still not enough to erase the tragedy that is Chris Cornell’s last solo album.

Anon, I couldn’t have said it better. In fact, I think a full blown Soundgarden reunion tour might be the only thing to wash the horrible taste our of our mouths of Chris’ last solo record.

Your “horrible taste” is like a “gourmet meal” to me. I love the album Scream and listen to it all the time.

The only “tragedy” is that people who DON’T like Scream, think Cornell is all washed up. That man has too much music and words in him to be washed up. I eagerly look forward to the next album or project!

Those whining about “Scream” act like you listen to it everyday as self-inflicted punishment.

I’ve listened to plenty of Soundgarden since that album dropped and nothing is changed or lessened because of some experimental project years after the fact.

Would people stop listening to Black Sabbath because of some of the horrid garbage Ozzy did on his own?

You are Chris’ publicist…

The band’s legacy has been ignored by previous management, eh? You mean your EX-WIFE, Chris? Funny how that works…

I love Cornell and think he is a marvelous vocalist and tremendous presence in rock ‘n’ roll that is desperately needed these days (rock stars are by-and-large dead).

Having said that, Cornell’s solo output has been mediocre at best. He is simply not relatable as a solo artist. Cornell always did his best over the crunchy riffs of Kim Thayil and Tom Morello.

The A-Sides greatest hits works fine for me. Anything else is redundant overkill.

he is a great singer

He is a good singer, who applies his voice to some questionable music.

Suriously, a reunion would sound like Soundgarden, but lacking testicles. Chris Cornell is in a different state of mind, you can hear it in his voice, and he should just leave it as is. Listen to outshined and then listen to audioslave. He just doesn’t have that fire anymore

“Shadow on the Sun” ‘outshines’ anything he’s ever done vocally with any of his bands/solo projects.

Yes, Michael Jackson was a really good singer. May he rest in peace.

reunion tour would be great but he can no longer hit the best notes. if they were really careful, there is definitely 2 hours worth of material they could play live while avoiding the stuff he can’t sing anymore. sure it would be depressing not to hear ‘Gun’ or ‘Slaves and Bulldozers’, but better than hearing it ruined or not having them tour at all. the other option would be to just really have a slow pace to the tour so he’d have 2 or 3 days’ rest after each shred-fest, then maybe they could pull it off.

Cornell was deeply influenced by Michael Jackson. You can hear it in his singing during his Soundgarden days and his solo stuff. Cornell also grabs his crotch just like Michael Jackson and was seen doing the moonwalk on stage in some of his concerts.

Would love to see a reunion, but I really doubt that would happen. They are one of the few bands that I love that I have never seen in concert. Cornell should reconsider because his new music anymore is crap, plain and simple crap!!

BRING BACK AUDIOSLAVE.

Chris Cornell has been making music for over twenty years & if the man wants to do something different l say GO FOR IT! From Soundgarden to Audioslave to Scream Chris Cornell continues to evolve! I have been a fan from the very beginning & after seeing him in concert recently I was blown away by his voice & musicianship. So you all may not like Scream but at least RESPECT what Chris Cornell has given to Rock Music all these years!

Sooooo….when can I get my tickets for the reunion tour?

Come on Chris, we all want it. Y’all were an incredible band. You managed to pussify Rage into Audioslave, but I belive with your original band it would still kick a lot of ass. Bring em back! I’ll be there and be rocking like it was 1994.

malcolmkettering is a bloody idiot chris cornell has been doing gun and slaves & bullldozers on tour this year and they both sounded fucking great & he gets the notes as good as ever. screw soundgarden reunions who wants to watch that the live band he’s got now piss all over them anyway

A Soundgarden reunion would be great. Heck, even an Audioslave reunion would top this Timbaland crap. I think the world of Chris Cornell and he’s adrift right now. He was born to rock.

By the way … to whoever commented about it being depressing not to hear “Slaves and Bulldozers” or “Gun” during a SG reunion… he’s been playing and singing those songs in his current shows and doing an incredible job of it by the way! ::))

I’m all for artists evolving… moving forward…

but what Chris Cornell has done on his last album, was taking enormous steps backwards… Devolving, if you will. No progress at all.

Empty collaborations with the mindless flavor of the month, to maybe appeal to pop kids and earn a few quick bucks. No integrity at all.

And coming from a member of Soundgarden, who grew out of an era of bands which prided itself on integrity, it makes Chris Cornell’s recent sellout that much worse.

Soundgarden fuckin rocked.

Wake up, cut your hair and take off the flannel, losers. It’s not 1994 anymore.

