Includes the Original Album Tracks and Original Artwork plus Two Rare Bonus Tracks, Digitally Remastered, this Album Will Be Lemon Recordings First Release and is a Rock Collector and Grunge Fan Must Have. Album Details
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OK first of all i'd like to make something clear to those who seem to think you can't like Mother Love Bone AND Pearl Jam - Both bands are absolutely stunning. Andy and Eddie were two completely different people and it doesn't detract from either band.
Now, I will say something that sums up Apple and Mother Love Bone as a whole - Special. There is no other way to describe it. Sometimes a band comes along and is just so incredibly different, beautiful. stunning and tons more superlatives that don't even begin to fully describe the talent here. There is something almost mystical about MLB. Firstly Andy Wood was destined to be a star. There are just some people that were put on earth to entertain and he was one of them. However, he was not here for simple shallow entertainment. One listen to Man of Golden Words or Bone China will tell you that.
And none of this so far has mentioned Crown of Thorns. If you can get hold of the Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns version you will be witnessing one of the most amazing songs ever written. Im sory if I sound naive and gushing here but there are no words to describe what this song does to me.
January 28, 2006| | | The needle takes another man | |
its just not fair, in a perfect world both Mother Love Bone AND Pearl Jam would have been huge, Andy Wood and co would have made the rock n' roll hall of fame, sold millions of records, not to mention Andy would have become a spokesmen for this generation, a man who just believed in the philosphy of love and making awesome music, a true poet of his time. This album is all we have left, a fantastic album, a tribute to lost potential of what could have been one of the biggest bands ever. RIP Andy Wood 1966-1990
September 23, 2005 | | Not quite grunge, but definitely something more than 80's... | |
Quick history lesson in reverse: Pearl Jam consists of lead singer Eddie Vedder, left guitarist Mike McCready, right guitarist Stone Gossard, bassist Jeff Ament and a slew of different drummers. Before Pearl Jam was Pearl Jam, they were Temple of the Dog, a tribute band started after Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell learned of the death of his good friend, Mother Love Bone lead singer Andy Wood. After Andy's death, Cornell reconvened Ament and Gossard, and brought in McCready and Vedder to create the Temple of the Dog project. They released one album and Vedder stayed on in what became Pearl Jam. This, however, is where it all began. Mother Love Bone was the album where 80's music met grunge mentality and lyrics and a new brand of music was born. Without Mother Love Bone and the death of Andy Wood, there would have been no Temple of the Dog and NO Pearl Jam. If that wasn't enough to make you want to buy the album, then how about this: This album is solid. The tracks range from hard rock to soft ballads, and it's one of the more unique albums to be released around this time. If I had to describe it, I'd say it sounds a bit like a primitive Pearl Jam, with Axl Rose on lead vocals, but with a different mentality altogether than GNR had. Highlights are probably Shangri-La, Crown of Thorns (which Pearl Jam frequently covers), Gentle Groove, Stardog Champion, Stargazer, and the bonus track, Lady GOdiva Blues...in all, it's a solid album and if you're a Pearl Jam or Temple of the Dog fan, it's a must have. Grunge history...
September 14, 2005| | | The most BEAUTIFUL Rock ballads ever... | |
'Bone China' and "Stargazer' are astounding. Rock ballads without the pompus and silly pretenses of the 'Power Ballad' that was so prevelant at the time this album came out. Arguably the high points of a very strong album... R.I.P. Andrew...
August 13, 2005I picked this CD up about late 1992, when Pearl Jam was quickly on the rise and i continue to listen to it, to this day. Andy Wood was a total genius and could have been the Jim Morrison of this generation had he not died before his band had the chance to become huge, which they certainly would have. a truly underlooked classic and a MUST for fans of the Seattle Scene.
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