When Seattle Took the world by Storm

 When Seattle Took the world by Storm

The album meant so much t me when it came out . though I wouldn't see the movie until years after, however the music would make a significant impact, and taking the glam out of the Rock was not just a brilliant idea but became more real.
and we the average and the normal kids would relate, Chris Cornell, Layne Staley, Eddie Vedder, Kurt Cobain .. made us feel , they were one of us. I guess a barrier was broken , with the godlike mode personality of previous Rock heroes, here comes these guys who dressed like us, looked like one of us, and sings about what most of us are dealing with, communicating through their music.

As much as it was coined as "Grunge" , in a way yes, but in a more general perspective , It was the specifically the "Seattle Sound" . with Alice in Chains , Soundgarden and Pearl Jam leading the pack .
with fellow Seattle natives ( Nancy and Anne Wilson of Heart) contributed an amazing cover of the Led Zep classic "The Battle of Evermore" under the monicker The Lovemongers, The album paves homage to the Legend, Jimi Hendrix , who himself was born and grew up in Seattle. "Seattle Sound" pioneers Mudhoney and (at that time ) an Obscure band Screaming Trees contributing a radio friendly track " I Nearly Lost You" . personally, i love how the "Mother Love Bone" track "Chloe Dancer/ Crown of Thorns" was introduced here. paying homage to the late Andrew Wood.
(Andy Wood was regarded a Rock Star on the rise, but sadly his substance abuse cut his journey short even before he was made.. However his death would pave way to the San Diego native Eddie Vedder to eventually found his way to the band that would later become Pearl Jam)

However it wasn't all Seattle, It also featured the first solo material from Minneapolis' Paul Westerberg after the breakup of The Replacements. scoring a mainstream hit with "Dyslexic Heart" The Na-na-na-na song that became a signature song as well for the popular teen TV series TGIS , and not to forget Chicago Illinois' Smashing Pumpkin contributing "Drown" which was my very first introduction to Smashing Pumpkins.

The Album encapsulates the atmosphere, from way back 30 years. and conjures a lot of memories whenever i would play the album in its entirety , yes i still do that.

The album would never left my playlist since, and though i would have the band's proper album which also included the songs here,
this album captures the gist of "Seattle Sound" collectively that gives a similarly however in a much more bigger perspective.
However as much as the album was astoundingly amazing , there were few gem that was left out the sound track; Truly, Blood Circus and a personal Favorite Tad. the first two however would found a place in the De-Luxe Edition/ Reissue.