Therapy? & “Screamager“: Alternative Rock’s Unlikeliest Pop Stars

You know the story. Nirvana released “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in late 1991, and alternative rock broke into the mainstream. But how alternative can a band be and still succeed, however briefly, in the pop charts. Enter Therapy? Ripping their way out of Northern Ireland in 1989, they absorbed metal, punk and industrial and mangled it into glorious globs of mutant-rock noise. With jagged early tracks “Meat Abstract,” “Potato Junkie” and “Teethgrinder” they slowly caught the attention of the UK’s punks, metalheads and indie kids, but it wasn’t until 1993 and the buzzsawing bubblegum of “Screamager” that the pop crowd bought in as well. This is the story of Therapy?: Alternative rock’s unlikeliest pop stars. #therapymusic #alternativerock #musicdocumentary Fact-checking by Chad Van Wagner. 00:00 Introduction 00:48 Origin: “No One Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen“ 08:02 Nurse: “Losing His Mind and He Feels It Going“ 12:05 Screamager: “Screw That, Forget About That“ 17:20 Troublegum: “I’m In Hell And I’m Alone“ 24:05 Enduring Legacy: “This Infernal Love“ Soundtrack Luar - Citrine () Jesse Gallagher - The Golden Present Luar - Anchor () You can also follow me here: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: Or support me on Patreon: