I'm not jumping on any bandwagon. I honestly feel like Cornell is a wash-up. Carry On IS a generic, bland, mainstream cock-fest. It saddens me, because I was excited about it, and I listened to it with an open mind, but a turd is a turd, no matter how you choose to smell it, and Carry On is a big, fat, corn-filled smelly turd, of gigantic proportions.
agreed just finally listened to it (had been putting it off because I heard it was pretty mediocre) and I really don't have much of an urge to listen to it again, you know my name is alright enough but I couldn't even name anything else because they just kind of came and went. I was incredibly stoked for this record because I thought Euphoria Morning was fantastic one of my favorite records from that late 90s era, and I thought that after the bland audioslave stuff that was hit and miss at best he would come roaring back but instead just threw up a a waste of time, for him and us.
To all the people saying listen to this with an open mind maybe you guys could go so far as to admit that maybe these peopel you love aren't perfect and sometimes they do release shitty records. This doesn't mean everyone else here hates Cornell, just that he used to make great albums and this is not one of them.
"I'm not suicidal, except when I drink. That's why we don't all drink at the same time, there'd be no-one alive to drive home..."
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They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it's just as true if you change it to ear.
One person's great ablum is another person's trash. Personally, I don't care whether people say a record is mainstream, or alternative or whatever; I just wanna listen to songs I like. I like Carry On and I liked most of the first two Audioslave CD's and a bit of the last one, but that's just my opinion. Many people on this board clearly disagree. Let's all try to remember that our opinions are completely subjective and don't represent some immutable law of the universe.
I'm looking to get my NYC tickets at 11 this morning (EST) but I was checking other big cities, and he's not selling out anywhere....in fact, you can get great seats for most of his shows even though they are on sale already.
cause he sucks. course the 78 people on here that think he's a god might disagree.jumped the shark forming audioslave,murdered it with covering billie jean.
I'm looking to get my NYC tickets at 11 this morning (EST) but I was checking other big cities, and he's not selling out anywhere....in fact, you can get great seats for most of his shows even though they are on sale already.
he sold out in baltimore, but it took a while. I bought my tix 2 weeks after they went on sale. I wish he'd come back. I need a thrill again
9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
they're not bad. used to really like them... now they're not heavy enough for me
Now they just suck. And always have.
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Butthead: Huh huh.
who cares about the haters? As long as you like Cornell thats all that matters, you don't have to try and convert anyone who dislikes him. Just enjoy the music. And by the way the new album rocks!
"Makes much more sense to live in the present tense." Ed Ved
"No one cares about climbing stairs, Nothing at the top no more." Chris Cornell
his voice is absolutely incredible right now, it's a damn shame. He seems like he isn't really trying to write music anymore. I'm hoping he'll rebound soon and start making good music again..
glad to see everyone on the board is finally coming out of the woodwork and speaking the truth. cornell sucks. he has sucked since soundgarden broke up. i thought soundgarden was descent, but even they were overrated. he's just a wasted talent in my opinion. great voice but nothing more. sorry if you like him, everyone is entitled to their opinion and this is mine.
glad to see everyone on the board is finally coming out of the woodwork and speaking the truth. cornell sucks. he has sucked since soundgarden broke up. i thought soundgarden was descent, but even they were overrated. he's just a wasted talent in my opinion. great voice but nothing more. sorry if you like him, everyone is entitled to their opinion and this is mine.
Audioslave had it's moments and Euphoria Morning was gorgeous. He hasn't sucked since Soundgarden. But his new album (from what I've heard which is probably 1/4 of it) is crap :( .
Soundgarden was incredible.
Now that the "Cornell got his voice back" kick is dying down and people are speaking objectively about his new work you should chill with the anti soundgarden propaganda too :rolleyes:
His new band is pretty cool from what I can tell.. I think there are some jazz trained musicians and a top notch guitarist in there. Damn shame. :(
Now that the "Cornell got his voice back" kick is dying down and people are speaking objectively about his new work you should chill with the anti soundgarden propaganda too :rolleyes:
His new band is pretty cool from what I can tell.. I think there are some jazz trained musicians and a top notch guitarist in there. Damn shame. :(
i was simply stating my opinion. i'm glad you've formed your own but i don't need to "chill" with anything. i don't like anything he has done since soundgarden. i think tom morello is one of the best guitar players ever, i like rage, i think audioslaves music just sucked. same goes with cornells' new band...i don't know much about them but i don't doubt what you're saying, i'm sure they all can play their instruments just like cornell can sing his ass off. that doesn't mean they are putting out good music. and in my opinion they aren't.
i was simply stating my opinion. i'm glad you've formed your own but i don't need to "chill" with anything. i don't like anything he has done since soundgarden. i think tom morello is one of the best guitar players ever, i like rage, i think audioslaves music just sucked. same goes with cornells' new band...i don't know much about them but i don't doubt what you're saying, i'm sure they all can play their instruments just like cornell can sing his ass off. that doesn't mean they are putting out good music. and in my opinion they aren't.
