Hype: the documentary

Just watched this 1994 documentary about the grunge scene in Seattle, and how it morphed from a genuine grassroots anti-genre into a global commercial crapfest.

I was here in Seattle during that time, but totally missed the grunge thing because it happened during a period in my life when I was totally consumed by my day job and out of touch with musical developments, even those happening in my own neighborhood. I didn't hear Pearl Jam until they appeared on Saturday Night Live, by which time they had already become a huge commercial success. I remember being underwhelmed by their performance. 

I do remember the whole thing being satirized on a local comedy show called Almost Live, in a skit where desperate record company scouts are rousing winos in alleys asking them if they were in a band. This documentary explained the joke to me.

I recommend "Hype" to all live-performing musicians, not just fans of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, et al, but everyone who struggles with the balance between creativity/fun and selling your music for money. 

What is this money concept too?

craigb


What is this money concept too?

You sure this is not the monkey concept 2?
 
I am pretty sure I saw this, because I was curious about it, as I would have been about any scene, really, that had value in its existence, and most of them do.
 
I remember that it had a lot of different things including some footage of Courtney and her own band ... but will have to see it again to ensure ... I don't know if I did a review of it or not ... but I should have, as I usually do most of these music things.