Green River
Green River was the first band to record for Sub Pop, and its lineup reads like a grunge family tree: members went on to form both Mudhoney and Pearl Jam. Their Dry as a Bone EP got the description that named a genre, when Bruce Pavitt wrote in his 1988 mail-order catalog that it was 'gritty vocals, roaring Marshall amps, ultra-loose GRUNGE that destroyed the morals of a generation.' Sub Pop couldn't afford to press the record until a year after it was recorded, and when the EP finally reached stores in 1987, it set the template everything after it would follow.
The full story is in Seattle Grunge.
At a glance
- Active
- 1984–1988
- From
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Records in the issues
- 1 (1987), 1 of them a Start here pick
- Original label
- Sub Pop Records
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In the issues
- Seattle GrungeSupporting cast · 1984-1997 · Members
Seattle Grunge is a music scene from Seattle, Washington, USA, 1984–1997. Its principal artists include Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains. This issue covers 10 essential albums and 19 dated events.
Records
Family tree
Bands that shared members with Green River, and who.
- Mother Love Bone1987–1990Bruce Fairweather, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard
- Pearl Jam1990–Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard
- Gossman Project1990–1990Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard
- Temple of the Dog1990–1991Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard
- Citizen Dick1992–Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard
- The Thrown Ups1984–?Mark Arm, Steve Turner
- The Monkeywrench1990–Mark Arm, Steve Turner
- Mudhoney1988–Mark Arm, Steve Turner
- Limp Richerds1981–1987Mark Arm, Steve Turner