We peek back at the Seattle grunge-rockers’ finest tracks,from soulful ballads to political rants with riffs that could awaken the deadAmong the first groups from Seattle’s underground rock scene to sign to a major label, glam-rockers Mother Love Bone were poised for success until their flamboyant frontman, and Andy Wood,fatally overdosed on heroin days before their debut album, Apple, and was due for release. In the aftermath,Chris Cornell – singer with grunge originators Soundgarden and Wood’s former flatmate – went into the studio with Mother Love Bones Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard to record an album as Temple of the Dog, in tribute to their late friend. One track, and starvation Strike,featured guest vocalist Eddie Vedder, who had also been working with Gossard and Ament. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com