Eddie Vedder to Release Layne Staley Tribute on "Lost Dogs" CD


The day that Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley was found dead of a drug overdose, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder locked himself in the studio and wrote "4/20/02," featuring just a guitar and vocal track... It was tossed around as an inclusion on Pearl Jam's 2002 release, Riot Act, but later scrapped due to it's "intenseness..."

Stone Gossard on Riot Act: "The record overall has such a universal feel to it, much more so than some of our other records..." hmmm... "universal feel..." more like "suck feel," probably due to the fact that (former Soundgarden drummer) Matt Cameron wrote most of the songs... a killer drummer, he is... a good songwriter, he ain't...

Anyhow, "4/20/02" will be released on Lost Dogs, featuring Pearl Jam rarities... the track won't be listed but will appear a few minutes after the last listed track, "Bee Girl" (possibly about also-OD'd Seattle singer Shannon Hoon, maybe?)...

Listening to: The Black Crowes - "Three Snakes and One Charm (1996)