Love this band, one of my fav Metal bands ever.

I recently saw Chris Cornell live solo, and it was great that about two thirds of his set was Soundgarden songs. The guy can still hit those banshee high notes.

As for favourite albums it's tempting to go for something earlier like Ultramega Ok (1988) but i usually give in to the purple and green psychedalic swirl of Superunknown (1994).

It's an album i consider part of a stunning trio of different but similar metal albums of the early 90's. This album and King's X Dogman (1994) and Trouble's Manic Frustration (1992) all embody a great Beatles-Black Sabbath metal psychedalia ethic.

Anyway fav albums? would you like to see a reunion?

Heres a clip of Loud Love from 1989
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ivn4UGnJE

I like 'em too.



Not metal.

I'd LOVE to see a reunion, Soundgarden is another of my top favorites. When it comes to fav albums:

Screaming Life
Ultramega OK
Louder Than Love

Would be my top 3

Definately not metal but they're alright.

It's interesting the not metal comments.

Not metal as in the tight/restricted definiton of 'classic heavy metal' but definately heavy metal in it's 'true' expansive form.

What makes Warrior Soul and King's X a heavy metal band but not Soundgarden?

i always considered them an alternative or grunge band that incorporated metal elements into their sound. much like Alice In Chains, Kings X, The Melvins, Faith No More, etc.

whatever, it's not really important as it's all hard rock. that said, Badmotorfinger is a classic.

Like these:

Screaming Life
Ultramega OK
Louder Than Love

LOVE - Badmotorfinger!!! One of my all-time favorites! Not a bad tune on there!

Quote:

Not metal.

Must disagree. Badmotorfinger is simply Pacific Northwest Heavy Metal!!

The answer is simple... they're Hard Rock. And who ever said King's X is metal?? Metal has a distinctive feel to it that sets it apart from hard rock or grunge etc. They had a few song's that dabbled with a metal sound (outshined,etc) but they definately had that alternative sound for the most part.

Kooky talk!



I agree Superunknown was much more subdued but I can't wrap my mind around calling Badmotorfinger simply hard rock or alt. rock!!

I've always considered KX a hard rock band and GC were metal up to Machine fish but you are set on your opinion so what's the use? A reunion? I doubt it, i think there is some ego trippin going on with Cornell. One more thing... the only band to me that had a metal sound at least their first two records was AIC but they eventually went more alt like the others... Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden. On the other hand geographically undeniable seattle metal like Metal Church and early Queensryche and Forced Entry were in no way ever confused with that grunge sound even though they existed right through the whole thing.

Oh add Sanctuary to that list too.

soundgarden are cool. chris cornell is a great singer. listen to him sing 'slaves and bulldozers.' pretty awesome

Not a fan - That's the only opinion I have of them.

I like Superunknown. But that is the only album that I know of them.

Love the GARDEN...

Fave album's are LOUDER THAN LOVE and BADMOTORFINGER...

'Slaves & Bulldozers" may be the coolest song in the world....

Saw the on Lollapalooza in 1992 and they SUCKED....hard. sloppy and noisy and terrible.

I like Soundgarden well enough but their albums have always been sort of hit or miss for me. Three or four songs I really liked then a bunch of stuff I didn't.

Out of the so-called "grunge" bands, my favorite would be Alice In Chains.

The only 'Garden disc I own is BADMOTORFINGER; haven't listened to it in awhile but for a period of time in the mid 90s it was all I played!

I don't really care for Soundgarden, but I do like Temple Of The Dog. I can relate to what that album is about.