Soundgarden was first. Audioslave was Chris as lead singer and the band was Rage Against the Machine. When Rage got back together, Chris got back with Soundgarden and also did more solo projects. My wife and I saw Soundgarden in Kansas City two days before Chris tragically passed on. We saw him two other times prior. Incredible performer. One of the only celebrity passings that shook me to my core. Truly a tragic loss.
I was fortunate to have seen Chris perform in San Francisco just days or weeks (I don't remember exactly) before his death. They did the entirety of the Temple of the Dog album and it was life-affirming.
I had a free ticket to that show; however I live in western Kansas. I was seeing Red Hot Chili Peppers then later Muse in KC, and Metallica in Denver all in a 4 week span, so I turned it down citing I was already taking too much time off of work. That ended up being one of the biggest regrets in my life.
It went Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Chris Cornell solo, then Audioslave. He sang with Layne Staley on a song called Right Turn on Alice In Chains album Sap too.
This was not the original album version of fell on black days everyone fell in love with. This is actually an alternate version. Similar but not the same.
"Fell On Black Days" one of my favorites!! Look at Chris's face, " Outshined" and "Rusty Cage" are also my favorites. Soundgarden, Temple Of The Dog, Audioslave, solo career and back to Soundgarden. Beautiful reaction!! 😊💝🤘✌️
This was not the original album version of fell on black days everyone fell in love with. This is actually an alternate version. Similar but not the same.
Soundgarden will always be my favorite grunge band ever, Chris was a perfect example of true talent. He may be gone but his spirit will live on forever. Thank you for the reaction Aileen. 🙏❤
Milkman, Zero Chance, 4th Of July, Limo Wreck, Spoonman, My Wave, Blackhole Sun, Slaves and Bulldozers, Outshined, Jesus Christ Pose, The Day I Tried To Live, Pretty Noose, A Room A Thousand Years Wide, Drawing Flies, and Let Me Drown, ROCK by SoundGarden ❤❤❤
Burden in My Hand is an underrated gem. Black Hole Sun and his cover of Nothing Compares to You should take you round trip on Chris' voice. Extra points for I am the Highway
I’m 40, but I grew up an hardcore acid freak, and so I’m most partial to the very trippy ‘Blow Up the Outside World’, from that record. Good call on depression; Chris had clinical depression, just like yours, truly. And you’re right-it is very cathartic to listen to his music.
Chris Cornell was one of the best vocalists rock has seen. It still breaks my heart and chokes me up to listen to him sing. His voice is freeing at the same time. Also, this is why grunge was so perfect, it expressed all the rage, desperation, depression, helplessness a generation felt and still feels.
Not a Eddie vedder fan but I was a big fan of a singer of mother Love Bone. Everybody but Eddie is gone Chris, Lane, Kurt, Brad knoll from sublime Shannon Hoon and the singer from mother Love Bone I always forget his name
@@bradgordon3760 can't put a finger on it just never been a big pearl jam fan. I liked it when it first came out but it I don't know if it was radio overplay or just over hype in general no hate for the group just not my thing anymore
Soundgarden is one of the best bands ever and not enough people listen to them. Their entire catalog is chocked full of amazing songs. Tons of people have only heard Black Hole Sun, and that’s a shame. Sooooooo many good songs. “A Thousand Days Before” from their last album would be my suggestion for what to do next. Nobody has done that one yet. It is awesome.
Cochise! He holds a literal scream at the end that's pure INSANITY!! People talk about the reverb and say that elongated it, but you can clearly hear him hit the g at the end. That was all god level lung power. Such an amazing vocalist in so many ways. 😗🤌
Im glad you liked the song. Many suggest only the bangers from soundgarden everyone knows because Chris goes full blow, but this song hit much harder for me. His subtile changes in his voicing, going soft, going almost for a cry, whimmer over his pain, going frustrated angry over the situation and portrait the misery and helplessness. This really crawls under my skin. If you want another piece of my depress box of awesomeness, but this time female singer: Evanescence - My Immortal(song about a lost family member, beautiful ballad) Lithium(Lithium is used for bipolar illness, Amy sings over the hate relationship with this drug that numbs you and sucks your life out to cure the illness. Methaphorical it stands also for not letting go of sorrow, because at that point its a part of herself allready, beeing afraid to lose a part of yourself) Also Linkin Park- Crawling is a good listen. Enjoy the music, im happy to see you explore new songs ;).
