Mother Love Bone - Chloe Dancer - Crown of Thorns (Seattle, 1989)

[allrequiredfields]

Wow, it just occured to me that the Felix Da Housecat tune Ready 2 Wear is ripped from Chloe Dancer.

[dold1982]

Remembered

[coring11]

I often wonder that if Andy"rip" never lost his life, would Ed have been discovered? Bad Radio was musically in all directions, but Eds voice stuk out.. Chris would go c em alot,. So I think he would have been intergrated sumhow cause he was that fukn good,. Damn, Chris later admits he was intimidated,. Chris had a big ego bak then, but knew buisness n talent,.. jg69702

[Rwareham1013]

@coring11 - Andy lives = no Eddie and/or PJ

[ugeauxgrrl89]

I think I saw them Halloween '89 in Seattle at a bar in either Belltown, Capitol Hill or the bar downtown by the viaduct that I no longer remember the name of. We hopped to many places that night and I had only been living in Seattle for 6 weeks and didn't know the city yet at all, so I've never been completely sure where I was and if it was indeed MLB I saw that night. Can someone confirm that they actually played that night in Seattle, or not, for me? Thanks.

[kc768]

Is that song on the Singles soundtrack?

[mhaces]

@kc768 Yes it is!

[Mocknbird67]

@mhaces

That was the offramp tavern at the bottom of capitol hill. I used to go there all the time in the early 90s. Great venue. Too bad it's gone. Way better than the Rockcandy was. They always had good bands.

[Mocknbird67]

@kc768  Yeah, that song is on the singles soundtrack.

[MrHatch10]

Andrew's life lives on through his music, what a brilliant song wished he was still here I would definitely have him on my pandora list of artist.

[hardrocksierra]

this makes me cry. what a beautiful singer songwriter soul. RIP Andy.

[TheJames1233]

RIP Andrew

[deadcleaner]

Andy was a rockstar i bet he would be amazed he is still remembered.

[nineball26]

Hi Mom.. -:) Stardog lives!

[Jes1125z]

Awesome,thank you MLB for all the bands you birthed

[MOONDREEMZ]

So thankful for technolgy so that I can instantly find treasures like this.

[milkatron121]

This should be in the USA archives!!!

[masean2000]

Mother Love Bone AWSOME!! Deep!! Its a shame Andrew Wood died so young. What a great front man. Love rock awaits us and has graced us with MLB!!

[bguggs16]

who did Wood say was up next?

[CounterRevolutionary]

@bguggs16 It sounds like he says, "Elvis is on next..."



[ragepoppa]

I bought this bootleg on a VHS tape back in 1991 in Detroit. Watched it a million times. I love it so much. I miss you so much Andy....R.I.P.

[waxtheknob]

Considering how rare this is, the poor video quality can be forgiven. I was in Seattle in 1989 and sorry to say I missed out on them. They were a flash of wasted genius, but their legacy remains alive in gems like this. Cheers!

[kkh369]

such a talent, such a waste

[willmulv]

ANDREW WOOD

my best days were with your songs

[UFFY69]

A-mazing!!

[jroach96]

This is a great archive! Thanks 4 posting!

[mrgorgun]

take me back to 89 and this concert when it was the beginning of a time that music was beautiful...

[holland2312]

I was 8 months and 11 days old when this was filmed. I bet Wood had no idea that babies in the UK would be enjoying this performance 22 years later. If only he'd known. The music in those days was incredible. Thank god the internet was invented - I'm so glad I discovered this band.

[wmchase65]

@holland2312 right on brother...i was a "senior" in High School when I first heard this..simply awesome..

[Tamerlayne71]

@holland2312

I'm glad you did too. Good to know a younger generation gets it.

[holland2312]

I was 8 months and 11 days old when this was filmed. I bet Wood had no idea that babies in the UK would be enjoying this performance 22 years later. If only he'd known. Man I wish I was alive back then - the music is just incredible.

[strangebone71]

RIP ANDREW WOOD - you made my life intresting, I never met you but we are one in the same. star children. you are and always will be amazing to me!

[jmccmaiden]

great voice

you legacy is alive andy

[Juberoos]

WOW! 

[TheRockchick1981]

Two days after my 8th birthday party how awesome is that. I love love love this song

[sweetleafsman]

21 years today you left us Andrew, never forgotten

[stardogcustoms]

I named my first daughter after this song - Chloe - I loved the line "Chloe's just like me, only beautiful." God that still touches my soul. Wherever you are, Chloe, I miss you and I love you, still, all my heart and soul. You're still my little Chloe

[Torpor111]

@stardogcustoms Hi. Just wanted to share, my wife became pregnant and we too named our daughter Chloe after this song. Sadly, miss Chloe was miscarried, but she did announce the coming of her two future brothers. I was reminiscing to this video, and was struck after reading your comment. Thanks for sharing!

