If you were in a band in 1991 and wanted to get a record deal, the only place to be in the whole entire world was Seattle Washington… Badmotorfinger was one such band… They had formed in Joplin, MO in the fall of 1986 and were one of the best bar bands in the whole city for five plus years. They played an intoxicating mix of Poison cover tunes and long boring originals that were all written in minor keys. One day Courtney, the lead singer said, “Bros, we have to change things up, get the hell out of this place and get to the grunge mecca –Seattle”.
That was all it took… Badmotorfinger moved to Seattle and entrenched themselves in the grunge culture. Everyone was on drugs and everyone knew someone that knew someone that was friends with Eddie Vedder… Badmotorfinger quickly let their insatiable appetite for whip-its and their newly formed bad attitudes lead to the first of many break-ups.
After several years they all found themselves in Apache Junction Arizona and decided to put the old band back together and play all of the hits from their favorite period of American music… The Grunge Years…