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It happened in Seattle already with Boeing's decline in the 70s and 80s. That malaise is what spawned the 'grunge' music scene in the early 90s.
by samcheng 9y ago
It happened in Seattle already with Boeing's decline in the 70s and 80s. That malaise is what spawned the 'grunge' music scene in the early 90s.
- barsonme 9y agoYep yep yep. I wasn't alive in the '70s and '80s, but that's still a big part of our culture and history up here in the greater Seattle area.
- amcnett 9y agoI think that's a bit of a reach. That malaise may have contributed to certain aspects of the conglomeration of groups/sounds that came to be called grunge, but let's not forget the vigorous marketing efforts around it at the time. Economically-speaking, the decline of the timber industry in the Pacific Northwest may have as had as much or more to do with music-impacting unhappiness.
- barsonme 9y agoEspecially since a _ton_ of jobs were cut almost at once in the early '90s.
- samcheng 9y agoYou're right; the shift away from old-growth timber logging, along with fisheries decline/regulation, all had significant impact as well. We were talking about major employers causing city-wide economic trouble, though. Not sure Weyerhaeuser was as significant an employer in Seattle.
- banku_brougham 9y agoWeyerhauser's HQ was a large property along I-5 between Auburn and Fife. Not really a Seattle phenomenon, especially the logging which happened in the peripheral counties. So i'll place a vote for the Boeing effect gestating the grunge era. It was poor, and it was grungy. Interestingly, Weyerhauser has sold the old HQ and relocated to a downtown Seattle high rise.
- banku_brougham 9y agoIts time to watch 'Singles' again. That era is a distant memory.