Green River
Green River (From Left to Right: Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mark Arm, Bruce Fairweather, and Alex Vincent.)
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative rock, grunge
Years active	1984–1987
Label(s)	Sub Pop Records Homestead Records Tasque Force Records C/Z Records
Associated acts	Mudhoney Pearl Jam Mother Love Bone Temple of the Dog Love Battery Brad Three Fish Limp Richerds The Monkeywrench Thrown Ups Bloodloss Mr. Epp & The Calculations Deranged Diction The Ducky Boys Spluii Numa The Fall Outs
Former members
Mark Arm Steve Turner Stone Gossard Jeff Ament Bruce Fairweather Alex Vincent

Green River was an influential Seattle based rock band active from 1984 to 1987. Although they arguably had little commercial impact outside of their native Seattle, Green River proved to have significant influence on the genre later known as grunge, both with their own music and with the music its members would create in future bands. Image File history File links Green River, Circa 1987 This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... “Seattle” redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a subgenre of alternative rock that was created in the mid-1980s by bands from the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. ... See also: 1980s in music. ... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington famous for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, and other grunge bands. ... Homestead Records Logo Homestead Records is a New York City based sublabel of Dutch East India Trading. ... C/Z Records is a Seattle based label that was established, in early 1985, by Chris Hanzsek and Tina Casale. ... Mudhoney is a grunge band, formed in Seattle in 1988. ... Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. ... Mother Love Bone was a Seattle based rock band active from 1988 to 1990. ... Temple of the Dog is the only album from the grunge supergroup of the same name. ... Love Battery are an American grunge band from Seattle. ... Brad is a group of friends from the Seattle area who are musicians, including Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam fame. ... Three Fish is a band that was formed in 1996 by Pearl Jams Jeff Ament. ... The Limp Richerds were a hardcore punk rock band from Seattle, WA who featured Mark Arm and Steve Turner (later of Mudhoney and Green River respectively) in one of their many lineups. ... Spluii Numa was a pre-grunge Seattle punk band from the early 1980s. ... Singer/Guitarist Mark Arm Mark Arm is the vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney. ... Steve Turner is an American guitarist, most famous for his work with Seattle band Mudhoney. ... Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966, Seattle, Washington) is the rhythm guitarist and, along with Jeff Ament and Mike McCready, a founding member of American rock band Pearl Jam. ... Jeff Ament (born March 10, 1963 in Big Sandy, Montana), is an American Rock bassist and one of the founding members of Pearl Jam. ... Bruce Fairweather is a guitarist/bassist based out of Seattle. ... Alex Shumway (better known as Alex Vincent) was the drummer for the bands Spluii Numa and, later, one the pioneers of the grunge scene, Green River (band). ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ...

History

Green River (named after the then at-large serial killer of the same name) was formed in early 1984 by vocalist/guitarist Mark Arm, guitarist Steve Turner, drummer Alex Vincent and bassist Jeff Ament. Guitarist Stone Gossard was then added thus freeing up Mark Arm to concentrate on singing. Arm and Turner had previously played in both Mr. Epp & The Calculations and the Limp Richerds while Turner and Vincent played in the briefly existent Spluii Numa. Ament came into the fold by way of Montana transplants Deranged Diction while Gossard was brought in after he had briefly played with Turner i his first band The Ducky Boys. Gary Leon Ridgway (born February 18, 1949), known as the Green River Killer, is one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Singer/Guitarist Mark Arm Mark Arm is the vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney. ... Steve Turner is an American guitarist, most famous for his work with Seattle band Mudhoney. ... Alex Shumway (better known as Alex Vincent) was the drummer for the bands Spluii Numa and, later, one the pioneers of the grunge scene, Green River (band). ... Jeff Ament (born March 10, 1963 in Big Sandy, Montana), is an American Rock bassist and one of the founding members of Pearl Jam. ... Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966, Seattle, Washington) is the rhythm guitarist and, along with Jeff Ament and Mike McCready, a founding member of American rock band Pearl Jam. ... The Limp Richerds were a hardcore punk rock band from Seattle, WA who featured Mark Arm and Steve Turner (later of Mudhoney and Green River respectively) in one of their many lineups. ... Spluii Numa was a pre-grunge Seattle punk band from the early 1980s. ...

By late 1984, the band was playing shows in and around Seattle. In December 1984, th band began production on their first record Come on Down. By the time they finished the record in early 1985 though, Turner had left the group citing his distaste with Ament and Gossard's "progressive" influences. He was replaced by former Deranged Diction guitarist Bruce Fairweather. Categories: Green River albums ... Bruce Fairweather is a guitarist/bassist based out of Seattle. ...

