RIP Chris Cornell

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  • brewdog123
    brewdog123 ATL Posts: 685
    it wasnt his time....

    everytime i hear a song of his, it really does still set me back a little
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  • Human Tide
    Human Tide Posts: 329
    Zod said:
    I feel pretty lucky having seen him play a few live shows in the year before his death.   Saw an acoustic show here in Victoria, and went to Seattle for a ToTD show.  Not even on my radar at ToTD that it would be the last time I'd ever get to hear him perform live.   Aside from Pearl Jam and The Dayglo Abortions I don't think there's any musicians I went too as much as Chris Cornell (and all his various bands).
    I almost passed on seeing a ToTD show because I wasn't sure if it was "worth it" to travel just for a weekend. I figured that they'd probably tour again. After a bunch of hemming and hawing, I finally came to my senses. I bought a ticket, flew to SF for a single night, and had a great time at the show. I also never imagined it would be the last time seeing Chris perform. I often think about that decision in the context of things unrelated to music.
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,906
    edited May 2021
    Human Tide said:
    Zod said:
    I feel pretty lucky having seen him play a few live shows in the year before his death.   Saw an acoustic show here in Victoria, and went to Seattle for a ToTD show.  Not even on my radar at ToTD that it would be the last time I'd ever get to hear him perform live.   Aside from Pearl Jam and The Dayglo Abortions I don't think there's any musicians I went too as much as Chris Cornell (and all his various bands).
    I almost passed on seeing a ToTD show because I wasn't sure if it was "worth it" to travel just for a weekend. I figured that they'd probably tour again. After a bunch of hemming and hawing, I finally came to my senses. I bought a ticket, flew to SF for a single night, and had a great time at the show. I also never imagined it would be the last time seeing Chris perform. I often think about that decision in the context of things unrelated to music.
    ToTD was was a no brainer for us.  We kind of felt like it might the one chance to see that.  We missed on 10c tickets, but a fan on this forum shared the presale code with me for night 1 (which I think was actually the 2nd show put for sale).  Before the code was shared with me we were watching the presale tickets slowly snuff out on TM and it was getting super nerve racking, but we managed to get a pair before they were all gone.

    The one we almost waffled on was the year before he played in Vancouver.    I get this email before work in the morning that the tour is announced, and the presale starts immediately.  I've never seen that.. usually they hype it a few days in advance so lots of people try to buy tickets. I go in immediately and got front row.    Gobbled them up.    We still waffled and ever tried to flip them for a profit (which is something I never really do) because we figured he'd play in Victoria again (which he did the following year).    Luckily no one bit on the tickets, and we got to seem him 1 more than we would of other wise.  Helluva good show, and Hemming the opening artist was pretty damn good too.  I felt dirty for trying to flip the tickets, we basically had a sell 'em for a fortune or go to the show kind of mentality.  Ultimately the universe bitchslapped us and we went to the show :)

    I think I've seen Soundgarden 5 times, Chris electric solo twice, 4 acoustic shows, Audioslave once, and ToTD once.   Wish I could see more :(

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  • Human Tide
    Human Tide Posts: 329
    Zod said:
    I felt dirty for trying to flip the tickets, we basically had a sell 'em for a fortune or go to the show kind of mentality.  Ultimately the universe bitchslapped us and we went to the show :)
    Sometimes the universe gives you a little nudge and sometimes the universe slaps you upside the head :)
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,520
    Human Tide said:
    Zod said:
    I feel pretty lucky having seen him play a few live shows in the year before his death.   Saw an acoustic show here in Victoria, and went to Seattle for a ToTD show.  Not even on my radar at ToTD that it would be the last time I'd ever get to hear him perform live.   Aside from Pearl Jam and The Dayglo Abortions I don't think there's any musicians I went too as much as Chris Cornell (and all his various bands).
    I almost passed on seeing a ToTD show because I wasn't sure if it was "worth it" to travel just for a weekend. I figured that they'd probably tour again. After a bunch of hemming and hawing, I finally came to my senses. I bought a ticket, flew to SF for a single night, and had a great time at the show. I also never imagined it would be the last time seeing Chris perform. I often think about that decision in the context of things unrelated to music.
    i made the opposite decision. big regret. 
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  • SHZA
    SHZA St. Louis, MO USA Posts: 4,314
    edited May 2021
    Had tix to the second-to-last Soundgarden show in KC but sold them once they announced a St Louis show scheduled for May 20 2017. Major regret. ToTD Philly was the last for me. Grateful for the shows I got to see, including front row a couple times and an acoustic show in a 700-capacity venue
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  • NWOntario
    NWOntario Toronto Posts: 831
    I passed on TOTD because I had tickets to a football game in Minnesota. It was the right decision at the time.
    My last CC show was on the Songbook tour. The Jays had played a 14-inning playoff game that afternoon, and I ended up going straight from the game to the show. The concert felt like an afterthought. I wish I'd been in a better place to absorb what was happening; in the event I was mostly angry about the Jays.
    On the flip side, it was my wife's one time seeing CC in person. I just wish we could've got her to a SG show.
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,915
    I was very  lucky to see c.c twice and both times in iconic venues. The royal albert hall and the London  palladium.
    And i saw soundgarden  5 times in the u.k .
    I still say the best solo show  i ever saw in my life  is c.c . Blew me away 


