s. 2 года назад +1276

    We need more of Belles vocals.

    • @waldemardaninsky2428
      @waldemardaninsky2428 2 года назад +25

      And more cowbell!!!

    • @josearjona3728
      @josearjona3728 2 года назад +32

      Seriously, that vocals are AMAZiNG

    • @dr.s.
      @dr.s. 2 года назад +17

      @@josearjona3728 yeah, it wasn't meant as a joke. Love her most recent album Lorelai.

    • @onerandombruh
      @onerandombruh 2 года назад +1

      @@waldemardaninsky2428 this.

    • @notplaying2379
      @notplaying2379 2 года назад +2

      I concur

  • @heyryanramsey
    @heyryanramsey 2 года назад +132

    It’s so effing grunge that no one here agrees on what grunge is. I love it. Live on kings.

    • @Zappabain
      @Zappabain 2 года назад

      Grunge is not a musical style, that's for sure. And post-grunge is shit.

  • @hfm2hfv
    @hfm2hfv 2 года назад +192

    Best. Episode. Yet.
    And yes, more of Belle's vocals, please.

    • @matthewotooleis
      @matthewotooleis 2 года назад +2

      Quite possibly the best episode I have seen.

  • @lucianoviolavelez8816
    @lucianoviolavelez8816 2 года назад +41

    love the fact that they played on a plain but is "sort of drain you" lmao luv it

  • @homunculusSZN
    @homunculusSZN Год назад +17

    I got a DS-2 last week. The best feeling ever is running it through a British amp and having it on Cobain’s settings. My neighbors really have come to love the sound.

    • @jacktilghman9797
      @jacktilghman9797 Месяц назад +2

      So much that they bang on the wall to provide a beat to okay off of? Mine do that too.

  • @makeloud
    @makeloud 2 года назад +138

    Really glad you mentioned Mudhoney. I know that Superfuzz Bigmuff is hard to find, but you can probably find a copy of Boiled Beef and Rotting Teeth which is also terrific. Would have loved to see some Screaming Trees in there too. And tell Belle that she does a PERFECT Kim Gordon.

    • @TheUmart
      @TheUmart 2 года назад +1

      There are plenty of copies on discogs for like 10-20 bucks, grab 'em while you can

    • @levirockstube
      @levirockstube 2 года назад +2

      Yeah. I was wondering where the Screaming Trees reference was, as well.

    • @camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303
      @camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303 2 года назад +1

      Is Superfuzzbigmuff actually hard to find? I stumbled upon a copy at a local shop for 15 bucks, bought it even though I'm not a massive fan because it's iconic

    • @TheUmart
      @TheUmart 2 года назад +1

      my theory is that Josh frequents record stores and maybe amazon/ebay/reverb and simply didn't know of discogs so basically he pulls from semi regional pool of record stores where maybe that record is somewhat uncommon.

    • @BlindingSun_
      @BlindingSun_ 4 месяца назад

      It’s all on Amazon music. GO

  • @RS2KR
    @RS2KR 2 года назад +225

    At this point it would be just rude not to form a Sonic Youth tribute band featuring Belle. Make it happen JHS.

    • @zoinkiezz
      @zoinkiezz 2 года назад +3

      Try the band Julie

    • @MartinMCade
      @MartinMCade 2 года назад +3

      If I did a tribute band to them I would have to call it "Sonic Boomers." Actually I kind of like that!

    • @torontotonto6189
      @torontotonto6189 2 года назад +1

      they need a band where minimum amount of pedals on at same time is 5 per member

    • @person8003
      @person8003 Год назад

      julie

    • @theseaward4613
      @theseaward4613 Год назад

      it would be quite rude to form a Sonic Youth tribute band featuring Belle

  • @onerandombruh
    @onerandombruh 2 года назад +211

    Wow... Belle moved on from being a regular JHS heckler to the new vocalist for JHS band... Now she's gonna nag the audience on many possible issues aside no one knowing Tina.

    • @FatalBrainError
      @FatalBrainError 2 года назад +6

      Tina is my wife! So I think I can say: I know her - even though she's sometimes a mystery. :-)

    • @Crunchifyable2
      @Crunchifyable2 2 года назад +5

      She nailed the "exactly!" retort that every woman seems to have. As in "you're wrong? You don't know why you're wrong?! Just proves you wrong!"
      Source : many arguments with a woman.

  • @corey3427
    @corey3427 2 года назад +80

    This is my favorite playing from Josh. Grunge is so clearly his thing and he kills it!

    • @dannephi1013
      @dannephi1013 Год назад +2

      This is a 27 minute paid ad for pedals.

  • @joshw9736
    @joshw9736 2 года назад +25

    This is so good. That Sonic Youth jam was amazing.

