First off let me say this blog is about what I know from my point of view from growing up in the 90's. If I forgot to mention any artist beside the ones in this post I'm sorry because I'm thinking of this from the top of my head. I just want to share my thoughts and share them for my Sunday Blogday post.
Scott Weiland- Stone Temple Pilots
After hearing and reading about the passing of Scott Weiland it hit me kind of hard. Over the years I enjoyed bands such as Stone Temple Pilots, Alice In Chains, Nirvana and later on in my life discovering Mother Love Bone. Each these bands have made a mark in music with their influence on people and generations from the 90's. These bands with their amazing singers and band mates influenced today's music and it looks like they will keep on for generations to come. I know when my son is older I will share with him the music and influences that inspire me and still make an impact on me to this day.
Layne Staley- Alice In Chains
Around 1991,when I was about 13 I discovered Nirvana. A friend that lived down the street from me introduced me to them.I remember the first time I heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit," my friend and I was alone in his room with his parents gone. We cranked the stereo and trashed his room.We just messed up his room bad and it was fun because we felt like we were set free and being young we didn't know any better. He got grounded and his ass got tore up and I wasn't allowed to come over for some time.
I became and still to this day a fan of Nirvana. It was such a tragic to loss Kurt Cobain in 1994 right around the time that the "Grunge Scene," was slightly slowing down. To this day Nirvana still sells albums even 21yrs after his passing just like The Beatles,Jimi Hendrix and The Doors to name off the top of my head. For those who got to see this band live and had some kind of interaction with Nirvana, my hats off to you.
Kurt Cobain- Nirvana
Over the years and to this day you can still hear Blind Melon's "No Rain," being played on radio or on music apps such as iheart. I still sing along to this tune when I hear it. I enjoyed this song when it came out in 1992 and when I was hanging out with friends and it would come on, we would get into singing it and having a good time. This was the only hit as far as I know of with this band. Shannon Hoon passed away in 1995 around the time Blind Melon was on tour promoting it's second album, "Soup."
Shannon Hoon- Blind Melon
Alice In Chains has and still to this day to me will always rock. I know they got back together a few years ago with a new lead singer and are still touring and selling albums just like they did back in the 90's. Hell,Alice's last studio album "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here," peaked at number 2 on the Billboard charts. In the 90's Alice In Chains released some really good albums. I even still have somewhere packed away my jean jacket I wore in high school with the logo that was on the inside of the "Dirt," album that I drew with a sharpie marker. I loved how they songs and the lyrics are put together and how Layne Staley voice sounds over Jerry Cantrell's guitar. I was sadden by his passing in 2002 hoping that Alice In Chains would get a new album out since at that time they haven't in a long time. I love the side projects that the members of the band were in. I loved Jerry Cantrell's solo stuff he put out as well as "Mad Season," with Layne and members of Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees which makes me not to forget Andy Wood.
Andy Wood- Mother Love Bone
Mother Love Bone was grunge before grunge was grunge. Mother Love Bone created a following before mainstream took noticed.Andy Wood passed away before we got to see the potential of what a band like Mother Love Bone would have done when they really did hit the mainstream music scene. With the loss of Andy Wood in 1990 shortly before the groups second album "Apple," was released Mother Love Bone disbanded. Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard with Mike McCready and Chris Cornell of "Soundgarden," got together in the studio to record a tribute album for Andy Wood. It happen that Eddie Vedder sat in on the recording of "Temple Of The Dog," and appeared on the album as well. Out of Andy Wood's death one of most popular bands in the 90's came about called "Pearl Jam," with Eddie Vedder,Jeff Ament,Mike McCready,and Stone Gossard.
I remember stumbling across Mother Love Bone later on in my life. I really enjoy the music and loved to rock out with songs such as "Stardog Champion," and "Stargazer." I every now and then would hear a Mother Love Bone song when I am listening to my iheart app on my phone whatever it is that I'm doing and just getting into the song that is played.
Stone Temple Pilots will always have a spot in my life no matter what. I enjoy the album "Core," to this day and remember seeing and enjoying songs like "Plush," "Creep," Interstate Love Song." Back when Mtv would play music videos and not the garbage that it shows today, I would stay up on the weekends to watch Alternative Nation or 120mins and catch any Stone Temple Pilots they would play.
It sucks that we will never get to have a Stone Temple Pilots reunion with all members and not someone filling on on vocals for Scott Weiland. We will miss Scott and his voice and the rest of the world will miss him as well. We will also miss the artist that I mention in this blog post as well.
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