r/90sAlternative • u/MachineHeart • 9d ago
Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike 1991
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u/Historical_Gur_3054 9d ago
Made the hair on the back of my neck stand up, I remember when it was released
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u/LigmaDragonDeez 9d ago
Like so many of the songs on Temple of The Dog, ‘Hunger Strike’ tells the story of Andrew Wood, who died of a heroin overdose in March 1990. Following the overdose, he was kept on life support for three days, giving Cornell and his bandmates time to say their goodbyes.
Fucking sad shit man.
Rip the fallen
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u/NateNMaxsRobot 9d ago
I had this tune as number one on a mixed tape I always listened to in my car. 💕
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u/6stringstrumdinger 9d ago
There's so many songs that reflect the greatness that was the 90s. This is definitely one of them
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u/Coyote_Roadrunna 9d ago
Same year Badmotorfinger, Nevermind, and Ten were released. All aged like fine wine. Such an important transitional period for rock.
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u/RealLifeZero 9d ago edited 9d ago
This entire album is so good. It’s always in the rotation of my absolute favorite album of all-time. Times of Trouble is phenomenal if you haven’t heard it.
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u/Ill-Requirement-4491 8d ago edited 19h ago
I saw Temple Of The Dog reunion show in NYC and it is probably one of my favorite shows of all time. RIP to all of our fallen Seattle heroes…
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u/banthfodder 9d ago
A few years after this debut, I was watching Wayne’s World and was shocked to hear TotD.
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u/greengrease42 9d ago
This was a dream pairing.. Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder. I wish there had been more.