Neil Young, also known as The Godfather Of Grunge, acquires this title by releasing...a mellow, mostly acoustic album name-checking his most famous, middle of the road singer-songwriter effort from two decades earlier. Meanwhile, before almost anyone ever heard the term "grunge," a little revolutionary road festival with a strange name launched the alternative music revolution. Until about six months later, when everyone suddenly agreed that it didn't, and handed off credit for this to Nirvana instead.These and many other incongruities of the early 1990s music scene are examined at great length. With additional in depth explorations of Smashing Pumpkins, Primus, and some pioneering Lollapalooza lineups, author Jason McGathey continues his "Stop Rewind Fast Forward" series documenting yet another pivotal year in the history of popular music as we know it - and also as we only think we know it. Jason McGathey has published 10 books, with his most recent, "Well-Behaved Monsters," hitting store shelves in April 2025. In addition to maintaining a few personal blogs, he also contributes to the occasional odd publication, both in traditional print and online.
