How An Accidental Duet SAVED This Masterpiece From Being D.O.A | Professor of Rock

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When Mother Love Bone frontman Andrew Wood dies tragically in 1990, Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell was devastated. He was trying to work through his emotions and knew that music would be the only cathartic way to do it. As he wrote some very heavy songs had knew they wouldn’t work for his band so he connected with the remaining Mother Love Bone band members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament as well as new guitarist Mike McCready to create Temple of the Dog and the song Hunger Strike a veritable 90s masterwork. When he struggled to get exactly what he wanted on the song Hunger Strike, Eddie Vedder stepped up to the mic and the two made history.
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So, it’s time for another edition of our series Dos. Where we go behind the greatest duets in Rock History This time we take a turn on an alternative route… After receiving a flood of requests to take a deep dive into this one, today we are telling the story of the immortal tribute to the downtrodden... Hunger Strike, by Seattle’s own Temple of the Dog.
When Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell walked into the hospital room of his close friend, Mother Love Bone icon Andy Wood, there really were no words to express his shock and disbelief. Stretched out before him was a motionless, nearly lifeless figure, hooked up to an array of machines designed to keep his heart pumping and his lungs breathing.
Just days earlier, Andy Wood, who was a recovering heroin addict, tragically relapsed. He had overdosed on heroin and was now in a braindead coma. According to the doctors, he wasn’t going to recover.
Cornell and Wood had once been roommates. They had written songs together. And competed in a friendly rivalry as up and coming Seattle rock bands... Soundgarden and Mother Love Bone. Chris had just finished performing at a club in New York when he heard the news of Andy’s overdose. He was absolutely crushed. As soon as he could, he boarded a plane to Seattle and rushed to see his fallen brother. He was the last person to arrive. The room was filled with close family, most of whom Cornell had never met.
Andy’s girlfriend Xana had insisted that doctors not pull the plug until Chris arrived and could say goodbye. Chris had mixed feelings about this. On the one hand it was an honor and really cool. But on the other, it was awful. All of Andy’s family was all sitting there waiting to close the chapter. And Chris was the guy holding up the inevitable. After saying goodbye, Cornell watched the doctors pull the plug on his friend. Andy was gone. Dead at age 24.
They were supposed to be invincible, Chris would later say. No one was supposed to die. And if someone did, it wasn’t supposed to be Andy. And if it did happen, it wasn’t supposed to happen like that. But the impossible had happened and Chris didn’t know what to do. The next few weeks were a living nightmare.

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@Trentstone121 2 года назад

Eddie Veddar is such a great and often overlooked vocalist. Chris has range, but Eddie has emotion. Together, they were amazing.

@lisagd22 2 года назад

Eddie's vocals in Hunger Strike are like warm caramel.

@rileyk5228 2 года назад

Often overlooked????

@Trentstone121 2 года назад

@@rileyk5228 yes. Every list of great grunge vocalist include the obvious big three, but Eddie is usually not even considered.

@c.e.anderson558 Год назад

Yeah they all tun together like melted candy

@matchavez8530 Год назад

Last man standing

@chrisgarcia9629 5 месяцев назад

Eddie Vedder…there is so much behind his voice. You can feel it when he sings.

@shannoncopeland4506 2 года назад

I still get chills when I hear Chris Cornell sing. While Pearl Jam was my favorite band in the 90's, Chris is by far my favorite male vocalist. He may even be my favorite male vocalist of all time. What a loss. RIP.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 года назад

I loved it when Pearl Jam and Soundgarden basically came together! Pearlgarden! Or Soundjam!

@theblacksquirrel. 2 года назад

The guy could sing alright! if you listen to all his back catalog, he could sing everyone else's song and own it - VERY few can sing a Chris Cornell song and do it justice. His loss still saddens me daily.

@angrydrunkengerman2819 2 года назад

Same here. Cornell had the best pipes of that generation. Pearl Jam is also my fave and it's a shame we'll never truly get a TOTD 2.

