Chris Cornell singing Black Rain Acapella

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  • mauichick
    mauichick Posts: 964
    +1 him singing it acoustic gives me chills, so stoked for April
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  • Digital Twilight
    Digital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Anyone know where I can get an mp3 of Chris doing 'Until We Fall' acoustically? I think it was in studio thing maybe for AOL music or something like that when Revalations was being released.
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    All the Audioslave albums are great, maybe the last one not being so good but some absoloute crackers on them. Cornell's voice was completely horrible on the self title tour and Out of Exile, I don't know how he recorded how what he did in the studio but nonetheless it's still great.

    He is a bit hoarsy on the 2006 unplugged show but some great versions of songs on there.
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    facepollution wrote:
    You don't have to look any further than the band's performance of Black Rain on Conan O'Brien to hear how good Cornell still is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1s7Raqe ... ure=fvwrel

    Yeah that's about right. He can hit alotta the notes he used, but he's lacking the power he used to weild.
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    Still dont know how he hits that note at 3.10!
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    DewieCox wrote:
    facepollution wrote:
    You don't have to look any further than the band's performance of Black Rain on Conan O'Brien to hear how good Cornell still is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1s7Raqe ... ure=fvwrel

    Yeah that's about right. He can hit alotta the notes he used, but he's lacking the power he used to weild.

    I don't think it's a lack of power, so much as the seamless way he could go from note to note. His voice had real elasticity back in the day. If you listen to how he performs songs like Slaves and Bulldozers now, he can hit most of the notes, but it's a bit more disjointed. Still incredible though.
  • Music For Rhinos
    Music For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    Music For Rhinos wrote:

    Not quite. There's probably a reason Cornell is world famous and you're not. Just sayin.

    That's a poor argument. Britney Spears is famous, Nickelback is famous, Milli Vanilli was famous. Fame does not equal talent.

    Of course not. That could not be more obvious. There are different reasons people become famous and in Cornell's case, it is because of talent.
  • Back_Pedal
    Back_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    Music For Rhinos wrote:
    Not quite. There's probably a reason Cornell is world famous and you're not. Just sayin.
    That's all you saying "If you think it's so bad let's see you do better" amounts to. It means that, essentially, you're not allowed to have an opinion on something if you're unable to do it yourself. Under that logic, you can never dislike an album, you can never think a movie is boring, you could never say "this shirt is ugly", if you couldn't write your own album, make your own movie, or sew your own clothes. It's a cheap, thin argument, and it sounds even more childish than my last two posts when you say "There's a reason why you're not world famous, champ".

    My opinion is that Cornell is in this for all the wrong reasons, based on both his recent track record and his quick jump from experimenting with "Scream" to going back to SG when public opinion was sour on it. It's way too coincidental. Soundgarden was an amazing band, with some great records, and Euphoria Morning showed real promise for his solo career. But since then he hasn't put out anything truly essential, except maybe for Audioslave's debut. So God forgive me if I fear one of my favorite bands is about to tarnish their legacy with a money-driven reunion.
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  • Music For Rhinos
    Music For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    Back_Pedal wrote:
    Music For Rhinos wrote:
    Not quite. There's probably a reason Cornell is world famous and you're not. Just sayin.
    That's all you saying "If you think it's so bad let's see you do better" amounts to. It means that, essentially, you're not allowed to have an opinion on something if you're unable to do it yourself. Under that logic, you can never dislike an album, you can never think a movie is boring, you could never say "this shirt is ugly", if you couldn't write your own album, make your own movie, or sew your own clothes. It's a cheap, thin argument, and it sounds even more childish than my last two posts when you say "There's a reason why you're not world famous, champ".

    My opinion is that Cornell is in this for all the wrong reasons, based on both his recent track record and his quick jump from experimenting with "Scream" to going back to SG when public opinion was sour on it. It's way too coincidental. Soundgarden was an amazing band, with some great records, and Euphoria Morning showed real promise for his solo career. But since then he hasn't put out anything truly essential, except maybe for Audioslave's debut. So God forgive me if I fear one of my favorite bands is about to tarnish their legacy with a money-driven reunion.

