STONE GOSSARD

'Stone Carpenter Gossard' (born July 20, 1966, Seattle, Washington) is the rhythm guitarist and, along with Jeff Ament and Mike McCready, a founding member of American rock band Pearl Jam. Stone is well known for his work in grunge rock bands based in Seattle through the 1980s prior to Pearl Jam, and he has made significant contributions to the music industry since then aside from Pearl Jam.

Contents

Early work

Pearl Jam

Other work

Personal life

Discography

References

External links

Early work

Gossard graduated from Seattle's Northwest School in 1984. The first band Stone joined was March of Crimes,^[1] a band of which future Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd was a member. Although Gossard's time with the band was brief,^[2] it introduced him to the emerging music scene in Seattle. Stone formed a close friendship with fellow guitarist (and future Mudhoney member) Steve Turner, who also had attended the Northwest School,^[3] and joined Turner in his band The Ducky Boys. Turner went on to form Green River with vocalist/guitarist Mark Arm, drummer Alex Vincent and bassist Jeff Ament. Stone was asked to join Green River in order to allow Arm to concentrate exclusively on singing.
Following Green River's dissolution in 1987, Stone founded Mother Love Bone along with Green River bassist Jeff Ament. Mother Love Bone came to an end due the death of singer Andrew Wood shortly before the band's major label debut, ''Apple''. At this point Ament and Gossard almost parted company, but stuck around for the Temple of the Dog project, which was founded by Chris Cornell as a tribute to Andrew Wood. This project featured future Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder, who sang on the song "Hunger Strike". Stone's new songs and demos developed into significant contributions to the Temple of the Dog project, and the formation of Pearl Jam in 1990.

Pearl Jam

With the formation of Pearl Jam, Stone's music formed the basis for many of the bands early songs. Eight of the eleven tracks on Pearl Jam's seminal debut ''Ten'' were musically penned by Gossard, including "Alive", "Even Flow", and "Black". He has since made less of a solo contribution to the band's work, instead becoming part of the collaborative efforts. However he was credited as being behind the relatively more recent hits "Do the Evolution" in 1998 and "Life Wasted" in 2006.
Gossard is known for his hard rhythm style of playing, and his sense of beat and groove. His major influences are said to be Led Zeppelin, Kiss and Jimi Hendrix, as well as funk and rap. He once said of himself: "I like rhythmic things that butt up against each other in a cool kind of way."^[4] Eddie Vedder was quoted as saying that it is extremely difficult to collaborate with Stone, as he outright refuses to work on anything remotely like anything he's done before.^[5] As well as guitar contributions, Stone has also played mellotron and bass guitar, has often provided backing vocals, and has even taken lead vocal duties on the Pearl Jam songs "Mankind" (''No Code'') and "Don't Gimmie No Lip" (''Lost Dogs''). His role in the dynamic of each song is not pre-defined despite being primarily a rhythm guitarist and consequently he can be heard playing lead guitar on many of Pearl Jam's more recent songs.
In a review of Pearl Jam's 2006 self-titled album, ''Rolling Stone'' editor David Fricke mentioned that both Gossard and Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready were erroneously excluded from the publication's 2003 feature "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."^[6]

Other work

Gossard appeared in the 1992 movie ''Singles'' as himself, in lead actor Matt Dillon's backing band, Citizen Dick.
Aside from Pearl Jam, Gossard is a founding member of Seattle side project band Brad, who formed in 1993, and have since released four albums.
During Pearl Jam's dispute with Ticketmaster in 1994 over prices and surcharges, Gossard appeared along with fellow Pearl Jam member Jeff Ament before a congressional subcommittee to testify on the issue.
Gossard formed the record label Loosegroove Records in 1994 with fellow Brad member Regan Hagar.^[7] Loosegroove signed many up and coming artists from various musical genres, especially Rock and Hip Hop. Significantly, Stone signed Queens of the Stone Age to Loosegroove, releasing their debut album in 1998. Loosegroove Records closed in 2000.^[8]
Stone is the owner of the prestigious Studio Litho in Seattle, which has recorded many high profile artists including Soundgarden, Deftones and Staind as well as Brad and Pearl Jam.^[9]
Stone released his first solo album, ''Bayleaf'', on Sony in 2001.
He has also produced records by such artists as Satchel, Green Apple Quick Step, Weapon of Choice and Critters Buggin.^[10]

Personal life

Stone is an avid conservationist and member of the Board of Directors at the Wild Salmon Center, an international conservation organization based in Portland, Oregon.
Gossard is a talented artist and painter, and his artwork is on many Pearl Jam releases, as well as his solo album ''Bayleaf.''

