Anyone who tells me that Soundgarden is not metal is crazy. Out of all the big Seattle bands they were, without a doubt, definitely the heaviest. Sure, there was Alice in Chains but they were more angst ridden hard rock if anything. Soundgarden were and always will be a behemoth. Listen to “ 4th of July ” on Superunknown. “ Jesus Christ Pose “, “ Rusty Cage “, or countless others from Badmotorfinger. “ Birth Ritual ” from the Singles soundtrack or “ Heretic ” from Pump up the Volume. Then […]
Posts tagged "Black Rain"
Hump Day Flashback: “My Wave”
I don’t really watch a lot of late night TV, know what I’m saying? Since Arsenio went off the air in ’94, I don’t feel as though there’s been a late night host that represents me. But I got swept up in all the team CoCo brouhaha and I’ve watched the first two episodes on TBS-both of which have been pretty good (I wish I could say the same for George Lopez, who has good guests but is absolutely horrid […]
A Black Rain’s A Gonna Fall: New(?) Soundgarden
Chris Cornell, in my estimation, has the greatest rock voice of the past twenty years. He’s my version of Robert Plant. I pretty much co-sign anything that dude sings-unless it’s with Timbaland. Their 2009 collaboration “Scream” was one of those albums that you wished never existed (and I wouldn’t be surprised if Chris and Timbo felt the same about the record). You knew that the only thing that would even come close to being able to save face for Chris […]