5 Things to Know About Temple of the Dog and Pearl Jam
- Temple of the Dog was a tribute band formed by members of Mother Love Bone after singer Andrew Wood died in 1990.
- Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament, former Mother Love Bone members, played on the Temple of the Dog album and then formed Pearl Jam.
- Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready appeared on the Temple of the Dog album because of their connection to Gossard and Ament’s new project.
- Pearl Jam formed directly from the same group of musicians, with Vedder and McCready joining Gossard and Ament.
- Drummer Matt Cameron, who also played on the Temple of the Dog album, joined Pearl Jam in 1998.