@cl5619 2 года назад

Chris Cornell was the 90s version of Early Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant. Great rock singers.

@chuckhurlocker2180 2 года назад

My favorite , Soundgarden from those bands

@timbarrow95 2 года назад

Saw Soundgarden / Pearl Jam show back in early 92 in a hollowed out grocery store in Houston (Unicorn Ballroom). Instead of a Soundgarden encore, it was Temple of the Dog. Actually met both bands before the show hanging out behind the venue. Amazing show.

@jenemac 2 года назад

Chris Cornell was a rock god. Hunger Strike and Say Hello to Heaven are two of the best songs of my youth.

@Fuphyter 2 года назад

I love Chris Cornell. His songwriting and phenominal vocals are amazing. His passing was heartbreaking. Thank you for this story.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 года назад

Yeah, he was such a legend. So sad he passed away. I love “Black Hole Sun” so much.

@garrettlowell7637 2 года назад

My favorite performance of his was “A Day In The Life” at Albert Hall. Just amazing.

@clem0822 2 года назад

Audioslave with Chris Cornell on lead vocals was great. His lyrics are superb. Songs like “ I AM THE HIGHWAY “ and “ SHOW ME HOW TO LIVE” 2 examples from as great of a debut record as has ever been released in my opinion. Take care.

@Fuphyter 2 года назад

I love so many of his songs. "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart" from Higher Truth gives me goosebumps. Chris always bared his soul when he sang.

@homeaccount5943 2 года назад

He had a lot of talent, but he was unstable. He took the cowards way out. Don't be like him.

@jonristic3794 4 месяца назад

Man, I said it before and this is true. Chris gave me food when I told him I was starving. What a sweet soul. God Bless.

@thegingergyrl455 2 года назад

I knew this story and loved all the bands involved. When I first heard Eddie’s voice I was home. Andrew’s death was tragic losing Chris later on just hurt so much. Eddie is still standing and I love him still to this day. I listened to the Temple of the Dog album on repeat for years and it helped me stay in this world when I was trying hard to leave it.

@jhamler1 2 года назад

I was 19 and living in Tacoma (20 miles from Seattle) whilst all this shit was going on. I feel blessed by them circumstances. As asshole teenagers, I can say that me and my friends didn't really know the true intensity of the cultural tornado we were being swept up in during the early Nineties. Seriously. We would go and see these bands because it was the thing to do, never thinking how much widespread success they would soon enjoy. I would like to say that my fandom was instrumental, but... Fuckit. It's been 30 years. Now I just sound like a nostalgic numbnut.

@hopehealthhappiness465 Год назад

Eddie Vedder- one of my all time favorite singers. Love his voice!

@stephenlackey5852 2 года назад

Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns is one of my favorites, too. The melancholy lyrics sung with a pleading desperation… 🥺

@fullmetalfreedom 2 года назад

One of the best songs I've ever heard. Good call

@jamesgrant202 2 года назад

Temple Of The Dog is such a great record...start to finish imo...gets played often in my world, as well as Mother Lovebone, turned more than a few into fans over the years. Keep on rockin!! Cheers!!!!

@21CCommunIT 2 года назад

This is so interesting - I'd always thought that *"Temple of the Dog"* was formed because Eddie and Chris were already both superstars. Imagine my surprise in discovering that this is the tune that introduced Eddie Vedder to the band that would become *Pearl Jam...*

@travzimmerman1340 2 года назад

You're still a bit lost and that's ok.

@21CCommunIT 2 года назад

@@travzimmerman1340 Clearly you haven't watched the video... and that's ok

@TDH75 4 месяца назад

I'd assumed the same thing because the video for Hunger Strike was released after Pearl Jam made it big. I knew Temple of the Dog was a tribute album to Andrew but I didn't know it was made before Pearl Jam became a band. I was already a fan of Soundgarden.

