A Famous Band Was Almost Called ‘Pen Cap Chew’
The Seattle grunge band movement at its heyday had great bands like Soundgarden, Mudhoney and Alice in Chains- and a band called Pen Cap Chew that would go on to…
(Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
The Seattle grunge band movement at its heyday had great bands like Soundgarden, Mudhoney and Alice in Chains- and a band called Pen Cap Chew that would go on to be one of the biggest bands in the grunge movement. Unfortunately, Kurt Cobain settled on the name Nirvana, and the rest is rock 'n' roll history.
The first time I heard Nirvana, I was working as a club bar disc jockey at The Ritz in Roseville. A patron brought in an album called "Bleach" from a band called Nirvana. It was definitely a different change than what was popular at the time. The hair band era was getting really predictable and at that time was in the power ballad phase. The Seattle Grunge movement change the complete landscape of music like I had never seen before. Here's the story about how Nirvana got their name.
20 Albums That Turn 20 in 2022
It's rather fitting that we found 20 albums that turn 20 in 2022.
Our gallery features alt. rock favorites, hard rock LPs that have moved millions of units and more! Scroll through our gallery below to see which albums turn 20 in 2022.
Queens of the Stone Age - ‘Songs for the Deaf’
UMGReleased on August 27, 2002
Red Hot Chili Peppers - ‘By the Way’
Warner BrosReleased on July 9, 2002.
Bruce Springsteen - ‘The Rising’
ColumbiaReleased on July 30, 2002.
Nirvana - ‘Nirvana’
InterscopeReleased on October 29, 2002.
Beck - ‘Sea Change’
GeffenReleased on September 24, 2002.
Audioslave - ‘Audioslave’
SonyReleased on November 18, 2002.
Foo Fighters - ‘One by One’
SonyReleased on October 22, 2002.
Coldplay - ‘A Rush of Blood to the Head’
ParlophoneReleased on August 26, 2002.
David Bowie - ‘Heathen’
ColumbiaReleased on June 11, 2002.
George Harrison - ‘Brainwashed’
CapitolReleased on November 18, 2002.
Dave Matthews Band - ‘Busted Stuff’
SonyReleased on July 16, 2002.
Weezer - ‘Maladroit’
InterscopeReleased on May 14, 2002.
Robert Plant - ‘Dreamland’
MercuryReleased on July 16, 2002.
Pearl Jam - ‘Riot Act’
EpicReleased on November 12, 2002.
The Donnas - ‘Spend the Night’
AtlanticReleased on October 22, 2002.
Good Charlotte - ‘The Young and the Hopeless’
EpicReleased on October 1, 2002.
Jerry Cantrell - ‘Degradation Trip’
RoadrunnerReleased on June 18, 2002.
Oasis - ‘Heathen Chemistry’
Big Brother RecordingsReleased on July 1, 2002.
The Vines - ‘Highly Evolved’
CapitolReleased on July 14, 2002.
Sheryl Crow - ‘C’mon, C’mon’
A&MReleased on April 8, 2002.
