![]() But Soundgarden is great, so that is not a problem. It is a very good album, too, though I don’t hear much of what would become Pearl Jam in there, as it sounds no different really than Soundgarden. They released their self titled album in April 1991. They named the band Temple of the Dog, after a Mother Love Bone lyric, and went into the studio to record the songs that Cornell had written about Wood during Soundgarden’s last tour. He asked Soundgarden’s drummer Matt Cameron to join them. Once he started feeling like playing again, he called an old high school buddy, Mike McCready, to jam with him.Ĭornell had been Andrew Wood’s close friend and roommate, and he was wanting to put together a tribute band in honor of their departed friend. The remaining members decided to go their separate ways.Īfter the death of Wood, Gossard spent a few months away from music. While the delay curbed some of the hype about the album, the main issue was that the band had lost both their friend and lead singer. The album’s release was pushed back until Summer of 1990. However, just a few days before the album was to be released, lead singer Wood overdosed on heroin and passed away a few days later. ![]() The album’s release date was scheduled for March of 1990. I have no doubt, that the band would have been huge, had circumstance not gotten in their way. It is a very good album and Wood was a great frontman, sounding similar to both Robert Plant and Axl Rose at times. There was a lot of advance hype by the music press and already people were saying this band would change music. After touring for the next year, the band went into the studio to record their debut LP. Shine was the first major label release by any of the bands from the Seattle grunge rock scene. ![]() After playing around Seattle for about a year the band signed to Polygram Records and quickly released an EP, Shine. ![]()
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