..".an interesting glimpse into a time of extraordinary ferment
amidst a revolutionary musical subculture."
Barbara Lloyd McMichael, "The Bellingham Herald
"
"If"The Strangest Tribe"were a Seattle band, it would be Mudhoney.
The book was published by a small, Seattle-based independent press
called Sasquatch Books and deserves more attention. A geeky and
infectious enthusiasm permeates Tow s work, and his approach allows
him to emphasize the diversity of the Seattle music scene and
profile a number of bands that didn t fit into the grunge
mold."
"Rain Taxi Review of Books
""Tow brings in the voices and first-hand accounts of the heaviest
hitters in Seattle who really tell it best."
"City Paper," Philadelphia
"As a lifelong Seattle native of a certain age, I was there for it
all - and can vouch for the fact the The Strangest Tribe gets it
right. The author even discusses details such as small parties in
Belltown, the events of which would one day alter music history...
The cooperation Stephen Tow received was invaluable. The hundreds
of interviews he conducted and obvious research have paid off
substantially. For an "outsider" (he lives in Cheltenham, PA) Tow
has done an outstanding job of telling the real Seattle music
story. The Strangest Tribe is a great read."
"Seattle PI"
"While many of the bands that Tow writes about have little to do
with grunge as the world came to know it, his attention to detail
and appreciation of Seattle music history create a wonderful
backdrop for the phenomenon that was to come. You feel like you
were there, even if like Tow you weren t."
"Philly Burbs
""Tow s book is a grunge encyclopedia. Its in-depth storytelling
touches on familiar names, long-forgotten music venues and bands
that lasted only a few days. It talks about a music scene
frequently at war with police and city officials. And like the
music itself, his interviews invoke a dirty, feedback-heavy story
of a once-in-a-lifetime culture."
"Centre Daily, " Philadelphia
"Details. Stephen Tow s book, The Strangest Tribe: How a Group of
Seattle Rock Bands Invented Grunge, has a lot of them, and though
there s a mountain of information, it isn t overwhelming. It s
scholarly but entertaining, interesting and funny; it s researched
to no end but quite relatable for both musicians and music
fans."
"Seattle Subsonic"
"Stephen Tow takes a second look at the music and community that
vaulted the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, and Soundgarden
to international fame. Packed with interviews with the starring
characters, this book extensively chronicles the rise of rock 'n'
roll's last great statement and reveals what the music really meant
to the key players."
"Blabbermouth"
..".the definitive history of the Seattle music scene that went
from beer-stained garage band obscurity to globally iconic in the
space of a few years. Tow digs deep into the pre-historic,
establishing the geneology of seminal, but lesser-known pioneers
band like the The U-Men, Green River and the Thrown Ups that
established the aesthetics and infrastructure that eventually made
bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam household words and Seattle itself
the center of the known universe in the early 90s."
"Phawker, "Philadelphia
..".Tow's comprehensive and insightful book will delight the
serious fan and reward them with a deep and extensive story of the
music scene and the grunge bands that put Seattle on world's music
map."
"Philadelphia Stories
.".".if you re like me, and you believe Seattle bands like
Mudhoney, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden were the source of
some truly inspired rock moments, then Delaware Valley College
professor Stephen Tow s well-researched examination of the scene
that spawned them is a must-read one that s written with the
impassioned perspective of a historian in love with his
subject."
"Main Line Today, "staff picks "
."..an interesting glimpse into a time of extraordinary ferment
amidst a revolutionary musical subculture."
Barbara Lloyd McMichael, "The Bellingham Herald
"
"If "The Strangest Tribe" were a Seattle band, it would be
Mudhoney. The book was published by a small, Seattle-based
independent press called Sasquatch Books and deserves more
attention. A geeky and infectious enthusiasm permeates Tow's work,
and his approach allows him to emphasize the diversity of the
Seattle music scene and profile a number of bands that didn't fit
into the grunge mold."
"Rain Taxi Review of Books"
"There is a avalanche of information in Stephen Tow's
meticulously-researched "Strangest Tribe." It almost feels as if
the author were there. Hell, I WAS there and I didn't know half of
this stuff. You'll find out how a bunch of punk rock geeks somehow
turned sleepy Seattle and its basement-beer-bred music scene into a
worldwide phenomenon. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll eventually
fall over, as we all did at the time. A ton of seriously killer
music came out of the fuzz and fuck-all attitudes, and eventually
money changed hands. But it was funny too. Still is."
--Scott McCaughey (Young Fresh Fellows, Minus 5, R.E.M.)
"As a lifelong Seattle native of a certain age, I was there for it
all - and can vouch for the fact the "The Strangest Tribe" gets it
right. The author even discusses details such as small parties in
Belltown, the events of which would one day alter music history.
The cooperation Stephen Tow received was invaluable. The hundreds
of interviews he conducted andk
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