Topic: Soundgarden anyone? (Read 13825 times)

the_tard · « **on:** 19 Dec 2006, 07:22 »

I just borrowed my friends "Superunknowm" cd and I really like it. I also grabbed a few songs off the internet for fun. Favourite songs so far are "Pretty Noose" and "Blackhole Sun". Just wondered what the rest of you thought about these guys.

Ernest · « **Reply #1 on:** 19 Dec 2006, 07:52 »

I'm sure you are indeed the walrus, Syd Barrett.

the_tard · « **Reply #2 on:** 19 Dec 2006, 07:57 »

lol you really don't like Syd Barrett, do you?

Ernest · « **Reply #3 on:** 19 Dec 2006, 08:09 »

No, I'm just giving you shit for all the iconic stuff you have representing your profile, such as the avatar of Syd Barrett and the line from the famous Beatles song.

What I'm just sick of is all these fuckers who only listen to post-Barrett Pink Floyd, but put his picture everywhere now that he's dead.
I'm not saying you're necessarily one of those people.

alexalexalex · « **Reply #4 on:** 19 Dec 2006, 10:13 »

So soundgarden then

fuck YES.

the_tard · « **Reply #5 on:** 19 Dec 2006, 10:54 »

Ostrich, no worries, I actually have some idea what I'm talking about most of the time when it comes to music. It is admittedly not original, but it's what I enjoy so I don't see anything wrong with it. Anyway... back to Soundgarden...

qtownstegy · « **Reply #6 on:** 19 Dec 2006, 10:57 »

I enjoy them from time to time.

Johnny C · « **Reply #7 on:** 19 Dec 2006, 11:33 »

I've never really liked Soundgarden. Who knows why.

kokeyjoe · « **Reply #8 on:** 19 Dec 2006, 17:18 »

I still think Superunknown is one of the best albums of the '90s. Badmotorfinger had some really good songs on it, two of them were in one of the first games I ever played with licensed music in the soundtrack -- "Rusty Cage" and "Outshined" on the Sega Saturn version of Road Rash.

I saw Soundgarden at Lollapalooza '96, when Metallica was headlining, in Columbus, Ohio, I think (one of those Ohio "C" cities). It was one of the worst live shows I've ever seen. The band just didn't sound good, and they just seemed so *distant.* Plus, the bassist was a real asshole to the crowd.

I don't think their last album was much of a swan song, and Chris Cornell's solo album a few years later wasn't that great, either. Have fun with this next statement, but I think for as much as I was pessimistic about Cornell teaming up with the guys from Rage to form Audioslave, I now think Audioslave is hands-down better than anything Rage Against the Machine ever came out with. Then again, I've never liked Rage.

"Fell On Black Days" from Superunknown was one of my favorite songs going into 8th grade, and I'll still blast it whenever I hear it.

alexalexalex · « **Reply #9 on:** 19 Dec 2006, 17:23 »

Quote from: Johnny C on 19 Dec 2006, 11:33

I've never really liked Soundgarden. Who knows why.

Oh Johnny C, you're so loveably contrary

ForksOfSalvation · « **Reply #10 on:** 19 Dec 2006, 21:54 »

Soundgarden is one of my friends favorite band ever.

Personally, they have a sort of "meh" effect on me. The kind where I don't care to form an opinion because they're not good enough to like but not bad enough to dislike.

Johnny C · « **Reply #11 on:** 19 Dec 2006, 22:43 »

I love Electrical Audio. Sadly I am afraid to post there. Maybe when I do some studio recording next year I'll ask for some hints and tips.

To elaborate on my post, I really didn't like grunge itself much past Nirvana and all the proto-grunge stuff that inspired Cobain. My friend has a copy of the soundtrack to the movie Singles, and it's mostly just bad stuff with the standout tracks involving Paul Westerberg, the Screaming Trees and Mudhoney.

TrueNeutral · « **Reply #12 on:** 19 Dec 2006, 23:18 »

I dig me some Soundgarden. Jesus Christ Pose is probably my favourite song.

cTony · « **Reply #13 on:** 20 Dec 2006, 00:33 »

I used to listen to them at the time when i was first starting to seek out music as a hobby.
I liked them alot back then.. Burden in my hand and Pretty Noose were probably my favourite of their songs that i had heard.
Then i suddenly stopped listening to them for years.

This year at some point i went back and listened again.
I was much less interested than i was in the day.. It's too Homogeneous to me now... Will still Listen, on a very odd occasion perhaps, but they've slipped about a thousand places in my favourites lol.

Luke C · « **Reply #14 on:** 20 Dec 2006, 01:17 »

I do like Soundgarden, my friend got me into them and it is possibly his only ever good recommendation I think.

Although after Revelations Im thinking I prefer Audioslave. Possibly better than RATM, but that depends on my mood.

Kai · « **Reply #15 on:** 20 Dec 2006, 01:27 »

Quote from: Johnny C on 19 Dec 2006, 22:43

I love Electrical Audio. Sadly I am afraid to post there.

Basically my sentiments

SOundgarden? meh.

EDIT: I just read that EA thread, I am thinking a couple of the people on there don't get the joke.

Misereatur · « **Reply #16 on:** 20 Dec 2006, 02:36 »

Quote from: the_tard on 19 Dec 2006, 07:22

I just borrowed my friends "Superunknowm" cd and I really like it. I also grabbed a few songs off the internet for fun. Favourite songs so far are "Pretty Noose" and "Blackhole Sun". Just wondered what the rest of you thought about these guys.

Go get yourself Badmotorfinger, best Soundgarden album as far as I'm concerned.

Felix_ · « **Reply #17 on:** 20 Dec 2006, 03:39 »

I agree. "Badmotorfinger" is absolutely amazing and with a ton of excellent tracks.

I'm a big fan of Soundgarden, and I think they were one of the best bands of the late 80's early 90's and surely the best band to come out of the Seattle grunge movement outside of Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam. Chris Cornell is the Robert Plant of my generation, and even now with Audioslave he continues to amaze me. His vocals are gold.

I don't mind Audioslave, especially their debut and sophomore records, but I really do miss Soundgarden.

I wonder what Kim Thayil is doing these days?

the_tard · « **Reply #18 on:** 20 Dec 2006, 04:30 »

Don't really care for the one song I've heard from Alice In Chains, but then I've only heard one song. Also don't really like RATM. Love Pearl Jam, give Audioslave a satisfied meh leaning towards a happy meh.

Now that I kind of have a general opinion of what you guys think, can the guys who like it recommend something similar? Don't say Nirvana, I was obsessed with them in grade 8 and now I'm quite bored of them.

Feel free to still offer your opinion on Soundgarden. I was just too lazy to make a new thread.

Kai · « **Reply #19 on:** 20 Dec 2006, 06:28 »

Silkworm

the_tard · « **Reply #20 on:** 20 Dec 2006, 08:55 »

humm.... looked at the wiki article and they sounded good, booted up limewire and searched them and got a grand total of zero results (except for a guns n' roses song). Disappointing. Is there a website I could borrow their music from instead?

Kai · « **Reply #21 on:** 20 Dec 2006, 09:08 »

Get Soulseek. Limewire is pretty terrible.

El Opium · « **Reply #22 on:** 20 Dec 2006, 09:38 »

Kim Thayil was in a band I never bothered listening to called The Wellwater Conspiracy.

bff · « **Reply #23 on:** 20 Dec 2006, 20:30 »

Quote from: the_tard on 20 Dec 2006, 04:30

Don't really care for the one song I've heard from Alice In Chains, but then I've only heard one song.
Now that I kind of have a general opinion of what you guys think, can the guys who like it recommend something similar?

Listen to more Alice in Chains. I suggest "Dirt"

Misereatur · « **Reply #24 on:** 20 Dec 2006, 20:48 »

Fuck Alice in Chains, listen to Melvins.

Ernest · « **Reply #25 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 00:46 »

Fuck Melvins. Listen to Clann Zu.

Kai · « **Reply #26 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 00:51 »

Fuck music. Listen to 4' 33".

Ernest · « **Reply #27 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 01:13 »

Fuck 4' 33". Listen to cars.

Misereatur · « **Reply #28 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 01:34 »

Fuck cars, Listen to Music for Bondage Performance 2

Johnny C · « **Reply #29 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 02:00 »

Fuck all of that. Sensory deprivation is where it's at.

Ernest · « **Reply #30 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 02:39 »

Fuck sensory deprivation. Cut yourself.

Misereatur · « **Reply #31 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 02:42 »

And then listen to Panic! at the Disco.

Ernest · « **Reply #32 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 02:47 »

Now we're getting somewhere.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #33 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 04:00 »

Fuck Cliches. Listen to Blackhouse and smoke crystal meth until you'll actually enjoy scooping out your own eyeballs.

Kai · « **Reply #34 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 04:04 »

Fuck Blackhouse. Listen to 4' 33".

KharBevNor · « **Reply #35 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 04:13 »

Dude, approximately seven people in the world have heard Blackhouse. People hear 4' 33" (and indeed, 4' 34", 4' 35" and quite a few more compositions) every time I drop dynamite in a swimming pool.

