Temple of the Dog
Temple of the Dog was an American grunge supergroup that formed in Seattle,… Read Full Bio ↴Temple of the Dog was an American grunge supergroup that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. It was conceived by vocalist Chris Cornell of Soundgarden as a tribute to his friend, the late Andrew Wood, lead singer of the bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. The lineup included Stone Gossard on rhythm guitar, Jeff Ament on bass guitar (both ex-members of Mother Love Bone), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) on lead guitar, and Matt Cameron (Soundgarden and later Pearl Jam) on drums. Eddie Vedder appeared as a guest to provide some lead and backing vocals.

The band released its only album, the self-titled Temple of the Dog, in April 1991 through A&M Records. The recording sessions took place in November and December 1990 at London Bridge Studios, in Seattle, Washington with producer Rakesh "Rick" Parashar. Although earning praise from music critics at the time of its release, the album was not widely recognized until 1992, when Vedder, Ament, Gossard, and McCready had their breakthrough with Pearl Jam. Cameron would later join Pearl Jam, serving as drummer since 1998.

The band toured in 2016 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their self-titled album.

Temple of the Dog was started by Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, who had been a roommate of Andrew Wood, the lead singer of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. Wood died on March 19, 1990, of a heroin overdose, the day Cornell got back from a tour. As he went on to tour Europe a few days later, he started writing songs in tribute to his late friend. The result was two songs, "Reach Down" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven", which he recorded as soon as he returned home from touring.

The recorded material was slow and melodic, musically different from the aggressive rock music of Soundgarden. Cornell approached Wood's former bandmates, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament—who were still figuring out how to continue without Mother Love Bone—with the intention of releasing the songs as a single. Ament described the collaboration as "a really good thing at the time" for Gossard and him that put them into a "band situation where we could play and make music." The band's lineup was completed by the addition of Soundgarden (and later Pearl Jam) drummer Matt Cameron and future Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready. They named themselves Temple of the Dog, a reference to a line in the lyrics of the Mother Love Bone song "Man of Golden Words".
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Temple of the Dog Lyrics


(Call Me A Dog You call me a dog, well, that's fair enough 'Cause it…
01. Temple Of The Dog Please, mother mercy Take me from this place And the long …
01.say hello 2 heaven Please, mother mercy Take me from this place And the long-wi…
03-hunger strike I don't mind stealing bread From the mouth of decadence But …
04 Say Hello 2 Heaven Please, mother mercy Take me from this place And the long wi…
04-Pushin Forward Back Mother mother found me on her step Gracious mother held me…
05-Call Me A Dog You call me a dog, well, that's fair enough 'Cause it…
07 Wooden Jesus Wooden Jesus where are you from? Korea or Canada or maybe…
07. Hunger Strike I don't mind stealing bread From the mouth of decadence But …
09 Four walled world Well she cried, and she cried All night to the sound…
1. Say Hello 2 Heaven Please, mother mercy Take me from this place And the long wi…
10 All night thing She motioned to me That she wanted to leave And go somewhe…
2. Reach Down I had a dream the other night You were in a…



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Al Night Thing She motioned to me That she wanted to leave And go somewhe…
All Night Long She motioned to me That she wanted to leave And go somewhere…
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Four Walled Wall Well she cried, and she cried All night to the sound…
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Hello 2 Heaven Please, mother mercy Take me from this place And the long-wi…
Hunger Strike I don't mind stealin' bread from the mouths of decadents But…
Hunger Strike ** I don't mind stealing bread From the mouth of decadence But …
Pushin Mother mother found me on her step Gracious mother held me…
Pushin-Forward-Back Mother mother found me on her step Gracious mother held me…
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Say Hello Please, mother mercy Take me from this place And the long-…
Say Hello 2 Heaven Please, mother mercy Take me from this place And the long-wi…
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Woden Jesus Wooden Jesus, where are you from? Korea or Canada or maybe…
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