RIP Chris Cornell

HughFreakingDillon · October 2017

steved said:

I have been able to enjoy watching and listening to Chris's music for a little while now after a deep sadness kept me from being able to enjoy it. Going back into the many memories over the years that he had gifted my wife and I through our many concert experiences and spending a little time speaking with him and meeting him has been more difficult. These past few posts have made me smile and think back to the many joyful times spent in different cities meeting people along the way and hearing so many songs for the first times that I never thought I would ever hear. There have been so many special moments along the way, but I will share a few of my favorites to hopefully express from my perspective how truly sincere and kind this man was to these fans.

At a solo show we went up to Milwaukee in April 2011. My wife had made a shirt with the name of the song she wanted to hear and threw it up to Chris from the rail. I was filming with the camera on the stage (which Chris was ok with) he played the request! Then later in the set we called out an additional song and said "hey C'mon where's my hat or shorts that's how this works!" He played the second request anyway! Neither were on the setlist.. Super Cool of him..

the Next year in Miami he had not been playing "Say Hello" all leg of the tour, and we had just seen four shows in a row. We had shorts, hat, shirt ready for him.. He played Say Hello and Wooden Jesus for Us neither on the Setlist.. the guy loved his fans.. he was so personable... What is better than having a piece of music you want to hear more than anything, and having him play it when you have never heard it or haven't all tour. Just awesome!

The below show was on my 2 year sober anniversary (12 years next week God willing) and was a very special day for me. I attended with my wife and brother. We made two signs as requests. He played BOTH! He spoke to us for quite some time and said the band had not rehearsed "The Day I Tried To Live" but they would give it a try and played a flawless version. They later played played "Pretty Noose" as well for us.. he then gave me his setlist. That was on the setlist and would have been played anyway but he made us feel as though it was for us. Lol

This was from PJ20.. as we heard the rumors of the TOTD reunion I had made this sign. I was third row both nights in front of Mike and each night he came out and smiled and pointed at it. A few years later spent a little time with him and he said "that's the sign from PJ20". He signed and personalized it to my wife and I along with a beautiful poster photo from that night I had and a Purple vinyl. He then asked if he could please have a copy of the photo / poster so he could frame it on his wall in his house. He said that was one of his favorite memories. We spoke that night just my wife and him for about twenty minutes about life and music.

When I had the opportunity to work on the Temple Bluray project for the record label. I would get reports back from him of my work editing the songs. That was super cool to know he was watching the work I was doing and the notes were always complimentary.

JUST. FUCKING. WOW.

dancinacrossthewater · October 2017

Also, is there any way to access the Temple Bluray files for those of us who bought the iTunes edition of the deluxe reissue? Thx!

HughFreakingDillon · October 2017

what are these bluray files you speak of..???

monkeewrench · October 2017

You can see Steve's Directors Cut version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=hHIz3qWy8oI

Zod · October 2017

HughFreakingDillon said:

what are these bluray files you speak of..???

It was poorly advertised, because the advertising for the deluxe edition of the ToTD release said all the video was on the DVD, but they actually included some of the video on the bluray (that was supposed to be audio only). The Bluray contains about a half hour of ToTD footage from PJ20. There's the songs from sonic evolution too. The youtube link monkeewrench posted was the director's cut of the footage on bluray (the guy continued to tweak the editing after it came out).

steved · October 2017

Zod said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

what are these bluray files you speak of..???

It was poorly advertised, because the advertising for the deluxe edition of the ToTD release said all the video was on the DVD, but they actually included some of the video on the bluray (that was supposed to be audio only). The Bluray contains about a half hour of ToTD footage from PJ20. There's the songs from sonic evolution too. The youtube link monkeewrench posted was the director's cut of the footage on bluray (the guy continued to tweak the editing after it came out).

I agree.. very poorly advertised.. The 2 songs from Sonic Evolution are Great!!!!

As far as the PJ20 stuff the guy did continue to tweak the editing. lol

I was not happy with the insistence to use straight cuts instead of fades, as straight cuts were used in the other footage on the disc, and their software were picking up imperfections in the transitions for itunes quality control, due to the fact that we had multiple formats and cameras being used. I explained that this was not the standard project with all professional equipment. It was all HD1080, but the equipment and countries of origins and frame rates varied. I used footage from a guy in Sweden, and Brazil etc... I used the best footage I could find along with some our best local tapers, and then leaned heavily on the Professional Filming of Kevin Shuss provided by the band filmed in the Pit. I was under a short time clock and did tweak a few different things afterwards. This cut also includes the Ed introduction of Chris and Happy Birthday to the band before night 2 performance kicks in. That footage was left on the chopping block from the Blu-ray. All in all this version is the version that I much prefer watching and is also of a higher fidelity and quality. The Bluray was compressed due to factors that are somewhat confusing to me..

dancinacrossthewater · October 2017

thanks for all your work steve

morello · October 2017

monkeewrench said:

You can see Steve's Directors Cut version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=hHIz3qWy8oI

Wow! Brings it all back. :'-(

steved · October 2017

You are welcome..

