Bob Seger

Seger and 3DD lead singer, Brad Arnold, both sing on "Landing In London" on the album Seventeen Days.
. Seger was recording at the same studio as 3 Doors Down when 3DD's manager asked if he would sing on their album. Thayil joined forces with ex-Dead Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra, former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Gina Mainwal for one show, performing as the No WTO Combo during the WTO ministerial conference in Seattle on December 1, 1999 and would later contribute guitar tracks to Dave Grohl's side-project's album (PROBOT), which was released in 2004. Also during 2004, Seger was working on his first new album in 10 years, titled Face the Promise; release of this disc is thought to be delayed until some time in 2005. Cornell went on to make solo album Euphoria Morning and later formed the group Audioslave along with ex-members of Rage Against The Machine, while Cameron toured with Pearl Jam for their 1998 Yield Tour and subsequently joined the band as a permanent member. Seger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. A greatest-hits compilation, A-Sides, was released a few months later.

Seger's classic take on life on the road, "Turn the Page", was later covered by Metallica. Soundgarden announced its breakup in April 1997. Other familiar Seger songs include "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man", "Night Moves", and "Hollywood Nights", but his most recognizable songs are almost certainly "Old Time Rock and Roll" (featured in the film Risky Business) and "Like a Rock" (the latter being most familiar to many younger Americans through its association with a long-running Chevrolet ad campaign). The band's final album was 1996's Down on the Upside. Later in his career, Seger mellowed somewhat and he had a series of hits in the '80s with such mid-tempo ballads as "We've Got Tonight" and "Against the Wind". Superunknown was the band's breakout, driven by the single "Black Hole Sun". Seger's early work is hard-rocking and shows the influence of fellow Michiganers Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels as well as pioneer rock-and-rollers such as Chuck Berry. The film also featured a clip from the demo version of "Spoonman", a song from the band's 1994 album, Superunknown.

Seger's successes paved the way for other heartland rockers including John Mellencamp and the Michael Stanley Band. The song appeared on the soundtrack album, as did a solo Cornell song, "Seasons". As such he is often dismissed as a poor man's Bruce Springsteen, though this is an unfair comparison since Seger's career as a professional musician predates Springsteen's by five years. The band made an appearance in the "grunge movie", Singles playing "Birth Ritual". Seger is known as a workhorse midwestern roots-rocker who dealt with blue-collar themes and toured constantly in support of his frequent album releases. The band toured with Guns N' Roses to support the album, and later released the video Motorvision which was filmed on that tour. He is best known for his work with the Silver Bullet Band, a group he formed in 1974. Though successful, the album was overshadowed by Nirvana's Nevermind.

Seger started his musical career in the 1960s in his native Detroit as a singer and as the leader of the Bob Seger System. The new line up recorded Badmotorfinger in 1991. Robert Clark "Bob" Seger (born May 6, 1945) was an important figure in American rock and roll and pop music in the 1970s and 1980s, and continues to be influential today. He was briefly replaced by Jason Everman, formerly of Nirvana, who appeared on the Louder Than Live video, but Ben Shepherd ended up in the band as a permanent replacement. Extensive fan website (http://www.segerfile.com). After the release of the album Yamamoto left to go back to college. Official website (http://www.bobseger.com). In 1989 the band released their first album for a major label, Louder Than Love, released through A&M Records.

Face the Promise (due for release in 2005). Though the band were being courted by major labels, in 1988 they signed to SST Records to release their debut album, Ultramega OK, for which they earned a Grammy nomination. It's a Mystery (1995). A compilation was issued as Screaming Life/Fopp in 1990. The Fire Inside (1991). The band signed to Sub Pop, releasing the Screaming Life EP in 1987, and the Fopp EP in 1988. Like a Rock (1986). In 1986 Sundquist left the band, to be replaced by Matt Cameron, who had been the drummer in Skin Yard.

The Distance (1982). The band recorded two songs which appeared on a compilation for C/Z Records called Deep Six which also featured songs by Green River, Skin Yard, and The Melvins. Nine Tonight (1981). Cornell originally played drums while singing, but the band enlisted Scott Sundquist to free Cornell up to concentrate on vocals. Against the Wind (1980). The band was named after an outdoor art/sound installation called "The Sound Garden" located in Seattle's Magnuson Park which makes eerie sounds when the wind blows. Stranger in Town (1978). The band was formed in 1984 by Chris Cornell (vocals) and Hiro Yamamoto (bass), who were later joined by Kim Thayil (guitar), who had moved to Seattle from Illinois with Yamamoto and Bruce Pavitt, who would later start Sub Pop Records.

Night Moves (1976). Soundgarden was a seminal Seattle rock band instrumental in creating the sound that came to be called grunge. Live Bullet (1976). Beautiful Loser (1975). Seven (1974).

Back in '72 (1973). Smokin' O.P.'s (1972). Brand New Morning (1971). Mongrel (1970).

Noah (1969). Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1969).