‘Temple Of The Dog’: How Grunge’s Mt. Olympus Flew Under The Radar

The whole world would soon know them as members of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam. However, in the autumn of 1990, Seattle musicians who composed Temple of the Dog were united by pain instead of stardom, and leaned on each other to pay homage to a fallen friend in the best way they knew. The project arose in the weeks after the death in 1990 of Mother Love Bone leader Andrew Wood. His heroin overdose had an impact on the entire Seattle music communit…

‘Temple Of The Dog’: How Grunge’s Mt. Olympus Flew Under The Radar

In 1991, what began as a rock’n’roll tribute to a fallen friend ended up being the sleeper start of the Seattle sound explosion heard around the world. It was only in retrospect that Temple of the Dog was recognized as the grunge era’s greatest supergroup, whose members went on to change the course of music. Do you love 90s music? Buy the best 90s music on vinyl here or stream it on this playlist. It all began with Mother Love Bone. At the start…