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| 5.0 classic | Antonius | March 11th 26 |
Mother Love Bone are one of the greatest "what if" of rock history. The short-lived, Seattle-based, rock band was established in the late 1990s by Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard following their exit from Green River, Andrew Wood of Malfunkshun, Bruce Fairweather, and Greg Gilmore. Apple is their sole studio album and is widely regarded as a foundational, transitional masterpiece between '80s glam and '90s grunge. Andrew Wood?s charismatic voice blends eloquently a Steve Tyler aesthetic with a unique, soulful Seattle sound, is the epicenter of the album. His attitude, mojo and vocal delivery is of a man that was born to be a star. This is an album that contains a mixture of energetic, all-guns-blazing rockers ('This is Shangrila', 'Holy Roller', 'Capricorn Sister') with melancholic, powerful ballads ('Stargazer', 'Man of Gold Words', 'Crown of Thorns') that lack the cheesy factor of their contemporaries. Unfortunately, Wood's heroin addiction led to his death only a couple of months prior to the release of the album. Recommendations: "This Is Shangrila", "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns", "Stardog Champion", "Captain Hi Top", "Stargazer", "Gentle Groove", "Thru Fade Away"r
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| 3.5 great | CrazyFool84 | July 22nd 10 |
It’s hard to really point a finger at what makes Mother Love Bone so appealing (at least to this listener). Personally, I seem to have a bit of a thing for this 90’s era alternative stuff, and another thing with enigmatic front-men that seem to fade far before their prime. I suppose these would be two good reasons to give this band some thought, but there seems like a little more to it than that.
The band was briefly apart of Seattle’s grunge scene before singer/pianist Andrew Wood went the way of his peers and overdosed, leaving the band to form various off shoots in its wake (Pearl Jam and Mudhoney anyone?) Despite often coming off like a bit of a G’n’R clone, with Woods high vocals and the bands dirty rock vibe. However, there was something in Woods delivery, in the band’s ability to take a straight up rock song and meander into a brooding interlude seemingly out of nowhere. It was Wood’s more than evident emotive vocal style and whimsical lyrics, all the while coupled with an often overlooked skill on the piano. There may not be enough material from this band to reach cult status, but in Apple, the band’s only full-length offering, the spirit of Wood and his band are perfectly capsulated.
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| 4.0 excellent | Grungil | January 8th 25 |
| 4.5 superb | teo | August 5th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | EXSCHISM | February 12th 24 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | August 14th 23 |
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| 4.0 excellent | jsaadia | April 9th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Timmy | January 21st 23 |
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| 4.5 superb | Arokan | January 26th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | ACVPV | January 17th 21 |
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| 5.0 classic | CalinD | December 10th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | December 7th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cuinhell | February 26th 20 |
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| 4.5 superb | skeed | October 6th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | heck | August 1st 19 |
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| 2.0 poor | skronk | March 28th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | adios | October 8th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | flea182 | April 16th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | mgeorge7 | November 29th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | botrain | September 22nd 16 |
| 3.0 good | KILL | April 24th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | rasi | December 19th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Rakkie | December 11th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | finnmcd | December 6th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | tef | August 13th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | ToddDC | March 5th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Lassie | January 30th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | sabaus | August 11th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | CamCar | July 24th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | LepreCon | February 13th 14 |
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| 4.0 excellent | cdog215 | January 13th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ringo00 | December 19th 13 |
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| 5.0 classic | bol90 | March 24th 13 |
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| 3.0 good | Iai EMERITUS | March 14th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Egglord | February 7th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | doqtor | November 6th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | Glueman | December 18th 06 |
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