    First of all, you're misquoting me. I didn't say "There's a reason why you're not world famous, champ." What I actually said was, "There's probably a reason Cornell is world famous and you're not. Just sayin." Champ was from a different quote. If you're going to bring that up, at least be accurate about it.

    Second of all, it's a little unfair to assume Soundgarden is "about to tarnish their legacy with a money-driven reunion." I admit it is a possibility but it is unfair to automatically dismiss them before they have a full chance. Give them more time. There is always a chance for more shows/touring. Word is they are currently working on a new album. Are you going to judge that before you hear it? What more could you possibly ask for from a reunion?

    Lastly, you started your second paragraph with, "My opinion is that..." and I'd like to point out that's all this really is. Your opinion, my opinion, everyone's opinion. No one is really right or wrong. It just is.
  • Back_Pedal
    Back_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    Sorry, I slightly misquoted it. The gist was still there, at least.

    And that's right, it's opinion. You sound as if you don't want people to have those unless they have similar talent, which is wrong.

    Truth is, I'm afraid to hear their new music. Chris hasn't really anything Soundgarden-esque since 1996, and Matt is the only other one out of the band that's been really active musically. When bands spend so many years apart, they lose the thread of what they had been building up for so many years. When STP put out their new album last year, after being broken up for only 7 years, it sounded nothing like them. That's what I'm afraid of now. A Soundgarden album in membership and name, but not in sound. I'm afraid they'll royally fuck this up.
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  • Music For Rhinos
    Music For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    Back_Pedal wrote:
    Sorry, I slightly misquoted it. The gist was still there, at least.

    And that's right, it's opinion. You sound as if you don't want people to have those unless they have similar talent, which is wrong.

    Truth is, I'm afraid to hear their new music. Chris hasn't really anything Soundgarden-esque since 1996, and Matt is the only other one out of the band that's been really active musically. When bands spend so many years apart, they lose the thread of what they had been building up for so many years. When STP put out their new album last year, after being broken up for only 7 years, it sounded nothing like them. That's what I'm afraid of now. A Soundgarden album in membership and name, but not in sound. I'm afraid they'll royally fuck this up.

    No, everyone is entitled to an opinion. I get how you feel. As for Soundgarden, time will tell. They're going to do what they're going to do regardless, so I figure may as well be optimistic about it and hope for the best.
  • randallanddarcy
    randallanddarcy Posts: 813
    Back_Pedal wrote:
    . When STP put out their new album last year, after being broken up for only 7 years, it sounded nothing like them. .

    I have to take issue with this. STP has never made the same album twice. Core sounds nothing like Tiny Music... and neither of those sounds anything like Shangri-la DE DA, for example. STP making yet another album which doesn't sound like their others is nothing new for them.
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    randallanddarcy wrote:
    Back_Pedal wrote:
    . When STP put out their new album last year, after being broken up for only 7 years, it sounded nothing like them. .

    I have to take issue with this. STP has never made the same album twice. Core sounds nothing like Tiny Music... and neither of those sounds anything like Shangri-la DE DA, for example. STP making yet another album which doesn't sound like their others is nothing new for them.

    +1
  • Rueb
    Rueb Posts: 64
    Jesus, why does any topic on anything related to Cornell needs to go and swerve to his supposed selling out. Regardless of any career choices he might have made:

    just listen to the recording the OP posted!

    You may not like the man, and for some good reasons probably, but that doesn't change the fact that his voice is total fucking godhead and still worthy of a topic. If I listen to this I have to remind myself its a voice we're listening to. How someone manages to force this out of his throat without coughing up blood or suffering a brain hemorrhage is beyond me.

    There are more vocal-only studio recordings by the way:

    Jesus Christ Pose
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cS2QzFRQbM

    Spoonman
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Cq-m25tPU&feature=related

    Pretty Noose (amazingly hard to sing)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmnBD50IpLA&feature=related

    Black Hole Sun
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2qkVbbFVKg&feature=related
  • DeLukin
    DeLukin Posts: 2,757
    And let's not forget his epic work in Singles:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J5H8YzfARE
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