Discography

'Year'	'Group'	'Title'	'Label'	'Tracks Played'
1985	Green River	''Come on Down''	Homestead Records	All
1986	Green River	''Deep Six''	C/Z Records	"10,000 Things" and "Your Own Best Friend"
1987	Green River	''Dry As a Bone''	Sub Pop Records	All
1988	Green River	''Motor City Madness''	Glitterhouse Records	"Searchin' (Good Things Come)"
	Green River	''Rehab Doll''	Sub Pop	All
	Green River	''Sub Pop 200''	Sub Pop	"Hangin' Tree"
1989	Mother Love Bone	''Shine''	Stardog/Mercury Records	All
	Green River	''This House Is Not A Motel''	Glitterhouse Records	"Swallow My Pride"
	Green River	''Sub Pop Rock City''	Glitterhouse Records	"Hangin' Tree"
	Green River	''Another Pyrrhic Victory: The Only Compilation Of Dead Seattle God Bands''	C/Z Records	"Bazaar" and "Away In Manger"
1990	Mother Love Bone	''Apple''	Stardog/Mercury Records	All
	Green River	''Endangered Species''	Glitterhouse Records	"Ain't Nothing To Do"
	Green River	''Rehab Doll/Dry As a Bone''	Sub Pop	All
1991	Temple of the Dog	''Temple of the Dog''	A&M	All
	Pearl Jam	''Ten''	Epic	All
1992	Pearl Jam	''Stanley, Son of Theodore: Yet Another Alternative Music Sampler''	Epic/Columbia	"Alive" (Live)
	Pearl Jam	''Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''	Epic	"Breath" and "State of Love and Trust"
	Mother Love Bone	''Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''	Epic	"Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns"
	Green River	''Afternoon Delight: Love Songs From Sub Pop''	Sub Pop Records	"Baby Takes"
	Mother Love Bone	''Stardog Champion''	Stardog/Mercury Records	All
1993	Mother Love Bone	''Thrash And Burn: The Metal Alternative''	Sony Music Special Products	"Capricorn Sister"
	Brad	''Shame''	Sony	All
	Pearl Jam	''	Thirsty Ear/Chaos	"Crazy Mary" (w/ Victoria Williams)
	Pearl Jam	''Judgment Night: Music From The Motion Picture''	Epic	"Real Thing" (w/ Cypress Hill)
	Pearl Jam	''In Defense of Animals''	Restless	"Porch"
	Pearl Jam	''Vs.''	Epic	All
	Mother Love Bone	''The Best Of Grunge Rock''	Priority Records	"Stardog Champion"
1994	Pearl Jam	''Vitalogy''	Epic	All except "Bugs" and "Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me"
1995	Mother Love Bone	''Alterno-Daze: Natural 90s Selection''	MCA Special Products	"Stardog Champion"
	Neil Young	''Mirror Ball''	Reprise Records	All
1996	Pearl Jam	''Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense''	Epic	"Leaving Here"
	Thermadore	''Monkey on Rico''	Holiday/Atlantic	Four songs, including "Pushing" and "Anton"
	Pearl Jam	''M.O.M., Vol. 1: Music for Our Mother Ocean''	Interscope	"Gremmie Out of Control"
	Pearl Jam	''No Code''	Epic	All
	Green River	''Hype!: The Motion Picture Soundtrack''	Sub Pop	"Swallow My Pride" (1987 Demo)
	Pearl Jam	''Hype!: The Motion Picture Soundtrack''	Sub Pop	"Not For You" (Live from ''Self-Pollution'' Radio)
1997	Mother Love Bone	''Proud To Be Loud''	Debutante Records	"Bone China"
	Brad	''Interiors''	Sony	All
	Pearl Jam	''The Bridge School Concerts, Vol. 1''	Reprise	"Nothingman" (Live)
1998	Pearl Jam	''Yield''	Epic	All except "●"
	Pearl Jam	''Chicago Cab: Soundtrack''	Loose Groove	"Who You Are" and "Hard To Imagine"
	Pearl Jam	''Live on Two Legs''	Epic	All
1999	Pearl Jam	''	Epic	"Last Kiss" and "Soldier of Love"
	Pearl Jam	''M.O.M., Vol. 3: Music for Our Mother Ocean''	Hollywood	"Whale Song"
	Pearl Jam	''Movie Music: The Definitive Performances'' (Also part of the box set, ''Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century''.)	Columbia/Epic/Legacy	"State of Love and Trust"
