Song:In 'n' Out Of Grace
Album:March To Fuzz
Though not as well known as later bands, Mudhoney established the Seattle grunge sound in the late 80s. They just never had the commercial success they deserved. Mudhoney started out as Mr. Epp and the Calculation in 1980 at Bellevue Christian High School in Bellevue, WA. Lead singer Mark Mclaughlin AKA Mark Arm started the band as a joke on his math teacher. Guitarist Steve Turner joined and they started playing gigs. In 1984 they changed the name to Green River and brought in Alex Vincent on drums, Jeff Ament on bass and Stone Gossard on guitar. They released the 1985 EP Come On Down which is often regarded as the first grunge recording. Turner left because he didn't like the music and was replaced by Bruce Fairweather. Green River split up after a second EP. Ament and Gossard went on to be part of Pearl Jam. Arm and Turner then formed Mudhoney with drummer Dan Peters and bassist Matt Lukin. Arm and Peters wrote songs together. The band is named after a Russ Meyer film. In 'n' Out Of Grace was released as a single. Then they released an EP Superfuzz Bigmuff. After Mudhoney signed with SubPop, all that music was released on one CD. It's still one of their most popular songs and you can get it on this 2CD comp. After releasing the 1991 album Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge, Mudhoney signed with Reprise. They just never had the success there that they should have had and after three albums, Reprise dropped them. Steve Turner says that after Kurt Cobain died, there was a major backlash against other grunge bands especially Mudhoney because they were the first grunge band. Lukin left and was replaced by Guy Maddison. Since then Mudhoney returned to SubPop and they still record and tour. Here's Mudhoney performing In 'n' Out Of Grace at the Berlin Independence Days Music Festival in Berlin, Germany Oct. 11, 1988.
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