[ThePimperor]

I love this song. I learned how to play every instrument of it. Andrew is buzzing his ass off in this video. He was having trouble remembering the lyrics and some of the piano. But he and the crowd seemed to enjoy it immensely so that's all that matters. RIP to a genius.

[idefypunk]

THANK YOU ANDY (and COLDPOP CARL!)

[russellthain1]

Playing the piano part today, greatest piano piece I've ever heard.

[TheReesman33]

I knew Andy since 4th grade. What made him special was torment, love and many questions with doubt. Don't forget about the musicians around him, from Malfunkshun to MLB, he was put in the spotlight and given a chance to shine. We dont know where it would have gone, I know it would have been big, huge...thats what hurts the most. Love you Andy.

[stoolsample12]

the intro piano part makes me cry

[Kevindust29]

the link between hair metal and grunge...as opposed to what the mainstream media has told you, it wasn't a stone cold change...it was simply an evolution

[migenic]

Good band and great song.

[GodsmackLoverOracle]

what is this song about? its so deep and i have been listening to it for about a whole 24 hours. Love you andrew miss you man :[

[whispercommittee]

Mother love bone was the beginning a cornerstone for so many bands

[corptkm]

We are getting ready to release a LIVE movie from 1988-1989 never before seen. Would you be interested in buying a copy? It's in production now and should be ready for release on the dath date of my friend Andy March 19th. send email to...

MotherLoveBoneLive@yahoo.com.

Thank you

[terrf66]

@corptkm is this movie available yet

[minnesotawildgurl9]

Absolutely beautiful band! Miss you Andrew!

[cathairpudding]

Heroin at it's finest - the worst. these people ever played. Worse than I ever did at my most fucked up. This is a training video. Hellshit aside, I still love every one of these dudes to death (npi) but this shows you how not to be. GOD LOVE ANDREW.

[sternumkick]

AIC first band I d/l to my new iPod!

[santafecard]

Every time I hear this song I weep and wonder what could have been.

[santamariashark]

eddie vedder is an elitist asshole who truly believes his is the only opinion that matters, he will mock your marriage and mock your faith in god to your face ! hes got a good voice but after meeting him I dont want to hear it anymore.

[MissusFingerBottom]

@santamariashark what did he do to you?

[fowleropolis]

lucky to have them live

[jda4874]

Life is what you make it. If you make it death, well rest your soul...

[1fentanyl]

wore this one out in early 90s!!!!......touched me!

[alhnbp]

bah

sem palavras

[Ilana2112]

Still my absolute favorite song, band, singer. My everything... I would toss out everything else to keep Shine.... LyricLedgend - this song changed me. Even now, after hearing it 1,000's of times the hair on my neck stands up and my heart aches.

[CalgarSkull]

WASTE!!!!! He could STILL BE ALIVE today to make more music like this!!!!

[Leonard26]

I agree, best song EVER!!!!!!!

[Chargerfanclub]

What an absolute gem! Thank you!!!

[TheLyricsLegend]

God, I love "Chloe Dancer". Andy was so talented, and Mother Love Bone is my favorite band of all time. It's so sad he died. "Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns" happens to be my favorite song of all time. (more "Chloe Dancer" though). When I first heard "Chloe Dancer" I was speechless, as if Andy was me writing the song. I relate to it so much in the tragedy of love and having such a beautiful woman laying by my side and then she's not there anymore. It hurts. Chloe Dancer is forever.

[gregvoice]

This is the best song of all time.

[jediscot]

Epic video...simply epic. Thanks for sharing!

[woodsy054]

fuckin awesome!!! 

[meangoon]

Andrew wood, love you

[funklover247]

unbeliveable that someone had this! andrew wood and all the members of mlb would have been the greatest american band ever! heroin kills, and it killed a great voice/poet here :( but thanks to the other members who went on to do great things also! love battery being the less known of the 2 :) rock on PJ and keep up the playing of this live!

[billyatown91]

@funklover247 AGREED, whos Pearl Jam, Mud Honey & Nirvana. Andrew Wood was a poet, maybe the best since Jim Morrison

[machineheart1]

@billyatown91 I agree with the Wood bit but please don't compare Nirvana or MH to Pearl Jam, Eddie and the rest of PJ, (two of them are right here in this vid) are the most talented band around and Eddie is a top song writer, great poet, or at last a musical genius.

[1845dickey]

@machineheart1 I totallt agree with you!! Andrew wood was a genius but had he not gone Pearl Jam wouldn't be and that would have robbed the earth of arguably the greatest rock band ever......in an age where real philosophers are rare Eddie stands out.....I am sorry but MLB could never have possibly reached the heights of Pearl Jam.......mlb would never have topped chloe dancer/crown of thorns and may have released a few more albums...I loved alot of bands before PJ and since but none more!!

[machineheart1]

@1845dickey My sentiments exactly!

