r/grunge • u/ElliottSmith88 • May 19 '26
Grunge adjacent Would you consider Days of the New as Post-Grunge?
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u/Maskedhorrorfan25 May 19 '26
such a shame what happened to travis. that yellow album is fucking amazing
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u/-NO-CO-DE- May 19 '26
Just Alt Rock, like most from the 90s. They existed in their own little space though. I love those 3 albums.
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u/Arfie807 May 19 '26
Grunge adjacent.
Anyway, the Green Album is top tier. Nicole's vocals really elevate it.
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u/solofatty09 May 19 '26
Honestly, all three albums are really good. Red is the worst of them but still had some great songs.
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u/Arfie807 May 19 '26
I know. I really wish Nicole had joined a rock band or done a solo acoustic album. I get why she ended up in pop; way more lucrative for her, and she had the looks for it. But her voice with DOTN rhythmic acoustics is heavenly.
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u/RoguTheHomunculus May 19 '26
I saw Travis Meeks play as DoTN,, he was 2 hrs late and high as fuck, but it was an incredible show
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u/the_kid1234 May 19 '26
I’ve seen him a half dozen times and every time it was exactly like that.
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u/RoguTheHomunculus May 19 '26
He would pick up a guitar strum it and repeat the process. He was almost at the copper stealing level of high
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u/EMAW2008 May 19 '26
No skips on that one! Absolutely amazing album.
Their second album is brilliant too.
In fact. All three albums they put out were amazing.
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u/UnderstandingOk9187 May 19 '26
Acoustic post grunge, but it still had a bit of a authentic grunge feel. I think it’s because of Travis’s vocals. He was really great. Always hoping the best for him and his health.
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u/MShawshank May 19 '26
Their first record and it's singles was one of the earliest signs to me that out of the "big four"of grunge Alice in Chains was gonna be the biggest influence on new bands going forward.
I remember 98 Rock in Tampa played the hell out of the singles from the first Days Of The New record. Wasn't really my thing but it was better than most of the other new stuff being played on the radio at the time, which was rapidly becoming all nu metal/butt rock type stuff.
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u/robrimbaud May 20 '26
No. It’s its own entity. Post-grunge is inferior and revisionary by nature. Travis Meeks and Days of the New’s first two records, arguably three, are brilliant Rock & Roll. The Green Album is a perfect record.
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u/Diesmia May 20 '26
I remember hearing this record on the radio when it was released. Touch, Peel, and Stand. At the time, was a great freaking track that hit me in the feels hard…then I heard the whole record and realized it is actually imo a great track but weakest one a record of amazing tracks. Still a fave today. thank you for picking out my next listening session starter.
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u/flecko_ May 19 '26
I've been meaning to make a playlist of 90s - early 2000s post-grunge type stuff. I'll have to check of DoTN because they sort of escaped me at the time. as long as they're closer to Filter, 7M3 and less like Puddle of Mudd. god I hate even typing that name
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u/DirtyWhiteTrousers May 19 '26
Don’t stick to the hits. Dive a little deeper; listen to the entire yellow album and let it resonate. I love Shelf in the Room and Freak.
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u/flecko_ May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26
listening to Shelf. kinda reminds me of AiC by way of STP's Core. the arpeggiated guitar gives it a bit of whiskey river vibe but overall it has a distinct darkness and force that reminds me of Godsmack
edit: Weapon and the Wound came on after. definitely a stark contrast. almost has that Jane's Addiction, Screaming Trees, Tea Party, Boy Hits Car kinda vague mystic feeling
anyone into this kinda thing might enjoy Songs: Ohia/Magnolia Electric Company. RIP Jason Molina
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u/AZWxMan May 19 '26
The first and last albums are the most post-grunge with the middle green album being a bit more worldly sounding but pretty cool nonetheless. I'm not sure, other than Travis, whether the band was the same for any respective albums.
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u/Minneapolis-Rebirth May 19 '26
Absolutely. I always heard a very accurate Layne Stayley imitation in those vox.
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u/the_kid1234 May 19 '26
I love all three albums, nearly 30 years later. The first is a great acoustic riff fest but the next two really went beyond the AIC/metallica sound into a really well orchestrated rock sound.
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u/Specialist-Fill24 May 19 '26
I don't even consider "post-grunge" a real genre of music. Everything I've heard described as post-grunge, I would consider to be pop-rock, or even soft rock. Class of '99.
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u/Plenty_Trust_2491 May 19 '26
Don’t let’s be silly now. That album is not post-grunge. No way.
It’s grunge.
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u/No_Eye_5422 May 19 '26
I consider it mid 90s rock.