On November 9, Temple Of The Dog – the supergroup consisting of Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Matt Cameron (whose also in Soundgarden) brought their 25th anniversary reunion tour for a big time performance at Madison Square Garden.
They delivered all the 10 offerings from their 1991 self-titled debut, their only release as a band. 10-songs wouldn’t cut it, so they also performed a few Cornell solo offers, as well as a few songs of Mother Love Bone, Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard’s band with singer Andrew Wood, whose passing led to the formation of Temple Of The Dog.
They also gave us some classic covers, of artists like David Bowie, Harry Nilsson, as well as Led Zeepelin, The Cure, and Black Sabbath, almost like a tribute to some of the greats who have also played at the Garden.
It was a great night of music that proved that no matter what they say, there’s still plenty to love about rock and roll.
Find their setlist posted below, along with a few iPhone shots I took from my seat.
Temple Of The Dog Setlist:
1. Say Hello 2 Heaven
2. Wooden Jesus
3. Call Me a Dog
4. Your Saviour
5. Stardog Champion (Mother Love Bone Cover)
6. Stargazer (Mother Love Bone Cover)
7. Seasons (Chris Cornell song)
8. Jump Into the Fire (Harry Nilsson Cover)
9. Four Walled World
10. I’m a Mover (Free Cover)
11. Pushin Forward Back
12. Hunger Strike
13. Quicksand (David Bowie Cover)
14. Heartshine (Mother Love Bone Cover)
15. River of Deceit (Mad Season Cover)
16. Holy Roller (Mother Love Bone Cover)
17. Reach Down
Encore:
18. Man of Golden Words (Mother Love Bone Cover) (Cornell Solo Acoustic)
19. Times of Trouble
20. Achilles Last Stand (Led Zeppelin Cover)
21. Missing (Chris Cornell Song)
22. Fascination Street (The Cure Cover)
23. War Pigs (Black Sabbath Cover)
Encore 2:
24. All Night Thing
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