soundgarden superunknown revisited

DOSW

Brainofdz wrote:

Personally, I prefer Badmotorfinger...

I can respect people's opinion on this, but I just can't understand how people would take Badmotorfinger over Superunknown... BMF is great because it's loud and aggressive, but Superunknown takes that and sculpts it into it's full potential... intelligent, interesting, more musical, fantastically-paced music that still retains the aggressive sound of earlier SG.

Superunknown is just perfect.

bharQ

DOSW wrote:

I can respect people's opinion on this, but I just can't understand how people would take Badmotorfinger over Superunknown... BMF is great because it's loud and aggressive, but Superunknown takes that and sculpts it into it's full potential... intelligent, interesting, more musical, fantastically-paced music that still retains the aggressive sound of earlier SG.

Superunknown is just perfect.

Badmotorfinger is a creative genius of its own.. yes its loud and aggressive but I think its another creative masterpiece. I consider Superunknown a more evolved BMF.. but I still would find it hard choosing which one to take on that island..

searchlightsoul

I could listen to My Wave and Superunknown all day-Kim and Matt made this band-specifically they gave it the attitude and trademark beat. And how amazing is the Fell on Black days video. Till this day have still never seen anyone sing like that.

FreshTendrils

DOSW wrote:

I can respect people's opinion on this, but I just can't understand how people would take Badmotorfinger over Superunknown... BMF is great because it's loud and aggressive, but Superunknown takes that and sculpts it into it's full potential... intelligent, interesting, more musical, fantastically-paced music that still retains the aggressive sound of earlier SG.

Superunknown is just perfect.

I don't find Superunknown to be that aggressive, at least compared to their previous works. Its easier to see the intelligence throughout the album because its right on top of the surface as the music itself is toned down and more restrained compared to Badmotorfinger. Badmotorfinger has its own persona, its own "badmotherfucker" attitude on the surface, but at the bottom its just as intelligent, diverse, and interesting as Superunknown. Both are masterpieces in my eyes, but I'll always give the edge to Badmotorfinger.

enharmonic

Just chiming in to show some love for Michael Beinhorn. He's one of my musical heroes, and is responsible for more than a couple of the records that have had a huge impact on me in my life.

Mohab

I think its one of the best albums ever. I don't know how they did it actually, every song is amazing and then some. Head down, mailman, 4th and fresh tendrils, even drown me are classics. The 'ceiling starts to shake' part on drown me is one of the finest moments.

Ultramega ok is my personal favourite though.

Ten Dude

Superunknown is one of those albums you listen to from start to finish and enjoy every song while doing so. The only other two I would put above this album would be Ten and Dirt.

Dirt, depending on what kind of mood you were in...

I mean my god, Fell on Black Days is a phenomenal song, The Day I Tried to Live is totally awesome, and Fresh Tendrils is absolute greatness... what more can ya ask for? We're not even talking 'bout My Wave, Mailman, Superunknown, BHS, Spoonman, Limo Wreck, and Half (an overrated song, IMO).

That's seven OTHER songs. It's one of those complete albums...

jammerfall

"Alive in the superunknown / First it steals your mind / And then it steals your soul"

Essential.

bharQ

It really is a shame there aren't albums like it anymore.. there are really good albums coming out now but nothing that comes even close to the when I first got into Superunknown.. I can still talk about its greatness because of the fond memories I have with it but honestly I find it hard to listen to anymore because of how many times I've heard it..

With PJ you get live shows where they can still rock out classics.. so I never seem to tire of PJ

gabers

Superunknown reminds me that some hard rock albums can be timeless. I don't really listen to much heavy stuff these days but I could pop this one in the cd player any day. I'd say one of the top 20 albums of the 90's, and the best Soundgarden album.

Pearl Jam and toast

Perfect record.

Siamese Dream, MCIS, The Bends, Ok Computer, Vitalogy, Yield, Dirt,... etc etc,.. all have their flaws here and there,.. but Superunknown really is a perfect record.

enharmonic

bharQ wrote:

It really is a shame there aren't albums like it anymore..

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