@leinonibishop9480 2 месяца назад

the song didn't introduce eddie to the pearl jam guys. eddie was in the studio rehearsing with the pearl jam guys, getting hired as their singer. he had been flown up by stone and jeff to audition for their new band which became pearl jam. chris was also using the same rehearsal space and they would practice the temple of the dog songs in between the soon to be pearl jam songs. eddie was just hanging around watching chris rehearse until the point he stepped in to help.

@aaronwhite3298 2 года назад

Hunger Strike is such a beautiful and rocking song. Thank you for this song and thank you for anything from the 90's. The decade that shaped my musical taste that has lasted to this day. Grunge, alternative, pop punk, post grunge, call it what you will, I loved it all. Thank you Professor, 3 Chords and the truth and Godspeed! Say Hello to Heaven! R.I.P. Andrew Wood and Chris Cornell

@ProfessorofRock 2 года назад

YOu're welcome! More to come!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 года назад

I love the “Going hungryyyyyyyy, yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhh!”

@danielfox3003 2 года назад

I liked the 90’s but pop punk can kiss my big fat ass.

@brianclift606 2 года назад

Like everything else sang and composed in the mind of Chris Cornell, this album has SOOOO much raw, vivid emotion that I can never make it through a full album without shedding at least one tear. I wore this cassette out twice, have bought the CD twice and now have it on digital. I've introduced my wife, daughter and now granddaughter to Chris through this album. A top 10 album of mine ever, and a one off at that. Brilliant. Devastating. Epic.

@rjasonw74 2 года назад

When Eddie Vedder leans into the mic & lets out that first line, you know you’ve heard something. You’re not sure what. But you heard it. And my god… WHAT DID I JUST HEAR?! WHO IS THAT?! GIVE ME MORE!! Thank you Chris & Eddie. My own love & appreciation of music changed from that day forward. My son is even named in honor of Andrew Wood. Not for his short time here & certainly his tragically all too early end, but for what he could have been & now looking back at what he inspired. So many bands. So much amazing music. From Nirvana to the current lineup of the Foo Fighters of today, Andrew Wood was that guy. We can only wonder what would have been if he was here today. Thanks for this one Professor!

@machwal4464 2 года назад

It's become tradition to listen to the song/group you highlight right after each episode. Headphones, just me and the song, but now I have some insight I didn't have years ago. You're like fudge on ice cream, professor, making that good thing even better. Thanks bro. Off to do hunger strike 🎧

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 года назад

I do the same thing! It’s super fun!

@TyKnox 2 года назад

I do the same!

@seangates1451 2 года назад

I love this song... I bonded with a younger coworker over this years ago. We were talking about Cornell’s great voice, and I mentioned this song and the way he got up into that higher register as a counterpoint to Eddie’s baritone...Mark had heard the song but had somehow forgotten it (did I mention he’s younger than we are?) ...And suddenly standing in the stockroom chucking boxes in the baler, I’m singing Eddie’s part and Mark’s killing Chris’s part, and there was a pure joy in that moment.

@staylor0902 2 года назад

If your friend Mark was able to nail Chris's higher vocal parts, he should probably be joining a real band, and getting his voice out there!

@KingBeevr 2 года назад

Love the song. Absolutely love it's honest simplicity. But your video brings to mind Eddie Vedder's interview w/ Howard Stern at the end of 2020. He talked about Chris a lot. It was hard to listen to parts of it. It's tragic that in the end, Chris broke someone's heart the way Andrew broke his.

@leinonibishop9480 2 месяца назад

'chris broke everyone's heart' fixed it for ya.

@Kirsdarke Месяц назад

Man, I know I’m 2 years late - but not far behind the other reply on your comment - as someone who heard that Stern interview, you nailed it with your comment. The other guy does make a hell of a point; but your comment didn’t need fixing, brother.

@blindmansbluff 4 месяца назад

Chris Cornell has a voice that leaves me dazed and confused. He is the best for me.

