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Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Cornell switched to rhythm guitar in 1985, replaced on drums initially by Scott Sundquist, and later by Matt Cameron in 1986. Yamamoto left in 1989 and was replaced initially by ...
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- Seattle, Washington, U.S.
- 1984–1997, 2010–2018, 2019
- “Fell on Black Days” (Superunknown, 1994) The song that best combined Soundgarden’s heavens-scaling grandeur with their ability to plumb the depths of the human condition — if not with Cornell’s lyrics, then with his ability to scream with such ferocity and conviction that you feel like he’s trying to literally spit his innermost feelings at you.
- “Outshined” (Badmotoringer, 1991) Undoubtedly the best song to ever inspire the title of a forgettable ’90s Keanu Reeves comedy, “Outshined” was Soundgarden’s first truly great chorus: Not as discrete from the ’80s rock timeline as they’d eventually get, certainly, but muscular and anthemic enough that the Bon Jovis and Def Leppards of the world had to know that the game had changed.
- “Burden in My Hand” (Down on the Upside, 1996) Chris Cornell didn’t write narratives and might not have been very good at if he did; his lyrics were too abstract, too context-dependent, too much about the delivery rather than the message.
- “Black Hole Sun” (Superunknown, 1994) The smash that ensured that Soundgarden would have at least one song to offer to the ’90s pop canon. Not that it’s all that much more accessible or obviously crossover-friendly than any of their other singles — if Soundgarden ever meant to write a sell-out single, they must’ve sucked at it — but the ’90s were a weird enough time that a demented power ballad with an eerie intro riff, an apocalyptic mega-chorus and some bomb-ass drum fills could take over MTV alongside Coolio and Ace of Base.
Mar 8, 2015 · Soundgarden made a mockery of the “power ballad” concept by turning it inside out via haunting, impenetrable rhymes, melodies flirting with nauseous dissonance, and a positively nightmarish...
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Jul 20, 2005 · They were one of the first groups from the scene to record for the Sub Pop label, tour nationally and sign to a major label. Soundgarden were also responsible for some of the 90s’ best rock albums ( Badmotorfinger and Superunknown) and songs ( Rusty Cage, Outshined, Black Hole Sun …).
- Beyond The Wheel
- Flower
- Been Away Too Long
- Birth Ritual
- Hands All Over
- Ty Cobb
- Loud Love
- Searching with My Good Eye Closed
- My Wave
- Room A Thousand Yards Wide
Though Soundgarden felt it failed to capture their inherent ferocity, 1988’s Ultramega OKis a formidable debut album, and its furious amalgam of swaggering hard rock, proto-punk and DC-style hardcore arguably drew up the blueprint for grunge. The brutal “Beyond The Wheel” is powered by guitarist Kim Thayil’s first truly monolithic riff.
Ultramega OK’s other stand-out cut, “Flower,” features a gloriously unexpected raga rock-esque breakdown, while the song encourages Chris Cornell to display his star quality for the first time, relaying a third-person lyric that’s alternately angst-ridden and seductive. An early classic and a sure sign of the greater things that would come from the...
The opening track from 2012’s long-awaited Soundgarden reunion album, King Animal, the muscular, anthemic “Been Away Too Long” proved that Cornell and company were firing on all cylinders after a 15-year leave of absence. Indeed, the album as a whole was lean and hungry, and, as one review so succinctly declared, it “plugged back into the sound tha...
The soundtrack to Cameron Crowe’s 1992 film, Singles, concentrated primarily on Seattle’s ascendant grunge scene. Consequently, classic cuts from fellow scenesters Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees and Mudhoney rubbed plaid-clad shoulders with Soundgarden’s “Birth Ritual”: an enthralling six-minute epic based upon a relentlessly heavy, yet ultra-hypnotic ...
Soundgarden began to transition from hotly-tipped local heroes to fully-fledged global icons with their second album, 1989’s Louder Than Love, from which the psych-tinged “Hands All Over” is as powerful and memorable as any of the best Soundgarden songs. Cornell also turns in one of his most soaring vocal performances, and while the ominous chorus ...
The least-known of the four singles from 1996’s Down On The Upside, “Ty Cobb” represents a radical – and fascinating – departure from Soundgarden’s signature grunge sound. Though superficially a throwback to the band’s hardcore punk roots, this aggressive rocker is accompanied by mandolins and mandola, which gamely ride shotgun and add an unexpecte...
Another high-water mark from Soundgarden’s second album, the compelling “Loud Love” opens with muted, e-bow-esque feedback from Thayil, before Cornell’s rising scream introduces a well-crafted groove and the track morphs into one of the band’s trademark anthemic rockers. Pulling off a trick they’d polish to perfection over the next few years, “Loud...
Soundgarden’s classic line-up fell into place when bassist Ben Shepherd replaced Hiro Yamamoto prior to their third album, Badmotorfinger. An able songwriter as well as an accomplished musician, Shepherd’s arrival gave the Seattle quartet a shot in the arm, which Kim Thayil noted, when he told Rolling Stone, “The dark psychedelia which was replaced...
The fourth single from the band’s multi-platinum flagship album, Superunknown, “My Wave” is well titled, for it feverishly rolls and swells around a complex 5/4 time signature. In typical Soundgarden fashion, however, it’s also irresistibly catchy. With drummer Matt Cameron performing minor miracles behind the kit, and Cornell summoning a suitably ...
Another killer cut from Badmotorfinger, with a production as expansive as the song’s title implies, “Room A Thousand Yards Wide” represents Soundgarden at their widescreen best. Cornell’s gut-wrenching vocals inevitably get singled out for praise, but Thayil’s wailing, pitch-bent lead breaks are among his most abrasive and the rhythm section ride a...
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Mar 8, 2024 · 8 Reasons Soundgarden's 'Superunknown' Is One Of The Most Influential Grunge Albums. Six years into their career, Soundgarden surged into the grunge stratosphere with their fourth LP, 'Superunknown.' Thirty years after its release, here's why the album is still rocking. Jon O'Brien. | GRAMMYs / Mar 8, 2024 - 07:56 am.
Mar 8, 2024 · So making things difficult for ourselves was definitely something that we did.” If Cornell – or any other member of Soundgarden, for that matter – was blind drunk during the recording of Superunknown, it doesn’t show. Mixed by Brendan O’Brien, it was unveiled to the rest of world on March 7, 1994 and a day later in the US.