You knock his new material, but why? Because he’s not stuck in the 90’s like you are? Because he’s willing to take risks in ways that maybe you’re not? Because he refuses to fit into your mold?

It takes balls, big balls, to make the artistic leap he did with his new album. Especially when he undoubtedly knew he’d get flack from you 40-year-old virgins still trying to cope with Cobain’s suicide.

The guy is in his early 40s and still making fresh and vital music. Why do you want to time-warp him back to do something he’s already done?

If Chris Cornell wanted to just make a quick & easy few bucks then there would have been a Soundgarden reunion tour a long time ago! If you don’t like Scream then don’t listen to it, listen to the other 14 Albums Cornell has put out over the past 20 years! Anyone who has seen Cornell in concert this year would agree that not only has he evolved musically but he remains a force to be reckoned with!

Get out of it he hasnt taken an artistic leap.. Copying every other so called artist out there with a duet with timberland is not an artistic leap in my books..

it’s a long way from the grunge era and Cornell is a long way from home. you’re done bro – just keep playing to sun-beaten 50 somethings and club chicks.

Kim Thayil should drop kick him.

Obviously its up to Cornell for Soundgarden to get back together. I am hoping it will happen. I would love to see them again

His a nice man.I am an ordinary man, but in her heart I am extraordinary. ========Sugar Momma Match .

Com========= was where we met. She makes me believe that ” I am one person for the

world, but I am the world for her.”………….

@Trueblue

“re: “Slaves and Bulldozers” or “Gun” … he’s been playing and singing those songs in his current shows and doing an incredible job of it by the way! ::))”

Really? he skips the series of screams towards the end of “Gun” on every single YouTube video I can find. That scream is the pivotal release point of the song and without it, don’t bother. If you can find one video where I’m wrong, please show me. “Slaves…”, ok he’s singing it but when you compare it to live versions from 91, 94 and 96, it isn’t the same. My point really was that they have more than enough great songs that don’t include key moments sung in those super-high registers so if they do indeed tour, they should stick to those so that there’s no disappointment.

i sorta like ’scream’ after hating it for a bit, ‘badmotorfinger’ and ‘down on the upside’ were potent and addictive listening. I hope he can still sing that stuff.

I have not always been disappointed with Chris Cornell’s solo work. I happen to think that the tune he did for the Bond flick was pretty great. I don’t think he had a place with the RATM crew. I was very disappointed with the recent solo material. Regardless, the guy’s voice is a force of nature. I saw Soundgarden three times live, and while they weren’t always the tightest, Cornell hit all the high notes with such power. Truly amazing.

It’d be titts if SG reunited. My generation of early 20 year olds who hit our teens several years after grunge, never got to see such kick ass bands like SG, AIC, and Nirvana live. I’d love to have the opportunity. I loved Audioslave, especially the first album. That shit was so raw and just belted out. As for Cornell’s solo work, can’t say I really like it. Timbaland producing a rock album…really?!

Why do people think Kim Thayil’s so great? None of his solos had any musical direction, just too many notes to too little effect. And the best Soundgarden songs were mostly Cornell’s. What’s Thayil done since the band broke up? Not much. No idea if they can write but I agree with the person who said the guys in Cornell’s live band are better players.

Aren’t you guys forgetting that former Soundgarden drummmer Matt Cameron has been in little band called PEARL JAM for alomst ten years now. Good luck pulling him away from that gig so he can go reunite with Cornell’s broke a**!

True that Matt Cameron has been tearing it up as PJ’s drummer (and Eddie seems to be quite taken by him – listen to the PJ bootlegs for a real shower of manlove). But all the members of PJ have released side-project albums in the past year or so, and Cameron has been putting out albums with a side band Wellwater Conspiracy since he joined PJ, so it seems feasible for him to arrange a Soundgarden tour schedule around the PJ tour schedule (which may be wrapping up by this time next year).

i thought when soundgarden split thaiyl went to back to school…left the music scene…or mayb i’m mistaken

To the guy who said take off the flannel its not 1994 anymore:
Music evolves and that’s a good thing, to keep coming up with new ideas. But just because something is old doesn’t make it irrelevant or bad. If you get too caught up with being “au courant” then you are missing the point.
If you think about it, him and Timbaland together is very reminiscent of the “Judgement Night” soundtrack (wikipedia if you don’t know what I’m talking about). Doesn’t mean we have to like it.

Soundgarden was just a better band than Pearl Jam. Just my opinion.