Therefore, basically, indier than thou.

the_tard · « **Reply #36 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 04:39 »

I went to the soulseek website and it wants me to pay money fr the program, so I tried to grab it off limewire and Norton successfully fended off a trojan. Grr.

Also I grabbed some Alice In Chains and I can't decide if I like it or not. Maybe it'll grow on me.

Misereatur · « **Reply #37 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 04:58 »

Soulseek wants you to pay money for it? Are you sure you were at the right website?

Anyway,here is the right link.

Kai · « **Reply #38 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 09:26 »

fuck soulseek

I download all my programs with 4' 33"

Ernest · « **Reply #39 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 12:28 »

Fuck everything. Read Harry Potter.

Raquelita · « **Reply #40 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 12:34 »

Quote from: Flaming Ostrich on 21 Dec 2006, 02:39

Fuck sensory deprivation. Cut yourself.

Now, now. "Cut Self Not". Let's all save livejournal another cutting entry and sing Kumbaya.

As for Soundgarden, they're one of the older favs of my music collection. My mom used to listen to them quite a bit when I was younger (especially Superunknown), and I've passed the joy down to my wee little sister. I've always enjoyed listening to the range of the vocals. They're definitely better than most of the other grungeish bands of the time.

And I do like Harry Potter, too. Thus my nerdiness rears its bespeckled head.

AlexAttack · « **Reply #41 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 20:58 »

i love these guys. i'm so glad i got to see them play before they broke up. such a shame about audioslave. my favourite songs were outshined, jesus christ pose, rusty cage and black hole sun.
interesting side note, chris cornell sings the theme song to the new james bond movie.

oh yeah..um...fuck...damn....

TrueNeutral · « **Reply #42 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 21:38 »

Quote from: the_tard on 21 Dec 2006, 04:39

Also I grabbed some Alice In Chains and I can't decide if I like it or not. Maybe it'll grow on me.

It did take quite a while for Alice in Chains to grow on me but I now like them more than Soundgarden. The best they did was their acoustic stuff though; Jar Of Flies is fucking awesome, and Nutshell gives me goosebumps every time.

R.I.P. Layne Staley

!!!CPAOI!!! · « **Reply #43 on:** 21 Dec 2006, 21:39 »

That song was a terrible opener to a fantastic movie. I honestly couldn't believe they picked that as the Bond opener.

the_tard · « **Reply #44 on:** 22 Dec 2006, 06:54 »

Thanks for that link Misereatur, i just google'd soulseek and the first result i got was a p2p that wanted me to pay 99 cents a month to use it. I also suspect it was the same program used by an impersonating website to make very small amounts of money.

the_tard · « **Reply #45 on:** 22 Dec 2006, 08:59 »

Wow, thanks a bunch to all the people who recommended soulseek to me! Looked up soundgarden just for fun and got like 1928468326589236580163205619834650126581368712394658 results. I'll definitely be using this from now on.

Deleting Limewire/Shareaza as I'm typing this. I'm also really enjoying the fact that everything that I've downloaded has album/artist info. I'm an information whore and feel the need to fill in all the info (what CD it's from, deleting the track numbers from the name, fixing the genre and such) from songs I've downloaded and put in iTunes.

Also, I think I'm relapsing back into my grunge phase, I may need to change my avatar and things.

Ernest · « **Reply #46 on:** 22 Dec 2006, 10:30 »

*EPIC SIGH*

TynansAnger · « **Reply #47 on:** 22 Dec 2006, 18:16 »

I tend to think Soundgarden was the George Harrison of grunge bands. While not the most vital (Nirvana is John) or the most enduring (Pearl Jam is Paul), Soundgarden was the most gifted of the grunge bands in terms of songwriting. Superunkown is one of the top 5 albums of the 90s, and the only reason more people don't put it there is due to its reputation as discount bin material at used record stores. Furthermore, Badmotorfinger was more innovative than its first wave grunge counterparts (Nevermind and Ten), even if it was not as good. I think it's no surprise that although fan polls constantly leave out Soundgarden, musician's polls place them among elite status in hard rock history.

That being said, I am deeply saddened by how shitty Chris Cornell's decisions have been since Souindgarden. I wanted to cry during the opening of Casino Royale.

Ernest · « **Reply #48 on:** 22 Dec 2006, 23:34 »

Mudhoney is Ringo.

TynansAnger · « **Reply #49 on:** 23 Dec 2006, 13:56 »

Actually, I think Alice in Chains is Ringo. Mudhoney is more like George Martin.

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the_tard

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El Opium

the_tard

Raquelita

AlexAttack

TrueNeutral

!!!CPAOI!!!

the_tard

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