  • @davedavem
    @davedavem 2 года назад +165

    This episode was so good I went straight out and bought a grunge.

    • @duckygirl617
      @duckygirl617 Год назад +2

      where did you buy it i want one

    • @ReadyMindsetGo
      @ReadyMindsetGo 11 месяцев назад +3

      I think you can find grunge in Seattle. But you might also find some under your fingernails.

    • @joncarling
      @joncarling 10 месяцев назад +1

      Courtney loved it.

  • @tonyfdesign
    @tonyfdesign 2 года назад +17

    This might be the best episode to date. Belle’s addition to the Sonic Youth spoof was spot on and hilarious. Excellent work by all.

  • @JimDibb
    @JimDibb 2 года назад +19

    The "Tina" bit was brilliant. Your jams are some inspired gold.

    • @BellsCuriosityShop
      @BellsCuriosityShop 2 года назад

      I assumed Kim Gordon had gone to school with Tina Weymouth. There you go.

    • @JimDibb
      @JimDibb 2 года назад

      @@BellsCuriosityShop I was making no assumptions and had no thoughts on background. Standalone, I thought it was brilliant. Cheers.

  • @magicman12b
    @magicman12b 2 года назад +17

    Standing ovation to the JHS band! 🎉 Sonic Youth, Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins sound was spot on. I could close my eyes and see those bands playing live.

    • @VuotoPneumaNN
      @VuotoPneumaNN 2 года назад +2

      Sonic Youth sound was pretty inaccurate.

  • @David-tx1ig
    @David-tx1ig 2 года назад +8

    I have to say that I have watched your channel for a few years now, and I am constantly impressed that you folks come up with really good jams! That sounds like a place that I would like to work!!

  • @moose5206
    @moose5206 2 года назад +22

    Love Josh’s sass throughout the whole video paired with in depth music knowledge. Great jams all around.

  • @bingerbennison9729
    @bingerbennison9729 2 года назад +78

    I feel like it's the first proper JHS Show episode I've seen in the longest time, even if it's technically not. Is it something about the formula? I don't know. Love all.

    • @avalonaudiovisual
      @avalonaudiovisual 2 года назад +6

      It's the editing, they've done a lot of streams, I like both but it's nice seeing the OG formula again!

  • @rk28984
    @rk28984 2 года назад +13

    I hope there is TAD in the bible, super underrated band and one of my favourites!

  • @jonlohrenz5446
    @jonlohrenz5446 2 года назад +75

    Man, she nailed those Kim Gordon inspired vocals!

    • @VuotoPneumaNN
      @VuotoPneumaNN 2 года назад +3

      It was the only kinda-accurate thing about the SY bit

    • @LordofDiamondsMetal
      @LordofDiamondsMetal Год назад +5

      oh yeah... a line or two about underwear and it would have been indistinguishable

    • @theseaward4613
      @theseaward4613 Год назад

      gigantic disagree

    • @PeeSocks14
      @PeeSocks14 3 месяца назад +1

      @@VuotoPneumaNN Ah, another elitist post-hipster gatekeeping guardian of SY.. Someone who has endlessly researched SY on the internet and knows all.. just another sad fanboy

  • @fumanchu7073
    @fumanchu7073 2 года назад +24

    This was great. Josh and I discovered grunge with the same album, Ten. One thought tho...Totally missed Pixies, that was one of Kurts influences.

  • @ousley421
    @ousley421 2 года назад +21

    Josh needs to write a New Testament of grunge

  • @DarthEcoli
    @DarthEcoli 2 года назад +15

    Belles adlibbing on the first jam was awesome. You lot should do more of that.

  • @jedimindfrak82
    @jedimindfrak82 2 года назад +11

    This channel has always sorely lacked wah. Thank you Josh and crew, you made my dreams come true!

  • @TribalScience
    @TribalScience 2 года назад +7

    The vibe in this video is incredible, to say nothing of the jams. Y'all seem so fun

  • @Firas-R
    @Firas-R 4 месяца назад

    Only been a subscriber for a few weeks but this is hands down my favorite video. Love all the "how is this grunge?!" drama, amazing playing, and great vocals by Belle.

  • @hailmaryrecordings8255
    @hailmaryrecordings8255 2 года назад +7

    Fun Show.
    I was in one of the thousands of faceless bands playing the Seattle club-scene from 92-96 …
    Seattle was our Paris then & We had a blast.
    Great segment.

    • @CarolMatzPiano
      @CarolMatzPiano 2 года назад +4

      Congrats on being alive... truly. We lost too many great people then. But yeah, I think grunge is one of Gen X's greatest accomplishments.

