Soundgarden Reunion?

Joe2TheRevenge

So i heard on the radio last night that Soundgarden has been hanging out together lately to put together some sort of DVD, and they are considering doing something more together (They didn't specify what. whether it would be a few new songs, album, tour, etc...)

2008 may be a summer full of great music.

STP is potentially getting back together

AIC is doing a new album

Candlebox went into the studio in December with all original members to do a new album.

and now Soundgarden is potentially considering another run.

it would be great to see a "Grunge" resurgence after almost a decade of it being silent.

ScotInAmsterdam

I thought the last two years was a pretty big grunge resurrgence. Pearl Jam world tour, Dinosuar Jr Tour, SP reformed, Chris Cornell out on the road doing Soundgarden and TOTD stuff. I've seen Mudhoney, Lemonheads, The Melvins, Alice in Chains. To be honest grunge hasn't really gone away. People just don;t talk about it as much.

A while ago(like a year or more) MTV or somehting was on ina bar and it had the top 5 rock hits of the moment, and I think it was RHCP, Foo Fighters, Audioslave, QOTSA and Pearl Jam. All of whom are or can be traced to the grunge big 3 or 4 or whatever it is. The stuff that went on in a very short time in Seattle 15-20 years ago still controls the only decent rock music that's coming out at the moment. Not to mention the finger on the pulse that Sub Pop still has on the new stuff(Band of Horses, CSS, Kinski, Iron and Wine, The shins)

Last spring I joked with a mate that after seeing SP, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, the lemonheads, the melvins, Dinosaur Jr, Built to spill, Mark Lanegan, Chris Cornell and QOTSA in a 6 month period the only thing that could still interest me would be a Led Zep reunion....

Cropduster84

I still can't call it Alice In Chains without Layne :(


would love to see a proper Soundgarden reunion with all four members....

guess that'd cause a few problems lol

ScotInAmsterdam

I know what you mean - the truth is they weren't that great - but it was more the audiences fault. They were supporting G n' R as well, which was hardly perfect. I'd prefer if they focused on some new material.

As for a Soundgarden reunion, I don't see it happening. I would love it, but I think all the members are too far removed from what Soundgarden was to think it would be a good idea.

godpt3

Of all the bands, I think soundgarden would be the least likely to reform. Matt and Chris both have other gigs, and I don't think anybody's heard from Kim in at least a decade or so.

Dylan Stone

Says that the rumors in the neighborhood where they hold Bonnaroo is that Soudgarden reunion will play Bonnaroo....

ScotInAmsterdam

C'Mon there was rumours last year that led zep were going to reform and that never happened!

||Release_Me||

Well, i'm hoping there isn't a Soundgarden reunion because i'm scared that Matt might enjoy it too much and leave PJ :(

lowlight10

dont tease me. that reunion would be phenomenal!

PJ can bring back Jack and do an acoutsic theater tour!

Cropduster84

||Release_Me|| wrote:

Well, i'm hoping there isn't a Soundgarden reunion because i'm scared that Matt might enjoy it too much and leave PJ :(

wouldnt be too bad, im sure Ed has Jack's number but thats a different thread lol

ScotInAmsterdam

Now the real debate starts, while I thought that Matt is one of the best drummers in the world long before he joined Pearl Jam, and I only want what's best for my favourite band. His talents are more essential to Soundgarden than they are to Pearl Jam. While I can imagine Pearl jam without Matt(I'm sure I could even find an Aide-mémoire in my iTunes), there is no Soundgarden without Matt.

Would you really keep Matt in PJ at the expense of a Soundgarden tour and Album?

Joe2TheRevenge

ScotInAmsterdam wrote:

Now the real debate starts, while I thought that Matt is one of the best drummers in the world long before he joined Pearl Jam, and I only want what's best for my favourite band. His talents are more essential to Soundgarden than they are to Pearl Jam. While I can imagine Pearl jam without Matt(I'm sure I could even find an Aide-mémoire in my iTunes), there is no Soundgarden without Matt.

Would you really keep Matt in PJ at the expense of a Soundgarden tour and Album?

i don't see why he couldn't just pull double duty

Pearl Jam/Soundgarden 08!

