Krusen left the band shortly thereafter, replaced briefly by Matt Chamberlin, before the band finally chose Dave Abbruzzese as their next drummer.

The band was fiercely independent and existed completely outside of the flash and glam that plagued the previous generation of rock music. Still generally considered their finest recording, Ten defined everything that the grunge era was about. In 1991, the band released their epic debut recording, Ten. Pearl Jam was officially born, and they immediately began work on their first album. Cornell and Cameron returned to Soundgarden, and the Temple Of The Dog alumni joined together in late 1990, along with drummer Dave Krusen. The somber tribute, highlighted by the songs 'Hunger Strike' and 'Say Hello to Heaven', was one of the most emotionally difficult rock albums of the modern era.Įxpressing the sadness and grief over their loss, as well as their determination to carry on, the album set the stage for one of the most monumental bands of the coming decade. Along with guest appearances from then unknown Eddie Vedder, the project resulted in the legendary album, Temple of the Dog. Gossard, Ament, Cornell, guitarist Mike McCready, and Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron began working on the tribute album. With their goals of rock stardom shattered, Ament and Gossard finally found salvation when a close friend of Wood, Chris Cornell from Soundgarden, decided to put together a tribute to the fallen singer. Just as the band was on the brink of success, Wood died suddenly of a heroin overdose. Along with singer Andrew Wood, MLB was preparing to release their full length debut album, Apple, in March 1990.

Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament, already veterans of the grunge scene with their band Green River, were on the verge of making it big with their latest group, Mother Love Bone.

The story of the seminal rock quintet, Pearl Jam, begins in tragedy.

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