    • @hailmaryrecordings8255
      @hailmaryrecordings8255 2 года назад +1

      @@CarolMatzPiano I’m one of the last singers standing, for sure. ☮️

  • @SlimeyGuitarStrings
    @SlimeyGuitarStrings 2 года назад +241

    I'm a little upset I'm not seeing Alice in Chains. I'm not sure they're actually Grunge, but I feel like they're important to Grunge.

    • @chadromney
      @chadromney 2 года назад +76

      If smashing pumpkins made the cut then aic definitely should have made the cut. Very disappointed in this video 😞

    • @pulsemaps
      @pulsemaps 2 года назад +66

      Alice in Chains are Grunge. Smashing Pumpkins and Sonic Youth are absolutely not.

    • @davidpggarrett
      @davidpggarrett 2 года назад +9

      Damn right!! They should be in this.

    • @TheUmart
      @TheUmart 2 года назад +12

      Jerry himself said that they're a metal band (heavy band to be precise).

    • @pjdecoste4636
      @pjdecoste4636 2 года назад +20

      After watching this and having lived trough the Grunge era, I have no idea what grunge is anymore. Seems that according to Josh, it seems you have to be from Seattle or in The Smashing Pumpkins. How is Possum Kingdom not Grunge?

  • @PaulTheSkeptic
    @PaulTheSkeptic 2 года назад +21

    Man. That Sonic Youth number was a jam. I put a vocal line in between the spoken word. I just felt it. I thought it was pretty good.

  • @sessionswithjeff
    @sessionswithjeff 2 года назад +7

    I like it when you use a few JHS pedals on the show. Particularly in this context where you've highlighted a genre and demonstrated easy ways to get the tones. Please do more, maybe have some genre specific guest guitarists, make a series out of it. 🤘🏻

  • @garygood369
    @garygood369 2 года назад +2

    No matter how crappy a day, you guys always make me smile. Thank you so much

  • @notmyname4551
    @notmyname4551 2 года назад +6

    This episode is EPIC!!! This episode makes officially JHS show the best show on the RUclips ever.

  • @ec8107
    @ec8107 2 года назад +50

    Categorizing bands into grunge is indeed tricky considering most of these bands disliked the term. My record time record would be Mad Season - Above. Mike McCready's bluesy Hendrix influenced guitar with Layne Staley's voice is magical.

    • @armata6530
      @armata6530 2 года назад +5

      That album is underrated

    • @boseefusmacmurphy1156
      @boseefusmacmurphy1156 2 года назад +2

      It's like a grungy dark side of the moon. It's amazing from beginning to end.

    • @andrewleach1667
      @andrewleach1667 2 года назад +3

      @ghost mall "and stuff sounding similar to them" lol those four bands sound nothing alike.

  • @adehorton7287
    @adehorton7287 2 года назад +4

    Yes more Belle!
    Just checked out their albums and they are definitely in my favourites rotation! Thanks Josh and to all the gang!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @derekdfarrington11
    @derekdfarrington11 2 года назад +8

    Being a lifelong grunge fan, I would have reacted the same way. It really shows me why grunge was one of a kind.

  • @TorqueWagon
    @TorqueWagon 2 года назад +2

    It’s been a while since I’ve caught an episode and this was the best one to come back to. You guys just may be the most entertaining people on the RUclipss. Thanks for making me laugh while still giving me some useful info.

  • @scottbussey499
    @scottbussey499 2 года назад +5

    Great episode!!!!! Josh freaking out about the non grunge bands listed in that book hits so close to home! Love you guys!!

  • @theMenace985
    @theMenace985 2 года назад +83

    No Alice In Chains mention? Idk how you don't mention Jerry in a video like this. His tone is legendary in both rock and metal. They were part of the big 4...

    • @corkystclair7475
      @corkystclair7475 Год назад +4

      They're arguably not grunge. Same era, same city, arguably riding the same wave, but more hard rock than grunge.

    • @brianvillatoro6588
      @brianvillatoro6588 Год назад +9

      @@corkystclair7475 more metal that ""hard rock"", same can be said with Soundgarden, and their more grunge than Smashing Pumpkins, maybe grunge is a terrible word that holds no weight as none of the "big 5" sound any alike

    • @darthclanker6856
      @darthclanker6856 Год назад +2

      @@corkystclair7475 grock

    • @darthclanker6856
      @darthclanker6856 Год назад +2

      @@brianvillatoro6588 grutal

    • @lemonpug6582
      @lemonpug6582 Год назад +4

      Jerry got his sound basically exclusively from his amplifier so it would be pretty boring to do AiC lmao

