Seattle Grunge Revived on New Compilation

Hey, remember grunge? Silly question. Of course you do. In fact, you're probably trying to forget it. Well, tough luck, because the Atlanta-based Livewire Recordings is set to release Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge on February 7, featuring twenty bands that laid the groundwork for the mainstream breakthroughs of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and the like. Alas, they also laid the groundwork for Creed and Nickelback.
Sleepless in Seattle (god, could they really not come up with a better name?) includes semi-popular cult bands (Screaming Trees, the Melvins), long-thriving success stories (Mudhoney, Supersuckers), and a bunch of groups that incubated future stars (Blackouts members joined Ministry and Nine Inch Nails, Green River peeps became Pearl Jam, Treepeople's Doug Martsch is the frontman for Built to Spill, etc.)
(Babes in Toyland are also on the comp, even though they were from Minneapolis, not Seattle. But we're not complaining about that. We are, however, complaining that Emerald City metal gods Queensr�che were left out in the rain. Even though they have no real connection to the bands on this collection or to grunge in general, they do have a wikked � in their name. See? Queensr�che.)
Accompanying the music is a booklet detailing the mid-80s/early-90s rise of the Pacific Northwest scene by Seattle music historian Clark Humphrey. No word yet if it will also include stereotypically hilarious cartoons depicting couples dumpster-diving in plaid flannels and baby doll dresses, but one can dare to dream.

Smells like nostalgia:

01 Blackouts - "Happy Hunting Ground"
02 Mr. Epp & the Calculations - "Mohawk Man"
03 U-Men - "Solid Action"
04 Green River - "Come on Down"
05 The Melvins - "Grinding Process"
06 Malfunkshun - "With Yo' Heart (Not Yo' Hands)"
07 Screaming Trees - "Orange Airplane"
08 Mudhoney - "In 'n' out of Grace"
09 Babes in Toyland - "He's My Thing"
10 Tad - "Giant Killer"
11 Coffin Break - "Crawl"
12 Treepeople - "Guilt Regret Embarrassment"
13 Skin Yard - "Hallowed Ground"
14 Gruntruck - "Tribe"
15 The Gits - "Second Skin"
16 Love Battery - "Half Past You"
17 Hammerbox - "Trip"
18 Seaweed - "Losing Skin"
19 7 Year Bitch -"The Scratch"
20 Supersuckers - "Creepy Jackalope Eye"

In other grunge revival news, Billboard reported last month that an onslaught of Tad-related material is due next year. In addition to a DVD documentary and CD of unreleased songs, frontman Tad Doyle is working on solo projects and bassist Kurt Danielson is writing a book. It's about coffee, heroin, rain, Singles, and wearing boxers on your head. Kidding!

Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge: http://www.birthofgrunge.com/
Livewire Recordings: http://www.livewirerecordings.net/