Formation of Green River

Green River was formed in 1984 when Arm and Turner recruited Alex Vincent as drummer, who had previously played with Turner in the short-lived Spluii Numa . Bassist Jeff Ament joined the band after arriving in Seattle with his band Deranged Diction. Stone Gossard , another of Turner’s former bandmates, was recruited as second guitarist. Green River recorded their debut EP, Come on Down , in 1985, and it is considered the first grunge record because it was released several months before the Deep Six album (which featured music by Green River and five other Seattle grunge bands). Turner left the band after its release due to his distaste of the band’s hard rock leanings. He was replaced by another Deranged Diction member, Bruce Fairweather . After recording another EP ( Dry As a Bone ) and a full-length album ( Rehab Doll ), the band disbanded in late 1987. Gossard, Ament, and Fairweather went on to join Mother Love Bone . Following lead singer Andrew Wood ‘s death, Gossard and Ament went on to form Pearl Jam , and Fairweather joined Love Battery .