please help a soundgarden ignoramus

jeff's_the_man
jeff's_the_man Posts: 660
edited December 2005 in Other Music
i recently bought soundgarden A-sides, after listening to chris cornell and matt cameron on TOTD, and it is some of the most amazing stuff ive ever heard!! over the last 4 months ive almost worn it out!!

now comes the stage where i want to buy one of their studio cd's. Which cd should i buy first???

some of my favourite songs would have to be;
jesus christ pose (matt is a god!)
outshined
rusty cage
burden in my hand
blow up the outside world
ty cobb
bleed together


thanks :D
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  • AxlUlrich
    AxlUlrich Posts: 12,652
    from that list of songs u like...i say you should pick up Badmotorfinger or Down on the Upside
    i personally prefer Superunknown
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  • Jeremy1012
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    get the triple strike of badmotorfinger, superunknown and down on the upside. then work backwards towards ultramega OK and louder than love, thats my advice
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  • LedZepFan
    LedZepFan Posts: 1,009
    from your songs alone, Down on the Upside or Badmotorfinger would be the logical choice. However, you could complete the Soundgarden Holy Trinity and pick up Superunkown as well.

    Oh and Bleed Together isnt on an album, it was recorded for the A-Sides.
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  • NoLongerOverwhelmed
    NoLongerOverwhelmed Posts: 82
    badmotorfinger
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  • one way needle
    one way needle Posts: 196
    NoLongerOverwhelmed wrote:
    badmotorfinger


    ^ that one ^
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  • blacknapkins
    blacknapkins Posts: 2,177
    Superunknown stands up to REPEATED listening. I know this from experience since it's the only worthwhile cassette in my car and every time the radio sucks (which is a lot,) I pop it in. I got this copy when it was released and I'm still not sick of it. Definitely put it on your list.
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  • jeff's_the_man
    jeff's_the_man Posts: 660
    LedZepFan wrote:
    from your songs alone, Down on the Upside or Badmotorfinger would be the logical choice. However, you could complete the Soundgarden Holy Trinity and pick up Superunkown as well.

    Oh and Bleed Together isnt on an album, it was recorded for the A-Sides.


    sounds like a winner, i was thinking about superunknown just due to the fact that ive heard the most about it!
    i will post my favourite once ive gone out and bought all these suckers! :D:D:D

    again thanks for the help!
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  • perica
    perica Posts: 7
    just to add my vote: down on the upside !
  • stonesgstring
    stonesgstring Posts: 4,613
    Badmotorfinger for sure!
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  • LimeDisease
    LimeDisease Posts: 89
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    get the triple strike of badmotorfinger, superunknown and down on the upside. then work backwards towards ultramega OK and louder than love, thats my advice

    Thats good advice. You have to add Screaming Life somewhere around Ultramega and Louder, but is definately the wild card.
  • brain of c
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    blacknapkins wrote:
    Superunknown stands up to REPEATED listening. I know this from experience since it's the only worthwhile cassette in my car and every time the radio sucks (which is a lot,) I pop it in. I got this copy when it was released and I'm still not sick of it. Definitely put it on your list.


    you said cassette......
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • Deeve
    Deeve Posts: 122
    Superunknown is Rad.
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  • jeff's_the_man
    jeff's_the_man Posts: 660
    i bought superunknown and have badmotorfinger on my 'christmas list'..thanks alot for the help guys superunknown is awesome i can see it spending alot of time in my car cd player!!
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  • Kraven
    Kraven Posts: 829
    Shoulda got Badmotorfinger first, by far the best.
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  • jeff's_the_man
    jeff's_the_man Posts: 660
    Kraven wrote:
    Shoulda got Badmotorfinger first, by far the best.
    seein i found superunknown for $15 AUS and badmotorfinger was 25 i picked up superunknown first, i will get the others its all just a matter of time!
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  • enharmonic
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    One slight correction. Bleed together was not recorded for A-Sides. The band was broken up when A-Sides came out. It was actually a song left over from the DOTU sessions. There are supposedly others from BMF, SUK, and DOTU that have never been released...one of them being a song that Matt Cameron said is one of the best he thinks Chris ever wrote, called Christi.

    Maybe one day Kim will sit down with a case of beer and a few pizza's and assemble B-Sides for us lowly listeners of all things Soundgarden :)
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  • lukin14
    lukin14 Posts: 287
    my top 3 in order of preference:

    Badmotorfinger
    Down on the Upside
    Louder Than Love
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  • VEDHEAD27
    VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    Love this band to death!!!! :D Rock on for wanting to get more into them jeff's_the_man! I agree with what lots of others have said. Based on the favs you listed I'd say you should for sure get Badmotorfinger AND Down on The Upside. It's quite difficult for me to pick favs with this almighty band... but I must say I find myself listening to these 2 the most. ;)

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  • UpHereInMyTree500
    UpHereInMyTree500 Posts: 1,772
    I too, like Superunknown the most
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  • LauraPJ
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    For me, all the albums of Soundgarden are amazing. But, I recommend you "Euphoria Morning" by Chris Cornell... it's incredible, very nostalgic by the way, but has some awesome songs such as "When I'm down" and "Sunshower", you must have it!
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