The grunge supergroup Temple of the Dog reunited last night at Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit concert and performed a stripped-down version of their hit "Hunger Strike."
During their set at the show, Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam welcomed their buddy Chris Cornell onstage to perform the epic 1991 tune, Consequence of Sound noted. Cornell was at the gig with his band Soundgarden, which also performed a set.
The grunge classic became a bluesy, unplugged number at the concert, with Vedder and Cornell stealing the performance with their impressive vocals. Check it out below.
Temple of the Dog was assembled as a tribute to Andrew Wood, the deceased singer of Seattle staples and pre-Pearl Jam groups Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. Their self-titled release and only album came out in 1991 and included songs like "Say Hello 2 Heaven" and "Pushin Forward Back."
Rolling Stone gave the album four out of five stars.
"For 'Hunger Strike' and 'Reach Down' alone, Temple of the Dog deserves immortality; those songs are proof that the angst that defined Seattle rock in the 1990s was not cheap sentiment, at least in the beginning," David Fricke wrote. "And you can't help but love the irony of an album, made in great sadness, kick-starting the last great pop mutiny of the twentieth century."
Pearl Jam and Soundgarden occasionally play Temple of the Dog tunes, but the reunion was only the fourth time the band has played live since the early '90s. Cornell previously joined PJ for shows in 2003, 2009 and 2011.
This year's Bridge School Benefit concert included performances by Brian Wilson, Florence + the Machine, Band of Horses and Norah Jones with Puss N Boots.
