Artist: Soundgarden
Genre: Rock
Country Of Origin: United States
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Member: No
Album: Superunknown
Released: March 8, 1994
Producer: Michael Beinhorn/Soundgarden
Best Single: Spoonman
Best Album Cut: Like Suicide
Additional Hidden Gems: Let Me Drown/Mailman/Superunkown/Limo Wreck/Kickstand/4th Of July
Filler: Head Down/Fresh Tendrils/Half
Lyric Of The Week: "I know I'm headed for the bottom, But I'm riding you all the way"
This week our tour of the 90's continues with a band that stood tall in the grunge era. It's Soundgarden with their breakthrough album Superunknown. I'm not one of those folks who moan about grunge killing rock. The only thing it killed was hair metal, which had infiltrated the airwaves and put an end to whatever style music was popular before it. To me it was just a new style of rock music. I'd be the first to say grunge is better than what's popular now.
Anyway, this album was big. It's my second favorite by Soundgarden, with Badmotorfinger being my favorite. It's really good in my opinion, but a bit too long. They should have cut at least 3 songs. Here are my tidbits:
1. Let Me Drown
2. My Wave *
3. Fell On Black Days *
4. Mailman
5. Superunkown
6. Head Down
7. Black Hole Sun *
8. Spoonman *
9. Limo Wreck
10. The Day I Tried To Live *
11. Kickstand
12. Fresh Tendrils
13. 4th Of July
14. Half
15. Like Suicide
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Yessir. Where has your mind been. I've been posting on Thursday for a long time now. I just had time to do it this morning as opposed to tonight. You wanna fight?
Good point that grunge killed Hair Metal (not such a bad thing), and a great point that its better than whats out today! No argument from me on those...
I forgot I have this album. It's not bad, but you're right about it being too long. I remember the first half of the album, and must zone out everytime I've heard the second half since none of it is familiar at all. I like "Badmotorfinger" better as well, but get a kick out of "Spoonman", not because of the song but because of the song title.
The best thing about listening to this is that in a year or so I'll forget that I own it again. Then maybe I'll listen to it again and remember the first half and not the second half. And to be 100% honest, I have already forgotten about the second half od this album already.
Still, it's a good album. Must be great since a good portion of it will be new to me whenever I hear it again?
I recall bands filling up CD's with loads of tunes around this same time. Never really liked that approach and this one suffers because of it as well. Too long... If they ever released a Super Deluxe Edition they may have a package somewhere around 100 songs. hahahaha
At least they back loaded the filler tunes making this a great listen through Track 8, so then if they excluded Limo Wreck, Kickstand (a minute and 34? Really?), 4th of July, and Half - then were talking a solid top to bottom album!
What I get excited about when I revisit the 90's is how well some of it holds up to what I would consider Classic Rock. Your right, theres some great riffage and classic beats to the heard when you take away those things that make you biased to a 90's band grunginess...
Nice Post!!! Pleasantly surprised at this one since its been so long....
Norma Jean Fox
(11/30/1945-9/7/2010)
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