| "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns" | |
|---|---|
| Song byMother Love Bone | |
| from the albumShine | |
| Released | March 20, 1989 |
| Recorded | November 1988 atLondon Bridge Studios,Seattle,Washington |
| Genre | Grunge[1] |
| Length | 8:20 |
| Label | Stardog/Mercury |
| Songwriters | Jeff Ament,Bruce Fairweather,Greg Gilmore,Stone Gossard,Andrew Wood |
| Producers | Mark Dearnley, Mother Love Bone |
| "Crown of Thorns" | |
|---|---|
| Song byMother Love Bone | |
| from the albumApple | |
| Released | July 19, 1990 |
| Recorded | January 1989 atLondon Bridge Studios,Seattle,Washington |
| Genre | Grunge[2] |
| Length | 6:18 |
| Label | Stardog/Mercury |
| Songwriters | Jeff Ament,Bruce Fairweather,Greg Gilmore,Stone Gossard,Andrew Wood |
| Producers | Mark Dearnley, Mother Love Bone |
"Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns" is a song by theSeattle rock bandMother Love Bone. The song is the fourth track on the band's debutEP,Shine (1989). "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns" is actually two songs sequenced together. "Crown of Thorns" is found by itself on the band's sole studio album,Apple (1990). "Chloe Dancer" is not available as a stand-alone track.
"Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns" is critically acclaimed, and considered one of Mother Love Bone's best songs. Jason Josephes ofPitchfork described it as "one astoundingly great song."[3] Steven Rosen ofThe Denver Post referred to the song as "trancelike epic."[4] Spencer Patterson of theLas Vegas Sun comments that the song is "fantastically melancholy."[5] Essi Berelian of the Rough Music Guide writes that it is "beautifully swirling."[6]The Salt Lake Tribune found the song "eerie" and praised Mother Love Bone vocalistAndrew Wood's "powerful and emotive voice."[7] The song was included byRolling Stone in their list of "The Fifty Best Songs Over Seven Minutes Long".[8]
The song was featured in directorCameron Crowe's 1989 film,Say Anything..., but it was not included onthe film's soundtrack. Crowe again used the song in his 1992 film,Singles, and this time used it onthe soundtrack. It was also featured in theOne Tree Hill episode "Pictures of You" in 2007 and can be found onThe Road Mix: Music from the Television Series One Tree Hill, Volume 3.
Pearl Jam, which includes former Mother Love Bone membersJeff Ament andStone Gossard, has performed the song "Crown of Thorns" in concert many times, starting with the10/22/00 show in Las Vegas,[9] which was the tenth anniversary of Pearl Jam's first show. Video of this performance appears on the Pearl Jam documentaryPearl Jam Twenty and this version of the song appears onits soundtrack. The song is also included on the 2003 concert DVDLive at the Garden, in which Pearl Jam vocalistEddie Vedder, in tribute to the late Wood, said, "I think Jeff and Stone will back me up on this, Andy would have loved it here." Two performances of the song by Pearl Jam from 2005 and 2006 were issued on theLive at the Gorge 05/06 box set. The two performances took place on September 1, 2005 and July 23, 2006. The band still play the song in live performances as of 2023. "Chloe Dancer" has also been performed by Pearl Jam, always preceding "Crown of Thorns".
In April 2011, Kevin Wood (Andrew Wood's brother) teamed up with hard rock band Lace Weeper to record Mother Love Bone's "Crown of Thorns" as a tribute to Wood on the 21st anniversary of his death. The single was released on Kevin's Wammybox Records.
Shawn Smith has also on multiple occasions covered the song. In one instance, Smith covered the song alongside the bandSweet Water, also accompanied by theSeattle Symphony Orchestra.
On July 7, 2015 at a New York City show,Slipknot andStone Sour frontmanCorey Taylor performed a cover of "Chloe Dancer".
On May 20, 2023,Billy Strings performed a cover of "Crown of Thorns" at Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater in San Diego.
On August 27, 2020,Charlie Benante ofAnthrax, Mark Osegueda ofDeath Angel, and Mark Menghi ofMetal Allegiance recorded a cover and posted a video of the song on Benante's YouTube channel[10]
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone | United States | "The Fifty Best Songs Over Seven Minutes Long"[8] | 2007 | * |
* denotes an unordered list
