Soundgarden Reunion?

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  • lephty
    lephty Posts: 770
    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
    i like matt.c Posts: 1,122
    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
    reversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
    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.
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  • reversedarwinism
    reversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
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  • PJamGrunge10
    PJamGrunge10 California Posts: 596
    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.
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  • ScotInAmsterdam
    ScotInAmsterdam Posts: 1,004
    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
    searchlightsoul Posts: 583
    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
    ScotInAmsterdam Posts: 1,004
    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
    Edved82 Ireland Posts: 1,279
    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 :D
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  • Mike_Muse_Rage
    Mike_Muse_Rage Posts: 677
    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.
  • cc10106
    cc10106 Posts: 385
    Unless Matt wants to do it, they should just get Dave Grohl to play drums and tour. He's all about getting his hands on every band even remotely around him. Songs for the Deaf is classic though, thanks in large part to his efforts.
  • reversedarwinism
    reversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
    cc10106 wrote:
    Unless Matt wants to do it, they should just get Dave Grohl to play drums and tour. He's all about getting his hands on every band even remotely around him. Songs for the Deaf is classic though, thanks in large part to his efforts.

    Dave is good for what he does, but Cameron is so unique and his playing is so important to the sound of SG - he seems irreplacable.
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  • rhcpjam1029
    rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,982
    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)

    um that would be amazing.
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