They complimented in a way that allowed Cornell to shine on the song to. If you listen to Eddie in his other songs, especially earlier on, he blows it up. But on this one he is happy to just be the complimentary act to Cornell. Pretty awesome.
Cornell on the song: When we started rehearsing the songs, I had pulled out "Hunger Strike" and I had this feeling it was just kind of gonna be filler, it didn't feel like a real song. Eddie was sitting there kind of waiting for a (Mookie Blaylock) rehearsal and I was singing parts, and he kind of humbly-but with some balls-walked up to the mic and started singing the low parts for me because he saw it was kind of hard. We got through a couple choruses of him doing that and suddenly the light bulb came on in my head, this guy's voice is amazing for these low parts. History wrote itself after that, that became the single.[4]
Eddie had just arrived in Seattle a few days before. This was eddies first recorded album, or major album. I’m not a big history buff, just adding a few tidbits. While recording this Pearl Jam , Ahmet, realized they had a top notch singer. The album was rereleased after Ten and Badmotorfinger hit big.
@@chellel5112 Eddie and Chris together was always awesome. I love pearl jamb but TOTD is my favorite. Listening to them working off each other doesn’t get any better
If I could give this comment 10 thumbs up would. I feel what Robin said 100%. But I also love eddie, that is what makes this video perfect and one of my all time favorites.
@@michalbenyskiewicz9447 oh of course, Patton is likely the second most vocally adept after Cornell. I would say they are all equally good songwriters though, I say about Patton what Patton says about slayer "I don't trust anyone who doesn't listen to faith no more"
Sentient Thundertank top 5 Layne to me is the best so much pain u felt ever thing he sang about just awesome I love Eddie Chris Kurt and Scott but Layne to me was on another level
Chris Cornell was one in a million. We're not going to ever hear a voice like that again in our lifetime. Kurt, Layne, Chris, and most recently Chester.... Eddie is all we have left. 😞
Not to take away from the loss of Chester, AT ALL, but I would put Scott Weiland in that category before Chester....only because Scott was at his peak with STP during the grunge era with the rest of these guys. I'd consider Chester post-grunge.
@@shannoncopeland4506 yes Linkin Park was post-grunge. True grunge faded after about 94 into post-grunge with Gin Blossoms, Candlebox, etc...then rap-rock.
Temple of the dog - say hello to heaven is a must to listen to! Chris dedicated that song to his friend Andrew Wood who died of an overdose and it's a masterpiece in songwriting! Those lyrics physically hurt when you hear them...
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SXOzGY46In0.html and that is the performance you have to react to amazing live version to many people react to one when he was older and wasn't as good
Justin Stewart I’m 42 now. My first kid (son) was born in ‘97, named after Layne. Chris, Eddie, Layne, Scott, even Kurt Cobain actually had a fantastic singing voice. It was an awesome time for music. Makes me realize what Beatles fans missed when they broke up. It was just a snapshot in musical history but it seemed like it would last forever. It was the absolute peak of the instrument player era before digital sampling simply took over the airwaves. Never to be repeated.
@@Rickkelley365 You got that right! Those bands and singer/songwriters revived Rock music from the ridiculousness of the 80s hair bands, which were mostly about commercial success and damn music videos than Rock. But then I came up during the 70s with Zeppelin, The Who, Seger etc, only to come out of that incredible time into the over-commercialized 80s. Never forget first time I heard "Smells Like Team Spirit". I thought, "GD! Rock as it should be is effing back!" And then Pearl, Chris, Scott etc came rolling out of my radio soon after. It was like a divine thing for me dude.
Temple of the Dog is such a beautiful project. I don't even know how long I must've spent listening to "Call Me a Dog" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven" over the years since their album first came out. Holding out hope that you do some Opeth and/or Leprous on the channel at some point, two very interesting bands from a vocal stand point. Keep up the good work!
Call Me a Dog, absolutely a must do. I think it is a more personal song. Easy to cover, maybe, but do it justice, only Chris. Also, as a Morningrise fan, would enjoy another Opeth vid. Song from Blackwater Park or Damnation albums. Mikael's tech range is awesome.
It's interesting to note that Eddie's deeper voice almost serves the same function as a drone on a set of pipes to Chris' higher and more variable tone in parts of this song. Chris' voice works to create the framework of the song while Eddie's voice serves to fill in the gaps and smooth it all over. This song really is a fine example of two distinct voices working to complement each other well rather than competing with one another...
Chris Cornell..........still such a loss. Got to see him play in Seattle about 6 months before grunge blew-up the airwaves. Just a dive bar gig. I had no idea what a privilege that night would be. I just remembered they had a guy that could scream over the crowd and peel the paint off the ceiling. Chris Cornell...rest in paradise my friend.
I spent the summer of 89 living in Bremerton. Since I’m from the east coast I didn’t know how many great bands were playing in Seattle until later when it exploded. Sucks that I missed some unique opportunities. Check out local talent people, once bands hit the big time it becomes a rare experience.
That whole era of everyone's band supporting everyone's band defined the grunge movement, that's what makes it so damn great with magical lyrical content, miss him, miss the time and miss the friends!!
