{"id":1969,"date":"2017-06-01T18:12:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T08:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2017-05-28T17:39:02","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T07:39:02","slug":"singles-omps-deluxe-edition-music-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/singles-omps-deluxe-edition-music-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Singles (OMPS: Deluxe Edition) – music review"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are not many records that capture an era like the Singles s<\/em>oundtrack. Grunge stormed the scene in 1991 with the explosion of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains leading the way. It was a movement that single handedly halted the music world, ended hair bands as we knew them and birthed muscular alt rock radio. Back then, major labels were more important and all of their focus turned and devoured the Pacific Northwest, with Seattle, Washington being the epicenter.<\/p>\n

Of course, Singles<\/em> the movie was like striking while the match was hot with the soundtrack release in the summer of 1992 that included a stellar lineup of this \u201cnew\u201d sound. With the one, two, three of \u201cWould?\u201d by Alice In Chains, \u201cBreath\u201d by Pearl Jam, and \u201cSeasons\u201d from Chris Cornell, you get a fresh dose of the Seattle scene and grunge in all its forms in under 15 minutes. The rest of the album embraced Seattle\u2019s past with Jimi Hendrix and The Lovemongers (Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart), the new lesser known scene acts like the Screaming Trees and Mudhoney, a tribute with the inclusion of Mother Love Bone and then Minneapolis\u2019 Paul Westerberg\u2019s first solo material after The Replacements break up and some band from Chicago \u2013 The Smashing Pumpkins. Needless to say, it is still a great listen today. If only they could have snagged a Nirvana track, would it be the ultimate scene collection. Still pretty great though and hard to argue.<\/p>\n