Temple of the Dog by Temple of the Dog

Pros: Absolutely everything
Cons: It was a one-time deal.

So here I am listening to Audioslave, thinking "Man, that Chris Cornell has made some major contributions to rock." This new band is great, his solo stuff is very good, and Soundgarden - well, it's Soundgarden.

But let's never forget the...

Pros: Some of the best grunge tracks ever made.
Cons: Sadly, they only released one complete CD.

Some people say that grunge is dead and buried. Some say that the must was simply too dark to survive for more than a few years. Some say that the music was melodramatic, embraced a suicidal lifestyle and romanticized drug use. Obviously the ...

Pros: Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, together, in album form
Cons: None really

I was just a lowly high school student during the beginning of the “grunge” era. I started high school hearing the tunes of New Kids On The Block and Poison. I ended high school much wiser and much more musically savvy than I entered. I had begun to ...

Pros: All-around great collaboration between Chris Cornell and the future Pearl Jam.
Cons: Short disc.

Actually that equation should probably read 95% of Mother Love Bone as that was what Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard were members of prior to Temple Of The Dog. Eddie Vedder and guitarist Mike McCready were both largely unknown at this point and drummer Matt ...

Pros: Soothing album with a good number of class rock-influenced riffs tossed in
Cons: No follow-up disc

This album, simply put, was a victim of the alleged "grunge scene" in the early and mid-1990s. A bunch of bands from the Northwest U.S. were slapped with the generic, all-inclusive "grunge" label and that hurt the reputation of all groups involved as a...

Pros: Chris Cornell & Pearl Jam
Cons: Very, very short

I admit it. I am a child of the late eighties and early nineties. Fortunately for me, rather than falling to the trappings of the horrible New Kids on the Block, I fell for grunge. In fact, that passion for music that developed beginning in that era...

Pros: The best members of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam
Cons: They only produced one album

Temple of the Dog is essentially the result of a group therapy session that took on a life of its own. In 1990, Andy Wood, of the industrious young Seattle band Mother Love Bone, died of a drug overdose. Long time friend Chris Cornell decided to deal...

Pros: A wonderful, spiritual, musical tribute.
Cons: Of course, a reunion would be great!

I was given this CD in the Christmas of 1992, along with a Mudhoney CD which I played one time, then threw down the staircase. I was heavy into Extreme and Mr. Big at the time, and my ears didn’t want to bend to the Seattleness of my Christmas...

Pros: Members of two of the best bands of the 90s, Cornell/Vedder duet, extremely emotional and powerful songs, brings back sweet memories
Cons: I wish it was long; 10 songs from such great musicians is a TOTAL tease

Things like this don't happen anymore. Talented musicians don't get together to pay tribute to their friends. The one and only album to be released by Seattle supergroup Temple of the Dog, is a self-titled gem that is worth the price of...

Pros: Interesting to the extreme.
Cons: Absolutely no chance of another.

This is simply a great album and immediatly i would like to say that it has not gotten the respect it deserves, at least not on a grand enough scale.

In case you don't know where it came from, this is an album dedicated to Andrew Wood,...

Pros: Great melodies and instrumental music. Some great vocals too.
Cons: Not enough Eddie Vedder. Some dumb songs

Temple of the Dog, the band and the album, were created in memory of Andy Wood, the lead singer of Mother Love Bone, which is essentially the band that became Pearl Jam. Temple of the Dog is actually exactly the same band as the current Pearl Jam, except...

Pros: Beautiful, melodic Grunge album
Cons: Cornell's ever-continuous screaming vocals

I bought this album at a garage sale, having no idea who or what Temple of the Dog was. However, upon looking in the lyric sheet I saw several familiar names, Chris Cornell (of Soundgarden and now a solo artist), and Mike McCready, Stone Gossard and Jeff...

Pros: Awesome classic '90s rock band.
Cons: The group no longer together :(

In 1991, Temple of the Dog CD came out. The album's ten tracks may seem little, but the songs are lo ...

Pros: A great album, PJ history
Cons: is it still in stores?

A tribute album to Andrew Wood, main guy in the band Mother Love Bone, we get a "group" organized as Temple of the Dog to create a tribute album for him. Interestingly, two of the members of this group are Chris Cornell, who does most of the...

Pros: No one really remembers them
Cons: It exists

This takes you back to the early '90s; a simpler time when values like melody, meaning and musical craftsmanship didn't really matter all that much. This is wonderful music for ignoring, or not even listening to at all for that matter. The only standout track is the last one, because it mercifully heralds the end of this sonic abortion.