Louder Than Love
pirlo21
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I admit it's been gathering dust for the last couple of years, but I've been giving it some serious air time recently. I'd forgotten just how good it is.
Some might argue it's no 'Badmotorfinger' or 'Superunknown', but I think considering when it was released, that it's a very important album.
Very under-rated and very overlooked, in my opinion.
Hope I'm not alone!
Some might argue it's no 'Badmotorfinger' or 'Superunknown', but I think considering when it was released, that it's a very important album.
Very under-rated and very overlooked, in my opinion.
Hope I'm not alone!
Cymru Am Byth
PJ albums, at the moment!! -
1,Vs 2,Vitalogy 3,No Code 4,Yield 5,Ten 6,Backspacer, 7Pearl Jam 8,Binaural 9,Riot Act.
PJ albums, at the moment!! -
1,Vs 2,Vitalogy 3,No Code 4,Yield 5,Ten 6,Backspacer, 7Pearl Jam 8,Binaural 9,Riot Act.
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Superunknown doesn't stink, even compared to the best albums ever made. It owns us all.
I know there was Skin Yard, Green River, The Melvins etc. And that Nirvana caused the big 'explosion', but I always consider Soundgarden as the pace makers when it come to this type of music. The seeds were there on 'Ultramega Ok', but 'Louder Than Love' is just amazing.
PJ albums, at the moment!! -
1,Vs 2,Vitalogy 3,No Code 4,Yield 5,Ten 6,Backspacer, 7Pearl Jam 8,Binaural 9,Riot Act.
aah i miss em.
By the way, SG is my second favorite band of all time, so...
2)Hands All Over: another great song, sweet guitar work. and the lyrics are great when you realize he is talking about mother nature. 9/10
3)Gun: fuckin sludgy, heavy guitar that will pummel you into submission. 9/10
4)Power Trip: cool song, just not crazy bout the intro where cornell sounds like a 80s metal singer. 7.5/10
5)Get On The Snake: cool tune, although i like it better live than the studio. Cornell would intro it live by saying " this is a song from a movie that nobody saw" 7/10
6)Full On Kevins Mom: great song title and great song. love the fast tempo and cornells screaching vocals. 8.5/10
7)Loud Love:classic SG sound, awesome riff, awesome vocals, awesome breakdown. 9.5/10
8)I Awake: very eerie, depressing song. "woke up depressed, i left for work. you have a good day, good day its not your fault". 8/10
9)No Wrong No Right: another eerie tune, i like it a lot. 9/10
10)Uncovered: very different sound for early SG, i think the guitar are tuned differently. more like classic 70s sound. 8.5/10
11)Big Dumb Sex: anthem rock at is best, too bad most metal heads didnt get the irony. 9/10
12)Full On(reprise): good closer, again different sound for early SG, lets you down softly. 8.5/10
I have 16 reasons why DotU is a great record.
[EDIT] And Fresh Tendrils is one of SG's best tunes... well done sir!
I think there's some definite filler throughout DotU and while I don't mind the reworking of some of Hater's tunes, it doesn't mean I like it. I guess I prefer the pre-Superunknown Thayil because thats what I usually go back to. That and Cornell's banshee shrieking.
The only songs that I don't really like are Rhinosaur, Never Named, and An Unkind. But with 16 tracks, not every song is going to be great.
Exactly. I equate that with the White Album because they give off the same vibe. A big song selection, some gems in there, a wide variety of styles, but compared to their other albums, it just doesn't match up.
That song is sooooo good. One of may favourite Sg songs.
watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-nzmd86qO8
Is it worth investing? How do they measure up to the albums?
PJ albums, at the moment!! -
1,Vs 2,Vitalogy 3,No Code 4,Yield 5,Ten 6,Backspacer, 7Pearl Jam 8,Binaural 9,Riot Act.
Any ideas which direction Cornell's headed with this new solo album? I've been worried he's gonna leave the heavy rock he does so well behind, and move to a softer, accoustic sound.
From the reports I've seen on his tour so far, it's sounds as though some of the harder classics are still being played.
Maybe, there'll be one or two 'new' classics on the album!
PJ albums, at the moment!! -
1,Vs 2,Vitalogy 3,No Code 4,Yield 5,Ten 6,Backspacer, 7Pearl Jam 8,Binaural 9,Riot Act.
The new album has a few harder-edged numbers, but it seems to me like it's going to be a very pop-oriented album. :(
That's what I've gathered from the songs I've heard so far as well. Not that that would be a horrible thing, because he can write some terrific pop songs (ie: Dandelion). It seems like the album will be covering various styles, which worries me that it won't feel like a complete album but just a compilation of songs. Plus, only one of the songs have really struck me as being really good. I'm definitely not really excited for the new album and a lot less excited than I thought I would be at this point.
Definitely worth it. The EPs are along the same lines of Ultramega OK and Louder than Love. Its definitely an item for the Soundgarden that wants their hands on everything. I wouldn't really recommend it to the fan who only has two or three albums. Anyway, I personally prefer the first half of the album, just because the songs as a whole are stronger than the second half, but that doesn't mean the second half is less enjoyable. Swallow My Pride is great, I really love Cornell's vocal deliver on that one and the beat on Fopp is sexy-funk.