The complete story of the band that many consider the inventors of "grunge," produced with their full cooperation. Before everybody loved their town, Mudhoney was just an unlikely quartet of Seattle-music-scene knockabouts-two college dropouts, a carpenter, and the best drummer in town. But in 1988, the band's debut single, "Touch Me I'm Sick," and subsequent EP, Superfuzz Bigmuff, turned the indie-rock world on its ear and lit the way for the grunge...

"Ever since Pearl Jam first blasted onto the Seattle grunge scene three decades ago with their debut album, Ten, they have sold 85M plus albums, performed for hundreds of thousands of fans around the world, and have even been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack Of A Generation, music critic and journalist Steven Hyden celebrates the life, career, and music of this legendary group, widely considered...

"Describes the beginnings and evolution of punk and indie music, spotlighting important artists and songs"--Provided by publisher.