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Early Grunge Band, Green River Reunited after 21 Years |
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Green River will perform as part of the two-day 20th anniversary bash of Sub Pop Records, the indie label whose roster spans early Nirvana to Flight of the Conchords.
Green River has re-learned two unreleased songs from its early demo, "Baby, Help Me Forget" and "Leech," said bassist Jeff Ament, who went on to co-found Pearl Jam with bandmate Stone Gossard.
"In a weird way, those are probably some of the best songs we have," Ament said. "It's funny how it works. At the time, we thought they were way too simple or not challenging enough. But in retrospect, they're really great pop songs. We re-learned those two, but there are five or six songs that never got released."
Green River, which also includes Mudhoney's Mark Arm and Steve Turner and drummer Alex Vincent, rehearsed twice in late April but has since reconvened three additional times.
On Saturday July 5, Ament and Gossard will join their Pearl Jam bandmates for "VH1's Rock Honors" tribute to The Who. The group will perform The Who's "The Real Me" for the occasion.
"It's always cool to learn a song like that, which is so different than our own style," Ament said. "We've also never played with horns and a string section before, so that will be an added special thing for us."
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