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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,116
    I was lucky to see Chris Cornell 3 times. I saw Audioslave when they played Lollapalooza. I saw Soundgarden when they played with Nine Inch Nails, and then TotD at MSG. All incredible shows.
  • AO253126
    AO253126 Posts: 366
    Was at the last Soundgarden show in Detroit. I remember thinking how weird it was to see half the people head for the exits while they were still on stage playing Slaves & Bulldozers. I guess people wanted to try to avoid traffic.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,520
    AO253126 said:
    Was at the last Soundgarden show in Detroit. I remember thinking how weird it was to see half the people head for the exits while they were still on stage playing Slaves & Bulldozers. I guess people wanted to try to avoid traffic.
    apparently chris was really unhappy with the sound. could that be why people were leaving. I recall a Big Wreck show i was at, front row, and all I could hear was Ian Thornley's guitar. it was deafening. a security guard I knew told me after the show that a ton of people left early as the sound was just unbearable. mind you, this was much smaller than the fox theatre (Burton Cummings Theatre which holds about 1500). 
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  • kenk
    kenk Posts: 214
    I was also at that Detroit show, right up front at the stage. Can't believe it has been 4 years already. I thought they sounded great overall, but felt like Chris was just behind the music a fraction of a second. I noticed it a lot throughout the show. But he didn't seem noticably pissed or anything during the show as I have seen other musicians get when the sound is bad.
  • AO253126
    AO253126 Posts: 366
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    AO253126 said:
    Was at the last Soundgarden show in Detroit. I remember thinking how weird it was to see half the people head for the exits while they were still on stage playing Slaves & Bulldozers. I guess people wanted to try to avoid traffic.
    apparently chris was really unhappy with the sound. could that be why people were leaving. I recall a Big Wreck show i was at, front row, and all I could hear was Ian Thornley's guitar. it was deafening. a security guard I knew told me after the show that a ton of people left early as the sound was just unbearable. mind you, this was much smaller than the fox theatre (Burton Cummings Theatre which holds about 1500). 
    I hadn't heard that and for me it explains a lot. Can I ask where you heard that? Not because I doubt you, but I'm curious.

    This was my one and only time seeing Soundgarden and I remember commenting to my friend next to me that I thought the sound was really muddy and I had a hard time hearing Chris. At the time I chalked it up to the fact our seats were to the far left of the stage and so maybe the revered Fox Theater acoustics only applied when you're sitting center stage. I guess I was wrong though.
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,915
    edited May 2021
    "I wish it wasn't  you she had led"
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    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,520
    AO253126 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    AO253126 said:
    Was at the last Soundgarden show in Detroit. I remember thinking how weird it was to see half the people head for the exits while they were still on stage playing Slaves & Bulldozers. I guess people wanted to try to avoid traffic.
    apparently chris was really unhappy with the sound. could that be why people were leaving. I recall a Big Wreck show i was at, front row, and all I could hear was Ian Thornley's guitar. it was deafening. a security guard I knew told me after the show that a ton of people left early as the sound was just unbearable. mind you, this was much smaller than the fox theatre (Burton Cummings Theatre which holds about 1500). 
    I hadn't heard that and for me it explains a lot. Can I ask where you heard that? Not because I doubt you, but I'm curious.

    This was my one and only time seeing Soundgarden and I remember commenting to my friend next to me that I thought the sound was really muddy and I had a hard time hearing Chris. At the time I chalked it up to the fact our seats were to the far left of the stage and so maybe the revered Fox Theater acoustics only applied when you're sitting center stage. I guess I was wrong though.
    vicky's account of the evening. she said when she spoke to Chris after the show, during his ramblings he kept going on and on about how pissed he was about the sound. it was a post she made shortly after his death. could have been on instagram. 
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  • OceansJenny
    OceansJenny Manhattan, NY Posts: 3,409
    Yes apparently his wife was saying he was upset they didn’t fix his in-ear sound. Perhaps maybe why he was a beat behind as someone else mentioned.
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  • AO253126
    AO253126 Posts: 366
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    AO253126 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    AO253126 said:
    Was at the last Soundgarden show in Detroit. I remember thinking how weird it was to see half the people head for the exits while they were still on stage playing Slaves & Bulldozers. I guess people wanted to try to avoid traffic.
    apparently chris was really unhappy with the sound. could that be why people were leaving. I recall a Big Wreck show i was at, front row, and all I could hear was Ian Thornley's guitar. it was deafening. a security guard I knew told me after the show that a ton of people left early as the sound was just unbearable. mind you, this was much smaller than the fox theatre (Burton Cummings Theatre which holds about 1500). 
    I hadn't heard that and for me it explains a lot. Can I ask where you heard that? Not because I doubt you, but I'm curious.