Soundgarden was the Seattle band that Chris Cornell formed in 1984 w/ Kim Thayil (guitar), Matt Cameron (drums) and Hiro Yamamoto (bass)... releasing indie records in the 80's before they were signed to a major label in 1989. After the release of 'Louder than love' in '89, Hiro Yamamoto left and was replaced in 1990 by Ben Shepherd (bass)... Jason Everman played bass briefly in Soundgarden, best known for being in Nirvana as a guitarist in 1989. Cornell was friends w/ singer Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone... when Wood died of an OD in 1990, Chris Cornell poured his grief into songs which he recorded w/ members of Mother Love Bone (who formed Pearl Jam) and Soundgarden. That was the 'Temple of the Dog' album in 1991 and it became a platinum success in 1992 w/ the hit single 'Hunger strike' (feat. Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam).\ Soundgarden also scored a platinum record in 1991 w/ 'Badmotorfinger' and became part of the 'grunge rock' scene from Seattle w/ Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Alice In Chains... After the death of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in 1994, Soundgarden released their biggest record 'Superunknown'... it went 6x platinum in the US... The next album 'Down on the upside' (1996) did not do as well, but still sold platinum. However, there were problems in Soundgarden and Chris Cornell was often struggling w/ depression and poor performances on tour... In 1997, Soundgarden unexpectedly announced their breakup. Chris Cornell released his first solo album 'Euphoria morning' in 1999, but it did not sell as well. After Rage Against the Machine disbanded in 2001, the 3 remaining members decided to approach Chris Cornell about singing for a new project... he accepted. Audioslave was formed in 2002 and released their debut, which sold 2x platinum... However, Chris Cornell left the band in 2006 after only 3 albums. Cornell released some solo records afterwards... but then reformed Soundgarden in 2010, releasing their comeback album 'King Animal' in 2012... Unfortunately, it was apparent that Chris Cornell was still struggling w/ the same issues as before... Some of his performances were painfully abysmal in concert... After a Soundgarden concert in 2017 in Detroit, he barricaded himself in his hotel room and took his own life (R.I.P.) Looking back... we can hear and feel Chris Cornell's angst and depression in real time in Soundgarden. He wrote very cryptic songs from way back - 'Fell on black days' was about depression from 1994... the 'Superunknown' album had dark songs like 'The day I tried to live'... 'Let me drown'... 'Like suicide'... The opening song on 'Down on the upside' in 1996 was the single 'Pretty noose'... Even in Audioslave, there were references to his struggles w/ the songs - 'Show me how to live'... 'Like a stone'... "Doesn't remind me"...
His best vocal performances in my opinion are “Beyond the Wheel”, “Say Hello 2 Heaven”, “Slaves & Bulldozers”, “Burden In My Hand” and probably “New Damage”. All amazing songs, not just vocally of course, great in general too. Best singer ever, the first band that got me into rock and metal. 👍
Chris is hands down the best voice of a generation. His loss is so tragic on so many levels. He survived drug addiction, and alcohol addiction. He was one of the few from the heart of the grunge era to have seemed to make it out alive. In the end it was the anxiety meds that killed him. Go figure. He is dearly missed. 😢
You are something special! Your understanding of the true blue core of Chris Cornel and his music is outstanding! I can not thank you enough for giving us all your perspective. So meaningful and dead nuts!
The late 1980's in Seattle were truly amazing. Most of the musicians had a really tight community, they hang out together, shared thoughts and ideas. Music was a true lifestyle and that's why the sound from those days was so unique. It wasn't just the Soundgardens, Alice in Chains and Nirvana's, but also the Screaming Trees, Mudhoney, Melvins, Mother Love Bone and so many I can't mention here. People like me would go to the popular clubs like the RCKCNDY and listen to one amazing band after another.
Chris Cornell was with Soundgarden first and then he collaborated with Pearl Jam they had a few songs together under the name of Temple of the dog, then he joined the band members of Rage Against the Machine replacing the lead singer, and changed the name to Audioslave. One of my favorite songs from Soundgarden is (outshined). I think you would like it also.
@T.G-_Me-_at.Aileen_Senpai Hello 👋, I found out that Soundgarden still has 7 songs unreleased with Chris Cornell, that was recorded shortly before Chris's passing on. They had been in a legal dispute with Chris's wife over the rights to his songs, but recently have settled. So Soundgarden is planning to release them in the near future.
Holy sh¡t, I just realized this video version is a live take of the song… I was a kid when this came out and noticed when I got the album that a few of the vocal parts were slightly different. Got into music production later and just thought they used a couple different takes of the vocals just to give the video a different feel, but JUST NOW watching this, I realize this is an actual performance of the song recorded specifically for this video… Incredible
I’ve heard this song millions of time even on my cd, but I’ve never heard this version. It’s a little more guitar and his voice more emotional. I’ve seen them in concert back in the 90’s. But I missed this version of it. Very pleasantly surprised. I love it. Thanks
Thankfully Chris was very prolific as an artist, being in several bands as well as writing a lot of solo material. He also toured extensively on his own and had no shortage of amazing covers performed live. His work with Soundgarden was definitely his most somber and dark material. I feel very grateful that he left behind so many incredible works of art.
