Chris Cornell Hype

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  • stu gee
    stu gee Posts: 1,174
    clairenordon wrote:
    i bought vs and totd at the same time, btu already had ten and superunknown. its not about pitting pj and cc against each other but totd was, in eddies own words: 'a beautiful way to be introduced to the whole family' Cornell asked him to duet on hunger strike before pj had played a show together.

    so stop whining, there is an undeniable connection between pj and cornell. like ive said many a time: if you dont like it, dont post on it.

    There is an undeniable connection between them, but someone claimed that the reason for Cornell being so popular amongst fans on here was just because of his connection with PJ, which is rubbish in my opinion.
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  • moho
    moho Posts: 541
    DiRtyFranK38 wrote:
    you need to really understand cornell as an artist and writer to appreciate the new album. plain and simple.

    Artist?

    The new album is bland generic shite.

    Basically.
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  • PJGARDEN
    PJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    DiRtyFranK38 wrote:
    you need to really understand cornell as an artist and writer to appreciate the new album. plain and simple.

    I actually think the opposite. I think the people that really understand Cornell as an artisit are the ones saying they don't like the album. It's so different from anything he has ever done. I think it's a good album, just not typical Cornell as far as the style goes. You have to listen to it with an open mind.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    clairenordon wrote:
    so stop whining, there is an undeniable connection between pj and cornell. like ive said many a time: if you dont like it, dont post on it.


    i love these types of reply.. you've just come on a thread which you know is going to be slagging off Cornell... why? if YOU dont like it, then dont post on it....

    everyone is entitled to an opinion.. why the need to defend him i'll never understand.

    if someone slags off The White Stripes or says they are shit, then i just think "brilliant, one less person needing a ticket" gives me a better chance come gig time :):)
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  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    dunkman wrote:
    i love these types of reply.. you've just come on a thread which you know is going to be slagging off Cornell... why? if YOU dont like it, then dont post on it....

    everyone is entitled to an opinion.. why the need to defend him i'll never understand.

    if someone slags off The White Stripes or says they are shit, then i just think "brilliant, one less person needing a ticket" gives me a better chance come gig time :):)
    But would you defend PJ? I think many place him in the same high esteem as they do Eddie and the boys (I don't, but i'm still a fan).
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    audiodave wrote:
    But would you defend PJ? I think many place him in the same high esteem as they do Eddie and the boys (I don't, but i'm still a fan).

    nope... i've had friends of mine take the piss out of me about PJ.. my friend text me the other day (he's coming to the gig with me) and said that he likes some of the slower ones but on the faster ones "the singer" sounds like he's the guy from Slayer falling out of a building.

    i dont care if people dont like PJ.. i dont care if people dont like any of my bands... i might not understand it but i'm not going to waste breath and time trying to 'convert' them... the only thing i do is correct people on here about strange Beatles things they think are true... but if they dont get the music then its no difference to me
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  • wavescamecrashing
    wavescamecrashing Posts: 440
    im defending cornell against backlash on a pj board because the man paved the way for vocalists like vedder.

    stugee is spot on, its the other way round. NO cornell and mother love bone = no PJ
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    clairenordon wrote:
    im defending cornell against backlash on a pj board because the man paved the way for vocalists like vedder.

    and i'm pointing out the irony of you posting on a thread that is clearly going to be about the lambastation of Cornell and your post tells us that if we dont like cornell threads, dont post on them... thats a bit hypocritical

    stugee is spot on, its the other way round. NO cornell and mother love bone = no PJ

    thats pure supposition.
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  • stu gee
    stu gee Posts: 1,174
    dunkman wrote:
    and i'm pointing out the irony of you posting on a thread that is clearly going to be about the lambastation of Cornell and your post tells us that if we dont like cornell threads, dont post on them... thats a bit hypocritical




    thats pure supposition.

