Just heard Cornell/Timbaland

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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    sgossard3 wrote:
    you think if chris wasnt a model for a jeans company there would be such a large backlash about this new album? musicians and public figures in general need to consider how one decision impacts others... like i said, im gonna give this new album the chance it probably deserves... i just hope his private life isnt beginning to hurt his music

    I read an interview from back in the mid 90's when he was still in Soundgarden, and the interview took place at some designer's house where he was going through stage outfits before Soundgarden went out on tour. Him modelling designer wear is no big deal to me - what real impact has that had on his music? He plays for nearly three hours every night, constantly mixing up his set lists. He tours places that most other artists don't bother with, like Iceland, South Africa, South America etc. I don't think anyone can really accuse him of not giving a shit about his fans or the music. It just so happens that he is more comfortable with the commercial aspects of his business than a lot of his fans are.

    He hasn't 'sold-out' because he has never claimed to be anything, it's just the expectations that people have placed on him. He never said he would continue to be some comfort blanket for miserable rock fans the world over with his music. He creates music that excites him, and if that works for you or me, then great, if it doesn't then you can give it a miss. Don't get me wrong, it took me a while to get my head round this, but ultimately Chris Cornell owes me absolutely nothing, and he is free to do what he likes, just as I am free to not like it or buy it.
  • Igottago
    Igottago Posts: 483
    I have no issues with what type of jeans the man wears, or if he cares about selling records. That "music" was atrocious. It was Nelly Furtado.

    So to do something "different", Chris has made music that sounds like every other timbaland top 40 hit out there? Yeah, really different and exciting there. The mom's in minivans are gonna love cranking up this stuff, in between Justin Timberlake and Maroon 5. Honestly, if you think this is "different", it isn't, it sounds like every other crap pop song out there.

    Chris Cornell has made some great music in the past. But this is fucking god awful. All I can really do is laugh at what a douchebag he is coming across as.
  • ii44
    ii44 Posts: 430
    facepollution wrote:
    Thank you. I can't believe 20 seconds of music has gotten people so fucking hysterical. People are of course entitled to their opinion, but since when was 20 seconds of music enough for any reasonable judgement? I can't say I'm exactly enamored by that clip, but I have the good sense to reserve judgement before I start throwing out all these ridiculous accusations of selling out, money-grabbing, being desperate to stay relevant etc. It's not like he hasn't explored rock music - the guy has been cranking rock albums out for twenty years, he's earned the right to try something new. Even if it turns out shit, and he falls on his face, so what? The earth won't stop spinning. Having gone through ups and downs in his career, I'm sure he will pick himself up and keep going.

    The problem when you've been in the business that long, and have experimented with so many different styles, is that different people expect different things, so you're never going to please everyone. Some people would love to hear him return to the heavy and complex sounds of Soundgarden, whilst others would love him to revisit the bluesy sound of TOTD. Personally, I would love to hear him do an acoustic album in the vein of Springsteen's Nebraska. But alas, we can only second guess what he will come up with next; and given the amazing music has has made in the past, I think he at least deserves a chance to try something different.

    Word.

    I can't believe people are losing their shit over 10 seconds of (bad) music. At least wait until the album leaks to make a judgment.
  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Cornell=not cool anymore
    the Minions
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    yeah, he's not trying something new. he's doing the exact opposite.
  • Claudia
    Claudia Posts: 398
    That's... depressing.
  • PJSEMPRE
    PJSEMPRE Posts: 687
    Awful!
    Let's say knowledge is a tree, yeah.
    It's growing up just like me.
  • Vitalogy7
    Vitalogy7 Posts: 75
    Personally, i love everything Cornell has ever done.
    Yes, including Carry On... never gave a crap that many other people hated it, i just thought it was well done and suited his voice.
    As for this new clip, i honestly don't know what to think. I do hope his album does not completely sound like that.
    But saying Cornell "sold out," "is not cool anymore," etc.. is pointless.
    "Up here so high the sky I scrape,
    I'm so high I hold just one breath here within my chest,
    Just like innocence."

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