Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge

Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)
RecordedFebruary 1982 (1982-02) – November 1993 (1993-11)
GenreGrunge
Length64:52
LabelLivewire
Producer
  • Clark Humphrey
  • Ted Myers

Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge is a various artists compilation album released on February 7, 2006, by Livewire Recordings. The album features a sixteen-page booklet of liner notes written by Clark Humphrey that details the history of the Seattle music scene from the mid 80s to early 90s.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[2]

Steve Leggett of AllMusic calls Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge "a nice set from a fascinating era."[2] David Browne of Entertainment Weekly praised the remastered music and called the album a "compilation of unruly Northwestern hard rock of the '80s and '90s is a valuable reminder that Seattle gave us more than Nirvana."[3] The Louisville Eccentric Observer claimed "what's here is empirical, historical documentation that a movement had been afoot long before Kurt Cobain's sad, snarling blue eyes looked through you."[4]

Tim Perlich NOW was critical of Sleepless in Seattle's the track selection and said "a Seattle grunge comp without Mudhoney's Touch Me I'm Sick is one you don't need."[5] Seattle Weekly criticized the aesthetics of the liner notes but warmly received the music, saying "the whole thing flows like a prized mixtape."[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Happy Hunting Ground"Werner, Rieflin, Barker, BarkerThe Blackouts4:52
2."Mohawk Man"Arm, D. Morey, T. Morey, SmittyMr. Epp & The Calculations2:54
3."Solid Action"Bigley, Price, RyanU-Men2:10
4."Come on Down"Ament, Arm, GossardGreen River3:21
5."Grinding Process"Crover, Lukin, OsborneMelvins2:07
6."With Yo' Heart (Not Yo' Hands)"Hagar, A. Wood, K. WoodMalfunkshun3:52
7."Orange Airplane"G. Conner, V. Conner, Lanegan, PickerelScreaming Trees3:01
8."In 'n' Out of Grace"Arm, Lukin, Peters, TurnerMudhoney5:29
9."He's My Thing"Barbero, Bjelland, LeonBabes in Toyland2:57
10."Giant Killer"Danielson, Doyle, Wied, ThorstensenTAD3:04
11."Crawl"Brooks, Skinner, LitwinCoffin Break4:31
12."Guilt Regret Embarrassment"Brown, Flower, Martsch, SchmaljohnTreepeople2:29
13."Hallowed Ground"Endino, House, McMillanSkin Yard3:08
14."Tribe"McMillanGruntruck4:18
15."Second Skin"Dresdner, Moriarty, Spleen, ZapataThe Gits2:53
16."Half Past You"Fairweather, Finn, Nine, WhitworthLove Battery3:07
17."Trip"Akre, Atkins, Bosch, ThurmondHammerbox3:31
18."Losing Skin"Atkins, Neal, Stauffer, WernerSeaweed2:45
19."The Scratch"Agnew, Davis, Dunne, Vigil7 Year Bitch1:59
20."Creepy Jackalope Eye"Bolton, Heathman, Matzohballs, SpaghettiThe Supersuckers2:24

Personnel

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Adapted from the Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge liner notes.[7]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2006 Livewire CD LWR-1012

References

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  1. ^ Francis, Robert (October 9, 2006). "Various Artists: Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge". Shakenstir. Tony Shakenstir. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Leggett, Steve. "Various Artists: Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Browne, David (March 17, 2020). "Various Artists: Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  4. ^ George, Stephen (April 11, 2006). "Various Artists: Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge". Louisville Eccentric Observer. Laura J. Snyder. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Perlich, Tim (January 26, 2006). "Various Artists: Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge". NOW. NOW Central Communications Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Case, Mairead (October 9, 2006). "Various Artists: Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge". Seattle Weekly. Eric LaFontaine. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge (booklet). Various artists. Alpharetta, Georgia: Livewire Recordings. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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