In mid-1985, the band embarked on their first nationwide tour designed to promote the now completed Come on Down EP. Release of the record was delayed however thus negating the purpose of the tour. From all accounts the experience was less than positive, though it did help cement alliances with other emerging American indie rock bands. Among those, in particular, was Sonic Youth who later quoted the title track "Come On Down" in their own 2000 composition "Never Mind (What Was It Any Way?)" on the New York City Ghosts & Flowers album. In the Fall of 1985 Come on Down was finally released by the New York-based Homestead Records to little fanfare. Although the record did not sell well, it is widely regarded as the first grunge record, predating both the Deep Six compilation and The Melvins first album.^{[citation needed]} Categories: Green River albums ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Sonic Youth is a seminal American alternative rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ... Categories: Green River albums ... Homestead Records Logo Homestead Records is a New York City based sublabel of Dutch East India Trading. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... The Deep Six compilation was released March 1986 (catalog# CZ001). ... The Melvins are an American rock band/ metal band that usually perform as a trio. ...

In 1986, the band continued to play in and around the Pacific Northwest to steadily larger crowds (especially in their hometown of Seattle). Early in the year, the now legendary Deep Six compilation was released on the local C/Z Records label. The compilation, which features the music of Green River, Soundgarden, The Melvins, Malfunkshun, Skin Yard and the U-Men, is widely regarded as one of the best documents of early grunge, although the term itself was not yet in use. ^{[citation needed]} The Deep Six compilation was released March 1986 (catalog# CZ001). ... C/Z Records is a Seattle based label that was established, in early 1985, by Chris Hanzsek and Tina Casale. ... Soundgarden was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. ... The Melvins are an American rock band/ metal band that usually perform as a trio. ... Malfunkshun is a grunge/Punk band formed in 1980 by Andrew Wood and his brother Kevin Wood. ... Skin Yard was a grunge band from Seattle, Washington, who were active from 1985 to 1992. ... The U-Men were a Seattle-based band in the early to late 80s. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ...

In June 1986, the band began production on their second EP titled Dry As a Bone with local producer Jack Endino. Again the record was delayed. In the meantime the band issued the one off "Together We'll Never"/"Ain't Nothing To Do" single on the local Tasque Force Records label. Dry As a Bone finally surfaced in July of 1987, a full year after it was recorded on Sub Pop Records, becoming the label's first non-compilation release. The record was received well in local press and is regarded by many fans and critics as the band's best overall record.^{[citation needed]} Dry As a Bone is an EP recorded in 1986 by grunge band Green River and released in 1987 on Sub Pop Records. ... Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ... Dry As a Bone is an EP recorded in 1986 by grunge band Green River and released in 1987 on Sub Pop Records. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington famous for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, and other grunge bands. ...

Almost immediately following the release of Dry As a Bone, the group re-entered the studio to begin production on their first full-length album Rehab Doll. Band in-fighting, though, took center stage over the music. Arm in particular began to feel at a distance from the rest of the band who he felt were becoming too obsessed with getting signed to a major label.^{[citation needed]} Ament and Gossard in particular were viewed by Arm as being too careerist about the future of the band. Ament and Gossard however had jobs and had to support themselfs while Arm was being supported by his parents. Mark Arm would later sign with a major label himself, leaving everyone to wonder why. The in-fighting came to a head following an October, 1987 show in Los Angeles. According to Arm, Ament had filled up the show's guest list with representatives from major labels, instead of the band's friends, without conferring with the rest of the group, only to have two of the 10 representatives show. On October 31, 1987 while Arm and Vincent awaited the start of practice, Ament, Gossard and Fairweather stated their desire to quit the band. Although members of the group agreed to stay on in order to complete Rehab Doll (production wrapped in January 1988), Green River had by late October 1987 ceased as a band. Dry As a Bone is an EP recorded in 1986 by grunge band Green River and released in 1987 on Sub Pop Records. ... Rehab Doll is a 1988 mini-album by the grunge band Green River. ... Rehab Doll is a 1988 mini-album by the grunge band Green River. ...

Post-Breakup

Following the demise of Green River in late 1987, Gossard, Ament and later Fairweather joined up with Malfunkshun frontman Andrew Wood to form the short-lived covers outfit Lords Of The Wasteland. By early '88 the Lords had become Mother Love Bone. Mother Love Bone, perhaps proving Mark Arm's accusations of careerism correct, quickly rose to the top of the Seattle music heap and were on the verge of making it big when, tragically, frontman Andrew Wood overdosed on heroin only days before the release of their debut album. After a brief spell in the Andrew Wood tribute supergroup Temple of the Dog, Ament and Gossard went on to form the massively successful and well-respected band Pearl Jam. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Malfunkshun is a grunge/Punk band formed in 1980 by Andrew Wood and his brother Kevin Wood. ... Andrew Wood (January 6, 1966 – March 19, 1990) was the lead singer of the band Mother Love Bone, and earlier of Malfunkshun. ... Mother Love Bone was a Seattle based rock band active from 1988 to 1990. ... Andrew Wood (January 6, 1966 – March 19, 1990) was the lead singer of the band Mother Love Bone, and earlier of Malfunkshun. ... Heroin (INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is an opioid synthesized directly from the extracts of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. ... Temple of the Dog is the only album from the grunge supergroup of the same name. ... Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. ...

