Let’s take a trip back to 1989 Seattle with Soundgarden. Trent Reznor might argue that the above video is why he felt “embarrassed” after hearing Chris Cornell’s new, Timbaland-produced Scream, as once upon a time Cornell’s Soundgarden were a bunch of hard-to-interview, long-haired rockers who liked to wear Nirvana shirts and make sweaty, kick-ass music. Before Superunknown, the band just hoped they’d making it bigger than Loverboy and Mr. Mister. “I recognize myself foremost as a visionary,” 1989 Cornell says.

What makes this Flashback extra-grungy is the interviewer, Nirvana guitarist Jason Everman, who is credited with playing on that band’s debut Bleach, even though he allegedly just helped fund the recording. For further reminder of how awesome Soundgarden was, check out their performance of “Birth Ritual” from Singles after the jump.

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