Fury. Perhaps too strong of a word, in its original definition of invocation of violence, but it implies action of a quick and powerful kind, an attack so fast and strong that it can be like a blur. Grunge was strength and power, mixed with angst, anger, sexiness, and a nice heaping dose of snarky humor to top it off. Grunge was really just punk without the cultural trappings, overlaid with a heaping dose of fringe classic rock, new metal, ’60's garage, and Austin indie weirdness.

These are 11 great examples of the dynamic live shows these bands put on, shot in my distinct fashion, and mostly never seen. On the Alice in Chains proof sheet you can see my working style, and just how many expressive shots I was able to get. I tend to work very fast, in quite close and moving and swaying to the bands and music. A while back my karate instructor commented that I was very quick for my age. Yeah, I replied, that’s what I’ve been doing for a career my entire life. - Charles Peterson