Temple of the Dog is an American rock supergroup formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. It was conceived by vocalist Chris Cornell of Soundgarden in recognition of his friend, the late Andrew Wood, vocalist of the band Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. Formations include Stone Gossard on rhythm guitar, Jeff Ament on bass guitar (both former members of Mother Love Bone), Mike McCready on lead guitar, and Matt Cameron on drums. Eddie Vedder appears as a guest to provide some lead vocals and backing.
The band released their only album, self-titled Temple of the Dog, in April 1991 via A & amp; M Records. Recording sessions took place in November and December 1990 at London Bridge Studios, in Seattle, Washington with producer Rakesh "Rick" Parashar. Despite the praise of music critics at the time of its release, the album was not widely recognized until 1992, when Vedder, Ament, Gossard, and McCready made a breakthrough with Pearl Jam.
The band toured in 2016 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their self-titled album.
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History
Temple of the Dog was started by Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, who had been a roommate Andrew Wood, lead singer of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. Wood died on March 19, 1990, due to a heroin overdose, the day Cornell returned from the tour. As he went on tour to Europe a few days later, he began writing songs in honor of his close friends. The result was two songs, "Reach Down" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven", which he recorded as soon as he came home from the tour.
The material is recorded slowly and melodically, the music is different from the aggressive rock soundgarden. Cornell approached former Wood's bandmates Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament - who are still figuring out how to proceed without Mother Love Bone - with the aim of releasing the song as a single. Ament described the collaboration as "a very good thing at the time" for Gossard and he who put them into a "band situation where we can play and make music." The band's lineup comes with the addition of Soundgarden drummer (and later Pearl Jam) Matt Cameron and Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready. They call themselves the Temple of the Dog, a reference to the lines in the lyrics of Mother Love Bone's song "Man of Golden Words".
The band started practicing "Reach Down", "Say Hello 2 Heaven", and other songs that Cornell had written on the tour before Wood's death, and reworked some of the material from demos written by Gossard, Ament, and Cameron. One such demo became a song for two bands, recorded as "Footsteps" by Pearl Jam and "Times of Trouble" by Temple of the Dog. The idea of ​​covering Wood's solo material also appeared but was quickly abandoned, as they realized it would make people (including close friends and relatives of Wood) think the band "exploit the material."
The release of the single was immediately considered a "dumb idea" by Cornell and refused an EP or album. The album was recorded in just 15 days, produced by the band itself. Gossard described the recording process as a "no pressure" situation, because there was no hope or pressure coming from the record company. Eddie Vedder, who had flown from San Diego to Seattle to audition for Ament, Gossard, and McCready to become a band singer who initially billed themselves as Mookie Blaylock (so named for basketball players but eventually settled on Pearl Jam), was in one of the Temple of the Dog rehearsals and ends by providing backing vocals. "Hunger Strike" became a duet between Cornell and Vedder. Cornell was still figuring out vocals during the rehearsals when Vedder stepped in and filled out the empty parts while singing because he saw it was difficult for Cornell, as Cornell explains later: "He sang half of the song not even knowing that I wanted that part was there and he sang it just the way I thought to do it, instinctively. "" Hunger Strike "became the singles of Temple of the Dog's breakout, it was also Vedder's first lead vocal on the recording.Following the 2011 documentary Pearl Jam Twenty, Vedder stated:" It was the first time I heard myself on a recording real. It could be one of my favorite songs I've ever played - or the most meaningful. "
Temple of the Dog was released on April 16, 1991, via A & amp; M Records and originally sold 70,000 copies in the United States. Ament remember that A & amp; M asked for a Pearl Jam sticker on the cover - because they just picked their new name - because "it would be a good thing for us", but they refused. This album received favorable reviews but failed to generate a chart. Critic Steve Huey of AllMusic later rated the album with four and a half stars out of five, stating that "the recording sounds like a bridge between the '70s-rock' update of Mother Love Bone and the harshness of Pearl Jam." David Fricke of Rolling Stone also wrote in retrospect that the album "deserves to immortality." The band members are happy with the material, for achieving its purpose; Cornell believes that "Andy really likes" the songs, and Gossard also asserts that he thinks Wood will be "fascinated by everything". Soon after the release of the album, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam started their next album recording, and the Temple of the Dog project ended.
