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The Great CornholioThe Great Cornholio Posts: 157
edited May 2006 in Other Music
motherfuck, wot a fucking sweet album.

i forgot how good it was, def sg best peice of work and prob in he top 5 albums of ALL time.

any other fans of the album????
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  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    Yes I love it. I like it best when on the move. It is really cool to listen to it in your discmen.
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  • stonesgstringstonesgstring Posts: 4,613
    Yes I would say it's their best album. Such a raw sound to it.
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,882
    my favorite Soundgarden album
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  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    my favorite Soundgarden album


    It is their best in my view, but I listen to Down on the upside more often.
    Badmotorfinger is very in your face and Down on the upside is easier to listen to while relaxing.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    BMF has that brittle hi frequency thing going on that makes it hard to listen to over and over again for me, but I do love the album.

    My personal favorite is DOTU.
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  • cassiecassie Posts: 18
    if i was on a deserted island id take superunknown, but your praise 4 badmotor is giving me incentive to buy it thanks guys!
  • Jam-fanJam-fan Posts: 70
    definitely a good soundgarden album, but overall i got to give the love here to Superunknown.
  • pjamdude69pjamdude69 Posts: 174
    Definitely my fave Soundgarden album- although Louder than Love and Down on the Upside run a very close 2nd. I remember getting it back in late '91, getting completely blown away by it all.. Jesus Christ Pose just sucked me in bigtime, Outshined, ROTW, Searching With My Good Eye Closed, Slaves and Bulldozers, the list goes on. Had it ripped off a few years ago and never got it again till a few months ago and have been listening to it alot lately. Great fuckin music, brings back some great memories too..
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    Although Superunknown is technically a far superior album, Badmotorfinger is definitely my favourite SG album, I just love how raw and powerful it sounds, and Cornell's vocals on that record are just jaw-dropping.
  • AxlUlrichAxlUlrich Posts: 12,652
    someone really needs to release a remastered version of this album.
    Great album but hard to enjoy with the crappy quality.
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  • RiffJamRiffJam Posts: 143
    Great album. One of the very best of the period..
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  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    AxlUlrich wrote:
    someone really needs to release a remastered version of this album.
    Great album but hard to enjoy with the crappy quality.

    Word. I can't knock the guy because he's worked with some Incredible bands, but I have problems with Adam Kasper's ears. His top end on a few albums is practically unlistenable...but it might not be him. It might be the mastering, or god forbid...early digital recording. what was considered "state of the art" digital back in 1992 is pretty shitty by today's standards. Your computer recording system of today can sound better than a $200k Sony digital deck from the early 90s.
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  • Pearl JuliPearl Juli Posts: 1,213
    Yep. My favorite Soundgarden album.
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  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    AxlUlrich wrote:
    someone really needs to release a remastered version of this album.
    Great album but hard to enjoy with the crappy quality.


    I have no problem with it. I have lo-fi ears I guess. smile
    Leave it just the way it is, that's what i say.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • KlumpieKlumpie Posts: 2,649
    karma defect wrote:
    I have no problem with it. I have lo-fi ears I guess. smile
    Leave it just the way it is, that's what i say.

    My version is also of good quality and it's a great album. It's maybe ever their best album.
  • GoBuckyGoBucky Posts: 198
    Hands down SG's best album...thank goodness other people agree on this!
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    Klumpie wrote:
    My version is also of good quality and it's a great album. It's maybe ever their best album.


    Yes I am a bit torn about that. I really love Badmotorfinger for it's aggression and it's feeling of superiority. I however listen most to Down on the upside because of it's sounds like the color of the slave. Ochre is a great color mysterious and warm. The same goes for the album as far as I'm concerned.
    So I for ever remain in doubt on the subject of which of these two great albums is the best.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • DE4173DE4173 Posts: 758
    Tomorrow Begat Tomorrow: An Oral History Of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger

    https://www.spin.com/2021/10/soundgarden-badmotorfinger-oral-history-30th-anniversary/
    1993: 11/22 Little Rock
    1996; 9/28 New York
    1997: 11/14 Oakland, 11/15 Oakland
    1998: 7/5 Dallas, 7/7 Albuquerque, 7/8 Phoenix, 7/10 San Diego, 7/11 Las Vegas
    2000: 10/17 Dallas
    2003: 4/3 OKC
    2012: 11/17 Tulsa(EV), 11/18 Tulsa(EV)
    2013: 11/16 OKC
    2014: 10/8 Tulsa
    2022: 9/20 OKC
    2023: 9/13 Ft Worth, 9/15 Ft Worth
  • pledgeagrievancepledgeagrievance Posts: 2,861
    DE4173 said:
    Tomorrow Begat Tomorrow: An Oral History Of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger

    https://www.spin.com/2021/10/soundgarden-badmotorfinger-oral-history-30th-anniversary/
    Great read 
  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Posts: 4,335
    I always preferred Badmotorfinger to Superunknown. Down on the Upside was the first Soundgarden album I bought and I worked my backwards through the catalogue. After listening to BMF I thought, that’s their best. That’s the one I go back to when I want to listen to Soundgarden. 
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,265
    That was a good read, thanks for sharing.
    One of my favorite albums, by any band.  I am always up to listen, no matter what my mood.

    Slaves & Bulldozers is my favorite track on the record.
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  • pledgeagrievancepledgeagrievance Posts: 2,861
    Some things I forgot I knew or never knew: Seems like Chris and Jeff were really tight. More so than Chris and Ed (not that it’s a contest). I forgot about the bassist between Hiro and Shepard. 
    And I’m not buying Shepard saying when he gets pissed it’s at himself though it looks like he’s pissed at everyone. I saw them a handful of times between 93-96 and when he was flipping off the crowd, turning his back, yelling at the crowd, he was pissed at himself? I could see it at one show, maybe someone in the crowd pissed him off, but nearly every show, guy seemed like a dick. 

    And I loved the descriptions of what they were trying to do with each song and at times subvert expectations. They are truly unique. I’ve always thought for a band that wasn’t around for 20 years, they crushed it with King Animal. At the time, and now, what a superior album to say Backspacer or Lightning Bolt. 
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Posts: 20,275
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    pledgeagrievance said:
    Some things I forgot I knew or never knew: Seems like Chris and Jeff were really tight. More so than Chris and Ed (not that it’s a contest). I forgot about the bassist between Hiro and Shepard. 
    And I’m not buying Shepard saying when he gets pissed it’s at himself though it looks like he’s pissed at everyone. I saw them a handful of times between 93-96 and when he was flipping off the crowd, turning his back, yelling at the crowd, he was pissed at himself? I could see it at one show, maybe someone in the crowd pissed him off, but nearly every show, guy seemed like a dick. 

    And I loved the descriptions of what they were trying to do with each song and at times subvert expectations. They are truly unique. I’ve always thought for a band that wasn’t around for 20 years, they crushed it with King Animal. At the time, and now, what a superior album to say Backspacer or Lightning Bolt. 
    yeah KA was a great album...sad that it was their last

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  • JH6056JH6056 Posts: 2,427
    I posted something this morning but this is an excerpt that was specifically about them touring Badmotofinger. Found this funny story in an email from 20 yrs ago with a really cool woman I then lost touch with, she lived in Seattle and was right at the heart of the launches of Soundgarden, PJ and Nirvana. No idea how to reach her, would love to get her permission to post a bunch of things she said, she's an incredible story teller and she talks about music from the heart. If you're out there, say hello!

    Here's a part of her email about a practice show for touring Badmotorfinger:

    "Chris Cornell has a sense of humor though. When they were getting ready to go on tour for the Badmotorfinger album, they played a string of dates at RKNDY and the Offramp to amp up I guess. This was when he still had his long beautiful hair and the ladies were handed drool bibs at the door - haha! But seriously, the first show at The Offramp was sardine packed. All hot and sweaty - too many humans not enough ventilation. The show starts and he comes out in a sweater. I'm thinking, that's not going to last for long in this heat. Sure enough a few songs in and off goes the sweater - only to find a t-shirt underneath! Then that t-shirt goes and yet another t-shirt underneath! He must have had on like 4 shirts that he used to toy with the women in the audience. When the final shirt went and skin was visible, he had two huge flower stickers over his nipples. It was the greatest thing how he could make fun of it like that!! The show itself was rocking. So loud and Kim Thayil walking back and forth creating those wonderful sounds on his guitar. If I remember right they must have played about 4 shows in a few week period. I was loving it."
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