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shirts due to the fact that Aberdeen is a logging town, greasy and messy hair, baggy blue washed jeans and converse shoes especially from a thrift store, This clothing approach was authentic and was key to the Seattle scene. The majority of grunge vocalists had long hair which was used to hide their face so they can express themselves, most notably Cobain and Eddie Vedder. Nirvana's style is very recognisable even within grunge. Cobain's style of play the guitar is very original as he very very rarely played solos, instead he play variations of the songs melody as single notes and were mostly bluesy, this can be herd on songs such as, Smells Like Teen Spirit and Heart Shaped Box. He is also famous for relying on power chords, low-note riffs and loose left handed playing.

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