Various, Faith No More, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Helmet, House Of Pain, Mudhoney, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Slayer, Ice-T

Seattle Grunge

Heavy riffs played by people raised on punk, recorded cheap in the Pacific Northwest and then sold worldwide.

Boston Alternative

College radio, cheap rehearsal rooms and loud guitars: the US underground's most literate, least glamorous engine room.