[bloodtearsej]

Love this song... the early rise of GRUNGE... its a shame we could of known what Andrew Wood had insort.. awesome song they had and great voice... RIP Andrew wood....

[MrTraceMan]

Seattle is a city like no other, such a wealth of talent, yet so many succumb to Heroin, it just breaks your heart, some people are are just shooting stars in this show called life, you will be remembered forever Andrew,

[kaworu1983]

tkz andy....just tks

[omfgitzjellly]

he died six months later :[

R.I.P andrew<3

[sashirelli]

Unbelievable times back then.  RIP Andy!

[odfoto]

And today it's been 20 years since he passed. R.i.P. Andrew Wood.

[704billy1975]

thank you for the spectcular up. man.........

[wizwang]

Loverock awaits you

[dmarod]

Crazy back then here in seattle, I remember seeing Jeff and stone in the record store, Jerry Cantrell shopped at my QFC in Queen Anne....miss those days. Miss the going to the live shows at the croc and moore.......

[wouldtick]

@dmarod

if you are not full of crap, then you were in an amazing place at an amazing time. Does it make you sad to reflect on those times?

[dmarod]

Not at all, I still live here, still go see the boys play here and there. Later I ran into stone and Jeff going snowboarding on an Alaska flight from Seatac. They were "real" people for being rock stars. Now we have the deadliest catch..hahaha Im not sad. Saw great music, live in an awesome city and it's different than the rest of the country here. I do miss the crocodile cafe, that does make me sad....

[dmarod]

Im also now 40 so I have a lot different priorities, house, kids etc. My 10 year old likes it all too.

[NickolaiVolkov]

@dmarod Wait on... I heard the Croc. reopened under different ownership, no?

[banhezalein]

Oh, my jesus christ!

WTF!

This is more than a legacy.

Such an envy I feel for you, man. You were there... Right before Andy passed away.

WOW (a thousand times)

[vigodagod]

Elvis is up next! Love it!

[shelibeli40]

I can't beleive grunge is 20 yrs old..damn. So many great memories:)

[cmtmj2006]

I was 23 when this song broke. I thought the Grunge era was the best. I can't believe Andy is dead twenty years now. He left us way back there and every so often it feels good and hurts to look behind.

[sternumkick]

You made me feel better and I'm sorry to do this to you, I was 17 when this song broke. My wife and I reminisce how new Grunge was in the early 90's and now that music is 20 years old and hardly played on the radio. It's a shame, although I couldn't image myself in flannel this winter!

[cmtmj2006]

It's cool dude. My wife was 16 and we lived those years together before we got married in 95. I still wear my flannels though and since the winter sucks here in NY I get the use out of them. They may not play Grunge as much as they used to but my Ipod is full of the old tunes.

[templedown]

@sternumkick hardly played on the radio? well true, ya don't hear the gits, mlb, tad etc. on the radio, but in the 90's ya didn't either. at least outside of seattle anyway. but on modern rock stations of today, i still hear pj, aic, totd, nirvana, & sg numerous times on a daily basis.

[Varragos]

Thank you so much. This is a treasure. We miss you, Andrew..............

[kezman1974]

I can be a man and say I misunderstood your post. I thought you meant find a bridge after hearing the music!

[sternumkick]

I here you I went off the deep end myself... I take the retaliatory post back, guess I'm just pissed I have to live through another Mets season!

[kezman1974]

Sternum, it's cool. I don't take this all that seriously..... but it's fun to stir the pot once in a while, you probably feel the same. As for the sorry A@@ Mets, that's my team as well. Did you see David Wright's comments during the week? He expects to go deep in the playoffs and the world series? Are you kidding me? We need a 3rd, 4th & 5th starter, 1st baseman, catcher etc. etc. etc. All I can say is Omar MUST GO!

[sternumkick]

Are you kidding me Grunge is 20 years old already!!! Excuse me while I try to find a bridge...

[2012newage]

Do ypu got any problem or being rape in that time?

[kezman1974]

You Probably weren't born 20 years ago..... Wouldn't know good music if it slapped you in the face! The band that spawned Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog and Pearl Jam.... I'm sure they all suck too.... PLEASE do find that bridge!

[sternumkick]

@kezman1974... Obviously you're a moron, I love all those bands and I love grunge!!! My point is im 20 years older! Dick! You must think I just stumbled upon Mother love bone? STUPID MORON KEZMAN1974

[cmtmj2006]

Dude I know how you feel.

[mrfrumpydotcom]

Man this is great.... fucking awesome.

[itsherbie33]

the best part about this is the video is bad quality. makes it sound deeper

[CalgarSkull]

@itsherbie33 And this is before cell phone cameras so this was shot on some old VHS camera.

[Epsilon15]

Freakin' awesome. Now to find a video of the U-Men's infamous Bumbershoot performance.

[markman78]

Best 9 minute song ever!

[Brento44]

Amazing!

[pofesen]

wow! thank you for this pearl! ;-)