  • @Murdernadofdeth
    @Murdernadofdeth 2 года назад +15

    Nick is a great drummer

  • @compucorder64
    @compucorder64 2 года назад +5

    There were lots of little nods across Nirvana records to the late 80's (not grunge) Dinosaur Jr. records like 'You're Livin' All Over Me' ('87) and 'Bug' ('88). In the guitar, the super loud country rock influences, the drums and the slacker aesthetic. As well as the sound of tracks like 'Sludgefest', and 'Tarpit', 'In a Jar' even the song titles put some names to it. And maybe influenced Alice in Chains too. I grew up during grunge other side of the Atlantic. But, I wonder if the superheaviness+experimentalnoise+breathysugarpop vocals of (not grunge) My Bloody Valentine Isn't Anything ('88) and Loveless ('1991) influenced Smashing Pumpkins, especially on Siamese Dream. Switch the vocalist and Cherub Rock could be MBV. Same for MBV 'Sometimes', put Corgan's voice on it and it would sound like peak Smashing Pumpkins.

  • @aaronherdman5008
    @aaronherdman5008 2 года назад +2

    What a fun episode! I've never liked Hal Leonard's instructional materials, and I'd have been sitting right there with Josh in the dark like a crazy person pounding my fist and railing against the Grunge Bible. Thanks for this! I'm inspired to fill some of the many gaps in my grunge listening history now!

  • @caleshtcincredibles
    @caleshtcincredibles 2 года назад +9

    you guys absolutely killed it Belle's vocals were icing on the grunge cake ! That was fun if not an inspiration for garage bands in Fargo......

  • @RyanLongP
    @RyanLongP 2 года назад +4

    What's cool about this video is that Pearl Jam is maybe my least-favorite grunge band, but the Pearl Jam tone in this video was my favorite of the bunch. Thanks for giving us a really good video, obviously made with a lot of love for these bands.

  • @GreenyBlues
    @GreenyBlues 2 года назад +8

    That opening song was phenomenal. You should release it!

  • @briansnyder8382
    @briansnyder8382 2 года назад

    This was probably one of the best "wasted time ,I'll never get back " RUclips videos I ever see in my life!!! You guys totally Rock!! When are you ever gonna get in the Van and go on tour? We need you ,man ! Get in the Van! Please!

    • @briansnyder8382
      @briansnyder8382 2 года назад

      🎶😬🎶🤯🎶🗯️💥🔥☠️🎵

    • @briansnyder8382
      @briansnyder8382 2 года назад

      P.s. your drummer is totally "off the hook" Awesome. If he's looking to spice it up . I'm forming a polka punk band ,and he'd fit the spot. No joken!

  • @stickyfin5338
    @stickyfin5338 2 года назад +11

    i would like to not only request a grunge part 2 but a video where you guys recreate the sounds of iconic shoegaze bands, shoegaze is making a big comeback and i think a lot of people would really appreciate seeing how to get the tones of bands like my bloody valentine, slowdive and ride. awesome vid, awesome channel and awesome pedals. keep it up!! :)

    • @cordeliamoreau6650
      @cordeliamoreau6650 Год назад

      Yes please!!

    • @dahliafiend
      @dahliafiend Год назад

      Check out Catalina Bread’s Soft Focus. Just bought it. Slowdive sound.

  • @DrJeebles
    @DrJeebles 2 года назад +5

    I am happy to now have the term, "Tonal Mac 'n Cheese Explosion" to explain what happened to me and music in the early '90's. Thank you, Josh!

  • @michaela.friestbigmikesbas2508
    @michaela.friestbigmikesbas2508 2 года назад +8

    As an old rocker who was always into outsider stuff I feel I should mention Lou Reed's influence on the whole thing, from Velvet Underground to Metal Machine Music.

    • @jezmez68
      @jezmez68 2 года назад

      Don't forget the Stooges and MC5.

    • @skaldlouiscyphre2453
      @skaldlouiscyphre2453 Год назад +1

      @@jezmez68 Can't forget Neil Young either.

  • @brianhutcherson8282
    @brianhutcherson8282 7 месяцев назад

    I just found this show a few weeks ago and have been playing catchup ever since. Love love this show and this has to be the best one yet!!!

  • @joemaz
    @joemaz Месяц назад

    Sonic Youth getting their dues in this episode… I should have known JHS would recognize the true progenitors of grunge. One of the best videos on an already amazing channel.

  • @somethingelsedoesmatter
    @somethingelsedoesmatter 2 года назад +9

    You guys should record a new grunge album using all these pedals and techniques, because the band sounds killer.