I meant the collective 'you' as in the anti-cornell movement that was spurred on this board. Seems like for every two people ranting obessively about him there was one person going out of their way to insult him.
Kind of brought down the other music board ya know?
edit:
i'm sure they all can play their instruments just like cornell can sing his ass off. that doesn't mean they are putting out good music. and in my opinion they aren't
I said it before and I will say it again:
The tickets are too expensive! To see him at the Beacon, it would cost between 300 and 600 dollars for 2 people. Ridiculous. No thank you.
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
I said it before and I will say it again:
The tickets are too expensive! To see him at the Beacon, it would cost between 300 and 600 dollars for 2 people. Ridiculous. No thank you.
wow! didn't know about that. i wasn't trying to see him anyway but that is ridiculous. damn shame for all of his fans out there without wads of money to throw around on a concert.
I said it before and I will say it again:
The tickets are too expensive! To see him at the Beacon, it would cost between 300 and 600 dollars for 2 people. Ridiculous. No thank you.
umm are u talking bout on e-bay right, cause ticketbastard wasnt that high
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I said it before and I will say it again:
The tickets are too expensive! To see him at the Beacon, it would cost between 300 and 600 dollars for 2 people. Ridiculous. No thank you.
face value was $40-$70 on ticketmaster.
add $10 per ticket for TM surcharges and that's still $50-$80 overall.
I said it before and I will say it again:
The tickets are too expensive! To see him at the Beacon, it would cost between 300 and 600 dollars for 2 people. Ridiculous. No thank you.
Seriously, when I checked about a month ago, they were in the 200 dollar range for the front. They must have dropped the price. Really. I just looked now and they are really cheap. My bad. Sorry. But that is what I saw. On the site for the Beacon and I was like, no way.
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
Carry On is just a depressing album. It's an album I wish I never had to hear. It saddens me to see one of the greats reach this kind of low. "No Such Thing" sounds like Audioslave without any guts. I thought he's was decent with Audioslave and Euphoria Morning was very good. But this new stuff is awful. "She'll Never Be Your Man" is just horrific. Maybe he's after a new audience. Because there's no way his old one is going to enjoy this.
With that said I can't wait to see him next month in San Francisco. The setlist have been awesome from what I've seen. Hopefully he breaks out "The Day I Tried To Live" at some point during this tour.
very little early publicity.
(to answer the original question)
if you haven't heard him LIVE recently (and listening to a broadcast totally doesn't count) then maybe your 'he's washed up" type comments should have a huge freakin disclaimer "MY OPINION BASED SOLELY ON THE FACT THAT I AM UPSET THIS ISN'T ANOTHER THREAD TALKING ABOUT THE TYPE OF SALAD DRESSING EDDIE VEDDER WOULD BE" written above it.
If you don't like Carry On, then that is also your opinion - i doubt it has any bearing on why cornell isn't selling out. (it didnt effect riot act era ticket sales, did it??)
His publicist isn't pushing for a whole lot of notice - and unless you are on his website you prolly wouldnt know when he will be in your area.
thank you. that is all.
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Carry On is just a depressing album. It's an album I wish I never had to hear. It saddens me to see one of the greats reach this kind of low. "No Such Thing" sounds like Audioslave without any guts. I thought he's was decent with Audioslave and Euphoria Morning was very good. But this new stuff is awful. "She'll Never Be Your Man" is just horrific. Maybe he's after a new audience. Because there's no way his old one is going to enjoy this.
With that said I can't wait to see him next month in San Francisco. The setlist have been awesome from what I've seen. Hopefully he breaks out "The Day I Tried To Live" at some point during this tour.
I wish I never heard it either, such a disappointment. I saw him in live in Bmore though and he was awesome!
I'm looking to get my NYC tickets at 11 this morning (EST) but I was checking other big cities, and he's not selling out anywhere....in fact, you can get great seats for most of his shows even though they are on sale already.
Seriously, when I checked about a month ago, they were in the 200 dollar range for the front. They must have dropped the price. Really. I just looked now and they are really cheap. My bad. Sorry. But that is what I saw. On the site for the Beacon and I was like, no way.
I think I know what you are referring to
thats not the beacon
when you search for the beacon in google it takes you to a scalper site designed to make you think its a "new york theater" page
its not
beacon tix were $55+, except for the first 25 rows, which were $70+
That being said, cornell was always on of my favorite singers, and I really dig soundgarden. I dont really have very high expectations for the show, but Im looking forward to hearing him sing live for the first time. Im glad he is touring so I get this chance. Really dont care very much about his new record. Just another rock show in NYC.
