In 1983 Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard joined a band known as Green River. They came out with a total of three EP\'s, then disbanded in 1988. Steve Turner(former GR guitarist), and GR vocalist Mark Arm formed Mudhoney, the definition of grunge which still exists today. Stone and Jeff joined singer Andrew Wood to form a new band called Mother Love Bone. While Green River had been more punkish, MLB was much more oriented towards classic rock.
They rocked on for a while, writing loads of songs. With a record deal secured, they were ready to release their first album, Apple, in 1990. Noone knows if MLB would have had as profound of an effect on music as the grunge movement, and we never will, for just before the release of Apple, Wood overdosed on heroin and was found dead. The album was eventually released, but it found little success as the singer was no longer there to help form their sound. Mother Love Bone was disbanded. Stone and Jeff kept on playing, and eventually joined with other musicians to form a band that would go on to become the biggest in the world: Pearl Jam.
Soon after, Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell went to Stone and Jeff to ask them about recording a tribute. They accepted, and together with Eddie Vedder(Pearl Jam), and Matt Cameron(Soundgarden, Pearl Jam), they created the album Temple Of The Dog. It was named after a line in the MLB song \'Man Of Golden Words\'. It enjoyed success, and the members went back to their respective bands. Later on, a new record label put every bit of Mother Love Bone material they could squeeze into a single disc(77 minutes), and released it as Stardog Champion, named for the second track. It included a song from the Singles soundtrack, Chloe Dancer/Crown Of Thorns. It was originally simply Crown Of Thorns, but was combined with Chloe Dancer to create an epic.
Hopefully Andrew Wood and his old band will someday get the respect they deserve, but not anytime soon it seems.
Bio written by: big-k |
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