    This was my one and only time seeing Soundgarden and I remember commenting to my friend next to me that I thought the sound was really muddy and I had a hard time hearing Chris. At the time I chalked it up to the fact our seats were to the far left of the stage and so maybe the revered Fox Theater acoustics only applied when you're sitting center stage. I guess I was wrong though.
    vicky's account of the evening. she said when she spoke to Chris after the show, during his ramblings he kept going on and on about how pissed he was about the sound. it was a post she made shortly after his death. could have been on instagram. 
    Thanks. I probably read that somewhere and just forgot about it. I appreciate the reminder. The whole thing still feels completely surreal even four years later.
  • Human Tide
    Human Tide Posts: 329
    AO253126 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    AO253126 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    AO253126 said:
    Was at the last Soundgarden show in Detroit. I remember thinking how weird it was to see half the people head for the exits while they were still on stage playing Slaves & Bulldozers. I guess people wanted to try to avoid traffic.
    apparently chris was really unhappy with the sound. could that be why people were leaving. I recall a Big Wreck show i was at, front row, and all I could hear was Ian Thornley's guitar. it was deafening. a security guard I knew told me after the show that a ton of people left early as the sound was just unbearable. mind you, this was much smaller than the fox theatre (Burton Cummings Theatre which holds about 1500). 
    I hadn't heard that and for me it explains a lot. Can I ask where you heard that? Not because I doubt you, but I'm curious.

    This was my one and only time seeing Soundgarden and I remember commenting to my friend next to me that I thought the sound was really muddy and I had a hard time hearing Chris. At the time I chalked it up to the fact our seats were to the far left of the stage and so maybe the revered Fox Theater acoustics only applied when you're sitting center stage. I guess I was wrong though.
    vicky's account of the evening. she said when she spoke to Chris after the show, during his ramblings he kept going on and on about how pissed he was about the sound. it was a post she made shortly after his death. could have been on instagram. 
    Thanks. I probably read that somewhere and just forgot about it. I appreciate the reminder. The whole thing still feels completely surreal even four years later.
    https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7809537/chris-cornell-final-phone-call-details-soundgarden-FB-blackout
  • AO253126
    AO253126 Posts: 366
    Human Tide said:
    AO253126 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    AO253126 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    AO253126 said:
    Was at the last Soundgarden show in Detroit. I remember thinking how weird it was to see half the people head for the exits while they were still on stage playing Slaves & Bulldozers. I guess people wanted to try to avoid traffic.
    apparently chris was really unhappy with the sound. could that be why people were leaving. I recall a Big Wreck show i was at, front row, and all I could hear was Ian Thornley's guitar. it was deafening. a security guard I knew told me after the show that a ton of people left early as the sound was just unbearable. mind you, this was much smaller than the fox theatre (Burton Cummings Theatre which holds about 1500). 
    I hadn't heard that and for me it explains a lot. Can I ask where you heard that? Not because I doubt you, but I'm curious.

    This was my one and only time seeing Soundgarden and I remember commenting to my friend next to me that I thought the sound was really muddy and I had a hard time hearing Chris. At the time I chalked it up to the fact our seats were to the far left of the stage and so maybe the revered Fox Theater acoustics only applied when you're sitting center stage. I guess I was wrong though.
    vicky's account of the evening. she said when she spoke to Chris after the show, during his ramblings he kept going on and on about how pissed he was about the sound. it was a post she made shortly after his death. could have been on instagram. 
    Thanks. I probably read that somewhere and just forgot about it. I appreciate the reminder. The whole thing still feels completely surreal even four years later.
    https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7809537/chris-cornell-final-phone-call-details-soundgarden-FB-blackout
    Thanks!
  • Human Tide
    Human Tide Posts: 329
    I just finished Corbin Reiff's biography of Chris, Total Fucking Godhead. It was a good read and I would certainly recommend it. It's quite comprehensive, and there are a lot of interesting stories about how Soundgarden (and his other bands) wrote and recorded. One thing that made me smile: Kim Thayil didn't want to include Tighter and Tighter on Down on the Upside, and only relented after Adam Kasper started going off about how it was Stone's favorite song and all the guys in Pearl Jam loved it :)

    There is obviously a lot of sadness in the book, but also some good laughs to be had. 

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