Lucia’s Reviews > Sonic Boom!: The History of Northwest Rock, from Louie, Louie to Smells Like Teen Spirit > Status Update

“A productive music scene only develops in the presence of community spirit”

“I feel that I know rock ‘n’ roll...and I know the secret: Rock ‘n’ roll is a teenage sport, meant to be played by teenagers of all ages—they could be 15, 25, or 35. It all boils down to whether they’ve got the love in their hearts, that beautiful teenage spirit” - Calvin Johnson

“In the beginning, our fans came from the punk rock crowd. They abandoned us when they thought we had sold out the punk tenets...There were fashion issues and social issues, and people thought we no longer belonged to their scene—to their particular sub-culture” - Kim Thayil (of Soundgarden)

“We’re an underground group. Our music is for people who want to be involved in it.” - Denny McCleod

“Rock Music began in the alternative community... [it] expresses the ethos of our community; its force is filled by our struggle. But over the years, the established entertainment industry - promoters, agents, record companies, media and every name group - have gradually transformed our music into an increasingly expensive commodity. They have stolen our music. We are taking it back. “ - Eagles Liberation Front

“Listening to the Wailers, the Sonics, the Frantics, and the rest involved in direct and dangerous encounters with madness, poison, the edge of criminal lunacy. The best Seattle records sound like they were made by people involved in an occult ritual—in short, they appear as a prophecy of nineties grunge”.

“‘The Witch’ was, lyrically speaking, within the long tradition of mildly misogynistic rock ‘n’ roll ‘put-down’ songs.”