By the time the band finished the record in mid-1985, Turner had left the group, citing his distaste with the rest of the band's heavy metal leanings. The band began production in December 1984 on its first record, Come on Down. They were released on vinyl in 2016.īy late 1984, the band was playing shows in and around Seattle. On June 23, 1984, Green River recorded their first demos at Reciprocal Recording. got fired and we picked him up just before we recorded the first demo." "Stone was in another band with Jonathan Evison called March of Crimes. They called the band Green River, taking their name from the Green River Killer, a serial killer who was infamous in Washington state. They asked Ament to join after his band at the time, Deranged Diction, had broken up. In early 1984, Vincent, Turner and Arm decided to form a new band. Turner had also performed with Vincent in Spluii Numa, and Gossard in March of Crimes and The Ducky Boys. Arm and Turner had played together in both Mr Epp & The Calculations and the Limp Richerds. Prior to joining Green River, each member had played with punk and hardcore groups. Vincent, Turner and Gossard (as well as future The Presidents of the United States of America drummer Jason Finn) attended the Northwest School together in Seattle. Guitarist Stone Gossard joined the band later to allow Arm to concentrate on singing. Green River were formed in 1984 by vocalist/guitarist Mark Arm, guitarist Steve Turner, drummer Alex Vincent and bassist Jeff Ament.
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