Hey Spoonman,

Yeah it’s not 1994, but that’s not the reason to dislike the new album. It has nothing to do with Cornell losing some of his golden era chops when Soundgarden was at the top of their game. It has everything to do with the fact that the album just plain SUCKS. The music is lame. The lyrics are trite, and the vocal melodies are bland. Compare any of the songs of this latest release of drivel to even the crappiest song off Badmotorfinger or Superunknown, and I think you’ll find your ass so not being blown out by the new stuff that you’ll need a week long dose of Kaopectate to expel the bullsh*t that’s been backing up in you since the glory days of grunge.

But then again, you probably think Lady Gaga is all that as well. You probably never really were a Soundgarden fan to begin with. Poseur.

Hell yes, I have been waiting for this B sides for a long time. The songs “Goodnight Tonight” and “Christi” were great live songs preformed at the end of the SG career. Never saw, wish I could’ve but have no desire to now. They are prefect as are, the same goes for KYUSS! But the to the B sides, I say “yes, please.”

chris, your pipes ain’t what they used to be, scream tanked, audioslave was a bore, and Soundgarden’s place in the pantheon of 90s grunge/metal pales in comparison to the likes of Nirvana, PJ and AIC. just fucking go away. a career as an aging Calvin Klein jockey model awaits you.

I want those B-sides!!

no attention, chris is so broke now, even with the band audioslave who in this decade,the same decade cameron started with pearl jam, sold more albums and were much more relevent in the new millinium than PJ. Also im pretty sure chris gets paid alot for doing the james bond title song. Besides why not reform with soundgarden, PJ is probably boring him to death because they make one album every 5 years it seems.

A Soundgarden reunion would be great. It seems like every crappy band from the 90s has reunited this year, it would be nice if one of the great ones would do the same. The only other great one coming back was Faith No More, and so far that’s only a European tour.

Fuck sound garden, I want the Spin Doctors to reunite! Youcant tell me that retarded redhead hippy lead singer is up to anything else these days.

Soundgarden was great, but a reunion would probably be awful. Cornell hasn’t done anything good since Euphoria Morning. Audioslave was generic, Carry On was boring, and Scream was a Justin Timberlake B-Sides record. And please, Scream fans, STOP with the “you just don’t want him to grow” apologist crap. If he pulled a Damon Albarn and put out something like Gorillaz, THAT would’ve been a hip hop collaboration. Scream was just a tired club record from a middle-aged man.

bortvwoy your a little bitch soundgarden sold more records that alice in chains, 20 million records when that become a small amount.

bortvwoy,last time i checked soundgarden were more original than pearl jam, started before nirvana and sold more albums world wide than AIC and there music was far less mainstream than AIC. Not only that, soundgarden never played any acoustic bullshit on mtv called unplugged like the rest of those bands to gain more popularity. As a matter of fact SG only had one live tv performance and that was on SNL and the only reason they did it was because Jim Carrey was a big fan and wanted them to perform.

Just dont do Bonaroo.A reunion would be great, ppl’s heads get big when they get rich & famous grow up Cornell you Frenchie…

After his last atrocity of an album he needs to do damage control and do it fast. Reform Soundgarden for an new album and tour and all is forgiven Chris. Just leave Timbaland out of it.

Yeah Scream is terrible.Maybe his French Country men like it..USA dont.

Reunite in this recession? Who’ll pay to see it?

I pretty much have all the B-side stuff and tons of live stuff but it isn’t all of the highest quality. There are some great tunes there. Soundgarden is my favorite band and hopefully they release some live early concert footage in Digital High Def too.

Let’s just hope the rest of the band have not gotten as weak as Mr. Cornell has!!

Let’s just hope the rest of the band have not gotten as weak as Mr. Cornell has!!

PA/anonymous, maybe chris cornell can teach the two of you how to use spell/grammar check.

Badmotorfinger and Superunknown are by far staple music for anyone’s library. It was too bad they broke up; almost tragic that people didn’t see the genious of these albums, but instead saw more corporate greed take hold of a group that would have had a much larger stake in Rock’s history. See his solo record for more details.They rocked and rolled, and that is all that mattered. Better than…it doesn’t matter it’s comparing apples and oranges.

Chris’ solo stuff may be hit and miss but at least he isn’t living in the past – churning out the same stuf year after year. There is actually some catchy stuff on scream and revelations was one kick ass album with great vocals.
I saw chris a few months ago at the roseland in portland and his voice was amazing – better than the last SG tour. Don’t judge him if you haven’t seen him live lately.
While SG is one of my alltime favorite bands, I hope they don’t reunite for more than maybe a one-off thing. I like where they left it.
A box set would be cool though.