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agreed just finally listened to it (had been putting it off because I heard it was pretty mediocre) and I really don't have much of an urge to listen to it again, you know my name is alright enough but I couldn't even name anything else because they just kind of came and went. I was incredibly stoked for this record because I thought Euphoria Morning was fantastic one of my favorite records from that late 90s era, and I thought that after the bland audioslave stuff that was hit and miss at best he would come roaring back but instead just threw up a a waste of time, for him and us.
To all the people saying listen to this with an open mind maybe you guys could go so far as to admit that maybe these peopel you love aren't perfect and sometimes they do release shitty records. This doesn't mean everyone else here hates Cornell, just that he used to make great albums and this is not one of them.
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One person's great ablum is another person's trash. Personally, I don't care whether people say a record is mainstream, or alternative or whatever; I just wanna listen to songs I like. I like Carry On and I liked most of the first two Audioslave CD's and a bit of the last one, but that's just my opinion. Many people on this board clearly disagree. Let's all try to remember that our opinions are completely subjective and don't represent some immutable law of the universe.
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he sold out in baltimore, but it took a while. I bought my tix 2 weeks after they went on sale. I wish he'd come back. I need a thrill again
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
Now they just suck. And always have.
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.
"No one cares about climbing stairs, Nothing at the top no more." Chris Cornell
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Oh my, they dropped the leash.
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"Make our day"
could not have said it better myself!
http://www.wishlistfoundation.org
Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
Soundgarden was incredible.
Now that the "Cornell got his voice back" kick is dying down and people are speaking objectively about his new work you should chill with the anti soundgarden propaganda too :rolleyes:
His new band is pretty cool from what I can tell.. I think there are some jazz trained musicians and a top notch guitarist in there. Damn shame. :(
http://www.wishlistfoundation.org
Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
i was simply stating my opinion. i'm glad you've formed your own but i don't need to "chill" with anything. i don't like anything he has done since soundgarden. i think tom morello is one of the best guitar players ever, i like rage, i think audioslaves music just sucked. same goes with cornells' new band...i don't know much about them but i don't doubt what you're saying, i'm sure they all can play their instruments just like cornell can sing his ass off. that doesn't mean they are putting out good music. and in my opinion they aren't.
Kind of brought down the other music board ya know?
edit: True.
http://www.wishlistfoundation.org
Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
The tickets are too expensive! To see him at the Beacon, it would cost between 300 and 600 dollars for 2 people. Ridiculous. No thank you.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
wow! didn't know about that. i wasn't trying to see him anyway but that is ridiculous. damn shame for all of his fans out there without wads of money to throw around on a concert.
Sammi: Wanna just break up?
face value was $40-$70 on ticketmaster.
add $10 per ticket for TM surcharges and that's still $50-$80 overall.
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With that said I can't wait to see him next month in San Francisco. The setlist have been awesome from what I've seen. Hopefully he breaks out "The Day I Tried To Live" at some point during this tour.
(to answer the original question)
if you haven't heard him LIVE recently (and listening to a broadcast totally doesn't count) then maybe your 'he's washed up" type comments should have a huge freakin disclaimer "MY OPINION BASED SOLELY ON THE FACT THAT I AM UPSET THIS ISN'T ANOTHER THREAD TALKING ABOUT THE TYPE OF SALAD DRESSING EDDIE VEDDER WOULD BE" written above it.
If you don't like Carry On, then that is also your opinion - i doubt it has any bearing on why cornell isn't selling out. (it didnt effect riot act era ticket sales, did it??)
His publicist isn't pushing for a whole lot of notice - and unless you are on his website you prolly wouldnt know when he will be in your area.
thank you. that is all.
I wish I never heard it either, such a disappointment. I saw him in live in Bmore though and he was awesome!
Does "THE COOLEST BLACK KID EVER!!!!" like him?
OH DAYUM! got pwn3d
how long ago was that? That thread was classic. I wish we could resurrect it.
Euphoria Morning was good but Carry on is Horrible.
I liked Cornell a lot but there isn't one song on Carry on that i really want to listen to again.
Live he is tragic.
That is no longer true.
I think I know what you are referring to
thats not the beacon
when you search for the beacon in google it takes you to a scalper site designed to make you think its a "new york theater" page
its not
beacon tix were $55+, except for the first 25 rows, which were $70+
That being said, cornell was always on of my favorite singers, and I really dig soundgarden. I dont really have very high expectations for the show, but Im looking forward to hearing him sing live for the first time. Im glad he is touring so I get this chance. Really dont care very much about his new record. Just another rock show in NYC.