Green River - Come On DownReleased in 1985, Green Rivers Come On Down" was a record existing in its sonic universe out of step with its own time. Was it glam? Was it punk? Was it metal? Was it cool? We now know it was one of the building blocks of what Mark Arm would coin as "grunge", but in 1985 this record was a silent groundbreaker. It was not only the raw, sludgy, slower guitar sound that makes this band important in its place in rock history, but the members of Green

it was a flamboyancy

one of the greatest rock and roll albums of all time

Influenced

'Vitalogy' stands as Pearl Jam's most original and uncompromising album

the outlaws of Cosmic Americana

To be sure

All those old 'world music' prejudices have no place here

Together they carved out a story which today stands as a sumptuous feast for anyone interested in the roots and evolution of "the Bristol sound"

with Stills anthemic For What its Worth kicking the album off

but would also see a second life as covered by esteemed rock-and-rollers The Kills

Songs of Experience and Earth Rot – which will see release through 2018

the record is filled with inventive production and rhymes