We get 90 minutes of each, and it culminates with a mini Temple of the Dog set at the end. How rad that would be.

also, to add to what i was talking about earlier, there are rumblings of a possible Jane's Addiction reunion as well (don't hold your breaths though)

ScotInAmsterdam

Where exactly are these rumblings taking place? I follow 6767 fairly closely and I think there's a fair bit of water to cross before navarro is sharing a stage with farrell, nevermind the fact that Navarro has so much on(His porn carreer), that he'd have to want to do it and I don't know if he would or not.

That said the Panic Channel pretty much flopped as did Satellite Party(My opinions, not really based on hard facts), and they must be itching to play some music that works again. Maybe if Eric Avery was up for it again then that would be the carrot to do it again...

Soundgarden - I get the impression if Kim Thaiyl was into nostalgia trips we'd have heard a lot more about him in recent years. Same goes for ben Shephard pretty much - IMO he's more interested in doing the odd interesting thing, dipping in here and there. Chris is happy enough doing solo work, although he's carrying a collection of good session musicians around with him rather than being quarter of a band. Whether he feels that or not is kind of the deciding factor.

Maybe the solution is "Sounds like Jane's got a Garden Addiction"

Chris - vocals
Kim - Guitar
Dave N - Guitar
Perkins - Drums
Whoever fancies it - Bass

It's really no more ridiculous than Chris becoming the new singer for RATM

Joe2TheRevenge

ScotInAmsterdam wrote:

Where exactly are these rumblings taking place? I follow 6767 fairly closely and I think there's a fair bit of water to cross before navarro is sharing a stage with farrell, nevermind the fact that Navarro has so much on(His porn carreer), that he'd have to want to do it and I don't know if he would or not.

Dave said it's something he would do under the right circumstances. A few weeks, no new label, no new music....just doing it for the love of the music itself. perkins said he wouldn't be opposed either. Perry was just interviewed for a fansite and his answer about it is coming soon. They are putting together a boxset for 2008, so it's not out of the question it could go down.

That said the Panic Channel pretty much flopped as did Satellite Party(My opinions, not really based on hard facts),

They both only sold around 8000 copies of their albums in their first week, and promptly disappeared into nothingness after that. So it's not an opinion, it's true.

and they must be itching to play some music that works again. Maybe if Eric Avery was up for it again then that would be the carrot to do it again...

Eric won't. But stranger things have happened.

Chris is happy enough doing solo work, although he's carrying a collection of good session musicians around with him rather than being quarter of a band.

I thought the same thing about his band till i checked out who it is. He's currently got Yogi from Buckcherry and Jason Sutter from American Hi Fi. They are definitely pros.

Maybe the solution is "Sounds like Jane's got a Garden Addiction"

Chris - vocals
Kim - Guitar
Dave N - Guitar
Perkins - Drums
Whoever fancies it - Bass

It's really no more ridiculous than Chris becoming the new singer for RATM

haha maybe you're onto something.

EBowie

ScotInAmsterdam wrote:

Would you really keep Matt in PJ at the expense of a Soundgarden tour and Album?

Uh...let me think. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What are you smoking?

Flagg

EBowie wrote:

Uh...let me think. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What are you smoking?

Agreed. I was never much of a Soundgarden fan though.

DiRtyFranK38

this is so cool. just to even know that sg is hanging out excites me. PJ has to keep matt though.

Mike_Muse_Rage

That would be incredible if they did reform. And a DVD?!?!? I would love that sooooooooooooo much.

soundgrunger

Joe2TheRevenge wrote:

i don't see why he couldn't just pull double duty

Pearl Jam/Soundgarden 08!

We get 90 minutes of each, and it culminates with a mini Temple of the Dog set at the end. How rad that would be.

also, to add to what i was talking about earlier, there are rumblings of a possible Jane's Addiction reunion as well (don't hold your breaths though)

EXACTLY! Matt's a drumming machine He could totally pull it off. And this would be the best tour of all time! (for me)

reversedarwinism

soundgrunger wrote:

EXACTLY! Matt's a drumming machine He could totally pull it off. And this would be the best tour of all time! (for me)

me too

BetterThanYou

ScotInAmsterdam wrote:

Now the real debate starts, while I thought that Matt is one of the best drummers in the world long before he joined Pearl Jam, and I only want what's best for my favourite band. His talents are more essential to Soundgarden than they are to Pearl Jam. While I can imagine Pearl jam without Matt(I'm sure I could even find an Aide-mémoire in my iTunes), there is no Soundgarden without Matt.