I think I can speak for any taper, Filmer, editor, artist etc.. Every time we work on one of these projects or are at a live show documenting something magical, the hope is that we can share it with those who love it as much as we do.

I try to do the best that I can with whatever I work on because I deeply love the music and I am really neurotic. lol
The Temple Of The Dog shows were something that were so special and rare to me that I really put all that I could into those projects. The San Francisco Multi-cam was a journey.. lol

I always joke with my friend Allon that I try to be such a perfectionist not because I worry about what anyone else will notice or think about my work, but because for the rest of my life I am the guy who loves this stuff so much I will be watching it a million times. I don't want to miss something and say, "Damn, maybe I should have done this, or I missed that," It will eat away at me.

Not that I am perfect at any of this stuff, but I try my best, and know these guys here like Matt, Allon, Vikas, Manish, Steve, VG, Datfly and all the other guys I'm forgetting taping and Editing put there all in to this stuff. Sometimes sacrificing a night or nights of a tour of their live experience for the rest of us.

dancinacrossthewater · October 2017

Well so far the SF Bluray is awesome. I can imagine how much work went into it maybe.

dancinacrossthewater · October 2017

Man watching this you can see how happy everybody including Chris is onstage. That joy is totally genuine and we should remember that!

steved · October 2017

dancinacrossthewater said:

Well so far the SF Bluray is awesome. I can imagine how much work went into it maybe.

Thanks!

yes it is a lot of effort, but I wouldn't call it (work). It is a total labor of love, and for me always a team effort. I always need and want help. The collaboration with these guys have been great. We seemingly want to achieve the same thing, the best quality footage we can make available to fellow fans who love what we love.

But, Yes I did spend a long time on the San Fran.. my wife and I camped out and were first on line. I had a great spot front row to film the entire show. Chris had been pretty cool to allow me to film if I kept the camera down by the rail.

I was able to track down three other awesome complete HD sources and Allon (MFC) got me Fantastic audio. Then the real party started.. lol

I spent months slowly with no particular deadline editing song by song, watching back at night and making many changes before I would finalize each song.. in the end I think I got the most out of the footage I had to work with. I think it documents the night well. It was a special night. It was a clean energetic performance with very few errors by any band members, directly in the middle of the most special of tours.

Then I sent it out to Antero (Animal Projects) to Author a Bluray, and then Monkeewrench for some great artwork.. The Bluray I authored wasn't playing in certain machines..lol (not my area of expertise)

Antero is excellent at authoring Blurays, more notably he really enjoys the process, where I do not. Lol

Matt (BTN) helps me with authoring from time to time, in addition to being awesome at editing and putting out all of the PJ shows he continues to do. He is great at authoring as well. They are both much better at that then I am. (His TOTD Multi Cam Edit from Philly 1 is on YouTube and BluRay. It is Really Great!)

BTW... this San Fran is worth watching the one cam shot from front row with no edits synched with the better audio source also.

dancinacrossthewater · October 2017

Really cool to hear about the process. Thank you again...I don’t think there’s another word to describe this tour beside holy, and that was even before Chris passed. I’ll check out Philly 1 next. I managed to get to 5 of the 8 shows and with your vid it now feels like 6. I can’t believe next week is the first anniversary of the first show.

HughFreakingDillon · October 2017

listening to Higher Truth right now. this one STILL hurts.

Zod · October 2017

HughFreakingDillon said:

listening to Higher Truth right now. this one STILL hurts.

That album totally grew on me. The first time I listened to it, I had wished it was more stripped down than it ended up being (in my head all I wanted was an album with Chris and an acoustic guitar.... just like the solo shows he'd being doing). The more I listened to it, the more the album grew on me. Now it's by far my favourite of his solo albums......

lastexitlondon · October 2017

Wonderful album i listened again this morning. Great music and damn good lyrics

dancinacrossthewater · October 2017

Higher Truth is awesome front to back

dancinacrossthewater · October 2017

Can’t you hear the waves, can’t you feel the rain...as it falls upon your face

dancinacrossthewater · October 2017

Through the Window is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard

brewdog123 · October 2017

you and I were fire, fire fireworks
that went off too soon
And I miss you in the June gloom too
It was the fourth of July

RIP Chris Cornell

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