  • @kebab_boi
    @kebab_boi 2 года назад +10

    I could listen to Josh talk about music for hours. A lot of these other guitar-oriented RUclipsrs only talk about Led Zeppelin or RHCP (they’re all amazing bands don’t get me wrong), but I love it especially with Josh’s record recommendations where he talks about more underground artists, or about other influential artists who are popular but don’t get mentioned enough (ie Sonic Youth)

  • @Al_Raune113
    @Al_Raune113 2 года назад +4

    Another big influence on Grunge and alternative rock in general was The Fall, a (usually) guitar-driven post-punk band with a long and complicated history that's definitely worth exploring.

    • @trevordoolan5011
      @trevordoolan5011 2 года назад

      If you like "The Fall", then I reckon you'd like the "Fontaines DC"...
      .

    • @joebowles06
      @joebowles06 2 года назад

      It's kinda insane how many people still don't know The Fall

    • @trevordoolan5011
      @trevordoolan5011 2 года назад

      @@joebowles06
      Ah, I guess they only had a couple of Albums... NOT❗
      .

    • @drdelewded
      @drdelewded 2 года назад

      @@joebowles06 Huge in the UK

    • @joebowles06
      @joebowles06 2 года назад +1

      @@drdelewded Makes sense. You can hear them in all of the newer post-punk thats been coming out of the UK and Europe. In the states they still seem pretty unknown outside of music nerds who have the taste for that kind of music. They're not the only hugely influential UK band that doesn't get the respect they deserver in the states either.

  • @grungebob
    @grungebob 2 года назад +2

    Such is my love for grunge and this video I’m gonna go out and buy my 1st JHS pedal. Thank you for the entertainment (with the lights out ) all the way to the end.

  • @frankieconcepcion7860
    @frankieconcepcion7860 2 года назад

    Never have I been more excited for a pedal video

  • @mintzmia
    @mintzmia 2 года назад +5

    I came to playing music through grunge too when I was young and jeezus those selections in the so-called “Grunge Bible” are horrid. I’m right there with you, Josh. It’s like the Hal Leonard people just took snapshots of Billboards charts from around the mid-90s and chose the rock songs. And also this episode was a lot of fun, thank you JHS.
    P.S. I know I’m being a stickler but shouldn’t the Nirvana jam have been called Almost On a Plain?

  • @digiwaves
    @digiwaves 2 года назад +9

    Being a Seattle musician that was very active in the 80’s, this episode brings back lots of memories. Our band was just before grunge hit big from Seattle. One of our rehearsal studios had the guys that would become Alice In Chains. Matt Cameron, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam drummer auditioned for us and even sat in at a gig when our drummer could not make the gig. One of Eddie Vedder’s house is just a couple of miles down the road. YAY for Seattle Grunge!

    • @michaelsnydermusic
      @michaelsnydermusic 2 года назад

      What was your band’s name?

    • @digiwaves
      @digiwaves 2 года назад +1

      @@michaelsnydermusic Our band’s name was absolutely the worst name in the history of band names. It was “e”. Just lower case e. How bad is that?

    • @michaelsnydermusic
      @michaelsnydermusic 2 года назад +1

      @@digiwaves 😂 that’s hilarious! Mine was Pornack. We thought what would be awesome is if Muzak was done in the style porno music instead. Imagine walking in the mall to that! Our music wasn’t anything like that but it sounded funny. I still claim it’s one of the best band names ever lol.

  • @dakistle
    @dakistle 2 года назад +5

    Belles lyrics are gold!

  • @TimCz83
    @TimCz83 2 месяца назад

    Great video. What’s even better is that shell pink SG. Love it!

  • @stuffwithsoph8264
    @stuffwithsoph8264 2 года назад +2

    loved the talk about TSP, huge music fan and i love loads of stuff but TSP always is and always will be my favourite, they have so much variety that people overlook, such a unique band that stands out from the "typical" 90's sound

  • @ambrosiajam8008
    @ambrosiajam8008 2 года назад +5

    I’ve been practicing blues a lot lately and I’m super into industrial music, but after watching this I realized that I’ve unconsciously been practicing grunge 😂

  • @WithTheGrain
    @WithTheGrain 2 года назад +6

    I totally agree, the Toadies were not a grunge band. However, they are one of the best bands from that time, and Possum Kingdom is a cruelly underappreciated album.

    • @stuminnis4050
      @stuminnis4050 2 года назад +2

      Possum Kingdom is a song. The album is Rubbernecker. Fun fact: I played with Todd in a cover band called Gunga Din for a minute. This is the closest I ever got to success in music. Pathetic.

  • @ampman40
    @ampman40 2 года назад +5

    You forgot to introduce the Smashing Pumpkins guitar. Was it a Reverend? Great episode and wonderful playing. I saw Mudhoney in ATL in like maybe 91? I barely remember the show though.

    • @analogonthird6506
      @analogonthird6506 2 года назад +1

      Yes. Not a BC signature but still a rev.

    • @tpherndon
      @tpherndon 2 года назад

      Reverend Airsonic. Josh has a video introducing it, and the bass they were also gifted

  • @JAMBO-qk7gp
    @JAMBO-qk7gp Год назад

    I love the passion behind the "WOAH" in the beginning

  • @BullyMaguire4ever
    @BullyMaguire4ever 2 года назад +1

    I.C. Big muff is right for Siamese Dream and Pisces Iscariot, but Mellon Collie Rhythm tone is a Marshall JMP-1 preamp, primarily.

  • @theyearsshallrun6641
    @theyearsshallrun6641 2 года назад +4

    G.R.U.N.G.E (Guitar Rock Utilizing Nihilist Grunge Energy). Belle’s vocal is top - more please!

  • @FX69
    @FX69 2 года назад +11

    People seem to get Grunge mixed with Alternative music great Grunge tone is shaggy and hardcore bands like Hole Garbage and Varuca Salt but what about Candle Box and Blur awesome guitar tone with cheap stomp boxes rocks 💀

    • @werewolfmedialv
      @werewolfmedialv 2 года назад +1

      This is the answer^

    • @joermnyc
      @joermnyc 2 года назад +1

      Yes, a lot of “Post Grunge” bands get lumped into Grunge.

    • @STRATMAN1969
      @STRATMAN1969 2 года назад +2

      Cheap DOD says Whaaat ? ha J/K

  • @wickedmoose306
    @wickedmoose306 2 года назад +5

    This Grunge Bible makes me want to cry. Someone got paid to make this thing? I will definitely be there in the desert for the burning ceremony.

  • @UltraRonin79
    @UltraRonin79 5 месяцев назад

    I really appreciate and admire Josh and JHS's "rising tide lifts all ships" approach to talking about pedals. The passion and respect they have for the gear that paved the way for their own exceptional lineup of pedals is apparent in every video. JHS is one of the more innovative "boutique" companies out there, and yet they're still always happy to sing the praises of the gear that inspired their own pedals. Compare that to a certain...uh...compulsive contemporary - whose owner would tell you he invented overdrive itself if he could, then openly berate you for disagreeing - and the contrast becomes pretty apparent.

  • @planetmusicsamos
    @planetmusicsamos 10 дней назад

    josh this one is easily your best upload ever !!!

  • @meetmichaelprince
    @meetmichaelprince 2 года назад +9

    This is fantastic. He nails a lot of the tones, and absolutely nails the not grunge songs. Those are the commercial responses to grunge, the bands that made it because of and on the heels of grunge, but were not grunge. Also, JHS pedals are great.

  • @theDragoon007yaboiCJ
    @theDragoon007yaboiCJ 2 года назад +4

    after you played on a plain, the jam sounded like a mix of endless nameless and drain you interlude. endless nameless is a song that kinda just happened just like ur jam. And the fact u had a small clone on hand but decided to use another completely different chorus that sounds absolutely different is something that is gonna make a few people mad but personally I dig the grunge spirit that takes to do that lol.

  • @Saatanan
    @Saatanan 2 года назад +5

    Drumstick on guitar action was really more of a sonic youth thing, but I’ll allow it

  • @nateshewell6509
    @nateshewell6509 Год назад +2

    My favorite episode. The Sonic Youth jam was fire. Very Veruca Salt on the vocal.

  • @zachp7684
    @zachp7684 2 года назад +1

    Watching the live show on this. Relax folks. It's going to be ok. Thanks Josh.

  • @banks3388
    @banks3388 2 года назад +5

    I wonder if this guy is one of those guys who argue that Silverchair were post-Grunge despite the band forming in 1992 and breaking out into the mainstream in early 94 (at least on Australian radio)...

    • @werewolfmedialv
      @werewolfmedialv 2 года назад +3

      I wonder if by that logic most grunge bands are actually hair metal bands cause they formed in the mid 80's and started gaining traction around 88?

    • @41DegreesSouth
      @41DegreesSouth 2 года назад +2

      @@werewolfmedialv haha good shout - have a watch of very early Alice in Chains - 100% hair metal aesthetic (though not musicality)

  • @ummagumma7826
    @ummagumma7826 2 года назад +7

    So basically these grunge guitarists were using the Marshalls their fav 80s hair metal bands were using but abandoned all the newly digital rackmount studio effects and went straight in from guitar. A good combo that never dies. Side note, I believe Dean Deleo was using the rackmount effects on the first STP album. Its got a big sound

    • @curtisprice9806
      @curtisprice9806 2 года назад +2

      Not...analog pedals rule. Guitar into Marshall is great overdrive, BUT fuzz (such as Josh said in the intro) is huge in the wall of big guitar distortion sounds found in many grunge bands!