Would you really keep Matt in PJ at the expense of a Soundgarden tour and Album?

i wouldn't. if soundgarden ever did get back together, i would hope matt would be there with them. i love matt, he's one of my favorite living drummers, (has been since i first heard soundgarden) but i'd much rather see him back with SG than with pearl jam.

lephty

i've been aching for a DVD from them forever. i want every video they made and a full live performance please!

i like matt.c

lephty wrote:

i've been aching for a DVD from them forever. i want every video they made and a full live performance please!

Me too!:)

reversedarwinism

been listening to Screaming Life, UMOK, and LTL all night. Fucking greatest band ever. If you were mine to give I might throw it away. Think of all the opening songs from SG. Just a mind blowing band from SL to DOTUS minus Fopp. Anything from them would be great. I tour would be the most exciting thing that could possibly happen in music for me. A record..... don't know if that will happen.

reversedarwinism

Tomorrow I think I'll wake up and break my rusty cage.

PJamGrunge10

As much as I love Soundgarden, I don't know if I could stand to hear Chris sing those songs again... the covers he's been doing on his solo tour haven't been sounding too good to me.

ScotInAmsterdam

There's definately a difference between Chris(soundgarden) and Chris now, a lot more so than Eddie. But I have few complaints. I saw him last year and he did fine on all the songs. He pushed a 3 hour set. You could tell by his stance and his posturing that it is pure professionalism that lets hims still do that, wheras before it came naturally to him. It still rocked. The band also did very well, but they were a back up band rather than soundgarden. I would definately go out of my way to see cornell solo again, and I think the only thing he's lacking is the brotherhood of a band, not even the tightness or the talent, just the feeling that he's a quarter of the band rather than 90% of it. Only the guys from Soundgarden can say whether they still feel that is possible or even if they want to try to make it possible.

In my opinion the chili peppers are an example of band that don't exude that commraderie in the music any more, and thats pretty much the original guys. I would hate for Soundgarden to do the same.

searchlightsoul

IMO greatest band ever, their back catlogue is more impressive to me than Led ZEp and PJ. But let it go, not because Chris can't sing the songs, but because they left perfectly with DOTUS. Also Ithink it would diminish some of the legend to ever re-unite let alone record new material. Bottom line is that it can never be as good as it once was.

ScotInAmsterdam

searchlightsoul wrote:

IMO greatest band ever, their back catlogue is more impressive to me than Led ZEp and PJ. But let it go, not because Chris can't sing the songs, but because they left perfectly with DOTUS. Also Ithink it would diminish some of the legend to ever re-unite let alone record new material. Bottom line is that it can never be as good as it once was.

The question is whether something is better than nothing. I get a bit down when I hear Audioslave. They are okay, but they are not a patch on Soundgarden or RATM. Chris' solo records are mediocre at best. I understand that he's trying to do something different, but he's really not hitting the mark. I come back to it being about the band. I'd love to see Chris do something cohesive with some people who can match his talent. Call it soundgarden or whatever else. I suppose if I didn't feel it with Audioslave I'm unlikely to feel it with anything.

That said, I pretty much agree with you. The ease of seeing Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins these days takes a little bit of the romance or shine off it. I'm still going to go out of my way to see them, but these something missing when it moves from fantasy to reality.

Edved82

ScotInAmsterdam wrote:

Would you really keep Matt in PJ at the expense of a Soundgarden tour and Album?

Personally, I've never thought that Matt was suited to PJ at all. His style just doesnt add anything to the older songs. I'd love to see him go back to Soundgarden, and let Jackie Irons reclaim his rightful place

Mike_Muse_Rage

I think Chris' current tour has been great. His band didn't really "wow" me at first but they've got so much better over the past 6 months or so. Really talented group of musicians. Still, I want to see the original band back, especially with Cornell's voice as good as it is now.