Temple of the Dog vs. Mad Season

mike_s_6

Temple of the Dog

Hesoos

There's no way I could choose just one. I love them both, but for completley different aspects and reasons. I've been listeing to a lot of Mad Season latley, but It depends on my mood. Yeah... I can't choose :(

mike_s_6

I counted. Haha, TOTD has one point in the lead. This should just end up in a tie

brain of c

i choose.......mad dog.

final answer.

elmer

Ive always thought of mad seasons as a flawed album, some of the lyrics are a little simple and almost childish as I remember, well I just remember cringing a little when I heard it.........also some of the songs are I didnt like at all whereas have always considered TOTD a classic

facepollution

soulsinging wrote:

i dont know what the fuck range means and power is just as debatable in terms of personal taste. i know chris cornell screeches like the chick from sleater-kinney anytime he screams or goes for a high note and i dont like that, though i will admit that he sounds better on temple of the dog (at least say hello to heaven and hungerstrike) than any other time ive heard him. i also know layne has more pain and emotion in his weakest performance than cornell in his finest. layne's voice haunts me. cornell's annoys me, or at best, bores me.

Range is the distance between the lowest and highest notes. Cornell at no point during TOTD 'screeched'. Say hello to heaven is pure catharsis, if you've ever lost someone you care about, you can surely identify with the gut-wrenching pain he's singing about in that song, same goes for Times of Trouble. The fact he managed to sing those songs with such amazing power and range is what makes that album so special.

UKDave

Temple....

Pearl Jam and toast

TOTD was one of the greatest records in history.

Mad Season was awesome, but not even close.

Jellyrolls

Mad Season definatly. Never has their been a voice like laynes

seanw1010

TOTD, just cause of mike's amazing solo in reach down( his headphones fell off halfway thru, and hhe did half of it wthout backing)

3sheets

TOTD hands down.

reversedarwinism

obsessivly love both these albums. agree completely about the song "wake up". both albums are probably the best vocal recordings for both. i think the more mellow sound is the reason for that. louder than love is close for cornell though. great, great song writing on both, but i give the advantage to TOTD. i agree with whoever called it one of the greatest albums ever. the best recording of cornell is "say hello 2 heaven". "call me a dog" and, well, every song, is amazing.

Kilgore_Trout

TOTD definitely beats mad seasons... i mean... i love layne and thats a great CD, dont get me wrong... but the tracks dont kick my ass anywhere near as hard and are far less memorable... TOTD i can put on and not skip a single song... cant say the same for mad season... plus chris is just da man!

Cagey

There's an awful lot of over-exaggerating going on in here

Both were great, but hardly 'best album' ever.

When I listen to TOTD lately, I skip to the few 'really' great tunes, I probably do it now and then with MS - Above too. Both great, for different moods.

cookie5798

Mad Season hands down!! I can't get enough of Layne's voice.

Olivavu

I prefer Temple of the Dog to Mad Season personally...