@dennispotwin7181 2 года назад

TOTD was Chris' masterpiece in my opinion.. such a special album

@anthonyhind1308 2 года назад

This song still gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it.

@johnglielmi6428 Год назад

Chris Cornell was amazing R.I.P. No matter what band he was in you knew the voice.

@MOTLrBlaze Год назад

My dads always told me he remembers hearing hunger strike before pearljam broke into the scene, its such a master piece live the whole album

@Rossturnerphoto 2 года назад

Another fascinating story. It’s amazing that some songs start out as throwaway tracks but end up becoming huge hits. The Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder collaboration on Hunger Strike it’s so good it’s hard to believe it started out as happenstance. Certainly Eddie was in the right place at the right time.

@lisagd22 2 года назад

I read that Eddie was really shy and uncomfortable about being on camera and that's why they had him stand in the reeds, rather than the director wanting to film someone there and picking Eddie. Regardless, the video gives me chills every time.

@michadawn234 2 года назад

This is my all time favorite time in music. I really wish that I was living there and seeing the bands play live before they made it big. Andy Wood would have been a huge 🐶 star! Love Mother Love Bone!

@tobesocourtney 2 года назад

I love this song so much. It’s one of those songs I never get tired of hearing. Two legendary voices. Still so sad Chris is gone. Reach Down is also a killer track. I love Halestorm’s cover of Hunger Strike, and Daughtry recently released another amazing cover.

@billywilson4908 2 года назад

Songs like this, when talent comes together to record something much deeper, honestly (for me anyways) seem to transcend even the genre they are labeled with. I was amazed at how even though Eddie really never knew Andrew, he was able to convey close to the same amount of loss that Chris did.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 года назад

It’s why I love supergroups so much. The story of Chris and Andrew is so emotional and sad.

@mahtastazzi 2 года назад

I know everyone has a favorite singer of the grunge era. All of these great front men will be immortalized as some of the best. But when I saw MTV's Unplugged of Pearl Jam, I was completely blown away by Vedder. He is my favorite from that era. Having graduated in 90 and going into college, this new grunge era music scene and culture was a huge welcome, becoming one of the greatest moments in my life. Amazing days to live through.

@klm4446 3 месяца назад

You're so knowledgeable and the delivery is so engaging. It shows that you deeply care about music and it's history. Awesome video.

@lisajohnson521 2 года назад

This is one of my all time favorite albums. I still listen to it on rotation after all these years.

@rossinrayong632 2 года назад

Please more Chris Cornell videos. His voice was amazing. I love listening to his covers. His version of Michael Jackson Billy Jean is perfection.

@Vonlang001 2 года назад

I really must thank you for this. I'm a kid from Seattle and a massive fan of the grunge era and especially of Chris Cornell. It hurts my heart knowing he's gone too. Thanks Professor!

@edwardjacobs4042 2 года назад

I remember hearing Hunger Strike in 1992 and seeing the video on MTV. It was the most amazing and haunting song I’ve heard. I never heard the whole album but it’s on my list. I just can’t believe that even though I love the eighties I really liked the grunge scene. Very sad that Chris, Kurt, Andrew, Layne are gone but the music will live on forever. I watched the video where you mentioned hunger strike and I realized I didn’t have the song so I immediately bought it on I tunes. Pearl Jam was off the hook amazing. Boy Vedder has a great voice. Thanks for sharing this video and the joy of going down memory lane.

@bknsty14 2 года назад

Let’s not forget Scott Weiland

@tomnavea4760 Год назад

Still one of my favorite albums. My favorite though is Times of Trouble. Still get teary when this plays. A masterpiece overall.

@JupiterFerrari 2 года назад

Dude, thank you so much for covering this song. It has a lot of sentimental value to me. I was class of '90. Freshly outta school when "the scene" blew up. I remember Andy's tragic death and how it affected the community, and shortly thereafter Mia Zapata from The Gits was taken from us. I got to see many of the once-famous Seattle bands in their prime. I used to be in a band that jammed in a winery, called NAF Productions, run by the soundman from Alice in Chains. I even jammed with Sean Kinney once. Back then, around NAF, we'd see rock stars all over the place, but we were never star-struck. To us, they were just cool cats to hang out with. Man, you sure know how to hit a fella right in the nostalgia...! Keep it up brother.

@rickevans7941 2 года назад

Beautifully written ending their songs will leave our cups overfilled indeed.

@brianmcquillan6664 2 года назад

12 people made them. The release dates spanned one year, and just shy of three months. Magic. Mother Love Bone - Apple (19 Jul 1990), Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog (16 Apr 1991), Pearl Jam - Ten (27 Aug 1991), Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (8 Oct 1991).

@jesterr7133 Год назад

I got into music around '94, and like a lot of people, I bought it because Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder did a song together. I wasn't even aware of the history of the album when I bought it. I initially didn't pay much attention to the rest of the album, until I heard the background story. It is truly an amazing album. In my opinion, Cornell's vocals on "Times of Trouble" are among the best he ever did. In addition, the album is an absolute masterpiece from a production standpoint. It was mixed and recorded flawlessly. Any aspiring producer should be familiar with this album. The emotion and love comes through on every song, and they did a wonderful job of capturing that moment in time. I own around 2,000 albums today, and it is definitely among my favorites.

@nymom8204 2 года назад

LOVE THIS!! You are THE PROFESSOR indeed! Beautiful analysis, heart wrenching story. Thank you for your hard work and passion.

@TimmyB1867 2 года назад

The song is, and has always been one of my personal favourites, at the time I first heard it, I just found it such a powerful message, then as I learned who these guys were and are, it took me on a life long musical journey. Not only were they talented singers and musicians, but there was an emotional depth to the words of a lot of their songs. I'm gonna go give it another listen, see where the music and memory takes me.

@shooterjam 2 года назад

My exhusband loved SG as we were going through our divorce and I swore to never listen to that band. I went the opposite way in the 90s and started listening to Garth, Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, etc. On the first date with my now husband back in 2005, he was listening to Pearl Jam and finally the words meant something to my soul. Then I found Audioslave and after that gave SG another chance. At this point, I stopped listening to the mainstream radio and discovered the roots of grunge. I went to my fair share of concerts but Pearl Jam was worth every single penny and then some. I regret that I missed seeing Chris Cornell when I had the chance.

@petetobey3933 2 года назад

I definitely remember playing “Hunger Strike” on my college radio station - fantastic song and album. It’s the first song I think of when I think about grunge.

@johnnydollar666 2 года назад

Also note that Cornell, Vedder, and the guys did several cameos in the 1992 Movie *Singles* as Matt Dillon's grunge band.

@murraysnowflurry 2 года назад

Citizen Dick-touch me i'm dick. Alice in chains in the club too

@kalileiore7585 2 года назад

they were ALL so, so powerful and influential in my world. too much to put in words, but I can say that I still get the same chills, the same haunting longing, and the same want for a better world each time I hear any of those songs/artists. What a revolutionary time we lived in...what a time indeed.

@boutchmanz 2 года назад

Just awesome man. I was 15 in ‘92, just getting into grunge when the single came out. I just thought it was a collab at the time and had never heard of LMB or Andrew Wood. Still love the song and this filled in all the gaps for me. Thanks for your work on this man!

@jcdova29 Год назад

I love this song and it’s always a pleasant treat to know how great songs originate and it seems like great songs almost never make it to the album. So glad this song made it.

@kiwiingenuity6666 2 года назад

I love your passion for music it is so wholesome to see you just spread your love for these awesome songs, you have a way with words that really conveys the importance if these songs

@pewsterbaby 2 года назад

Wax it, Prof! I'm riding your cadence about this period. I'm right here listening through the narrative's peaks and valleys. That Temple record will always be put on with a sense of sorrow, but that's part of its allure. Thank you for being our visual encyclopedia for it all!

@brianjohnson1311 2 года назад

If there is any album tied to my soul, this was it. I connect with every song, remember who gave me the cd, what they said when they gave it to me, and where I first listened. I have to admit I was first hooked with “your savior”, but every song is perfect to me. Absolute perfection in my opinion.

@MrKying 2 года назад

Was a freshman in high school. Being a teen in the early 90’s was great.

@twisted2291 2 года назад

This is one song that has always hit me right in the feels. A friend of mine has a band. And he wanted to cover this song, but couldn't find anyone that could do the Vedder part. Until one night at Karaoke we tried it. Now when ever his band is playing somewhere, and I am there. He will call me up to do this song. When it is over. I hop off the stage emotionally drained. It still hits me in the feels, and a tear is running down my face when I am done. Love this song.

@JRHockney 2 года назад

I've know the basic story since I was an early teen in the early 90s but I never realized that Chris was in the room for Andy's last breath...Man just hearing that brought back some of that Seattle scene emotion. Chris' death still hurts to this day. Thanks for the details.

@Dicyroller 2 года назад

You brought back the memory of my love of Mother Love Bone. Thank you.

@annan4866 2 года назад

So much love for these guys !! ❤❤❤

@KurbzGarage 2 года назад

Outshine along with Collective Souls “Shine on” are an ode to Andrew and MLBs first album Shine along with Alice In Chains “Would “ and Candle Box “ Far Behind “

@diviningrod2671 2 года назад

Far behind, is an underrated master piece

@ryanwoolsey6972 2 года назад

Thanks for this, would love an episode like this on Mad Season…:)

@crob635 3 месяца назад

Loved this! Can't wait to check out what's next.

@brianlawrence8314 2 года назад

Its amazing how well their voices harmonize together. Beautiful song, amazing vocals.

@pclutch 2 года назад

Times of trouble is my favorite Cornell and I never understood why it never gets mentioned

@contrafax 2 года назад

I miss Chris Cornell's work, knowing that there will not be more saddens me still.

@forisrex 2 года назад

"the professors top 10 of all time" seems like a series that should be on here...

@nolarocks 2 года назад

Glad that Andrew Wood and their music found you.

@jmhaces 2 года назад

A beautiful record from start to finish, no question. I was lucky enough to be able to go to one of the 25tth anniversary shows back in late 2016 a few months before Cornell sadly passed and it was easily one of the top 5 concerts I've ever attended in my life. They played the whole Temple of the Dog album plus about half of the MotherLoveBone album released after Andy Wood's death, and a bunch of great covers by bands like Sabbath, Zeppelin, the Cure, Hendrix and Bowie, and even a solo track of Cornell's that appeared on the OST for "Singles" and an unexpected tribute to another fallen comrade by playing a cover of Mad Season's "River of Deceit," originally sung by the late Layne Staley from Alice In Chains. I remember walking into a bar earlier that day with my friends who'd traveled with me to the city the band was playing and the bartender just took a single look at us bunch of almost-forty-year-olds and said without missing a beat, "So, you guys are here to see Temple of the Dog tonight, uh?"

@Clion901 2 года назад

I wanted to go to one of those shows but couldn't. I had NO idea they added in covers of MLB and Mad Season. Really kicking myself for not going now, ha

@the318pop 3 месяца назад

I presume the song from Singles was Seasons? A beautiful track.

@jmhaces 3 месяца назад

@@the318pop Yep, that's the one.

@jonny555ive 2 года назад

Some of the best Seattle music ever made. This whole album was perfect ❤️

@greghicks5960 2 года назад

Agree 100%. No weak link to speak of on that album.

@soccerrefwilcox 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing your infectious love of music. You are getting me into music I never paid attention to.

@AlvaritoGT 2 года назад

Not much of a grunge (or alternative rock, as it was known back then) but the “Singles” soundtrack was captivating. One of the best soundtracks ever!

@kingsteegg 2 года назад

I also picked this up in 91 but I had seen the video on headbangers ball or 120 minutes. Little foggy. I remember thinking the other guy singing, who is not in Soundgarden, should be in his own band.

@merlinsclaw 2 года назад

I spent all night last night listening to Chris Cornell, and now I see this. The universe is conspiring to put amazing sounds in my ears. Thanks, Professor! 💙

@marlonhudson78 2 года назад

I absolutely love, love, love this song! I remember buying this album not long after buying Pearl Jam’s Ten. What a supergroup!

@MyName-pl7zn 2 года назад

I was blown away with this duet the first time I heard it,like everyone else I'm sure, but had no idea how it came about until today. That was one fantastic break down professor. Still one of my absolute favorites of the whole grunge era, really a masterpiece with depth and structure.

@ProfessorofRock 2 года назад

Thanks for watching my friend!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 года назад

It is such a 90s classic.

@jasonsnider7605 2 года назад

It's incredible that I decided to watch this video today. I had forgotten all about this great song, but today (6/2/22) one of my favorite RU-vid cover bands (Halocene) just released a cover of it today. Then on a whim I clicked on this video... about the same song!

@timwhite5562 2 года назад

It's interesting you say how natural Cornell looks with the guitar on the beach. I've always wondered "what the hell is he playing? Because it looks like he's playing something completely different from what I'm hearing." Every time I hear This song, I think about listening to it on a my walkman (cassette of course) walking home from the butcher shop I worked at my sophomore year of highschool, that would have been 1992-93. I remember right around this time, there was a playground with a public pool at the end of the street I grew up on. We would hang out and huddle behind a they stored the maintenance equipment in whenever we wanted to get stoned. The river was pretty close and there were a few U-Mass buildings that were tall and done in that 1950's/60's brutalist architecture, the kind you'd find in those eastern Soviet block nations during the cold war. Their shape, combined with the wind off the river, and the fact the park had a high hill on one side and downward slope resulted in a situation where a normal day with 5 mph wind would ramp up to 25+mph. We would all have to huddle in a circle to block the wind just in the attempt to light the damn joint, and even when we did it would go out all the time. I was there with my headphones on, not because I was listening to anything but because (I don't know what they do now) but teenagers never dressed from the weather and I was wearing a sweatshirt with a Levi's denim jacket over a sweatshirt (Champion? IOU? BUM equip?), and a baseball hat: the headphones were more like earmuffs. I had just picked up the first Pearl Jam album a week earlier and I distinctly remember the conversation: my friend Jay: "Tim, what are you listening to?" me: "Pearl Jam," J: "Who!?"(trying to be heard over the howling wind and the cursing from whoever was trying and failing at getting and keeping the joint lit). "Pearl Jam " "Who the F'ck is Pearl Jam?" "I it's Temple of the dog, without the guy from Soundgarden." Long rambling story that seems to go nowhere, the point was this was the spot in time when most knew Temple of the Dog, but Pearl Jam were an unknown. Within a few months from this moment, I suspect the line "who the F'ck is Pearl Jam isn't uttered too often.

@Bronkosauras 7 месяцев назад

My 19 year old self THANKS you for doing this one Professor! Much love!

@brandonerickson5188 2 года назад

This song was the one that opened my ears to grunge; Nirvana wasn't doing it for me. I loved the lyrics, the melody, the voices, the instrumentation. I kept hearing it on the radio, but I never heard the name of the band, or the name of the song, so I had a hard time finding the album to buy it. I even bought Pearl Jam's Ten, because I had heard one of their songs and recognized one of the singers on Hunger Strike (disappointed at first because the song wasn't on it, but eventually really dug that album). I finally figured it out and bought this one. My brother and I would sing this song at the top of our lungs. Great memories.

@steeveman 2 года назад

Another great show! I grew up with Casey Kasem, you are Kasem 2.0, but much better! Love the details you share with us listeners. If Kasem was to pass the torch to anyone, there is no one better!

@docholliday. 2 года назад

Kasem 2.0, now there’s a complement! 👍🏼

@Themixfixer1965 2 года назад

I already liked the song from massive airplay in 1992-93....but I never knew the story. NOW, it's one of my most cherished songs of that era. Thank you for this. What an amazing story for an amazing song.

@firefox71 4 месяца назад

So many good tracks on that album

@davis2k1234 Год назад

So lucky got to see them do this at PJ20 at Alpine Valley WI maybe the best concert/day of my life

@tonytheHAT 2 года назад

I love this channel SO much! The things I learn about music, DEEP into music, are unbelievable. You definitely are THE PROFESSOR! Thank you Adam.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 года назад

Agree with all of this!

@Montyhugo 2 года назад

"Man of golden words" by mother love bone, and "times of trouble" temple of the dog, are my favorites! RIP🙏 ANDREW AND CHRIS❤

@brianb115 2 года назад

Incredible album, music and story. It defined my twenties.

@darrylrossetti394 2 года назад

This song paralyzes me. It's so powerful

@cowtowncustoms2110 2 года назад

Mid 80's to early 90's was a great time in country music. That was what I was listening to at the time. My son was in high school and listening to the new "grunge" music and I loved that new rock music was coming back again. I still have all my CD's from that great era of rock music! Thanks for keeping it alive!

@mattchew6426 2 года назад

Great song, with a great story...

@davecapozzi6530 2 года назад

Temple of the Dog, 10, and BadMoterFinger are the soundtrack of my early adulthood. Senior year of college. Always been there for 30 years. Great memories. Great piece. Thank you for sharing.

@mikepj1025 2 года назад

Those of us that grew up listening to these guys are so lucky. The best and last true band era.

@suzan5533 2 года назад

Thank you for this “story”. Explains to me why it touched my soul and why Chris Cornell became an important artist to me personally. Great job.

@ProfessorofRock 2 года назад

Well said!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 2 года назад

Professor delivered again!

@scotthayes6711 2 года назад

Love the channel. Would like a video about Mad Season and how it all came about with Mike McCready and Layne Staley.

@76girard 2 года назад

This album has gotten me through soooooooo much!

@IAmMrQ 2 года назад

Nice job. Greatness is measured by gratefulness.

@shellihebert3823 2 года назад

The Seattle grunge Era is still my favorite music of all time!!! EPIC! Chris Cornell is my favorite but ALL of them are great.

@ariffzainal2602 2 года назад

This story literally brought tears to my eyes. This song was the soundtrack of my teens.

@Solo_Lobo_ 2 года назад

One my faves, I remember waiting to record this video on my VCR , b4 good ol RU-vid , was watching MTV rock from A-Z waited all the way to the “T’s” and finally recorded it.

@munkami 2 года назад

Hunger Strike is the most beautiful song of the grunge era. Temple of the Dog ended up as a gift for grunge fans to uncover after they'd got tired of the commercialisation of the scene. Vedder and Cornell singing together is a dream. Great rundown!

@Katalyste Год назад

i think it is cool that "Pushin' Forward Back" was in Benny and Joon.

@grtflmark 2 года назад

Fantastic Song...

@RhymesWithCarbon 2 года назад

“Seattle” bands and “grunge” in general resonated with me most as a teenager and young adult, experiencing it when it was all new. “Nevermind” changed my perspective on popular music, and captivated my attention like no other record had before. What I find interesting is despite my decades-long fanhood of Soundgarden and Alice In Chains (and Pearl Jam but to a much lesser extent), the albums that are on very regular rotation in my house are the one-off projects by musicians in these bands. “Temple of the Dog” is a forever classic I never seem to get sick of. Also great is “Above” by Mad Season, featuring members of Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains and Screaming Trees, and “Interiors” by Brad, featuring Stone Gossard.