988: HOUDINI | MELVINS

I don't know, maybe it's 'cause I grew up in Seattle in the 90s, but when I think of "grunge" it's groups like these guys and Mudhoney, Love Battery, The Fastbacks, Tad and Gas Huffer that come to mind as much as than the "big 3”. In the right mood this album and the 2nd Atlantic release, Stoner Witch, definitely still hold up.

Wiki: Houdini is the fifth studio album by the Melvins, released in 1993 on Atlantic Records. The album was the band's major label debut after releasing their previous albums on the independent label Boner Records.

The album features a cover of the 1974 Kiss song "Goin' Blind". The songs "Hooch", "Lizzy" and "Honey Bucket" were released as singles with accompanying music videos. "Night Goat" is a partial re-recording of a song the band had released as a single in 1992. Nirvana's Kurt Cobain is given co-production credit alongside the Melvins on six tracks, for guitar on the song "Sky Pup", and percussion on the song "Spread Eagle Beagle" Full Article