	Pearl Jam	''Rock: Train Kept a Rollin' (Also part of the box set, ''Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century''.)	Sony	"Black"
2000	Green River	''Wild and Wooly: The Northwest Rock Collection''	Sub Pop	"This Town"
	Pearl Jam	''Wild and Wooly: The Northwest Rock Collection''	Sub Pop	"Even Flow" (Live)
	Pearl Jam	''Binaural''	Epic	All except "Soon Forget"
	Josh Freese	''The Notorious One Man Orgy ''	Kung Fu Records	"Men & Women"
	Pearl Jam	''European Bootlegs''	Epic	All
2001	Mother Love Bone	''Alternative Moments''	Sony Music Media	"Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns"
	Pearl Jam	''North American Bootlegs, Volume 1''	Epic	All
	Pearl Jam	''North American Bootlegs, Volume 2''	Epic	All
	Pearl Jam	''Substitute: Songs from the Who''	Edel America	"The Kids Are Alright" (Live)
	Stone Gossard	''Bayleaf''	Sony	All
2002	Brad	''Welcome to Discovery Park''	Redline Ent.	All
	Pearl Jam	''Riot Act''	Epic	All except "Arc"
2003	Pearl Jam	''2003 Bootlegs (Australia, Japan, and North America)''	Epic	All
	Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, Cole Peterson, and Chris Friel	''Live From Nowhere Near You''	Funkhead Music	"Powerless"
	Pearl Jam	''Lost Dogs''	Epic	All except "Dead Man" and "Bee Girl"
	Pearl Jam	''Big Fish: Music from the Motion Picture''	Sony	"Man of the Hour"
2004	Pearl Jam	''Hot Stove, Cool Music, Vol. 1''	Fenway Recordings	"Bu$hleaguer" (Live)
	Steve Turner	''Searching for Melody''	Roslyn Recordings	Some
	Pearl Jam	''Riding Giants: Soundtrack''	Milan	"Go"
	Pearl Jam	''Live at Benaroya Hall''	BMG	All
	Critters Buggin	''Stampede''	Rope-a-dope	"Toad Garden"
	Jack Irons	''Attention Dimension''	Breaching Whale	"Water Song"
	Steve Turner	''And His Bad Ideas''	Roslyn Recordings	Some
	Pearl Jam	''Songs and Artists that Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11''	Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax	"Masters of War" (Live)
	Pearl Jam	''For the Lady''	Rhino/WEA	"Better Man" (Live)
	Pearl Jam	''	Epic	All except "I Got Id"
2005	Brad/Satchel	''Brad vs Satchel''	The Establishment Store	All except "Looking Forward", "Peace and Quiet", "Takin' It Back", and "Who's Side Are You On?"
	Meganut	''That Would Be Dope''	Unknown	"Satisfaction" and "Rockbottom"
2006	Green River	''Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge''	Livewire Recordings	"Come on Down"
	Pearl Jam	''Pearl Jam''	J Records	All except "Wasted Reprise"
	Pearl Jam	''Live at Easy Street''	J Records	All
2007	Pearl Jam	''Surf's Up: Music from the Motion Picture''	Sony	"Big Wave"
	Pearl Jam	''Live at the Gorge 05/06''	Monkey Wrench	All

References

1. Official Sony Biography
2. Neely, Kim. ''Five Against One''. Diane Publishing Company, 1999. ISBN 0-7567-7409-8
3. "Stone Gossard: Biography". ''All Music Guide''.
4. ''Single Video Theory''. Pearl Jam. Video. Epic, 1998.
5. Scaggs, Austin. "Eddie Vedder: Addicted to Rock". ''Rolling Stone''. April 21, 2006.
6. Fricke, David. "''Pearl Jam'': Review". ''Rolling Stone''. April 21, 2006.
7. "Epitonic.com".
8. Endino, Jack. "Endino Newsletter 5.0 (3/2000)". March 2000.
9. http://www.studiolitho.com/v2/patrons
10. Prato, Greg. "Stone Gossard: Biography". ''All Music Guide''.

External links

★ Pearl Jam's Ten Club

★ Official Website of Brad

★ Studio Litho

★ Stone Gossard at All Music Guide

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★ Website dedicated to fellow Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, but with excellent information on Stone's equipment in the Gear section of the site

★ Stone Gossard on bicycling and health