soundgarden superunknown revisited

glasshouse
glasshouse Posts: 1,762
edited February 2007 in Other Music
this album is awesome, it rocks harder that almost anything
what a band what an album
essential rock and roll
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"Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Agreed - incredibly inspired stuff. I was listening to the song Superunknown the other day, despite having heard that song hundreds of times I was still blown away by the sheer power of the music, Cornell's voice is obscenely good on that album.
  • Marie Curie
    Marie Curie Posts: 1,250
    best album of the 90's
    “Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • zircona1
    zircona1 Posts: 293
    I just recently revisited this album again as well.

    I don't really care for the last 4 songs. They're OK, but everything else (except for maybe Head Down) is superb. I love Kim's solo on the title track, and Limo Wreck RULES.
    "As long as the music's loud enough, we won't hear the world falling apart."—Jubilee

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  • smartass1235
    smartass1235 Posts: 136
    zircona1 wrote:
    I just recently revisited this album again as well.

    I don't really care for the last 4 songs. They're OK, but everything else (except for maybe Head Down) is superb. I love Kim's solo on the title track, and Limo Wreck RULES.


    Um, other then Half every song on superunknown is fucking awesome.
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  • pazman
    pazman Posts: 197
    smartass1235 wrote:
    Um, other then Half every song on superunknown is fucking awesome.

    Agreed.
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  • tbone1
    tbone1 Posts: 21
    I agree. SG was one of the most creative rock bands of the time.
    Only real stars can rock an arena while sitting down with a notebook and a bottle of wine.
  • FreshTendrils
    FreshTendrils Posts: 267
    I love Half.
    I share a cigarette with negativity.
  • Marie Curie
    Marie Curie Posts: 1,250
    FreshTendrils wrote:
    I love Half.

    Me too, great song, even better live

    Superunknown is a perfect album, from start to finish, every single song is great.
    “Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    BY FAR the best SG album... I used to think DotU was better because I listened to it more, but once I started listening to Superunknown more and more, I realized the masterpiece that it really is. The only song that grew old pretty quickly is My Wave... I always seem to skip it, but it's by no means a bad song. It just feels like it would be better on Badmotorfinger.

    Brilliant album, and one of my all-time favorites.
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  • mole1985
    mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    Superunknown is a great album but Down on the upside is my favourite SG album.
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  • Brainofdz
    Brainofdz Posts: 1,617
    Personally, I prefer Badmotorfinger, but it may have to do with how much of an impact it had on me at the time and my strong associations with ten and Nevermind tied to that record.
    Superunknown, was also excellent, but in many ways marked the beggining of the end and the extreme popularization of something we felt we were in on from the ground floor.
    "Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    zircona1 wrote:
    I just recently revisited this album again as well.

    I don't really care for the last 4 songs. They're OK, but everything else (except for maybe Head Down) is superb. I love Kim's solo on the title track, and Limo Wreck RULES.
    how the hell can you not like Fresh Tendrils, 4th of July and Like Suicide? they are by far the best songs on the album. especially 4th of july. chris' best ever lyrics
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • mole1985
    mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    Like suicide is one of my favs on that album.
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  • cc10106
    cc10106 Posts: 385
    this was the first 'rock' album i really listened to. i still remember buying the tape and making my mom listen to it in the car on a 3 hour car ride. despite overkill on the radio of 4 songs or so, this record still hits me every time i listen to it. one of the best of the decade, without question.
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    "Like Suicide", "4th of July", "Limo Wreck", "Let Me Drown", "Head Down" etc all rule. only one i don't like is "Fresh Tedrils" never got into that one.

    bought it the day it came out by the way. still gets spins today.
  • FreshTendrils
    FreshTendrils Posts: 267
    Brainofdz wrote:
    Personally, I prefer Badmotorfinger, but it may have to do with how much of an impact it had on me at the time and my strong associations with ten and Nevermind tied to that record.
    Superunknown, was also excellent, but in many ways marked the beggining of the end and the extreme popularization of something we felt we were in on from the ground floor.

    Ditto. I like Kim better on Badmotorfinger, personally.
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    FreshTendrils wrote:
    Ditto. I like Kim better on Badmotorfinger, personally.

    I love the primal energy to Badmotorfinger, but some of Kim's solos on Superunknown are AMAZING - like suicide, need I say any more?
  • bharQ
    bharQ Posts: 1,201
    amazing creative genius from everyone in the band on that album.. one of my favourite albums of all time
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  • FreshTendrils
    FreshTendrils Posts: 267
    facepollution wrote:
    I love the primal energy to Badmotorfinger, but some of Kim's solos on Superunknown are AMAZING - like suicide, need I say any more?

    Like Suicide is seven minutes of perfection.
    I share a cigarette with negativity.
  • bharQ
    bharQ Posts: 1,201
    Mushmouthmatt wrote:
    "Like Suicide", "4th of July", "Limo Wreck", "Let Me Drown", "Head Down" etc all rule. only one i don't like is "Fresh Tedrils" never got into that one.

    bought it the day it came out by the way. still gets spins today.

    I always loved the guitar in that song and "Half"... for songs that are maybe overshadowed by the rest of the album
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