A soundgarden reunion would be badass since i’ve never seen them live. But, Chris’ voice just isn’t what it used to be. I would still go just to hear Loud Love and Outshined. It would be great to sneak Limo Wreck in there too but i’m not expecting miracles.
Also to everyone who bitches about Audioslave they were damn good for what they were.

If a b-sides album is released, or a box set, one would think the band might reunite to tour behind it. It sounds like they’re on good terms, and I think he’s basically saying “If they want to do it, I will.”

A soundgarden reunion would be awesome. Chris will re-discover his fire.

Having seen Soundgarden only once
I can attest that they were as good live as on record which speaks volumes.I think it would be great to see them reemerge as a live unit again as long as it feels right to them.As far as this happening anytime soon it looks like a new Pearl Jam album/tour will delay this. I certainly envy Matt Cameron to be a member of PJ and have the option to be able to possibly go out with Soundgarden, the two best bands to come out of Seattle.

I saw Soundgarden open for GNR back in 92 and they rocked.

I listened to “Scream” front to back yesterday and it sucked.

Reunite. NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, who cares? Either they will or won’t. It sure won’t be “creative juices flowing” that urge this reunion, it will be sweet sweet moolah.

Soundgarden was fucking great in the 90’s, but lets leave it there, these things never end up as good as they seem on paper.

chris is a lost soul ,he nedds to get back to his roots…

chris is great. scream? yeah…i think its alright. his best work? no. but i do give him credit for trying new things…but i strongly believe he should reunite with soundgarden. ive only recently discovered their music. im only 22…i was 10 when they split. they could still do great things…chris wouldnt just be “doing the same thing over again”. just because the 90s are over DOES NOT mean that soundgardens music doesnt reflect some peoples lives. i know it reflects my life.

anyone who considers themselves a soundgarden fan would know that a reunion is never really on the cards as thayil is the one who does`nt like to rake up the past!

AND the smartest comment award goes to Let’s Hope Not, for:

“Soundgarden was fucking great in the 90’s, but lets leave it there, these things never end up as good as they seem on paper.”

Congratulations! You win!

Rather interesting. Has few times re-read for this purpose to remember. Thanks for interesting article. Waiting for trackback

Dear Not likin the new stuff,

The new album, “just plain SUCKS”, huh? Well, that lucid and erudite critique not withstanding, I must respectfully disagree.

No, I’m not a fan of Lady GaGa. And, you’re right, I’ve never liked Soundgarden. I’ve always found them to be pedestrian, trite, derivative and void of soul. Cornell’s enormous vocal gifts were wasted merely yelling over noise.

I’m 15 years old and Soundgarden is one of my favorite bands ever. I was too young in the 90s to know anything about music so Chris, please reconsider and go on tour for your newer fans! Many of the major grunge bands are have been reuniting and/or recording new music (such as Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Mudhoney, etc.), so why not Soundgarden?

Audioslave was great, Euphoria Morning was good, and Carry On was ok….But Scream? I’m all for artists evolving, I mean c’mon, who wants to hear the same thing over and over? But Scream was mediocre. I gave it a chance and I didn’t like it. The lyrics were especially bad.

I hope Soundgarden releases the B-Sides box set soon, I love their music, also, you people who do not like Scream are stupid. Chris Cornell is just as good as he always was. The cool thing about it is, it is it’s still Chris Cornell’s style but a different genre. Everyone should give it a chance. The only reason he ever got bad reviews on that album is because the people reviewing it are biased.

I hope Soundgarden releases the B-Sides box set soon, I love their music, also, you people who do not like Scream are stupid. Chris Cornell is just as good as he always was. The cool thing about it is, it is it’s still Chris Cornell’s style but a different genre. Everyone should give it a chance. The only reason he ever got bad reviews on that album is because the people reviewing it are biased.

SOUNDGARDEN is an IMPORTANT rock band. Soundgarden was never overly concerned about breaking new ground, just making GREAT, kick-ass rock music; but there’s an artistic dimension there too. They are a VERY intense, but tasteful group. They push every thing to its full extreme – without going too far. I believe I’m one of the few fortunate people who have the “Motorvision” VHS of their 1992 concert tour.
I watch it a lot: It’s too bad that it came out
before “Superunknown,” their greatest album. It’s too bad that nobody ever filmed that tour – a DVD would have been massive. They were just about to become HUGE, when they broke-up. They never went commercial, and are held in high esteem by their fans for never selling out. They are great guitar players, but not afraid to keep it simple and repetitive at times. Soundgarden always focused on POWER, and GOOD songs. Chris is one of the greatest rock singers of all time. They are without a doubt the greatest thing in rock music in recent times – up there with Zeppelin, Purple, and Sabbath . A reunion tour is just too much to hope for.

