Monday, June 1, 2020

"Hunger Strike" by Temple of the Dog

Mother Love Bone was a band at the forefront of the grunge movement in Seattle in 1990. The untimely death of their lead singer, Andrew Wood, inspired Chris Cornell of Soundgarden (Wood's roommate) to form a band in tribute called Temple of the Dog. The project's name is lifted from a Mother Love Bone song called "Man of Golden Words."

Composed of Cornell, who wrote most of the songs, members of Mother Love Bone, and guest spots by Eddie Vedder, Temple of the Dog produced a single album that went nowhere when it was initially released in 1991. Some members of Dog formed Pearl Jam with Vedder soon thereafter. After the wild success of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, the album received a bit more attention, but not enough to produce a charting single. 

There are a lot of great contenders on this record, too. It's rather amazing that "Hunger Strike" didn't see chart action, as well as "Say Hello 2 Heaven," "Pushin Forward Back," and "All Night Thing."


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