In the summer of 1992, the album received new attention. Although it was released more than a year earlier, A & amp; M Records realize that they have in their catalog which is basically a collaboration between Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, which has been increasingly a major concern in the months since the album's release with their respective albums, Badmotorfinger and > Ten. A & amp; M decided to republish the album and promote "Hunger Strike" as a single with an accompanying music video that had been filmed previously. Caution allows both albums and singles to map on Billboard and generates a boost in album sales. The album was among the 100 best-selling albums of 1992. Temple of the Dog finally sold over a million copies, earning platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Ament, Cameron, Cornell, and McCready then reunited under the name M.A.C.C. to record Jimi Hendrix's cover of "Hey Baby (Land of the New Rising Sun)" for the 1993 tribute album Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix. This song has been included as part of the live band set. In a 2007 interview with the Ultimate Guitar Archive, Cornell stated he would be open to a Temple of the Dog reunion, or "a collaboration with a combination of those people". He also revealed that Temple of the Dog is the reason he joined Audioslave, because the experience made him "keep an open mind" about collaboration with musicians from other bands.
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Live show
During the beginning of their existence, the only time Temple of the Dog plays a full hour is when practicing and writing material for an album. The band (with the exception of Vedder) performed in Seattle on Off Ramp Cafà ©  © on November 13, 1990. They also opened for Alice in Chains, following the Seattle Panic group live briefly, on December 22, 1990, at Moore Theater. in Seattle. In the time since the album's release, the band has been reshaped for live performances once on occasions where both Soundgarden and Pearl Jam perform. Temple of the Dog performed "Hunger Strike" on October 3, 1991 at the Forum Foundation in Los Angeles, California; a set of three songs on October 6, 1991 at Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood for Rip's Magazine 5th anniversary party (Temple of the Dog playing after Spinal Tap's secret header); and "Hunger Strike" on August 14, 1992, at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston, Virginia and 13 September 1992 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Irvine, California (both part of the Lollapalooza festival series in 1992). The band also played "Reach Down" on the last occasion.
At the Pearl Jam show at Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, California, on October 28, 2003, Cornell joined the band on stage, effectively reuniting Temple of the Dog (Cameron has been a drummer for Pearl Jam since 1998) for renditions of " Hunger Strike "and" Reach Down ". Cornell also featured Audioslave "Like a Stone" and Chris Cornell "Can not Change Me". The "Reach Down" version recorded that night later appeared in Pearl Jam fan club singles in 2003 Christmas. Pearl Jam is also known to perform "Hunger Strike" life without Cornell on rare occasions.
The band's post-Soundgarden Cornell, Audioslave, added "All Night Thing," "Call Me a Dog," and "Hunger Strike" to its live set in 2005. In addition, Cornell has added the songs, plus "Pushin Forward Back, "" Wooden Jesus, "" Reach Down, "and" Say Hello 2 Heaven, "to his solo solo set.
On October 6, 2009, Cornell joins Pearl Jam on stage to perform "Hunger strike" in Los Angeles, effectively reuniting the Dog Temple once more. Following a short 2009 reunion event, a fan group appeared on Facebook in April 2010 supporting a 20th anniversary reunion tour to run from April 16, 2011.
During the Labor Day weekend, 2011, Cornell joins Pearl Jam on stage at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin for PJ20 (Pearl Jam's twentieth birthday celebration). On September 3, he joined them for four songs, which included the song "Stardog Champion", "Say Hello 2 Heaven", "Reach Down", and "Hunger Strike". The 4 September appearance included four songs with Cornell joining in "Hunger Strike", "Call Me a Dog", "All Night Thing", and "Reach Down" (which also included Glen Hansard, Dhani Harrison of Thenewno2, Davod Garza, and Liam Finn).
On October 25 and 26, 2014, Cornell joins Pearl Jam onstage to perform a "Hangout" at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California during the 28th Annual School Benefit School. The Oct. 26 concert marked the last time Vedder and Cornell sang the song together.
On January 30, 2015, Pearl Jam (minus Vedder) band Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, and Matt Cameron joined Chris Cornell and Mike McCready during the Sonic Mad Season Evolution Concert at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony. The group performed two songs, "Reach Down", and "Call Me A Dog".
The band finally officially toured, on a limited scale (albeit very excited and celebrated), in the fall of 2016 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their self-titled album. Vedder did not participate in the tour, citing "family commitments", but the audience sang his part in "Hunger Strike", and Cornell devoted the song to Vedder during the band's concert at Paramount Theater in Seattle on 21 November 2016.
Cornell's death on May 18, 2017, during a tour with Soundgarden, quelled questions about a further reunion (along with rumors and hopes for possible new material to come) from Temple of the Dog.
Discography
Studio album
Singles
Music videos
- 1991 - "Hunger strike"
Members
- Chris Cornell - main vocals, banjo, guitar, harmonica
- Mike McCready - main guitar, backing vocals
- Stone Gossard - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Jeff Ament - bass, backing vocals
- Matt Cameron - drums, backing vocals
Guest
- Eddie Vedder - backing vocals, co-lead vocalist, guitar
See also
- List of alternative rock artists
Notes and references
External links
- Official website
- The Dog Temple at AllMusic
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