    • @shaft9000
      @shaft9000 Год назад +4

      They were using whatever guitars and pedals they could afford going into the biggest amps they could afford.
      'Vintage' and retro being _valuable_ wasn't much of a thing in music culture until about the mid-'90s, and even then - much like expensive cars - high-roller market second-hand $ales were 3-10x less than what they're commanding now.
      A fuzz pedal in the '90s going for over $500 would be unheard of apart from a superstar's relic along the lines of _"this exact piece is verified as being used by Hendrix or Page while recording song X"_

    • @ummagumma7826
      @ummagumma7826 Год назад +1

      @@shaft9000 agreed. It’s whatever they could get their hands on from their local shop. Was no eBay or reverb in 1991

  • @gregtaras7789
    @gregtaras7789 2 года назад +15

    I could watch a whole video of Josh telling us which bands aren't grunge. Not which ones are, just which ones aren't.

  • @mmudigonda
    @mmudigonda 2 года назад +1

    Corduroy is arguably PJ's finest song.. Kudos to you Josh!!!!

  • @nedim_guitar
    @nedim_guitar 2 года назад

    Great episode, really fun! And it had some of the best jams you've had so far!

  • @chriscoxofficial
    @chriscoxofficial 2 года назад +10

    4:35 The exact point that hundreds of gear nerds found their new internet crush. 🎸🔊🥰 The impact of “Nevermind” can’t be overstated. It was truly a game changer for the entire music industry, and one of the key elements of that album was the amazing production of Butch Vig, and the mix engineer Andy Wallace, who were also the team behind the Pumpkins “Siamese Dream” album.

  • @chavernac
    @chavernac 2 года назад +9

    The forgotten king of grunge is TAD 🧐

    • @chadromney
      @chadromney 2 года назад +2

      YES! "But we didn't have time to mention TAD" WELL THEN MAKE A LONGER VIDEO.

    • @PedalChainsAddiction
      @PedalChainsAddiction 2 года назад +3

      Also a tip of the hat to L7, Bikini Kill and the rest of the Riot Grrrl bands.

    • @geraldfriend256
      @geraldfriend256 9 месяцев назад

      @@PedalChainsAddictionaww yeah check Die Spitz bringing it back

  • @bthjf12003
    @bthjf12003 2 года назад +12

    It will be the most controversial and emotional JHS episode- ready for the comments . Is Grunge Metal ?

    • @perro_8688
      @perro_8688 2 года назад +6

      Grunge is metal but metal is not grunge.

    • @banks3388
      @banks3388 2 года назад +3

      Grunge took elements from Metal and did it's own thing, everyone has the right to their own musical tastes and inspirations without getting shit...

    • @jeanpierre5941
      @jeanpierre5941 2 года назад +5

      TAD sure is

    • @waldemardaninsky2428
      @waldemardaninsky2428 2 года назад +3

      Ask to the melvins...

    • @ErikSamys
      @ErikSamys 2 года назад +3

      I feel Grunge is closer to punk than metal.

  • @riphopfer5816
    @riphopfer5816 Год назад +1

    The rhythm part of ‘Black Days’ was recorded on some kind of Filter’Tron-equipped semi-hollow guitar into-I believe -AC30.

  • @indifferentuniverse3991
    @indifferentuniverse3991 2 года назад

    Wow, great episode! I like this episodic theme.

  • @ramonathewaitress
    @ramonathewaitress 2 года назад +6

    I think we all need to accept that it’s now the Belle Show. She’s just perfect.

  • @reverb508
    @reverb508 2 года назад +7

    This isn't the first time I've heard Smashing Pumpkins described as a grunge band, but honestly, I don't get it. They're not from the Pacific Northwest, they don't sound like other bands in the grunge genre, nor did they look like other bands in the grunge genre. To me, Smashing Pumpkins are closer to shoegaze bands like MBV than grunge bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden.

    • @CharlieFader
      @CharlieFader 2 года назад

      There’s a lot of heterogeneity in the grunge sound, especially if you take into account the sound of all the “official” grunge bands from the late 80s to the late 90s. For example, the power pop punk songs on Nevermind have very little in common with AIC songs on Dirt.

