10 Grunge Albums You Need To Hear Before You Die

10. Apple - Mother Love Bone

For as much awesome music came out of the grunge scene, it did come at the expense of a few tragedies. I mean, you don't have a genre who's main calling card is depression and not expect the artists themselves to actually have some problems, right? Though we did lose icons like Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley along the way, the real tragedy of the scene came at the expense of Andy Wood.

Compared to the more introverted frontmen coming down the pipeline, Andy was every bit a star from the moment he came across the stage with Mother Love Bone. From front to back, what we got used to on Apple became one of the best kept secrets in grunge, having just as much in common with the classic '70s rock as it did with the funkier accentuations of something like the Red Hot Chili Peppers from around the same time.

That wasn't enough to keep Wood from his heroin habit though, which ultimately claimed his life and caused the band to fold into Pearl Jam once they found a new singer in Eddie Vedder. Though the guys still like to pull out a handful of Love Bone tunes in concert every now and again, nothing can compare to that little nugget of joy that faded before we were ready for it to end.