saw cornell on leno last night

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  • momofglynn
    momofglynn Posts: 849
    reeferchief wrote:
    What a bit like Bowie?


    I actually liked Bowie more in the 80's. I don't know. Call me goofy. If it wasn't for the 80's Bowie, I wouldn't had listened to Honky Dory or Ziggy Stardust. (Or Stevie Ray Vaughn for that matter.)

    Perhaps a small SoundGarden reunion would heal these wounds.
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  • CCRefugee
    CCRefugee Posts: 76
    facepollution wrote:
    Yep, he looked bored as fuck. Still, I'm sure people will be shouting out for it at concerts in 15 years time like they do for Black Hole Sun, Outshined etc ;)


    The vocals are really good. And he doesn't even look like he gives a shit. Imagine if he would actually be somewhat inspired by his work. The video is funny, so much of the time the band is wandering around looking for something to do.

    When you see something like this, it gets even more mysterious. What's the deal? Did he lose a bet with someone?
  • teskeinc
    teskeinc Posts: 1,784
    he might have sold his soul to the devil , i mean Timbaland.
  • Benzor
    Benzor Posts: 886
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    They can't really get too much worse...

    you obviously haven't heard ground zero or watch out. after listening to those 2 long gone doesn't even sound that shitty anymore.
  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Benzor wrote:
    you obviously haven't heard ground zero or watch out. after listening to those 2 long gone doesn't even sound that shitty anymore.

    Agreed. Watch Out has to have the worst lyrics to have ever fallen out of his mouth.
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  • newwetkojak
    newwetkojak Posts: 62
    no artist has fallen as far from a tune like "beyond the wheel" to an utterly horrible song like "ground zero". it just has never happened before. i can't believe i'm saying that.
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Benzor wrote:
    you obviously haven't heard ground zero or watch out. after listening to those 2 long gone doesn't even sound that shitty anymore.
    I've heard them... It's all of the same general crappiness to my ears. Including Scream and Never Far Away... and the snippet of Part Of Me...

    That's half the album already down the drain. And it has guest spots from Justin Timberlake and some guy... Ryan Tedder, I think his name is? So... yeah. Chris' idea of something he could do with a gun was apparently shooting himself in the foot.
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  • NewDamage
    NewDamage Posts: 1,913
    I keep hearing the name Ryan Tedder attached to this record. Now I may be living under a rock or just plain ignorant, but who the fuck is that?
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  • Mike_Muse_Rage
    Mike_Muse_Rage Posts: 677
    NewDamage wrote:
    I keep hearing the name Ryan Tedder attached to this record. Now I may be living under a rock or just plain ignorant, but who the fuck is that?
    Lead singer from OneRepublic. One more thing to worry about, eh?
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Mike_Muse_Rage wrote:
    Lead singer from OneRepublic. One more thing to worry about, eh?
    Everyone remembers this, right? http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=q-9S29SiLNA
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  • jamie uk
    jamie uk Posts: 3,812
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Everyone remembers this, right? http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=q-9S29SiLNA

    that's horrible :(
    I rather remember this, it's not heavy, or metal, or grunge, but it shows CC's talents. It's wonderful, it doesn't have to be Slaves and Bulldozers to be good :o
    http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=SnV191MQLyo
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • MegaphoneWhisper
    MegaphoneWhisper Posts: 219
    It hurts to say this, but, just saw him in Tampa for Projekt Revolution and it did nothing for me. I had a better time in the beer line. The performances from the local "all day drunken rejekts" were much more entertaining. Sorry Chris... I was pullin for ya!
    Gets up, lights a cigarette he's grown to hate
    Thinking if he can't sleep, how will he ever dream?

    But his heart don't seem to roam......
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    jamie uk wrote:
    that's horrible :(
    I rather remember this, it's not heavy, or metal, or grunge, but it shows CC's talents. It's wonderful, it doesn't have to be Slaves and Bulldozers to be good :o
    http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=SnV191MQLyo
    That was always my favourite song off EM. It was pretty much the soundtrack to one of the best years of my life so far.
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  • annenomies
    annenomies Posts: 165
    Cornell seriously needs an intervention - Eddie should go visit and talk with him. Go back to what your good at - ROCK!
  • CCRefugee
    CCRefugee Posts: 76
    NewDamage wrote:
    I keep hearing the name Ryan Tedder attached to this record. Now I may be living under a rock or just plain ignorant, but who the fuck is that?

    Someone who is going to be making considerably more money off this record than Chris' band will.

    He's a co-writer. There's a couple more, obviously including Timbaland.
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    I was just listening to the first Audioslave album... What never struck me before tonight is how these Scream songs pale in comparison to Hypnotize, which is sort of an attempt at a darker-edged "dancey" song. Interesting music, great lyrics, and no fucking bleeps or beats or monkey-yelps.

    I think these last two records really sealed the deal - Chris Cornell's ego needs an equal and opposite ego to keep him in check (the rest of SG, Tom Morello, etc). Unfortunately for everyone, Timbaland's ego wasn't equal - it was even bigger. :(
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  • NewDamage
    NewDamage Posts: 1,913
    CCRefugee wrote:
    Someone who is going to be making considerably more money off this record than Chris' band will.

    He's a co-writer. There's a couple more, obviously including Timbaland.


    I remember interviews with Chris and Kim way back when. They (particularly Chris) always said how they frowned upon outsiders coming in and co-writing songs because it bastardized what they were about as a cohesive unit. They used to talk all this shit about bands that did that. He's not really in a "band" environment these days per se, but still...fucking sad. He's seemingly turned his back on so many of the fundamental principles that defined him as a great artist and made him unique.
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  • lastexit78
    lastexit78 Posts: 618
    Sometimes artists need a dramatic change in direction. Often it's an awkward experience for the musician and his fans. I haven't heard any of this new stuff other than "Long Gone" which isn't as bad as some claim. The guy is trying something new. Maybe he's tired of pretending it's 1994. Maybe it's not the kind music that most of us here prefer. Who cares? Go listen to a Neil Young album titled "Landing On Water". It sounds like the worst 1980's crap you've ever heard. Guitars were replaced with synthesizers, it was a complete disaster. I'm sure most people thought he was completely out of his mind when he released it. Well he got it out of his system and here we are 20 years later and most fans don't even know it exists. Let Chris get this out of his system.
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  • NewDamage
    NewDamage Posts: 1,913
    But Neil Young was being sued by David Geffen at the time. A lot of people think that album was an attempt to piss off Geffen in the midst of the lawsuit. Since the lawsuit in fact dealt with him making music that "sounded nothing like Neil Young"
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  • OffHeGoes132
    OffHeGoes132 Posts: 594
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Agreed. Watch Out has to have the worst lyrics to have ever fallen out of his mouth.

    What are you nuts?! The Watch Out lyrics could easily fit into an SG song.....

    "She lived like a murder but she died...DOIN' 90 IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE!!" :)

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