Yeah I think Rage Against the Machine kind of emulated the vibe from this song for Killing in the Name Of breakdown, though it's obviously different and great on its own merits.
@nesfan8 he avoids them, actually gives them dirty looks if the try and follow him, there is a show, a European Festival in Amsterdam, Half way in it became, "this guy is a ass". No one is stealing your riffs buddy.
@@cannatacris Grunge was more an attitude and time/space period than an actual genre. It did have some common elements, like the loud-soft thing that Nirvana perfected, the heavy driving riffs that Soundgarded perfected, and the vocal styles and lyrical complexity of all the bands in the genre was definitely unique (Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam stand out for that too). Something about the Northwest really did produce a bunch of dudes with an artistic/sensitive psychology that was particularly well suited to making memorable music! For all the really big names there are probably a dozen bands that were equally interesting but just didn't quite make it.
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Yeah good point. Nirvana and Alice in Chains really should have nothing to do with each other; Nirvana is punk influenced and Alice comes more from the hair metal influence. Its all about mood and aesthetics.
So sick... He's such an underrated guitarist. Lots of people don't realize how insanely hard it is to do what he's doing, while making it look friggin easy!! It's insane... And Matt Cameron's drumming... damn.
saw them about 7 times in early and mid 90s...shook chris' hand in 94 after the NYR won the cup...i was chanting LETS GO RANGERS and he smiled and come over and shook my hand...and congratulated new york
I did! It was in october 1996 live in Ludwigbsburg (the town I live) Germany. Down on the upside tour.... Spoonman was the first song they played... and I literally felt the earth crumbling under my feet! And after Black Hole Sun... the audience, including myself... cheered the souls out our bodies! What an amazing performance. Best 2 1/2 hours in my life! R.I.P. Chris Cornell! May you rock in heaven now!
Damnit what a badass!! Awesome performance!! An infinite sea of mosh pits! I have to admit I'm surprised at how missed Cornell is and how vastly celebrated he is. I deeply regret, and I'm old enough to say this, not catching a show with Soundgarden like this. Those drudgy low tuned guitar tone Thayil and Cornell played were killer!
There's a woman in the background behind Chris when that guy jumps. Check out her reaction! She's also right next to a guy with a Hitler-style mustache.
Beat me to this comment by two yrs! Complete and utter disregard for his own safety.. Im now 42 and don't know how we survived some of these festivals..
What a dream team. I’m sure it’s been said before but having; Chris, Matt, Kim, and Ben together onstage is magical to me. I Wish I could take a time machine back, and see this show.
I was about 30’ from the stage in between Kim and Chris. I had seen my fair share of mosh pits in Seattle over the past few years but this show is etched in my memory as the King of all pits. Rusty Cage was one of the highlights of the show for sure. The crush was obscene, I remember being lifted off my feet for what seemed like minutes at a time, gasping for air, drenched in sweat and stink. Suddenly a hole would open up, 15 feet across, right in front of me, and the hole would fill with a collision of bodies, and the hole would close. And open, and close. I’ve thought about this phenomenon often, how a crush of bodies can create a hole instantaneously. From where does hole come? Who is deciding to make it? Perhaps quantum physics can explain this phenomenon.
You know the world ain't fair. We lost Chris when he still had plenty of years of music left in him. He had one of the most beautiful voices and was so talented. I'm just glad we got what we got from him while he was still here. You are missed Mr. Cornell! RIP
I remember watching an interview that discussed the change even in CA at that time. They talked about the hair bands still playing the famous bars there and in strides Jane’s Addiction. Perry Farrell jumping around onstage changing the tone and perception of live music. Wish I could link it here. I remember that shift happening everywhere. But everyone kinda knew it was real when the hair bands in CA hung it up. Nothing against them. It just changed like a quiet nuke.
This is one of the coolest live performances I've ever seen! Cool part is at 2:45. Bass player looks like a cartoon character. Then on the side of the stage there are people watching who look like they might be the bands old school teachers from High School.
Kim Thayil called that ending groove an "undanceable riff". Upon inspection, it's made up of six-bar phrases - three bars of 3/4, one bar of 5/4, a bar of 3/4 and a bar of 2/4 (3+3+3+5+3+2). How Chris manages to play that and sing at the sime time, I don't know.
I'm a Grateful Deadhead. They shaped me, and completely changed my life. They are in my heart, my blood, and my soul. They taught me almost everything I know. Through their philosophy I eventually opened up to other music. I am awfully glad that I stumbled upon Soundgarden. I do believe that they are my favorite of the big 4. Now we all know who the big 4 are. And I have grown to love them all to death. I feel the undying devotion. I don't know what else to say. For someone who identifies with the Grateful Dead so heavily, to get into this heavier music. I am indebted to the band Soundgarden, as well as their Seattle contemporaries Nirvana, Alice In Chains, and Pearl Jam. I find many parallels between that scene and the psychedelic scene of the 1960's. I could go on for hours and hours. Write you guys a fuckin book. But I'll end it here, so I can rock out to some more of my boys, that being Soundgarden. Rest in true peace Mr. Chris Cornell. Rest in true peace Mr. Jerry Garcia.
matt every bit the star chris is. gonna miss this band. heartbroken. chris voice rips through you like noone evermore. so proud to grow up at that time. what a great time
At 3:03 chris rocks right out of his right boot. You can see it still on the stage as he stomps to the microphone. I barely saw this today. ( 4:05 you can still see it too. Lol)
3:39 - that, right fucking there. I hit my adult prime in the early 90s, and that was what a live performance back then was all about - letting it all out with the music that was as real and visceral as your own blood and sweat.
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