Louder Sound - “‘What the hell just happened?’ Eddie Vedder and Stephen Wilson Jr. release stunning version of Temple Of The Dog classic Hunger Strike”
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“Thank you, Temple Of The Dog! What the hell just happened?”
Eddie Vedder returned to his Ohana Fest in Dana Point, California, the night after headlining it, to guest during country and rock singer-songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr.’s set on “Hunger Strike,” the Temple Of The Dog classic Vedder originally sang with Chris Cornell. The performance has now been officially released as a pro-shot video.
Fraser Lewry recaps how Cornell started Temple Of The Dog in tribute to late Mother Love Bone frontman Andrew Wood, with Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready and Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron, and notes that “Hunger Strike” only exists because Cornell didn’t like that the band had written an odd number of songs.
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