Chris Cornell on Jay Leno tonight

Marie Curie · November 2006

for those who missed it

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LD1S5ZOR

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2789451512333248225&q=chris+cornell&hl=en

sapperskunk · November 2006

LifeWasted21 wrote:

he is the worst "Frontman" in the history of rock music.

and with the shit that man has been putting out the past few years...

he doesnt even deserve to front soundgarden anymore.

thank you, goodnight.

I wouldn't say he's the worst, but he's deffinately taken a huge shit since soundgarden, I saw it last night and was absolutely not impressed, what the hell happened to that guy, I got a free ticket to see audioslave and was dissapointed then too, the guys wearing like banana republic garb and trying to alienate himself from his roots as much as possible.
There might be hope in Kim Thayil. What's he doing anyway?

janegosford · November 2006

jack_bass_player wrote:

:eek: i love that!!

anyway, did he perform you know my name on the show?? if so, anyone got a recording??? :cool:

Sorry if I offend! I like Chris Cornell, I REALLY do, but that Billie Jean has to be one of the worst things I've heard in recent memory. Just awful. :eek:

facepollution · November 2006

Cheers for the link. I think he sounded great, probably the best I've heard him on a live tv performance. I don't see why people have issue with this performance? He sounded good, and dammit if I look anywhere near that good at 42 I'll be happy.

Marie Curie · November 2006

janegosford wrote:

Sorry if I offend! I like Chris Cornell, I REALLY do, but that Billie Jean has to be one of the worst things I've heard in recent memory. Just awful. :eek:

:eek:

His cover of Billie Jean is amazing! That's the first time I see a negative response to that song!!! Why do you think it's so awful??

And about the Jay Leno perfomace, I thought he sounded great! Looked a little awkward on stage, but his voice was amazing!

enharmonic · November 2006

Obsidian22 wrote:

I wasn't impressed with Chris's performance until the last minute when the band was on it , and jammin! He managed to belt out the higher notes. Fuck I miss Soundgarden , what a tight band they were!

Those weren't notes, they were gurgled screamy things that no longer sound musical

It brings me down...he sounds like he's getting sodomized when he does that anymore.

searchlightsoul · November 2006

enharmonic wrote:

Those weren't notes, they were gurgled screamy things that no longer sound musical

It brings me down...he sounds like he's getting sodomized when he does that anymore.

To be fair I don't think he was going for a clean sound at the end when he screams, he was definately aiming to break his voice up. Someone needs to throw that man a guitar he looks bored and lost on stage.

janegosford · November 2006

Marie Curie wrote:

:eek:

His cover of Billie Jean is amazing! That's the first time I see a negative response to that song!!! Why do you think it's so awful??

And about the Jay Leno perfomace, I thought he sounded great! Looked a little awkward on stage, but his voice was amazing!

Oh I'm not alone on the Billie Jean thing. I played it for some friends (Cornell fans as well) & they agreed. I just think it's not a very good song to begin with & he sings it w/ such earnestness. But the earnestness sounds ridiculous to me b/c it's such a bad song. It would be like singing Copocabana like it was an aria or something

The gutural screams are silly and completely over-the-top too. I'm a firm believer that just b/c you can hit an impressive note, you don't always have to. It should work w/in the context of the song & it just doesn't work for me. I'm not trying to be mean. Like I said, I like the guy. It just doesn't work for me. I thought he sounded great on Leno though.

enharmonic · November 2006

searchlightsoul wrote:

Someone needs to throw that man a guitar he looks bored and lost on stage.

YES! Finally another appreciator of Chris Cornell, the guitarist.

The man has wicked rhythm chops. I don't know if he still feels the same way, but he used to be pretty down on his own playing. I personally think he's an excellent guitarist.

enharmonic · November 2006

janegosford wrote:

Oh I'm not alone on the Billie Jean thing. I played it for some friends (Cornell fans as well) & they agreed. I just think it's not a very good song to begin with & he sings it w/ such earnestness. But the earnestness sounds ridiculous to me b/c it's such a bad song. It would be like singing Copocabana like it was an aria or something The gutural screams are silly and completely over-the-top too. I'm a firm believer that just b/c you can hit an impressive note, you don't always have to. It should work w/in the context of the song & it just doesn't work for me. I'm not trying to be mean. Like I said, I like the guy. It just doesn't work for me. I thought he sounded great on Leno though.

Billie Jean spent 15 weeks at #1. Bad song? Maybe, but a song that stayed at the top of the charts for nearly 4 months.

janegosford · November 2006

enharmonic wrote:

Billie Jean spent 15 weeks at #1. Bad song? Maybe, but a song that stayed at the top of the charts for nearly 4 months.

You're not seriously using the Billboard charts to justify the quality of a song are you? :eek:

dharma69 · November 2006

enharmonic wrote:

YES! Finally another appreciator of Chris Cornell, the guitarist.

