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Kim Anand Thayil (born September 4, 1960) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden, which he co-founded with singer Chris Cornell and bassist Hiro Yamamoto in 1984. Cornell and Thayil remained as the original members of the band until Cornell's death in 2017, and the band's subsequent split in 2018.
Dec 18, 2023 · He was also pressed on how he navigates soloing when playing in atypical tunings. In particular, Thorn name-checked Rusty Cage, which takes a standard tuning and drops the sixth string to B (BADGBe) and Pretty Noose, from 1996’s Down The Upside, which sees Thayil using a low-down open C tuning – which later became a favourite of Canadian prog metal extraordinaire Devin Townsend.
When Chris Cornell was offered his first endorsement deal with Gibson in the early 90s, Thayil offered a deal as well, but he opted out in favor of his trusty S-100. As he explained, “I stuck by the Guild because it has a personality and characteristics that work with how I play and how my playing style developed.”
Dec 14, 2021 · With the addition of drummer Matt Cameron (who joined in 1986), the group issued the Screaming Life EP followed by the full-length Ultramega OK on the influential Sub Pop independent label and became darlings of the college music scene. In 1989, they became the first of the area’s grunge bands to step up to the big leagues by signing with A&M Records.
May 5, 2024 · Making a living from music was low on the Thayil to-do list. At least it was until he met Chris Cornell and original bassist Hiro Yamamoto and formed Soundgarden in 1984. “It became one of my two great loves, but it still had to take a back seat to my other responsibilities at the time.”
In this Clip, Soundgarden's lead guitarist Kim Thayil talks about Chris Cornell's development from the bands drummer to one of the most influential frontmen ...
Oct 11, 2018 · After months of crate digging, he finally found it. Back in the mid-’70s, Kim Thayil was a Chicagoland teen listening to bands like Kiss and Aerosmith, and whichever other hair-flipping rock ...
Oct 8, 2012 · Kim Thayil, the dropped-tuning lord of heavy grunge, walks us through the thickets of distortion, swirling psychedelic vortexes, and eastern-flavored motifs on Soundgarden''s epic return to form, King Animal.
Jan 14, 2024 · Deep Six, a 1986 compilation featuring Soundgarden, Melvins, Green River, Malfunkshun, Skin Yard, and others, served as a turning point. Kim describes a conscious shift away from hardcore punk's ...
Sep 10, 2021 · First, he offers an apology. “I’ll try my best for you,” he grins from behind his white wizard-like beard. “But I must admit, I fail to be on a first-name basis with my gear.
