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Down on the Upside: Appreciation Thread

tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
edited July 2009 in Other Music
Many people criticize Down on the Upside, but I think it's Soundgarden's most underrated record. There isn't really a weak song on the entire album. "Ty Cobb," "Blow Up the Outside World," "Overfloater," "Boot Camp," "Switch Opens," "Tighter and Tighter," etc., are all pretty excellent.

Maybe it isn't what people were expecting after the classic Superunknown, but over time I think people have learnt to appreciate it much more, kind of like the initial reception to No Code and the fact that it's now considered one of Pearl Jam's better albums by many fans.
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  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    I've been spinning Down on the Upside in the car non-stop for the past week (recently found the CD while cleaning between the seats). Great album, agreed. Applebite's groove is awesome. Definitely some of their best work, IMO.
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  • Drum Machine89Drum Machine89 Posts: 2,157
    Yeah Down On the Upside is a really good albums.

    Been one of my favs for years now.
    Let them wash away
    All those yesterdays
    All those yesterdays
    All those paper plates
  • OffHeGoes132OffHeGoes132 Posts: 594
    edited July 2009
    Soundgarden could essentially do no wrong. Down On The Upside was no exception. Classic album from one of the best rock bands ever. Period.
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  • Back_PedalBack_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    It's alright. It took me a while to like it.
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    This is how I rank my soundgarden albums from worst to best:

    Louder than Love
    Badmotorfinger
    Superunknown
    Down on The Upside

    Notice anything?

    DOTU is fucking amazing. SWITCH OPENS is probably my favorite SG song. the drumming in that song fits the music so incredibly... I could drum to it all day.
    5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
    8/7/08, 6/9/09
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    First 7 tracks on this album are just flawless.

    The remainders arn't bad but the first 7..... :shock:
  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,981
    yeah it definitely took me a while to get into but it's really a great album.
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    Butthead: It means that his friends are like turds and that they like suck.
    Beavis: Heh heh. Oh yeah. Yeah! Get those spoons out of my face before I shove them up your butt!
    Butthead: Huh huh.
  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    I didn't know that it was underrated. It blew me away the first time I heard it. I don't see how anyone could find it "difficult".
  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    i can think of very few things as aurally gratifying as DOTU... theres some great oddball stuff going on in the mix / recording process... would love to see PJ take some of the chances SG did with that album... showed a real maturity that i wish i couldve tracked over a few more albums before they called it quits
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    Awesome record, not quite Superunknown, but still damn good. Boot Camp is one of my favourites.
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