Soundgarden

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2682 Age : 37

Love this band, one of my fav Metal bands ever.

I recently saw Chris Cornell live solo, and it was great that about two thirds of his set was Soundgarden songs. The guy can still hit those banshee high notes.

As for favourite albums it's tempting to go for something earlier like Ultramega Ok (1988) but i usually give in to the purple and green psychedalic swirl of Superunknown (1994).

It's an album i consider part of a stunning trio of different but similar metal albums of the early 90's. This album and King's X Dogman (1994) and Trouble's Manic Frustration (1992) all embody a great Beatles-Black Sabbath metal psychedalia ethic.

Anyway fav albums? would you like to see a reunion?

Heres a clip of Loud Love from 1989
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ivn4UGnJE

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I like 'em too.

Not metal.

Master Of The Crotch Grab Number of posts : 6841 Age : 50

I'd LOVE to see a reunion, Soundgarden is another of my top favorites. When it comes to fav albums:

Screaming Life
Ultramega OK
Louder Than Love

Would be my top 3

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2682 Age : 37

DeathCult wrote:: I'd LOVE to see a reunion, Soundgarden is another of my top favorites. When it comes to fav albums:

Screaming Life
Ultramega OK
Louder Than Love

Would be my top 3

Fan of the early stuff i see, cool.

Gun from Louder Than Love is one insanely heavy song, and Cornell's wailing near the end of the song gives me shivers everytime.

Road Warrior Number of posts : 17151 Age : 48

Definately not metal but they're alright.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2682 Age : 37

It's interesting the not metal comments.

Not metal as in the tight/restricted definiton of 'classic heavy metal' but definately heavy metal in it's 'true' expansive form.

What makes Warrior Soul and King's X a heavy metal band but not Soundgarden?

Master Sailboat Number of posts : 9301 Age : 45

i always considered them an alternative or grunge band that incorporated metal elements into their sound. much like Alice In Chains, Kings X, The Melvins, Faith No More, etc.

whatever, it's not really important as it's all hard rock. that said, Badmotorfinger is a classic.

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Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2682 Age : 37

mc666 wrote:: i always considered them an alternative or grunge band that incorporated metal elements into their sound. much like Alice In Chains, Kings X, The Melvins, Faith No More, etc.

whatever, it's not really important as it's all hard rock. that said, Badmotorfinger is a classic.

Damn right Badmotorfinger is classic, "JESUS CHRIST POSE"

Subject: Re: Soundgarden Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:15 pm

Like these:

Screaming Life
Ultramega OK
Louder Than Love

LOVE - Badmotorfinger!!! One of my all-time favorites! Not a bad tune on there!

Quote :: Not metal.

Must disagree. Badmotorfinger is simply Pacific Northwest Heavy Metal!!

Road Warrior Number of posts : 17151 Age : 48

The answer is simple... they're Hard Rock. And who ever said King's X is metal?? Metal has a distinctive feel to it that sets it apart from hard rock or grunge etc. They had a few song's that dabbled with a metal sound (outshined,etc) but they definately had that alternative sound for the most part.

Subject: Re: Soundgarden Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:28 pm

Kooky talk! insane

I agree Superunknown was much more subdued but I can't wrap my mind around calling Badmotorfinger simply hard rock or alt. rock!!

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2682 Age : 37

troublezone wrote:: The answer is simple... they're Hard Rock. And who ever said King's X is metal?? Metal has a distinctive feel to it that sets it apart from hard rock or grunge etc. They had a few song's that dabbled with a metal sound (outshined,etc) but they definately had that alternative sound for the most part.

I think you would find quite a few people who would describe King's X and the related Galactic Cowboys as heavy metal.

Metal surely cant be seperated from other genres by a 'feel'.

Grunge is more a geographical movement than a music genre/sound and heavy metal is a type of hard rock.

Anyway enough of the semantics and more talk of this brilliant band. How about a reunion, do you think it will ever happen?

Road Warrior Number of posts : 17151 Age : 48

I've always considered KX a hard rock band and GC were metal up to Machine fish but you are set on your opinion so what's the use? A reunion? I doubt it, i think there is some ego trippin going on with Cornell. One more thing... the only band to me that had a metal sound at least their first two records was AIC but they eventually went more alt like the others... Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden. On the other hand geographically undeniable seattle metal like Metal Church and early Queensryche and Forced Entry were in no way ever confused with that grunge sound even though they existed right through the whole thing.

Road Warrior Number of posts : 17151 Age : 48

Oh add Sanctuary to that list too.

Metal master Number of posts : 515 Age : 35

soundgarden are cool. chris cornell is a great singer. listen to him sing 'slaves and bulldozers.' pretty awesome

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 2256 Age : 40

Not a fan - That's the only opinion I have of them.

Metal master Number of posts : 814 Age : 58

I like Superunknown. But that is the only album that I know of them.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2682 Age : 37

Why moved?

The Heart Of Metal part of the forum is to talk about hard rock/heavy metal isn't it.

Soundgarden definately meet this criteria, it's funny how the light on their feet Zebra and White Lion get moved from the Rock N' Roll section to the Metal section. And Soundgarden get moved to the Rock N' Roll section from the Metal section.

You know if the Heart Of Metal part of the forum is only for 'traditional' or 'classic' hard rock/heavy metal than you should say so.

Scarred But Smarter Number of posts : 3487 Age : 53

Love the GARDEN...

Fave album's are LOUDER THAN LOVE and BADMOTORFINGER...

'Slaves & Bulldozers" may be the coolest song in the world....

Saw the on Lollapalooza in 1992 and they SUCKED....hard. sloppy and noisy and terrible.

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King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

I like Soundgarden well enough but their albums have always been sort of hit or miss for me. Three or four songs I really liked then a bunch of stuff I didn't.

Out of the so-called "grunge" bands, my favorite would be Alice In Chains.

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Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37871 Age : 54

The only 'Garden disc I own is BADMOTORFINGER; haven't listened to it in awhile but for a period of time in the mid 90s it was all I played!

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Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2682 Age : 37

Fat Freddy wrote:: The only 'Garden disc I own is BADMOTORFINGER; haven't listened to it in awhile but for a period of time in the mid 90s it was all I played!

Dig it out i says!

Scurvy Skalliwag Number of posts : 12763 Age : 60

I don't really care for Soundgarden, but I do like Temple Of The Dog. I can relate to what that album is about.

Master Sailboat Number of posts : 9301 Age : 45

rattpoison wrote:: Why moved?

The Heart Of Metal part of the forum is to talk about hard rock/heavy metal isn't it.

Soundgarden definately meet this criteria.

i agree...this thread should not have been moved. they definitely fall into the hard rock catagory, no matter how much metal they are.

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Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2682 Age : 37

mc666 wrote:

rattpoison wrote:: Why moved?

The Heart Of Metal part of the forum is to talk about hard rock/heavy metal isn't it.

Soundgarden definately meet this criteria.

i agree...this thread should not have been moved. they definitely fall into the hard rock catagory, no matter how much metal they are.

This move just boggles the mind

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