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| | Grunge music - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography |
 | | Bands from cities in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, such as Seattle, Washington, Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, created grunge and later made it popular with mainstream audiences. |
 | | It is likely that the term was seen as appropriate because of the "dirty" guitar sound that grunge is known for (the word grunge itself means "dirt") and the unkempt appearance of most bands of the genre which was in direct contradiction to the relatively polished look of hair metal bands of the late 1980s. |
 | | Grunge music, Style, roots, and influences, Mainstream popularity, Decline of mainstream popularity, Media, Prominent Seattle area bands, Bands from outside the Seattle area, Notes, See also, References, External links, Grunge, Hardcore punk genres and Musical movements. |
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