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Soundgarden in 1985. Soundgarden's origins began with a band called the Shemps, which performed around Seattle in the early 1980s, [5] and featured bassist Hiro Yamamoto and drummer and singer Chris Cornell. Following Yamamoto's departure, the band recruited guitarist Kim Thayil as its new bassist. [5]
Jul 20, 2024 · Having toured non-stop for over a year, Soundgarden took a much-deserved break for most of 1993, during which Cornell ‘celebrated’ by shaving off his long hair, and Cameron/Shepherd launched a garage rock band, Hater. In fact, the only shows Soundgarden played the whole year were two weeks’ worth of dates opening for Neil Young in August.
Oct 15, 2021 · On the surface, you may think of Soundgarden as a band that specializes in gloomy subject matter, especially with songs such as "Black Hole Sun," "Blow Up the Outside World," and "Fell on Black Days."
- “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, 2024 · But at the same time, a band like Nirvana comes out, and they’re a great band, but they’re not altogether that different from a lot of other bands that they associated with. What's really raising the level is that singer's voice and how that singer is getting on the microphone.
Nov 1, 2021 · Superunknown is Soundgarden’s biggest-selling album, certainly their most iconic, and, for a great swathe of people out there, their definitive statement as a band.
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Mar 8, 2024 · Grunge‘s founding fathers, Soundgarden watched the bands they inspired shoot past them. But with their mighty fourth album, Superunknown, they would help define the 1990s. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music via Getty Images)