  • @kelvinburn7743
    @kelvinburn7743 Год назад +3

    I was a spotty 16-17 bairn in the north east of England in '91-'92 and because of my location I was lucky enough to see a lot of "starting out" bands on their first UK tours in VERY small sweaty venues with no stage. My first was a scruffy band called Pearl Jam when they'd just released a song called "Alive" into the UK charts. They were shortly followed by some other bands called Soundgarden and Alice in Chains. There was a wholesome well dressed southern English band called Blur who filled in between the scruffy American bands. The climax of this part of my student life was a random Thursday in September '92 when I saw some weird bands called Wool, Tool and Rage Against the Machine at the Mayfair in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Thanks for the memories Mr Scott.
    PS if you ever want to do a really unique series about live music I would suggest looking at The Mayfair and The Riverside in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It kicks London venues arses

  • @TheBoboMaker
    @TheBoboMaker 2 года назад +1

    I played in a grunge band way back in the 90s. My two main pedals were an Ibanez SoundTank Powerlead PL5 going into a Ibanez TS10 that I used as a boost for lead parts. The combo gave me some great tones.
    The other pedals Vox Wah, Boss CS2 compressor, Boss CE3 chorus and Boss DD3 delay. All that going into a 65 reissue Twin Reverb.

  • @fabianescala2112
    @fabianescala2112 2 года назад +1

    Such a good episode! Both as a grunge and a JHS fan, I enjoyed it very much! The humor and knowledge were on point 😂

  • @ajplays-gamesandmusic4568
    @ajplays-gamesandmusic4568 Год назад +3

    Kurt didn't play Strats. They handed him Strats to play in videos... but his most used Guitars were left handed Jaguars, and occasionally Mustangs.

    • @yiannisfaitakis
      @yiannisfaitakis 27 дней назад +2

      The ‘vandalism’ strat is one of the guitars I have seen him play the most in live shows other than his signature Jaguar. So not entirely accurate.

  • @jonathanwapner6262
    @jonathanwapner6262 2 года назад +5

    I really hope they don't trivialize Billy Corgan down to an Op-Amp Big Muff especially considering the thumbnail shows MCIS.

    • @jonathanwapner6262
      @jonathanwapner6262 2 года назад +1

      Oh well. . .

    • @chrisradzion2148
      @chrisradzion2148 2 года назад +1

      MCIS, to my recollection, was more like their live sound: driven by a Marshall with a Mesa Boogie. It definitely doesn’t have that huge Muff sound you hear in “Siamese Dream”.
      That said, I got a Sovtek Big Muff at Manny’s in NYC in the late 90s, because I heard Corgan used a Big Muff. I didn’t realize how different it was, couldn’t dial it in, and it went back in the box for over 15 years. I kinda stopped playing guitar about 10 years ago. Then EHX reissued the Op Amp. The Corgan demo sold me; that got me playing again, and into pedals again. Not long after, I fell down the “Gilmour tone building” rabbit hole, and I’ve been down there ever since.

  • @L.C.Sweeney
    @L.C.Sweeney Год назад +10

    Grunge didn't come around in 1990 it came around in about 1984 (which was when Soundgarden first formed). It really comes from the sound the Melvins created.

    • @sevenchambers
      @sevenchambers Год назад +1

      True.

    • @Skunky14
      @Skunky14 2 месяца назад

      Melvins were definetly a part of this recipe but dont forget proto-grunge bands like Green River and Mudhoney. Mad Season and Screaming Trees were also important bands that brought lyrical and tonal chops to the genre. Overall the final outcome of whatever we want to call "grunge" was because of punk, hardcore, stoner metal, shoegaze, heavy metal, college rock, noise rock. It was a big cocktail of creativity and we should relish on the fact that it was the most amazing rock era ever.

  • @dildorun2007
    @dildorun2007 2 года назад

    Funniest channel out there. Josh, your views on what is and what is not grunge is on point!

  • @thedeserthead
    @thedeserthead 2 года назад

    *Stands and Applauds* that's one of the greatest things you lot have ever done! Bravo!!

  • @perro_8688
    @perro_8688 2 года назад +21

    Neil Young is grunge. Not to mention The Stooges who were grunge before the grunge was even called the grunge.

    • @JonNewquist
      @JonNewquist 2 года назад +2

      Does this make Pearl Jam Grunge-adjacent? 😁

    • @41DegreesSouth
      @41DegreesSouth 2 года назад +4

      I would class them both as protogrunge

    • @perro_8688
      @perro_8688 2 года назад +1

      @ghost mall I am making fun of it really. But imagine The Stooges and Neil Young being from Seattle and playing in the 90's they would be deffinitely part of the scene :)

    • @CarolMatzPiano
      @CarolMatzPiano 2 года назад +1

      I guess Josh couldn't go back as far as proto-Punk (I'm a huge Stooges/Iggy fan), but I think their lineage is represented by bands like Sonic Youth. Josh should do a "Roots of Grunge" episode and include proto-punk, punk, and the other genres he mentioned.

    • @knives_on_static
      @knives_on_static 2 года назад +2

      Iggy Pop is the godfather of punk, hence proto punk. Punk rock did have a huge influence on grunge though