Cornell speaks about "Tadgarden" show

mfc2006

thought you guys might like to see this...

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/i ... ever-know/

Chris Cornell has finally said something of substance about the brief reunion of his Soundgarden bandmates in Seattle, telling the Washington Post, “If I was there, I probably would’ve gotten up onstage.” The Superunknown band’s Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron briefly reformed with fellow grunge icon Tad as frontman during the Washington stop of Tom Morello’s Justice Tour, performing “Spoonman” and other songs from the Soundgarden catalog.

“I thought it was cool that they’d actually get together and rehearse some songs. I was kind of surprised by it, to be honest. And I love Tad. We toured with Tad; I’ve always felt he was a really amazing person and a really talented guy,” Cornell told the Post. “So I just really thought it was a cool thing for them to do. They were just getting up there and doing it for fun, and I think that’s great. The only thing I didn’t like is that I wasn’t there to see it.” As for whether Cornell would ever reunite with his old bandmates, Cornell admitted, “You never know.”

Cornell also responded — in non-Twitter fashion — to Trent Reznor’s dissing of Cornell’s maligned Scream album. “That’s kind of childish. To be honest, if I wanted to go out to blast records that I hate, I would be sitting on Twitter 24 hours a day blasting 96 percent of what comes out — maybe 98 percent of what comes out,” Cornell said. “There’s a lot of music that I don’t like.” Still, all the criticism following the Timbaland-produced Scream isn’t getting Cornell down. “A lot of people hated it, even people who were fans of us and had liked what we’d done until then hated it,” Cornell told WP. “They didn’t get it. That was exciting, actually. I like that feeling.”

Brisk.

Really nice post man, thanks so much. Wouldn't know shit about brilliant stuff like this if it wasn't for people like you.

restlesssoul

soundgardne will reunite. no doubt about it. the almighty dollar speaks volumes.

Brisk.

restlesssoul wrote:

soundgardne will reunite. no doubt about it. the almighty dollar speaks volumes.

yeah

i've thought about it a lot. Okay he made the awesome solo record, then he made some superband, then he made a bad solo record, then he went and did the unthinkable and worked with Timbaland. Just dont get what else he could really do except reform SG or do some TOTD stuff. To release a 4th album to me just sounds one too many...

mfc2006

I BrisK I wrote:

Really nice post man, thanks so much. Wouldn't know shit about brilliant stuff like this if it wasn't for people like you.

no problem!! it was pure luck! i randomly went to their site & saw the blurb about the article.

dcfaithful

I think it's just a matter of time until a Soundgarden reunion.

Chris has always talked about not wanting to dirty up their legacy, but I dont' see a reunion tour being harmful at all. If they decided to put together a new album of original songs, I may ahve a different answer regarding Chris's concerns...but a tour would only rock ass!

Do it Chris! Turn the Garden over...

soulsinging

restlesssoul wrote:

soundgardne will reunite. no doubt about it. the almighty dollar speaks volumes.

I'm really pulling for that to happen. Not because I like Soundgarden or care if they get back together or what, but because then PJ might have to get a different drummer.

bigeye21

soulsinging wrote:

restlesssoul wrote:

soundgardne will reunite. no doubt about it. the almighty dollar speaks volumes.

I'm really pulling for that to happen. Not because I like Soundgarden or care if they get back together or what, but because then PJ might have to get a different drummer.

I think a reunion will happen too but I don't think it'll mean Matt leaving Pearl Jam.

Superunknown_jam

If he hadn't done that ridiculous album with Timbaland, I would be so happy now, because the chances of a quick reunion of (all) Soundgarden would be huge!!

