Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog (1991)

Temple Of The Dog is a Seattle rock band formed as a tribute Andrew Wood (1966-1990). He was an American rock singer and bassist who died 24 years old of a heroin overdose. After his death his roommate and friend Chris Cornell initiated the band together with future Perl Jam members.

The reason I got to this album is my enthusiasm about Chris Cornell, and particularly his work with Audioslave. I was taken with his remarkable voice and after some googling I found out among the other stuff, his one-album project Temple Of The Dog.

Chris Cornell alone wrote the first two songs, Say Hello 2 Heaven and Reach Down, when he went touring in Europe after Wood's death. Later on, he and some of Wood's former bandmates  decided to form a band, and they recorded the album in 15 days.

The album is melodic, slow, and sounds emotional, but it still rocks. Lots of nice guitars together with Chris Cornell's sterling vocals... that's Temple Of The Dog. Don't miss it! Apart from the above mentioned singles, Pushin' Forward Back and Call Me A Dog are one of the best tracks, in my opinion.

The album is freely available on Spotify!