Temple Of The Dog (1991)
I used to ADORE this album, especially the hypnotic and powerful “Hunger Strike”. But I’ve found myself getting sick of the (two) songs I never really loved all that much, and my passion for a lot of the “good” songs has turned into more of an admiration at accomplishment than a desire to actually listen to them. Of course, things like that can happen when an album’s in heavy rotation in one’s playback device of choice for months. Take this grade as a composite of my former adoration and my current admiration and simple appreciation. It could go back up, it could just as easily plummet off the radar. I hope it goes up, because I WANT to like this album.
(“Wooden Jesus”, “Hunger Strike”, “Say Hello 2 Heaven”)
Grade: A-
2012: This is a beautiful and moving tribute made for one reason – Love. Twenty years later, it still blows me away at times. A classic.
Grade: A