But now... Hum, I doubt it

Kilgore_Trout

wow... how disillusioned is chris these days?? he didnt pick up on that fact that he probably wasnt invited for a reason? he didnt exactly end things with tom on a high note from what i understand and the SG guys have to hate him by this point for the timbaland / pretty boy shit... and we "didnt get" scream? and that excites him? and didnt he just say not too long ago that he didnt sell out with "scream", but a SG reunion would be selling out? not he says theres a chance... reznor's burn was perfect... i would suspect there was some mutual respect between NIN and SG prior to chris losing his balls so it was probably mainly out of frustration... if trent can tour with a sackless, sellout piece of shit like navarro than theres no reason to believe he takes any of it too serious

all that being said... i want a SG reunion

tour AND album

I NEED MORE

thanks for the article though! glad to hear hes noticing everything going on in response to his album and in the seattle scene

intodeep

Good for Cornell Taking the High Road here.

rrivers

intodeep wrote:

Good for Cornell Taking the High Road here.

I agree. Reznor needs to shut his mouth. (And I like him and NIN a lot).

jeffbr

mfc2006 wrote:

thought you guys might like to see this...

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/i ... ever-know/

“A lot of people hated it, even people who were fans of us and had liked what we’d done until then hated it,” Cornell told WP. “They didn’t get it. That was exciting, actually. I like that feeling.”

Hey, Chris - I don't get Britney Spears either. But I'm sure you can explain the phenomenon to us now that you're in the loop. Tool.

lukin14

yeah, i don't like the music on Scream, the TImbaland thing isn't my thing.. but i picked it up because it's Cornell, I've listened to it probably 4 or 5 times straight through since buying the cd.. if you can get past the music, its the same Chris Cornell voice that you get anywhere else, only the background is different..

i've seen some videos of him playing some of the Scream tracks live with his toruing band and while they try to recreate the music of the song with actual instruments, it doesn't sound like the turntable canned music that Timbaland slathered on the album.. it sounds good live played with a band.. there's a video online somewhere of Chris doing Scream (the song) solo and its quite nice..

while i'll continue to pretend the reason Cornell did the album with Timbaland was an experiment and to get it out of his system before getting back to a rock sound, i'll never knock the guy for trying something different.. it's his career, he's able to make the big decisions and at the end of the day as long as he's happy with the results than good for him.. that being said, if the next album is a similar sound I may retract anything I've said here..

and i'm not expecting that everyone is going to be able to look past the Timbaland factor, but just thought i'd throw my opinion into the mix.

rrivers

lukin14 wrote:

yeah, i don't like the music on Scream, the TImbaland thing isn't my thing.. but i picked it up because it's Cornell, I've listened to it probably 4 or 5 times straight through since buying the cd.. if you can get past the music, its the same Chris Cornell voice that you get anywhere else, only the background is different..

i've seen some videos of him playing some of the Scream tracks live with his toruing band and while they try to recreate the music of the song with actual instruments, it doesn't sound like the turntable canned music that Timbaland slathered on the album.. it sounds good live played with a band.. there's a video online somewhere of Chris doing Scream (the song) solo and its quite nice..

while i'll continue to pretend the reason Cornell did the album with Timbaland was an experiment and to get it out of his system before getting back to a rock sound, i'll never knock the guy for trying something different.. it's his career, he's able to make the big decisions and at the end of the day as long as he's happy with the results than good for him.. that being said, if the next album is a similar sound I may retract anything I've said here..

and i'm not expecting that everyone is going to be able to look past the Timbaland factor, but just thought i'd throw my opinion into the mix.

Well said that's how I feel. We love to knock bands/artists for doing the same thing, but then if they do something different they get knocked too. I haven't heard the Timbaland stuff so I can't really comment on it, but if he really was just trying something new, I don't know why everyone is down on him.

