SOUNDGARDEN - KING ANIMAL - Nov 13 2012

ofthegirl99 wrote:

JK_Livin wrote:

I still have only heard the single. trying to hoooooold oooout..........help!

Why? The album is streaming, you're not stealing it or hearing snippets. Its out, full audio on Itunes. You can listen for free and still purchase it next Tuesday......?

I need it portable to listen.

The album is better than I thought it would be, and I had high expectations. Rowing is my favorite as of right now

After my 5th listen through:



Been Away Too Long - 8 / 10

Non-State Actor - 8 / 10

By Crooked Steps - 9 / 10

A Thousand Days Before - 10 / 10

Blood On The Valley Floor - 10 / 10

Bones Of Birds - 10 / 10

Taree - 10 / 10

Attrition - 8 / 10

Black Saturday - 9 / 10

Halfway There - 5 / 10

Worse Dreams - 9 / 10

Eyelid's Mouth - 9 / 10

Rowing - 10 / 10



What an incredible album... My favorite songs as you can see are A Thousand Days Before, Blood On The Valley Floor, Bones Of Birds, Taree, and Rowing. A Thousand Days Before is definitely the most "epic" song to me on the album. Super euphoric and just transcending. I listen to it and just get sucked into another universe. Insane. Blood On The Valley floor is one of the best heavy songs they've ever written I think, honestly. It manages to be very catchy and groovy but not even slightly commercial. The first chorus sends chills down my spine and the breakdown at the end is perfection. I agree with the Mailman references. Bones Of Birds and Taree share that "dry cold feel" as someone else stated. It is the empty space and small layers in the songs that give it such emotion even when they are not belting out heavy guitars and vocals. Chris's lyrics on both are amazing and just paint images. The moodiest songs and easily two of the best. They, more than any other songs on the album, place me right into the land of the album cover. Rowing, on the other hand, is something so different and just brilliant. It combines Mark Lanegan-ish wandering, harsh gospel blues, in both the lyrics, vocals, and music in the begining. The bass is INCREDIBLE. Finally, when the guitar drone busts in with heavier drums, Superunknown era SG emerges. Awesome.

Not too far behind these songs for me are By Crooked Steps, Black Saturday, Worse Dreams, and Eyelid's Mouth. By Crooked Steps showcases unbelievable vocals and I love the teetering on the edge of destruction feel of the whole song. Black Saturday is the most DOTU song on the album if you ask me. So excellent. Very Zeppelin-esque as well. The guitar work in this one, both acoustic and electric is really unique and awesome. Worse Dreams, in the verses, brings me right to LTL days. The second verse does this especially. That creepy Sabbath-like guitar and bass down stepping is what does it. The chorus is catchier than I would have imagined for the verses, but still very good. I do like the verses better though. The end, however is perfection. Reminds me of Slaves And Bulldozers. Eyelid's Mouth also brings me back to around that time, but actually a little more Badmotorfinger, yet catchier. Really cool vocal effects and a great chorus. The shredding at the end is beautiful.

Been Away Too Long, Non-State Actor, and Attrition are extremely good songs. Not up there with those others for me but still CLEARLY SG and very very good. Been Away Too Long really has grown on me. All the different parts of that song are truly great. More to it than I originially gave it credit for. Non-State Actor reminds me of Let Me Drown (not quite as good but still). It just kicks ass. Great Thayil riff-fest and actually one of my favorite choruses. Attrition reminds me of my favorite band (only one above SG), Pearl Jam. A quirky, punky, shit storm of rock n roll. Awesome. No flaws with it, but not amazing.

Now, now. Halfway There, while solid as a SONG is just NOT SG to me. On Carry On it would have been solid. But I mean, I think even everything on Euphoria Morning and most Audioslave is better than this. Too poppy for SG. Definitey out of place on this album. Thayil salvages some points for it though with his layered guitar parts and solo. Should have kept this one off though.



Overall though, AMAZING album. I'm gonna be consumed by this album for months. It is all I'm gonna listen to. Thanks SG, you gone done it again.

samjam wrote:

I cannot wait to listen to this album when I get the time to do so!!! I keep hearing amazing reviews!

iTunes is streaming if you can't wait to listen.

samjam wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

samjam wrote:

I cannot wait to listen to this album when I get the time to do so!!! I keep hearing amazing reviews!

iTunes is streaming if you can't wait to listen.

I just don't have the time!! Friday, though. Got a date with my headphones and King Animal

I gave it a first listen as I was writing something for class today. Liked it but will have to give it a closer listen.

eeriepadave wrote:

there's nothing realy on tv now, i'm gonna give it a listen through itunes shortly

so far 4 songs into it, me likey!

just heard it....wow.

This is a KILLER album! I can't wait to get the deluxe copy in my hands!

I've looped Blood on the Valley about 10 times absolutely cranked in my headphones.... utterly brutal, awesome song.

so does this stream work on iphone?

i works on my computer in itunes, but i cant find the stream on itunes in my phone- would love to listen to this while i sit in traffic for the next 1-2 hours