Temple of the Dog was a supergroup with the exception that none of them had yet achieved the fame they would go on to get in the following years. Imagine if they reunited now! Check out this f'n lineup:
Jeff Ament
Matt Cameron
Chris Cornell
Stone Gossard
Mike McCready
Eddie Vedder
That's almost a who's who of grunge royalty! Or at least Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Mother Love Bone. Can you imagine Chris and Eddie trading off on vocals (either on the same song or taking their own songs to lead on), Chris prolly writing the lyrics (sorry Eddie) or at least most of them, and Ament, Cameron, McCready, and Gossard all rocking out behind them?
FUUUUUUUUUUCK. This is one of the best albums ever, IMO. Every song on it rocks. Pearl Jam's "Ten" might be as good as this one, but in my mind no other album from them or any of the other groups that followed was as good as this one. Although Soundgarden's harder stuff like "Beyond the Wheel" kicked ass too, so maybe it's good they all explored their own sounds.
I dunno, all's I know is it ROCKS!!!
And yeah mgb, Chris could rip the roof off the ceiling with his highs back then. Don't get me wrong, I still love his voice, but he can't hit that upper register anymore. I mean, he smoked for a long time, plus the dude's in his 40s and been screaming his head off most of his life, so who can blame him? But he still kicks ass just in a more gravelly sort of way. Eddie's voice is still strong because the way he sings is more controlled and he doesn't strain it as much. He could never go that high in the first place, but his voice is buttery and natural just as it is. Those two plus Layne Staley had the best voices in "grunge", though Kurt's was great too because it was really emotional. Scott Weiland is ok. The dude from Marcy Playground has an awesome voice too but it's not a "hard rock" voice, more alternative. Anyway, I'll shut up now.
They were all extremely famous heavy weights and successful when they made this little tribute record. It's a tribute to Andrew Wood, who they claim was actually the really talented one out of the whole lot. That says a lot about the guy,
They were all extremely famous heavy weights and successful when they made this little tribute record. It's a tribute to Andrew Wood, who they claim was actually the really talented one out of the whole lot. That says a lot about the guy,
i pretty much agree with you across the board, stegon. but - vedder wasn't even in "pearl jam" when they recorded "hunger strike." he was auditioning, just up from san diego. that was his first vocal on a major label release. the other guys were gaining traction, but they were far from heavyweights at that point.
i pretty much agree with you across the board, stegon. but - vedder wasn't even in "pearl jam" when they recorded "hunger strike." he was auditioning, just up from san diego. that was his first vocal on a major label release. the other guys were gaining traction, but they were far from heavyweights at that point.
Temple of the Dog was a supergroup with the exception that none of them had yet achieved the fame they would go on to get in the following years. Imagine if they reunited now! Check out this f'n lineup:
Jeff Ament Matt Cameron Chris Cornell Stone Gossard Mike McCready Eddie Vedder
That's almost a who's who of grunge royalty! Or at least Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Mother Love Bone. Can you imagine Chris and Eddie trading off on vocals (either on the same song or taking their own songs to lead on), Chris prolly writing the lyrics (sorry Eddie) or at least most of them, and Ament, Cameron, McCready, and Gossard all rocking out behind them?
FUUUUUUUUUUCK. This is one of the best albums ever, IMO. Every song on it rocks. Pearl Jam's "Ten" might be as good as this one, but in my mind no other album from them or any of the other groups that followed was as good as this one. Although Soundgarden's harder stuff like "Beyond the Wheel" kicked ass too, so maybe it's good they all explored their own sounds.
I dunno, all's I know is it ROCKS!!!
And yeah mgb, Chris could rip the roof off the ceiling with his highs back then. Don't get me wrong, I still love his voice, but he can't hit that upper register anymore. I mean, he smoked for a long time, plus the dude's in his 40s and been screaming his head off most of his life, so who can blame him? But he still kicks ass just in a more gravelly sort of way. Eddie's voice is still strong because the way he sings is more controlled and he doesn't strain it as much. He could never go that high in the first place, but his voice is buttery and natural just as it is. Those two plus Layne Staley had the best voices in "grunge", though Kurt's was great too because it was really emotional. Scott Weiland is ok. The dude from Marcy Playground has an awesome voice too but it's not a "hard rock" voice, more alternative. Anyway, I'll shut up now.
They were all extremely famous heavy weights and successful when they made this little tribute record. It's a tribute to Andrew Wood, who they claim was actually the really talented one out of the whole lot. That says a lot about the guy,
They were all extremely famous heavy weights and successful when they made this little tribute record. It's a tribute to Andrew Wood, who they claim was actually the really talented one out of the whole lot. That says a lot about the guy,
Well said, bro.
Well said, bro.
i pretty much agree with you across the board, stegon. but - vedder wasn't even in "pearl jam" when they recorded "hunger strike." he was auditioning, just up from san diego. that was his first vocal on a major label release. the other guys were gaining traction, but they were far from heavyweights at that point.
i pretty much agree with you across the board, stegon. but - vedder wasn't even in "pearl jam" when they recorded "hunger strike." he was auditioning, just up from san diego. that was his first vocal on a major label release. the other guys were gaining traction, but they were far from heavyweights at that point.