Rhinocerous Surprise

rrivers wrote:

lukin14 wrote:

yeah, i don't like the music on Scream, the TImbaland thing isn't my thing.. but i picked it up because it's Cornell, I've listened to it probably 4 or 5 times straight through since buying the cd.. if you can get past the music, its the same Chris Cornell voice that you get anywhere else, only the background is different..

i've seen some videos of him playing some of the Scream tracks live with his toruing band and while they try to recreate the music of the song with actual instruments, it doesn't sound like the turntable canned music that Timbaland slathered on the album.. it sounds good live played with a band.. there's a video online somewhere of Chris doing Scream (the song) solo and its quite nice..

while i'll continue to pretend the reason Cornell did the album with Timbaland was an experiment and to get it out of his system before getting back to a rock sound, i'll never knock the guy for trying something different.. it's his career, he's able to make the big decisions and at the end of the day as long as he's happy with the results than good for him.. that being said, if the next album is a similar sound I may retract anything I've said here..

and i'm not expecting that everyone is going to be able to look past the Timbaland factor, but just thought i'd throw my opinion into the mix.

Well said that's how I feel. We love to knock bands/artists for doing the same thing, but then if they do something different they get knocked too. I haven't heard the Timbaland stuff so I can't really comment on it, but if he really was just trying something new, I don't know why everyone is down on him.

Probably something to do with the "something new" being "utterly irredeemable dreck". It may sound better with a live band or solo, but it sure as hell doesn't sound good.

HermanBloom

I like SG and would love to see them, but I hope they don't do a reunion. It would be passionless and I hate Cornell. Leave it in the grave.

Brisk.

can someone give me the exact date of the Tadgarden show?

South of Seattle

I BrisK I wrote:

can someone give me the exact date of the Tadgarden show?

I believe it was on March 24th.

Brisk.

South of Seattle wrote:

I BrisK I wrote:

can someone give me the exact date of the Tadgarden show?

I believe it was on March 24th.

Thanks, so his tour started on the 28th. It just seems too immature to not invite Cornell, from my knowledge it wasn't as extreme as band members trying to kill each other. Cornell could have been busy promoting the record or something to play, maybe he wasn't invited but meh.

Rhinocerous Surprise

I BrisK I wrote:

South of Seattle wrote:

I BrisK I wrote:

can someone give me the exact date of the Tadgarden show?

I believe it was on March 24th.

Thanks, so his tour started on the 28th. It just seems too immature to not invite Cornell, from my knowledge it wasn't as extreme as band members trying to kill each other. Cornell could have been busy promoting the record or something to play, maybe he wasn't invited but meh.

Cornell was playing a solo gig in Chile the night of the Tadgarden show.

megatron

mfc2006 wrote:

I BrisK I wrote:

Really nice post man, thanks so much. Wouldn't know shit about brilliant stuff like this if it wasn't for people like you.

no problem!! it was pure luck! i randomly went to their site & saw the blurb about the article.

love when that happens..why i love this board
everyones random luck and knowledge has turned me into the go to guy in my circle for all things pj and such

thanks for the post

Mindless Drifter

trouble is with a soundgarden reunion is that cornell would probably do it out of force and pressure after the negative responses hes been getting lately rather than for the right, enjoyment reasons.

this will probably be a real bad problem.... :?:

lephty

just the thought of soundgarden getting back together makes me...... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

when they were super popular, i was too young and too oblivious to tours as teh internetz tubes were not all connected at the time.

*prays for a reunion & tour*

jack irons back in PJ? i am okay with that~

heck, if jack isnt up to it, maybe soundgarden could tour with pearl jam and matt can play for both bands!

jeffbr

I BrisK I wrote:

can someone give me the exact date of the Tadgarden show?

Here's a little rundown of the show with some videos:
http://stereogum.com/archives/video/tad ... 60921.html

EddieLedBetter

I didnt think the album was that bad. Cornells voice is midus and any genre he touches is golden in my book. I'm not a big ethnic music fan but it seemed like it went well together. Hell with a few ecstacy tabs I bet anyone would enjoy this album.

ledvedderman

EddieLedBetter wrote:

I didnt think the album was that bad. Cornells voice is midus and any genre he touches is golden in my book. I'm not a big ethnic music fan but it seemed like it went well together. Hell with a few ecstacy tabs I bet anyone would enjoy this album.

that doesn't speak well for an album that one would have to take ecstasy to enjoy it.