Take a seat and ride through the messy and muddy tight- knit grunge scene that grew in Seattle basements and went on to circle the globe. Mud Ride features a foreword by Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard and 75 full-color illustrations and photographs throughout. From the beginnings of grunge to the come-down from the highs of success and stardom-this is the story of the once-sleepy Seattle scene becoming Time magazine cover-worthy and what happens when drugs, fame, and untold wealth wreak havoc. I have described you in the past not merely as a Musicians Musician but as a Musician to whom Musicians Musicians listen. Steve began his career on the Manchester, UK folk scene at the end of the 60s, with the Geordie band Canny Fettle, touring with them for eight years and. In Mud Ride, Steve Turner offers an inside look at growing up in Seattle and touring with the likes of Nirvana and Courtney Love. Only the engulfing ocean had power to drown them into silence. Steve Turner, guitarist of Mudhoney, one of the first grunge bands, has inspired countless musicians and bands from Kurt Cobain to Pearl Jam. Read 'The Band that Played On The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went Down with the Titanic' by Steve Turner available from Rakuten Kobo. Until now, there has been no firsthand telling of the Seattle music scene from a musician who was there for it all. The defining story of the grunge explosion from a founding member of Mudhoney, the band that made it all possible.

The Band That Played On by Steve Turner