Times of Trouble / Footsteps origin - Andy Wood recording

[thesound]

Don’t think this has been posted before.

Andrew Wood and Stone Gossard toying with the beginnings of the song that became Temple of the Dog's - Times of Trouble, and also Pearl Jam's - Footsteps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyE6q19P5oM

I wonder whether a recording of Dollar Short (Alive) will ever turn up. According to Stone, Andy wrote lyrics and they played it live atleast once.

[bodysnatcher]

Brutal.

[dad]

thrusting some loins...

that would've been a hit.

[Bammer]

So that explains Stone’s Cowboys hat

[bodysnatcher]

Andy WOOD

[Anders]

Really poor version. But could probably have been good if they finished it.

Read that part of the riff here was used in Black, it’s just a little bit late in the song:

[bada]

Sometimes its best not to release EVERYTHING.

[wease]

Part of the riff here was used in Black:

I only made it thru about half of that and nothing was even remotely reminiscent of Black. They both have E minor chords, but that’s about it.

[Strat]

Part of the riff here was used in Black:

I only made it thru about half of that and nothing was even remotely reminiscent of Black. They both have E minor chords, but that’s about it.

For a brief moment a similar riff appears....
The riff that connects "I know she gave me all that she was....." and "and now my bitter hands"

But thats it.

[Bammer]

I made it 52 seconds.

2 chords.

Meh.

[wease]

Part of the riff here was used in Black:

I only made it thru about half of that and nothing was even remotely reminiscent of Black. They both have E minor chords, but that’s about it.

For a brief moment a similar riff appears....
The riff that connects "I know she gave me all that she was....." and "and now my bitter hands"

But thats it.

That being extremely generous