The man has wicked rhythm chops. I don't know if he still feels the same way, but he used to be pretty down on his own playing. I personally think he's an excellent guitarist.

Agree with you there....love the "throw that man a guitar"!

Maybe he's the type who needs to have his hands busy or the type that needs that buffer between himself and the audience but that guitar is his friend!

jeff's_the_man · November 2006

you can tell he is really concentating on hitting the notes and it definatley worked, he has really got fantastic control over his voice, especially in the last year or so...and that song is really good, fantastic bond theme!

he really does need a guitar when he is on stage tho, he doesn't look right without it....

oh and his version of billie jean is spine tingling, the concept of singing the song like that was pure genius!

VEDHEAD27 · November 2006

"throw that man a guitar"

haha. I love it.

It's true though. Always the case for guitar players.
*Stone Gossard singing comes to mind* hahah.

They just don't know what to do with their hands. It's funny.

Just wanna add that the Leno performance left me feeling very proud of the mighty CC.

More often than not cameras always seem to catch Chris on a not so great day and it's really annoying because this man still has it AND THEN SOME. To never see any recent footage do that justice hurts!
The man was represented propa on Leno! THANK THE LORD! I thought he sounded absolutely amazing! I completely agree with you jeff's_the_man, he truly has such fantastic control over those golden pipes. He really went for it all. Granted, the ending was a little painfull but I can overlook that.

Overall I thought it was a really great performance. Not only is the man looking sooooooooo insanely HOT ON FIRE...but finally the camera did him justice in more ways than one.

AxlUlrich · November 2006

Marie Curie wrote:

for those who missed it

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LD1S5ZOR

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2789451512333248225&q=chris+cornell&hl=en

thanks for the links..i enjoyed that!

enharmonic · November 2006

janegosford wrote:

You're not seriously using the Billboard charts to justify the quality of a song are you? :eek:

For mass market appeal? Yes.

There's good music, and then there's music that makes a lot of money...which is good.

facepollution · November 2006

VEDHEAD27 wrote:

"throw that man a guitar"

haha. I love it. It's true though. Always the case for guitar players.
*Stone Gossard singing comes to mind* hahah. They just don't know what to do with their hands. It's funny.

Just wanna add that the Leno performance left me feeling very proud of the mighty CC. More often than not cameras always seem to catch Chris on a not so great day and it's really annoying because this man still has it AND THEN SOME. To never see any recent footage do that justice hurts!
The man was represented propa on Leno! THANK THE LORD! I thought he sounded absolutely amazing! I completely agree with you jeff's_the_man, he truly has such fantastic control over those golden pipes. He really went for it all. Granted, the ending was a little painfull but I can overlook that.

Overall I thought it was a really great performance. Not only is the man looking sooooooooo insanely HOT ON FIRE...but finally the camera did him justice in more ways than one.

The end sounded the same as the recorded version, no different really to the sound of the scream in Cochise. But I agree, he really has gained a lot of control over his voice recently, probably since he quit smoking.

As for him looking awkward, I'd say he looked more intense and focussed than anything. If you see him live with Audioslave he's far more animated and has no problem holding an audience in the palm of his hand.

If this performance is a true representation of where his voice is at, I can't wait for the solo shows.

VEDHEAD27 · November 2006

Alright I can definitely agree with that facepollution. He definitely was more intense and focussed than anything. Those intense stares into the camera where straight up paralyzing! Wheeeeew.

And yes, I have seen Audioslave a ton of times and agree that it is not a problem for him to own that stage. Still though....I can also see where others are coming from. I love it when that man has a guitar.

OH his solo album & shows?? :eek:
Seriously...I haven't been this excited about something Cornell related in a long time. I mean I love me some Audioslave...but this is IT in my CC world. I can't wait!

janegosford · November 2006

enharmonic wrote:

For mass market appeal? Yes.

There's good music, and then there's music that makes a lot of money...which is good.

I agree. I just don't happen to think Billie Jean is one of those songs and it was made worse by Cornell butchering an already subpar. But that's just my opinion. *shrugs*

One Song Glory · November 2006

Although his Audioslave stuff may not live up to our expectations of the "old Chris", they're still decent albums compared to a lot of newer stuff. I've seen them live and plan to again. Yes, Chris has lost a lot of his vocal power, but he's still the same guy he always was. He's cleaned himself up and his songs may not sound like they did in the old days, but then again he's not playing with the same band. I don't think Soundgarden could have ever lasted much longer than they did; they kind of burned themselves out. They were still making great music, but as a band, they were definitely burned out. For what it is now, Audioslave is a pretty good band, and a hell of a lot of fun live...but that's just my opinion.

Chris Cornell on Jay Leno tonight

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