Track Listing

1. This Is Shangrila
2. Stardog Champion
3. Holy Roller
4. Bone China
5. Come Bite the Apple
6. Stargazer
7. Heartshine
8. Captain Hi-Top
9. Man of Golden Words
10. Capricorn Sister
11. Gentle Groove
12. Mr. Danny Boy
13. Crown of Thorns
14. Lady Godiva Blues [7" Edit][*]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #96442 in Music
• Released on: 2003-09-08
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Album Details
Includes the Original Album Tracks and Original Artwork plus Two Rare Bonus Tracks, Digitally Remastered, this Album Will Be Lemon Recordings First Release and is a Rock Collector and Grunge Fan Must Have.

Customer Reviews

Still great 15 years later
i remember buying Apple in 1990 only a few weeks after the fatal heroin overdose of song writing genius Andrew Wood, it really is a shame, this band had it all, a charismatic lead singer, tight musicianship and what i believe to be the most inventive band name ever. There is no doubt in my mind, Mother Love Bone would have been just as, if not bigger then Pearl Jam(most likely because their albums would have been more accessible to the general public over later Pearl Jam releases). With touching ballads(Stargazer, Crown Of Thorns, Man Of Golden Words, Bone China) and flatout hard rockin' tunes(This Is Shangri-La, Captain Hi-Top, Heartshine, Come Bite The Apple), this band had the potential to be the next Queen or Led Zeppelin. Do yourself a favour, BUY THIS ALBUM, YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT.

An album for the ages
I picked this CD up about late 1992, when Pearl Jam was quickly on the rise and i continue to listen to it, to this day. Andy Wood was a total genius and could have been the Jim Morrison of this generation had he not died before his band had the chance to become huge, which they certainly would have. a truly underlooked classic and a MUST for fans of the Seattle Scene.

Not quite grunge, but definitely something more than 80's...
Quick history lesson in reverse: Pearl Jam consists of lead singer Eddie Vedder, left guitarist Mike McCready, right guitarist Stone Gossard, bassist Jeff Ament and a slew of different drummers. Before Pearl Jam was Pearl Jam, they were Temple of the Dog, a tribute band started after Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell learned of the death of his good friend, Mother Love Bone lead singer Andy Wood. After Andy's death, Cornell reconvened Ament and Gossard, and brought in McCready and Vedder to create the Temple of the Dog project. They released one album and Vedder stayed on in what became Pearl Jam. This, however, is where it all began. Mother Love Bone was the album where 80's music met grunge mentality and lyrics and a new brand of music was born. Without Mother Love Bone and the death of Andy Wood, there would have been no Temple of the Dog and NO Pearl Jam. If that wasn't enough to make you want to buy the album, then how about this: This album is solid. The tracks range from hard rock to soft ballads, and it's one of the more unique albums to be released around this time. If I had to describe it, I'd say it sounds a bit like a primitive Pearl Jam, with Axl Rose on lead vocals, but with a different mentality altogether than GNR had. Highlights are probably Shangri-La, Crown of Thorns (which Pearl Jam frequently covers), Gentle Groove, Stardog Champion, Stargazer, and the bonus track, Lady GOdiva Blues...in all, it's a solid album and if you're a Pearl Jam or Temple of the Dog fan, it's a must have. Grunge history...