Temple of the Dog

Tracks:

Say Hello 2 Heaven
Reach Down
Hunger Strike
Pushin Forward Back
Call Me A Dog
Times Of Trouble
Wooden Jesus
Your Savior
Four Walled World
All Night Thing

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This 1991 Seattle supergroup brought together Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron of Soundgarden with the surviving members of Mother Love Bone (Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard) and Eddie Vedder, later of Pearl Jam. The experiment worked. Cornell shines, seeming more comfortable here on this tribute to his former roommate and deceased MLB lead singer Andrew Wood than with his own band. "Hunger Strike" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven" combine glam and grunge better than anything in Love Bone's catalog, while "Wooden Jesus" is less didactic than anything in Pearl Jam's oeuvre. Most of the songs may be about loss and addiction, but this is compelling music for black days. --Charles R. Cross

Customer Reviews:

two words: chris cornell.......2007-07-14

Even though Temple of the Dog began as a tribute side project in the memory of Andrew Wood and only put out one studio album, it is definitely worth listening to - especially if you dig Mr. Chris Cornell, formerly of Soundgarden and Audioslave or simply just the grunge of the early nineties, since Sir Eddie Vedder has a hand in this symphony as well...

A solid effort.......2007-06-27

Cornell was better with both Soundgarden and Audioslave, but this is definitely better than his solo career material and worth a purchase if you're a fan of Soundgarden or Pearl Jam.

Great start, but weighed down in the end by the grunge of Seattle.......2007-06-21

The highlights of this album are probably the best Seattle-based stuff to come out in the whole Seattle-fixation era, and maybe that's because this was a release done out of heart-felt effort.

The back story is quite well known by now--when Mother Love Bone spiritual center Andrew Wood died, bandmates joined with members of Soundgarden under the name Temple of the Dog for an indirect tribute--wanting to honor Andrew's spirit with music. This clearly inspired the first two tracks (and probably among the best stuff on the album), "Say Hello 2 Heaven" and "Reach Down" (which is one of the best 11-minute rock songs out there). The album continues with a couple more strong tracks, "Hunger Strike" (still listenable even after all of the overplay in the Seattle-craze days and also includes Eddie Vedder) and "Pushin' Forward Back."

Had the so-called Seattle sound always had such depth of emotion and drive, it probably would have become more of a school of influence than a passing musical fad and fashion--the first four tracks alone are worth buying this disc for. There is a unity of sound and spirit in these songs, the sense of a band that plays to each other rather than out to the crowd for attention and approval (and, let's face it, the money). Also, the range of length among these four tracks show them to be songs that define themselves, that dictate their own needed sound rather than have a format cookie-cuttered onto them. Tracks 1-4 will show you some of the highest potential Seattle grunge could have brought to the world.

But, unfortunately, after that, the album sags aplenty. I have little that keeps me going for the last 6 tracks except maybe "Your Savior," but that one doesn't even always capture my interest. Cornell's vocals feel a little more standardized, the song construction a little more hackneyed. I'll freely admit that part of this was to connect to the fun element of Mother Love Bone, and after all it's all rock and not poetry, but still, there's a lot I find I just want to skip over for the last half or so of this album.

But that's all a shame to say, because the first 25 minutes or so will really perk up your ears. Andrew Wood is properly paid homage to here, but in the end the Seattle script wins out.

Temple of the Dog (self titled).......2007-05-12

Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder at their best, in the grunge band days before they became mainstream.

Awesome!.......2006-12-05

This is one of my favorite cd's. I am very bummed that this is the only cd they released. "Wooden Jesus" is fantastic, and of course "Hunger Strike" is great! I have a really hard time mentioning just a few songs because all of them are spectacular!!! This cd is a must have for every collection!

Average customer rating:

Bonus Track on this EP is a MUST

Fell On Black Days
Soundgarden
Manufacturer: A&M / Polydor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

Bonus Track on this EP is a MUST.......2007-07-22

I've Been a Soundgarden fan for many years. It's very difficult to pick a favorite song, but "Kyle Petty, Son of Richard" is one of the strongest B-Sides I have ever heard. It's as good or better than "Bleed Together" from the 'A-Sides' greatest hits compilation. It could have easily been included on 'Superunknown'.

If you like Soundgarden or Audioslave and haven't heard this song, this CD is worth the money.

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Manufacturer: Copro
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00020JPEK
Release Date: 2006-03-23

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Manufacturer: Self-Produced
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000IFHYN8

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