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Seattle, United States (1984 – 1997)
Soundgarden was a seminal seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. Despite starting years earlier, and having a sound that more closely resembled Black Sabbath or Deep Purple than their contemporaries, they are usually considered one of the ‘big four’ of the ’90s Seattle grunge bands, along with Alice in Chains, Nirvana and Pearl Jam.
History
The band was formed in 1984 by Chris Cornell (vocals, and originally drums) and Hiro Yamamoto (bass), to be joined later by Kim Thayil (guitar) and Scott Sundquist (drums). Thayil joined the band after moving to Seattle from illinois with Yamamoto and Bruce Pavitt, who would later start sub pop records. Scott Sundquist, who left in 1986 to concentrate more on his family, was replaced on drums by Matt Cameron. Yamamoto was replaced by Jason Everman on bass after the release of 1989’s Louder Than Love. Jason Everman was quickly replaced by Ben Shepherd, who remained with Soundgarden for the rest of its life-span.
Break-up
Soundgarden disbanded in 1997, following an aborted tour in support of their album Down on the Upside, as a result of increasing tensions within the group. Cornell went on to pursue a solo career, releasing a solo album, Euphoria Morning. He subsequently went on to form Audioslave with former Rage Against the Machine members Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk, while Cameron subsequently joined Pearl Jam, replacing Jack Irons on drums.
History
The band was formed in 1984 by Chris Cornell (vocals, and originally drums) and Hiro Yamamoto (bass), to be joined later by Kim Thayil (guitar) and Scott Sundquist (drums). Thayil joined the band after moving to Seattle from illinois with Yamamoto and Bruce Pavitt, who would later start sub pop records. Scott Sundquist, who left in 1986 to concentrate more on his family, was replaced on drums by Matt Cameron. Yamamoto was replaced by Jason Everman on bass after the release of 1989’s Louder Than Love. Jason Everman was quickly replaced by Ben Shepherd, who remained with Soundgarden for the rest of its life-span.
Break-up
Soundgarden disbanded in 1997, following an aborted tour in support of their album Down on the Upside, as a result of increasing tensions within the group. Cornell went on to pursue a solo career, releasing a solo album, Euphoria Morning. He subsequently went on to form Audioslave with former Rage Against the Machine members Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk, while Cameron subsequently joined Pearl Jam, replacing Jack Irons on drums.
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Fell on Black Days
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The Day I Tried To Live
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Rusty Cage
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Outshined
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My Wave
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Let Me Drown
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Burden In My Hand
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Superunknown
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Pretty Noose
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4th of July
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Jesus Christ Pose
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Mailman
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Head Down
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Shoutbox
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Renegadesteve2 wrote:
Just listening to Superunknown now, never fails to amaze me
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Agent9001 wrote:
bio fix'd
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HokusPokus23 wrote:
THE DAY I TRIED TO LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE
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BlackRiver_SA wrote:
soundgarden in the group with one of the most deep soundings.absolutely amazing.
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rkfs wrote:
Unreleased tracks and B-sides? Cool.
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daryl777 wrote:
oh we got another comedian.
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GregCano wrote:
Heretic, Toy Box, Cold Bitch and Blind Dogs should have make the cut on an album. These ones really are lost gems.
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Weelo89 wrote:
Same. They got so many damn great songs. I've only heard 1 b-side (Bleed Together) and that's one of my favorite song of theirs. Some of the best songs you'll hear are relatively unknown songs. Unfortunately, I was too young to see them in concert so a reunion would be great.
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Catalanowned wrote:
Awesome, but I hope it's not just talk. Would love to get something official.
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ov4ica wrote:
Good news guys... http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/07/08/chris-cornell-says-soundgarden-talking-b-sides-box-set-releases/ :)))
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Weelo89 wrote:
Why the hell have they not released a box set? I'd love to have one.
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fake_train wrote:
Birth Ritual is one hell of a song
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Yi_Sun-sin wrote:
That I was not the only one alive
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I wanted to believe
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I wanted to be real
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Yi_Sun-sin wrote:
I did not wanna kill
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I did not wanna fight
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paynexkiller wrote:
Feeell on.... Blaaaack Days...
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GregCano wrote:
@Catalanowned. Wow, never thought about that, how awesome it would be. I'm trying to conceive the idea of Room A Thousand Years Wide in acoustic...that would be amazing. Save most of the songs on the 2 latest albums, not a lot could could be transformed though. And I think sadly, Thayil was not a fan of acoustic. Maybe that explains why they never did it.
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daryl777 wrote:
lmao at the pic.
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