chris cornell could never pull it off live, he sucks and so do all his fans, ahahahahahahahahahaahahahahaha hahah

I gotta agree with BlahBlahBlah… I too saw Chris in Portland at the Roseland & after seeing him sing his guts out with Audioslave in 2003 (Lollapalooza) & again in 2005 (after Revelations) I must say, his alcohol-absent voice (he quit) was INCREDIBLE at that 2.5 hour concert that contained more songs than I can count. He belted out Temple of the Dog tracks, adding up to just shy of playing the entire album (no joke!) and belted out the high notes like he recorded it for the first time the day before. Him coming back together with Soundgarden would be a long shot & while I’d love to see it, between the VERY busy Matt Cameron (seen him with PJ 5 times and counting & met him last fall) and the reclusive Kim Thayill, I kinda doubt it’d ever last. Let alone, a one-off thing would pretty much suck as I’d hate to see them come back together just to break up again.
I’d LOVE to see a box set/b-sides/whatevs released for us fans though, as Soundgarden’s music sculpted my understanding of Rock music in high school years before I became a drummer & singer & it was truly life-impacting…and continues to be every time I hear it.
I must say though, that I dig Euphoria & Carry, while neither are AMAZING but solid, well structured rock albums & of course I love Audioslave, mainly for Chris’ vocals (Ok Ok, and Tom’s guitar) but Scream…I’m not sure I would toss it if it was given to me for free as a collector and all but I certainly would never pay for it. I’ve been really impressed by bands like Thrice & Incubus & even instrumentalists like Jeff Beck that mix some amazing electronica interwoven with killer electric & acoustic rock but Chris’ attempt fell way short, in my opinion. I’ve listened to many of the tracks & scanned them all & must say, the hooks are missing, the lyrics don’t cut it (especially compared to everything else he’s written) and the music is drab and recycled with little guitar overlay (despite his rather excellent guitar skills). This was a downer to say the least. He’d be much better served with an all acoustic album (whether full band or just solo) with a focus on hooks, lyrics and guitar moreso than trying to be a Timbaland protege. I will say this though, Chris keeps me on my toes & I’ll forever be interested in what directions he goes musically til the day one of us is no longer here.

yeah there are not words for how exciting this talk is to me. please? dear SG, please? seriously! saw you in philly in 1996 and was left hanging for more! dah! cornell is in prime voice. it’s time, bitches!

Soundgarden is my favorite band of the late 80’s early 90’s era. I would love love to hear them release a new kick-ass psychedelic/experimental gem-of-an-album. A tour without new material is much less interesting to me.

I’m excited for this.. just hope it doesn’t screw up whatever it might do.

@Robocop i3457293847

People who don’t like Scream aren’t stupid, they just have taste.

Chris Cornell sounds fantastic right here right now. Just saw him in Dublin last month and he was amazing, looked superb, sounded awesome, band was great, did stuff from his entire career. I couldnt care less whether he reforms his old band or not, he’s doing great just as he is and anyone who says he can’t sing or he’s washed up is talking out of their arse.

If Soundgarden releases a boxset, I will buy it. If Soundgarden reunites and tours I will be there for the performance. Anyone who has nothing good to say about any of it, you’re wasting everyone’s time including your own!

Hope that the great Jason Everman gets paid properly for his classic
performance on the 1989/90 Loud love Tour!!!

Yeah!! We all agree… Bit of a non starter with that Ben Shepherd.

It’s Been Over Twelve Years Now Since You Guys Played A Major Gig, and A Messy Break Up In Hawaii In ‘97. I Hope You Guys Come Out With A B Side Box Set and Please Reunite For Your New Audience of Soundgarden Fans, We Really Like The Music Your Younger Sibling Teenagers Jam To Back In The 90’s. I’m Almost Twenty Now and I Still Remember When You Guys Use To Play Shows On MTV when I Was Younger. If I Could Just Have One Wish. That Wish Would Be All The Grunge Bands Getting Back Together “Soundgarden” Also and Play More Gigs For A Newer Young Audience. You Won’t Be Disappointd

I can’t wait for this boxset, I love soundgarden. Scream sucked because Chris went from singing about important shit like people starving and other political messages to asking some skank why she “keep screamin off the top of yo hed” give me a break.

Chris is already playing Soundgarden tracks live. The B sides are gonna happen, finally. Soundgarden sans Chris have already performed live this year. Now TOTD. Looking like it might well happen. As to how you feel about that, conjecture and opinion, most of it uninformed.