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  EW review: Great grunge historyBy David Browne  YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS(Entertainment Weekly) -- Lamentable title aside, "Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge's" compilation of unruly Northwestern hard rock of the '80s and '90s is a valuable reminder that Seattle gave us more than Nirvana. Early cuts from Screaming Trees and Green River have lost none of their wallop; half-forgotten acts, from Love Battery to Mr. Epp and the Calculations (the droll club-crawling parody ''Mohawk Man''), never sounded so good. By the album's end, the music grows slicker and more conventional -- but that, alas, was part of the story too. EW Grade: A- 'Morningwood,' MorningwoodReviewed by Leah Greenblatt The oft-cited fact that Morningwood contains ex-members of Spacehog, Cibo Matto, and the Wallflowers doesn't explain the hedonistic, tequila-and-Pop-Tarts rawk that crams their debut, "Morningwood," though youngest-by-far member Chantal Claret, 23, may account for a good chunk of its manic, sexed-up energy. Live mainstays like ''Take Off Your Clothes'' and ''Nu Rock'' are good, bratty fun, and the singles ''Jetsetter'' and ''Nth Degree'' brim with glossed-up, hand-clappy hooks. Near the end, Claret's Courtney Love "Lolita" shtick starts grating, but as brainless butt-shaking goes, it's still a pretty good ride. EW Grade: B Click Here 
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