to Mother Love Bone.

The stabilized lineup quickly set about recording and playing shows, and by late 1988 had become one of Seattle's more promising bands. Wood's exuberant on-stage personality, outlandish clothes, and dreamy lyrics helped bring attention to the band. Years later in the 1996 grunge documentary Hype!, Seattle engineer Jack Endino called Wood "the only stand-up comedian frontman in Seattle", a reference to Wood's playful style of interacting with fans.