Chris Cornell - Long Gone

Sucks it had to come to this, but as a fan from the beginning I am disappointed in Chris Cornell and I am now ashamed to be a fan. His desperation to be relevant in today's music seen has led him to record an album of garbage that sounds the same as everything else with his voice on the top. I guess that is what Chris thinks is being innovative and expiremental. It must be hard to not be able to sell out small intimate venues , even with the titles "former Soundgarden frontman" or "Audioslave lead singer" attached. Now thinking that Timbaland will somehow resucitate his career and will be able to CASH IN major.

Being a side-show with a bunch of less than average bands on this Projekt Revolution (what kind of revolution is this anyway?) was all about a payday. Most likely more than his solo tour last year. Linkin Park ?, come on! Chris your in your 40s, your not hip hop. You're a rock and roll star, with one of the greatest voices of all time. Yes alot of fans have moved on and are not coming out to see your shows and it must hurt. So you are going to place your legacy in the hands of kids graduating from the Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana? Do you really think that genre is going to find a 40 something guy appealing?

Carry On was pretty much a dud. I actually loved it, but I know it sold poorly and the 2007 tour drawing 1500-3000 a night wasnt much to write home about. The 3 shows I attended were unbelievably great. Most of my friends didnt believe my reviews. But again , you can't come close to making the kind of money he did in Soundgarden when album sales where were big money came from. Or touring with Audioslave was bringing in nice paydays. Now Chris can't draw big crowds touring , no one is buying his albums and his biggest notoriety came from an American Idol hack covering a song that Cornell covered from Michael Jackson.

I know some people are going to like the hip hop stuff. I mean there are alot of closet Britney fans and Timberlake fans that wouldn't post that on here and secretly have this crap on their Ipods to listen in private. This is like a dream come true for them. You know who you are. If you like it, there is nothing wrong with you, everyone has that choice but all I can do is just shake my head.

So that brings me to Wednesday night in Vegas, I will trek down to the House of Blues with the hope that I can catch a glimpse of a legend one last time. I forked over 124.00 to see another great show, possibly for the last time. Maybe Loud Love, Slaves and Bulldozers, Sunshower or Like A Stone. With a sadness in my heart for a legend that seems to be struggling getting older and another shot at stardom. Why Chris, Why?


Tried to post his on Cornells site but his site blows anyway.