After quitting Green River, Arm immediately called up his old friend and bandmate Steve Turner. Together they recruited bassist Matt Lukin (formerly of The Melvins) and drummer Dan Peters (of Bundle of Hiss and Feast) to form Mudhoney in early 1988. Mudhoney quickly became regarded as one the most promising bands on the Seattle scene, with single "Touch Me I'm Sick" and debut EP Superfuzz Bigmuff receiving rave reviews in the music press. After two more well-received records on Sub Pop, Mudhoney and Mark Arm signed to major label Reprise Records in 1992, releasing Piece of Cake later that year. Ironically, Mark Arm was seen as a person who had became set on becoming famous after signing a huge deal with major label Reprise Records. Arm and Turner have also since played together in side project The Monkeywrench. Steve Turner is an American guitarist, most famous for his work with Seattle band Mudhoney. ... Matt Lukin was a founding member and bassist for The Melvins. ... The Melvins are an American rock band/ metal band that usually perform as a trio. ... Dan Peters is the drummer for Mudhoney. ... Mudhoney is a grunge band, formed in Seattle in 1988. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Superfuzz Bigmuff was a 1988 EP by Mudhoney. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ... Reprise Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, operated through Warner Bros. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Piece of Cake is the third album by the grunge band, Mudhoney. ...

A one-off Green River reunion occurred on November 30, 1993 during a Pearl Jam concert at the Aladdin Theatre in Las Vegas, NV. Participating in the reunion were Mark Arm, Steve Turner, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Chuck Treece of Underdog who filled in on drums for the absent Alex Vincent who at that time was living in Japan. The band played only two songs "Swallow My Pride" and "Ain't Nothing To Do" before leaving the stage. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Singer/Guitarist Mark Arm Mark Arm is the vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney. ... Steve Turner is an American guitarist, most famous for his work with Seattle band Mudhoney. ... Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966, Seattle, Washington) is the rhythm guitarist and, along with Jeff Ament and Mike McCready, a founding member of American rock band Pearl Jam. ... Jeff Ament (born March 10, 1963 in Big Sandy, Montana), is an American Rock bassist and one of the founding members of Pearl Jam. ...

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Legacy

As previously stated, Green River made little commercial impact outside of Seattle. What they lacked in commercial success however they made up for in influence. In general, Green River is widely regarded as being one of the originators of the genre later known as grunge. With their sludgy mix of hard rock, punk and metal, heavily influenced by Iggy Pop's original proto-punk group The Stooges, coupled with Arm's twisted lyrics and vocal delivery, Green River greatly influenced both their peers and the bands that followed them. Even without the fact that some of its members would later go on to form some of the biggest bands of the northwest music scene, Green River should still be remembered for its musical foresight and innovation, years ahead of the rise of grunge. Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... The Stooges are an American rock band that was first active from around 1967 to 1974, and then reformed in 2003. ...

Band members

• Mark Arm (b. Mark McLaughlin) - vocals
• Stone Gossard - guitar
• Steve Turner - guitar (1984-1985)
• Bruce Fairweather - guitar (1985-1987)
• Jeff Ament - bass
• Alex Vincent (b. Alex Shumway) - drums

Singer/Guitarist Mark Arm Mark Arm is the vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney. ... Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966, Seattle, Washington) is the rhythm guitarist and, along with Jeff Ament and Mike McCready, a founding member of American rock band Pearl Jam. ... Steve Turner is an American guitarist, most famous for his work with Seattle band Mudhoney. ... Bruce Fairweather is a guitarist/bassist based out of Seattle. ... Jeff Ament (born March 10, 1963 in Big Sandy, Montana), is an American Rock bassist and one of the founding members of Pearl Jam. ... Alex Shumway (better known as Alex Vincent) was the drummer for the bands Spluii Numa and, later, one the pioneers of the grunge scene, Green River (band). ...

Discography

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Compilation/Soundtrack contributions

• "10,000 Things" and "Your Own Best Friend" on the Deep Six compilation (C/Z Records, 1986).
• "Searchin' (Good Things Come)" on the Motor City Madness compilation (Glitterhouse Records, 1988).
• "Hangin' Tree" on the Sub Pop 200 compilation (Sub Pop Records, 1988).
• "Swallow My Pride" on the This House Is Not A Motel compilation (Glitterhouse Records, 1989).
• "Hangin' Tree" on the Sub Pop Rock City compilation Glitterhouse Records, 1989).
• "Bazaar" and "Away In Manger" on the Another Pyrrhic Victory: The Only Compilation Of Dead Seattle God Bands compilation (C/Z Records, 1989).
• "Ain't Nothing To Do" on the Endangered Species compilation (Glitterhouse Records, 1990).
• "Baby Takes" on the Afternoon Delight: Love Songs From Sub Pop compilation (Sub Pop Records, 1992).
• "Swallow My Pride (1987 Demo)" on the Hype! soundtrack (Sub Pop Records, 1996).
• "This Town" on the Wild And Wooly: The Northwest Rock Collection compilation (Experience Music Project/Sub Pop Records, 2000).

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References

• Huey, Steve. "Green River". All Music Guide. Retrieved June 13, 2005.

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External links

• Fan site
• Green River Interviews and Discography