sound with the soft slow intro that would blast into crunching guitars and heavy drums. They inspired the future bands and made them what they are. The pulsating sound of grunge made teens go wild and be themselves. Though some of their music had that heavy 80's sound at times almost like the B-52's they had put a twist to it that gave it that almost grunge sound. Kurt Cobain himself had stated that 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' was nothing more then a bunch of stolen Pixies riffs changed around a bit. The Pixies themselves broke up before the Grunge movement in the early 90's. Their bassist Kim Deal and her sister went on to form the band The Breeders, and the lead singer of the Pixies is still playing as Frank Black and the Catholics. "Actually Seattle peaked back in 1989" when there had been some small exposure of the Grunge sound, due in part to Sub Pop's efforts, but the bands where still in town ("Grunge City"). That small exposure quickly faded and everyone thought that would be the end of Seattle's exposure. Sub Pop became the major promoter of grunge and the Seattle scene, they modeled themselves on Motown Records and SST trying to get exposure to a scene they felt was going to be huge. They started by producing "a three-EP box set" known as "Sub Pop 200". "The music could have fit onto one record" but the two headmen behind Sub Pop, Bruce Pavitt and Jon Poneman wanted to send a message that "it was just overkill - sheer overkill and maximum hype"("Grunge City"). Then Nirvana blasted their way into mainstream America with their second album "Nevermind", more specifically their song "Smells Like Teen Spirit". MTV began playing the video and the radio stations picked the song up very quickly. "'Nevermind' soon knocked 'Dangerous' out of the no. 1 spot" suddenly there were teenagers in plaid shirts and ripped jeans around every corner("Rock's Reluctant"). Nirvana "appealed to a mass of young fans who were tired of false idols lik...
