Soundgarden

Actually, honestly, I guess Soundgarden were better than I ever give 'em credit for. If I'd never read a single interview with or article about them, I'd like 'em more than I do. (But still not as much as Sabbath or Zep, from whom they borrowed plenty despite their nonsensical denials.)

alex in nyc is officially the biggest crybaby on ILX.

How does merely stating a fact make me a crybaby?

I've never heard anyone else make the comparison, but Soundgarden's songwriting remind me a lot of early Traffic- stuff like "Mr. Fantasy" and "Forty Thousand Headmen"- in the lyrics, the dynamics and in Cornell's singing.

I wonder if "My Wave" was meant as a Yes rip, because it reminds me of part of "Ritual"...

Anyone know how much some of their rarer vinyl is worth? Such as:

Louder Than Live (yes, Live) on blue vinyl.
Hands All Over promo single.
Loud Love promo single.
etc.

Try completed listings on ebay -

http://cgi.ebay.com/SOUNDGARDEN-Louder-Than-Live-promo-12-blue-wax-punk_W0QQitemZ370061040886QQihZ024QQcategoryZ306QQcmdZViewItem

63 on ebay, can buy it mint on musicstack for 70.

Thanks, but how do you search for ebay completed listings?

It is under advanced search, it requires you to sign in. If you don't have an account, google is pretty good for finding recent listings too.

try http://www.popsike.com/ too

http://www.popsike.com/php/detaildata.php?itemnr=4873252359

The hell?:

The biggest highlight came when Morello introduced former Soundgarden members guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepard and drummer Matt Cameron. The three former bandmates took to the stage with none other than Tad Doyle, former frontman of TAD and current powerhouse singer for Brothers of the Sonic Cloth. He led the band through a three-song "Tadgarden" set that included a Soundgarden rarity and a classic.

Doyle, who is good friends with the Soundgarden crew from their days as tour and labelmates on Sub Pop, sang a powerful rendition of "Nothing to Say" and delivered a scream-laden "Spoonman," which included Morello on rhythm guitar.

It appeared as if a lot of the crowd, which was a mixture of old school grungers in their mid 30s to late 40s and younger Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave fans, didn't quite know what to make of Doyle.

lol that sounds pretty great, though i guess you would have had to sit through a tom morello solo show to see it?

haha yes... and here i am stuck with tix to see cornell ;_;

Photos and more:

http://cherrycanoe.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/nothing-to-say/

the 12 year old me just bust a nut

badmotorfinger is nothing short of explosive when the right mood hits. strangely it makes for a truly nostalgic listen, most likely because it encapsulates the creative heights of an era that was so dominant and far-reaching in its exposure, but also so brittle and dependent on the energy and conviction levels of its principle players to survive.

The iPod in my head is playing 'Room a Thousand Years Wide' right now.

that's called your brain.

Well I'm amused:

http://www.soundgardenworld.com/

I'm going to remain optimistic until further notice.

I'm pretty hyped for this though from recent material not sure if Chris' voice can still hit those big heights

I really hope this is true!

If this is true, then I'm sold. Soundgarden was 'my band' when I was a 14-year-old really discovering music for the first time, and they were my gateway drug to so much amazing stuff it's unbelievable.

I'm pretty hyped for this though from recent material not sure if Chris' voice can still hit those big heights

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yeah, that's my one concern too. although i'm pretty sure they'd still put on a killer live show where i wouldn't notice much about his voice anyway. i wonder how extensive or long term this will be, considering that Matt Cameron still tours with Pearl Jam all the time.

lmao @ Cornell tweeting "Knights of the Soundtable ride again!""

Yamamoto or Shepard?

I'm gonna take a wild guess that the bassist from the later and far more successful half of the band's career is the one involved in the reunion.

Hiro's got his own reunion going on with Truly, last I read.

This could be awesome. I hope it is. They don't have to hang around for long...just do an awesome tour of awesome shows and let me relive my youth ONE last time. Fingers-crossed that Cornell can still get his scream on...

Frankly I'd just be jazzed to see Thayill back on stage again

i'm enough of a stan that i actually went to see The Traveling Chris Cornell Good Time Rock'n'Roll Revue last year and i was worried going in but The Voice was in good form. Whatever behind-the-scenes technical wizardry was required to pull that off, I'm sure it'll still be available in 2010.

my juvenile, factually-unsupported theory is he stopped screaming when he cut his hair. grow hair back = screaming returns. in my mind, it's that simple.

grow hair back = screaming returns.

I think they're coming back as a lounge act. A full album of Wayne Newton and Burt Bacharach covers.

They will be 10X better.

:|

...another year of overwrought acoustic "Imagine" and 'Billie Jean' covers. DO NOT WANT

I think they're coming back as a lounge act. A full album of Wayne Newton and Burt Bacharach covers.

So what, less Soundgarden and more Sound Patio?

I guess with this and Alice In Chains back in business, it is time to buy stock in flannel and ripped up jeans with the 20 year cycle coming right on time.

I loved grunge (really Nirvana) at the time, but in terms of the 20-year retro cycle, I was hoping pop music would latch onto something else. I mean, don't nu-metal and screamo take the angst-fueled rage from grunge, anyway? (Unfortunately, they forgot the tunefulness and, for the most part, lack a legitimate basis for angst, but they seem to have the shouty-screamy part mastered).

“Hands all over” a close second maybe

"Beyond the Wheel" is the tits

cosign on that too

I miss Chris Cornell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUqkDX0tnfM

I will never regret buying the ticket to see him on a whim at some minor local festival (when I couldn't make Welcome to Rockville), as he was gone only a few weeks later. he seemed in good spirits and sounded great, with a lot of his power coming back.

oh, the other song that was a jam was "Room a Thousand Years Wide"

nah slaves & bulldozers

― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, September 20, 2019 10:57 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

http://cfcy.fm/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/08/devil-horns-291x300.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8hKsPtw4yY

was curious about this performance and just ended up watching it straight through. greatest band of all time

I saw them on that tour. Gigantic performance, and one of the greatest large venue-concert experiences I can remember.

I was at that show. I'd flown home from Seattle, interviewing Mark Arm, that morning. It rained, and it was sublime. Cornell's voice just got better and better.

He wrote the best vocal melodies.

Yeah that tour was awesome. I saw them the year prior in SF and they were on fire.

Was reminded of this today:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71ZmsBHcOtL._AC_SX679_.jpg

SOUNDGARDEN ROOKIE CARD!

Sad it's not the rare error card with Scott Weiland in a tutu

I'm gonna hit
I'm gonna hit that
I'm gonna hit that upper deck and run

XP But otoh you get Ben Shepard's photo and Jason Everman's credit.

no Hiro, no credibility for a rookie card

Everman’s incorrect credit - he was only in the videos and maybe toured the album. Hiro played on it and he’s pictured on the cover, for crying out loud!

I am pretty sure this was Jason's only studio contribution with SG:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpT4kgg5xlw

https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/soundgarden-vicky-cornell-resolution-unreleased-chris-cornell-songs-1235304525/

Sad it’s taken this long just to get close to getting these songs out.

Can't believe it's been almost six years. Wow.