    So is saying people only like Cornell because of the Pearl Jam connection.
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    stu gee wrote:
    So is saying people only like Cornell because of the Pearl Jam connection.

    i cant argue with you... you're from Scotland :)

    i think my supposition that some fans only like Cornell cos of the PJ connection is a bit more realistic and measureable in direct comparison to stating that without Cornell there would be NO pearl jam... thats crazy talk and offers a uncalculable scenario.. its subjective to the max or whatever kids say these days
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  • stu gee
    stu gee Posts: 1,174
    dunkman wrote:
    i cant argue with you... you're from Scotland :)

    i think my supposition that some fans only like Cornell cos of the PJ connection is a bit more realistic and measureable in dorect comparison to stating that without Cornell there would be NO pearl jam... thats crazy talk and offers a uncalcuable scenario.. its subjective to the max or whatever kids say these days

    Im not arguing really, just saying. Some people might like Cornell and Soundgarden because of the PJ connection but that's not why i listen to them and credit them as being one of my favourite bands along with PJ. Cornell is, in my opinion, an awsome singer and pretty unique. Im not saying there would be no PJ without Cornell, was just disagreeing that he is only popular because of the connection.
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  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    dunkman wrote:
    nope... i've had friends of mine take the piss out of me about PJ.. my friend text me the other day (he's coming to the gig with me) and said that he likes some of the slower ones but on the faster ones "the singer" sounds like he's the guy from Slayer falling out of a building.

    i dont care if people dont like PJ.. i dont care if people dont like any of my bands... i might not understand it but i'm not going to waste breath and time trying to 'convert' them... the only thing i do is correct people on here about strange Beatles things they think are true... but if they dont get the music then its no difference to me
    Fair enough, and I agree to a certain extent. If someone doesn't like a band I like, I don't give a damn, and I won't waste my time trying to force them to. However, if someone tells me that they are crap, I will most likely call them out on their ignorance of the matter. It really annoys me when people call something crap just because they don't like it.
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  • ii44
    ii44 Posts: 430
    dunkman wrote:
    he said 'besides eddie' :rolleyes:


    Cornell is vastly over-rated and the love for him on this board is so incestuous that it makes me NOT want to hear his new stuff...

    He did some songs with PJ in the early days.. this is why he receives his demagogue status... like Ben Harper, Sleater-Kinney and all them... if there is a slight PJ connection then uberfans pick-up on it and just think its amazing without really formulating their own thoughts on it.

    this liking things by PJ-osmosis was evident recently when Ed inducted REM into the Hall of Fame. some fans on here were out buying REM records the next day... why? had they never heard of REM before Eddie eulogised them. :confused:

    anyway, Cornell is in that boat... he is idolised because he has a PJ connection... and uberfans simply cant NOT like him

    Well, that's just like your opinion, man.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    ii44 wrote:
    Well, that's just like your opinion, man.

    thats it is... and its damn awesome if i do say so myself ;)
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  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    dunkman wrote:
    anyway, Cornell is in that boat... he is idolised because he has a PJ connection... and uberfans simply cant NOT like him

    That's just insulting to 99% of Cornell fans on this board, myself included.
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    DOSW wrote:
    That's just insulting to 99% of Cornell fans on this board, myself included.


    then my work here is done :)


    lighten up for fuck sake
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  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    dunkman wrote:
    then my work here is done :)


    lighten up for fuck sake
    :eek:

    But it's a messageboard...and...words hurt! :p
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    To be honest, I think the whole "people only like him cause of the Pearl Jam connection" claim, is pretty tenuous to say the least. More like, he was in a band that happened to be one of the big four bands from Seattle, and a lot of people who got into one of those bands, naturally migrated to the other bands too. They all sang about similar themes and wrote moody hard rock music, so it's totally understandable that people into Pearl Jam would likely be into Soundgarden and thus Cornell too.

    The reason why there is so much Cornell talk here, is because Pearl Jam are the only band still going from that scene (ok I know AIC are kind of back together, but it's still not quite the same) and Pearl Jam have a well established message board, with a lot of people to talk to.
  • bharQ
    bharQ Posts: 1,201
    facepollution wrote:
    To be honest, I think the whole "people only like him cause of the Pearl Jam connection" claim, is pretty tenuous to say the least. More like, he was in a band that happened to be one of the big four bands from Seattle, and a lot of people who got into one of those bands, naturally migrated to the other bands too. They all sang about similar themes and wrote moody hard rock music, so it's totally understandable that people into Pearl Jam would likely be into Soundgarden and thus Cornell too.

    The reason why there is so much Cornell talk here, is because Pearl Jam are the only band still going from that scene (ok I know AIC are kind of back together, but it's still not quite the same) and Pearl Jam have a well established message board, with a lot of people to talk to.

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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    CC has one of the great rock voices of all time
    not sure about his instrumental talent, but that dude has some serious pipes

    people like him because soundgarden and audioslave(less so) were great rock bands, and because his performances have more or less been getting good reviews


    of course there is some bias towards CC for his involvement in TOTD and the fact that he is/was also part of the same seattle scene as PJ

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