Saw Pearl Jam in San Diego. Took forever to get tickets because he was fighting with Ticketmaster at the time. Such a great concert. He played forever.
Chris Cornell was such a talented singer. This combo with Eddie. Such a great song and short lived band. But what an impact. Great reaction video Rebecca.
I love watching people watch this video and get goosebumps at Eddie's first verse. I do too! I also appreciate the subtleties. I enjoyed your commentary, Rebecca.
Eddie was fresh off the plane, when this was made. Cornell was struggling to get his voice to sound right for that part of the song. He was frustrated, so he asked Eddie to give it a shot. Amazing result!
When Chris died, a piece of me died along with him. Her comments at the end of this video made me cry. Help is out there, and it gets better. Please, hold on and speak to someone.
Lady, the vocal is “I’m goin’ hungry” as in I am going hungry, not “I’m not hungry” as you sang. You were correct about Vedder not even being supposed to be on this track. He flew up from San Diego to try out for Pearl Jam, ended up hanging out at the Temple of the Dog recording session (they recorded mixed and produced the entire album in 15 days as a band!) and hear Cornell having a difficult time doing the lower register vocals and just filled in perfectly.
@@kimmyball4961 Seemed like a reasonable thing to point out as it is central to the meaning of the lyrics, and the emotion being conveyed by the interplay of the two singers. No one was out of line here. There is such a thing as give and take.
Agree. It feels weird that she would be listening so intently enough to offer a critique and still mis-hear a line that is repeated a thousand times in this song. Through head phones no less. Idk It’s just odd.
Look up the Wiki regarding Temple of the dog. Chris Cornell inspired group in tribute to his friend Andrew Wood (Mother Love Bone) Such a sadness around all of the history behind these bands. 😢
I would argue that Andrew Wood was the "godfather" of Seattle grunge through the band Malfunkshun. Along with his brother Kevin. Their band formed in 1980 whereas Soundgarden didn't form until 1984. It was Andrew Woods death that led to members of Mother Love Bone (A. Woods second band) to search for Eddie Vedder (at the suggestion of Jack Irons) and form Pearl Jam or Mookie Blaylock if you will. Eddie is basically auditioning on this album for Pearl Jam. Cornell put the album together in remembrance of Wood while Eddie was coming along..
Rip Chris, what a voice and gentleman he was. Sadly missed and one of my favourite songs of that era. You should do a reaction of " i am the highway live" from chris/audioslave. Thanks for doing this vid Rebecca
This was one I grew up with and 26+ years later I STILL blast this one! After we lost Chris I was so thankful that I got to experience his talent. Both he and Eddie are truly amazing artists…Temple of the Dogs!🥰🙌🏼🙏🏼😔
You keep delivering new songs for me to add to my spotify playlist 😄 I'm somewhat familiar with Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell but never heard this song before, so thank you for raising awareness to awesome music 😊
You make it feel like I'm listening to some of my most favorite songs for the first time again! I love you reactions and your appreciation of the music as well as the vocals!!
@@jasonpeters9865 lol that is not the reason at all, it was because he was from California where everyone sees as the pretentious state of USA. But Eddie is one of the most humble down to earth people there is in music. They just thought he was your typical surfer douche at first.
OMG this takes me back. I live near Seattle and this was a very fun time to be in all the clubs downtown Seattle. Such great music so much fun we all knew something special was happening 🎵
@@check-yb2yx Matt Cameron is their 5th drummer and was an active member of Soundgarden at the time, he officialy joined the band in 1999. This was a side project put together in honor of Andrew Wood, vocalist of Mother Love Bone who died about a year prior to this, he was close friends with Cornell and Stone and Jeff were his bandmates, when Wood died they started working on what would later become Pearl Jam, this was their first collaboration with Eddie Vedder after a search for a new vocalist.
I think that one gets taken down due to copyright, unfortunately. Another vocal coach reaction channel, Bethroars, did a reaction to that (and it was such a great reaction), and soon after it got taken down. I totally agree though that RVA should do it, presuming she could keep it up.
Yes yes yes. I love your reactions. You got it. You almost hit it on the nail in your video reaction to Take hold of the flame..... Great are the singers,true. And so are the musicians. But what made them even greater was the magic. The thoughtless connection each member had while performing. It created an energy that was past to the audience and the audience back to the performers. That was magical.
Damn, Girl! You are killing my heart w/ the 90's stuff. This was Chris nearing the apex of his career. That range! He could scream and still sound beautiful. I think they even recorded this on a beach in Seattle close to where I used to live.
Back when they recorded this Chris was already well-established with Soundgarden while Pearl Jam was barely starting out (they were still called Mookie Blaylock), and Eddie, coming from San Diego (originally from Chicago), was kind of an outsider because the Seattle musicians all knew each other and were a close-knit community, so the fact that Chris invited him to duet on this song and made a point of becoming friends with him and inviting to hang out and do stuff sent a powerful message to the community that one of the coolest guys accepted the new guy, which helped Eddie a lot in the early days. When you said that you could feel the respect between them in the song, I thought it was interesting because at this point Chris was already kind of a Rock Star, while Eddie was an unknown singer starting out. It was still a couple of years until he became "Eddie Vedder the singer of Pearl Jam."
