Mother Love Bone

Mother Love Bone was a Seattle based rock band active from 1988 to 1990. The group is primarily remembered for its dynamic frontman Andrew Wood whose unique personality and memorable compositions catapulted

Mother Love Bone was a Seattle based rock band active from 1988 to 1990. The group is primarily remembered for its dynamic frontman Andrew Wood whose unique personality and memorable compositions catapulted the group to the top of the burgeoning late 80's/early 90's Seattle music scene. Tragically, Wood died only days before the release of their debut album Apple thus ending the group's hopes of success. Although Mother Love Bone is to this day remembered by many as a very talented band in its own right, its legacy is ultimately overshadowed by Wood's death and the bands that its former members would later form.

Mother Love Bone was established in 1988 by ex-Green River members Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Bruce Fairweather, ex-Malfunkshun frontman Andrew Wood and ex- Ten Minute Warning and Skin Yard drummer Greg Gilmore. Initially the group was formed in 1987 out of covers outfit Lords Of The Wasteland which featured Wood, Gossard, Ament and Malfunkshun drummer Regan Hagar. By early '88 the band had added Fairweather, replaced Hagar with drummer Greg Gilmore and changed their name to Mother Love Bone. This new lineup quickly set about recording and playing area shows and by late '88 had become one of Seattle's more promising bands.