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Chris Cornell - The Best vocal perfomance?

Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
edited November 2008 in Other Music
Just wondered what you people thought was Cornell's best vocal performance?

I'm not sure if you can top this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTr8BNLqrOM

Great song overall though!
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  • NewDamageNewDamage Posts: 1,913
    I BrisK I wrote:
    I'm not sure if you can top this?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTr8BNLqrOM

    Great song overall though!
    That's the one I was going to refer to. Amazing version from the Black Hole Sun single.

    Don't know if it tops it, but it probably comes close:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUKp-uwCbqg

    the whole song, but especially 3:48-3:58!
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  • searchlightsoulsearchlightsoul Posts: 583
    There's a ton of stuff on youtube. But I think that link is a pretty good approximation because whilst there are probably better perfromaces about the recording qualities are generally shit. Regardless there's enough evidence I think to prove that during SG he was far from the studio artists that people only familiar with AS may think.

    Cornell putting Plant to shame in concert:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YDIPkHXq2s&feature=related
  • NewDamageNewDamage Posts: 1,913
    You have to turn this one up a bit because the quality is pretty bad.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWijD9H5FLA
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    NewDamage wrote:
    You have to turn this one up a bit because the quality is pretty bad.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWijD9H5FLA

    This has to be the only live recording of Birth Ritual in existence! And it's cool to know that he could nail all the notes live, fucking nice!
  • searchlightsoulsearchlightsoul Posts: 583
    facepollution wrote:
    This has to be the only live recording of Birth Ritual in existence! And it's cool to know that he could nail all the notes live, fucking nice!

    The "Singles" performance is also live I think, though it is only part.
  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,981
    this is awesome. i hope cornell is looking back on this right now.
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    i loved the version from HYPE! of "Searching With My Good Eye Closed".
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Is there anyone who can rip me this version i posted off the black hole sun single. I would love a top top notch quality rather than something of youtube?
  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    someone help me here:
    his most impressive is on an album before Badmotorfinger

    its like the beginning of a song, and you here this whistle/wail. it sounds like an instrument, but as the intro progresses its clear its chris's voice and not some machine.

    cant think of the song or album
  • OffHeGoes132OffHeGoes132 Posts: 594
    mfc2006 wrote:
    i loved the version from HYPE! of "Searching With My Good Eye Closed".

    Yea me too! Always been one of my fav SG songs; however, I absolutely loved how they amped the song up live. It was def more of a rocker live and it kicked serious ass.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R0_XFVZwJM

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  • OffHeGoes132OffHeGoes132 Posts: 594
    radiohead33 wrote:
    someone help me here:
    his most impressive is on an album before Badmotorfinger

    its like the beginning of a song, and you here this whistle/wail. it sounds like an instrument, but as the intro progresses its clear its chris's voice and not some machine.

    cant think of the song or album

    I believe you're referring to "Power Trip" from Louder Than Love. Yet another kick ass song and killer vocal performance. There's nothing better than Soundgarden, my friends.
  • muppetmuppet Posts: 980
    Could be Loud Love. When I first heard that song, I could have sworn it was a guitar.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
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  • Stone IronsStone Irons Posts: 430
    muppet wrote:
    Could be Loud Love. When I first heard that song, I could have sworn it was a guitar.

    The intro on Loud Love is Kim's guitar.
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  • NewDamageNewDamage Posts: 1,913
    OffHeGoes132 wrote:
    I believe you're referring to "Power Trip" from Louder Than Love. Yet another kick ass song and killer vocal performance. There's nothing better than Soundgarden, my friends.
    That's my thinking. Its actually a guitar and Chris in unison.
    I am lost, I'm no guide. But I'm by your side...

    8/25/92, 10/4/96, 10/5/96, 9/1/98, 9/4/98, 8/4/00, 8/6/00, 4/15/03, 4/16/03, 10/6/04, 6/16/08
  • Duder5kDuder5k Posts: 278
    Watch Out.
  • NewDamageNewDamage Posts: 1,913
    I've heard him sing this song better, but this one is pretty damn good and as a band, its one of the best performances I've ever seen from SG.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_UM9tmc5rU
    I am lost, I'm no guide. But I'm by your side...

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  • RolanBolanRolanBolan Posts: 36
    Stone Irons wrote:
    The intro on Loud Love is Kim's guitar.

    Well, Kim's guitar is in the beginning of the song, but his guitar fades out and Chris' voice comes in on the same held-out note. I assume that is what they meant by it sounding like the guitar. It isn't until the very end of Chris' note that you realize that Kim's guitar faded out and his voice came in. Incredible vocal performance.

    I don't think it has been mentioned before, but the song Cold Bitch is another one with just jaw-dropping vocals. I think that Chris has said in a recent interview that he hates the fact that he used high notes in that song just because he could, but it is still a pretty impressive performance.
  • AtlantaJammerAtlantaJammer Posts: 2,611
    keeponrockin wrote:
    Say Hello To Heaven.

    Second that
  • muppetmuppet Posts: 980
    Stone Irons wrote:
    The intro on Loud Love is Kim's guitar.

    Yeah but Cornells voice kind of 'morphs' out of it near the end of the intro
  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Like someone said before, Cold Bitch is an amazing performance. I think for best vocal performance, my vote goes to Beyond the Wheel. He starts that song so low and then just starts in on the high notes. He uses so much range on that song. It almost sounds like two different people singing it.
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