Oh ya, great friends...... Eddie decided not to show up for Chris's funeral. Made minimal comments in the media at the time. Why ? Because he felt like playing a meaningless solo show instead. What a pal.
I feel like I should clarify a few things, while Chris did have the relationship with Eddie you’re referring to and it definitely helped him coming out into the scene, but it wasn’t a couple years between this and Pearl Jam’s debut and explosion onto the scene. Hunger Strike and Ten we’re both 1991 releases
Mike Barnes interesting. I always thought they were recorded years apart, but Wikipedia says the recording of this song and Pearl Jam’s first show were the same month (oct 1990).
A resounding, "Yes!" in response to you reacting to Temple of the Dog. I think it's one of the best rock albums ever, and it's deeper cuts often are overlooked. I think you may enjoy their song, 'Say Hello To Heaven' even more. Lots of Cornell stratospheres in that one. Thank you much for the best reactions on the whole interwebs.
The last few statements hit me huge, I'm from the NW, moved to San Diego 8 years ago, I grew up about 150 miles south of Seattle in La Center WA, freshman year high school was 1989, Alice has always been my favorite.. Layne is amazing.. Lived in Seattle for 13 years after college before moving here to SD, Cornell I saw live a few times up there solo, saw Soundgarden at the Gorge, then down here in SD with Nine Inch Nails.. Cornell is a God... Staley is my fav but Cornell is tied.. Cornell.. nobody has that range!! Listen to 4th of July, his double tracks are awesome, and the lyric 'Jesus tries to crack a smile.. underneath another shovel load'.... Cornell is absolutely missed, I wish I could see him again.. Not to make light, seen Pearl Jam down here a time or two and they treat San Diego very well, as they do every stop!
Eddie's face when he sings just does it for me too. Their voices are just insane and so together it's absolute perfection. Not to mention they are both just too sexy.
Point of note: This was recordered pre Pearl Jam. Eddie was with Mookie Blaylock at the time and a relative nobody. It was released after Pearl Jam blew up.
I would follow this up by saying it was released and the video debuted on MTV before Pearl Jam's first single was released in 1991. It was re-released and gained new popularity in the summer of '92 after both bands had blown up. But I was absolutely enthralled by both singers when they debuted it on Headbanger's Ball of all places. Also, Mookie Blaylock was just Pearl Jam's first name. They changed it when the signed to their label. Not that you said different, but if I didn't know better, I would think he was in a different band altogether based on the comment.
Love this song! They are amazing together. Chris was so awesome. His vocal technique and range were mind blowing. You crack me up! Yes, they are beautiful men! 😉 Chris was gorgeous.
The entire Temple Of The Dog album is amazing! Eddie only sings on this one I think, but his Pearl Jam mates play on them. Chris Cornell always knocks it out the park. Wish he was still here. I saw him 2 weeks before his tragic end.... :(
Ohhhh this song takes me back to my childhood and hearing this on the radio. It was also on a mixtape my older teenage friends made me...I fell in love with this music and specifically Eddie and Chris’s voices and still love them!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍
I love watching your reaction to this song. To me this song defines Chris and Eddies voices. I remember sitting in a dorm room in college with my roommate in the mid 90s, playing this song on loop. Being in awe of Chris’s voice.
Eddie Vedder is my favorite songs writer and singer. I lived in Seattle in 1980 and 1990s. It was such a great time to see bands for $10 and go from club to club or The Moore Theatre. It was truly amazing time. There voices of Layne, Chris, Eddie, incredible goosebumps. Can't hear for a day or tw o. The band's were close and it wasn't unusual for a front man would go on stage with a different band. Great surprises!
Going back through some of your older stuff. Glad you’re back and feeling better. Please please I’m dying for you to react to Chris’s When I’m Down live at the Troubadour! Please girl!!!!!
Magical duet,yes Rebecca!!.Voices: Electrical and beautiful Chris Cornell😪❤️and sensual and deep Eddie Vedder.My favourite male vocals in my youth.. 25 years ago..!!❤️❤️
Loved your reaction there, I can tell when it really gets a hold of you, you’ll say “go ahead and sing it “ or so. And giggle to yourself, it’s a beautiful thing to see. You quick analyses’ are spot on and illuminating. You’re a joy
This song will always hold a special place in my heart, my father passed away about 7 years ago, and the last time my siblings and I got together with him, to celebrate before my brother's wedding We all drank and sang this at the top of our lungs, at the pub.
I love grunge music and they are two of the best I could see you almost just wanted to jump up and start jamming. Like air guitar or something lol you go girl
I always liked how their voices created oblique motion with their arrangement. Eddie keeping a constant with the im going hungryyyyyyyyyy and chris being able to move around in the scale was really fun when it came out in the 90s.
Crying at the lost of Chris Cornell...I first heard this track on its release and it still amazes me. Please can we all wrap Eddie in bubble-wrap....I couldn’t cope if anything happened to him,