Find the live version of Chris singing this song inside a recording studio. Him on acoustic, another guy on guitar and a cello player. Most powerful version I ever heard.
Hi I'm Mai from Thailand. Thank you so much for this reaction. And you were right. This song helped me so much in my teen. You might also want to try "The Day I tried to Live" ... or "Head Down" .. and most importantly his solo work "Preaching the end of the world". I cried so much for these songs.
I'm really loving the Soundgarden/Audioslave route we're going down. Can't wait for you to look at the live performance with them and Linkin Park that I showed you from Stream. Can we talk about the fit too?? The top is the cutest thing since sliced bread. I've always loved the OOoOOoOOOOo he does in the song, it's always been super haunting? feeling for me. You can feel the pain in his screams.
your reactions are so genuine. I hope you continue to deliver amazing reactions. Say hello to heaven by temple of the dog is one of my favorites that show off Chris' vocals and ability to connect with a song.
Yay! You’ve picked out an absolute gem here, one of Soundgarden’s very best, but oh so typical of his and their style. I have always loved Chris Cornell’s songwriting, especially his lyrics, and it’s never better showcased than in this song. And then he opens his mouth and you come to realise what an extraordinary, gifted, versatile, expressive and, well, gorgeous singer he was. It’s such a shame he left us so soon; shocking to think it has been 6 years already. I for one, miss him. But I still listen to Soundgarden frequently, in fact I had them playing in my headphones when I went for a run last Sunday (I recommend “Rusty Cage” if you want to really hit an uphill section). Thanks as ever, Aileen, for another wonderful reaction video.
This was not the original album version of fell on black days everyone fell in love with. This is actually an alternate version. Similar but not the same as the original version.
Soundgarden formed in 1982. Chris was originally a drummer and sang. They were the first band to get success out of the Seattle grunge scene in 1988 aka the real OGs.
Great reaction!! I think Slaves And Bulldozers from Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger album shows off just how ridiculous his voice was. It still gives me chills every time I hear it. There will never be another one like Chris.
"So don't you lock up something that you wanted to see fly" is such a great lyric. Chris rightfully gets his flowers for his voice, but damn he was a hell of a songwriter too.
better late than never to discover Chris. You’re in for a treat as he wrote over 300 songs! He was one of the most talented musicians ever, and I was fortunate to see his Higher Truth tour. 🙏🏼 As long as we listen to his music and celebrate his many contributions, he will always be with us. Thanks for your Resction Loud Love 💜
You have to listen to his cover of Nothing Compares to You! So raw and his voice so stripped down, it makes me cry every time I hear and watch it. You can feel the emotions!
Great analysis, Aileen😊 As someone with a depressive personality structure this song has always resonated with me 🥰 You might have discovered Cornell relatively late, but you have so many amazing experiences ahead of you, musical and emotional both 🥰😊 I'll look forward to following you on your journey 😊
This song still gives me chills almost 30 years later. Been a Huge fan for 25 plus years. Seattle's Sound Garden was the epitome of "grunge". The 90's were the Grunge era. The longer I listen I am saddened that we lost Chris way to early. Happy to hear you are a fan, otherwise I would question your soul haha
This was not the original album version of fell on black days everyone fell in love with. This is actually an alternate version. Similar but not the same.
- That's because this song WAS very special to Chris, he had been putting off recording of the song for ages and ages because he was waiting for exactly the right day when he woke up in the morning with the right feeling of darkness just to make sure everything came through exactly how he imagined it. Great reaction!
This was not the original album version of fell on black days everyone fell in love with. This is actually an alternate version. Similar but not the same.
You summarised it perfectly-the mood, the the feel, the everything. This was the second song I learned to play on guitar. I recommend that you listen to Fresh Tendrils; it wasn't one of their big hits, but it might be my favorite from that album.
Not just Soundgarden but so many of the "alternative" era bands of the early to mid 90s have this certain guitar tone to them that immediately brings me back to my teenage years. When I hear a song like this I think "That's what a rock guitar is supposed to sound like."
Another good one is Birth Ritual in which displays Chris Cornell’s amazing vocal range and their use of odd time signatures and drop d tuning - freaking amazing!!!
Soundgarden has been my fav since 1993. Chris taught me to play guitar, he doesn’t know it of course. He was with me throughout my life, the good and the bad. I miss him greatly. RIP, my true friend. I’m crying now for you, Chris.
I was so young when I first heard Chris and Soundgarden with their album BadMotorFinger and he changed how I viewed a great singer. He can rock you and twist your heart to tears with his vocal range.
I always enjoy seeing Chris. I was lucky to be able to see it live. So simple, so powerful. I recommend When I'm down. On his channel you will find a beautiful version live
Here are some other Cornell songs to consider: Chris Cornell solo: "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Sirius XM performance); "Billie Jean" (any live performance); "Sunshower" (album version); "One" (Santander Reading Center) Soundgarden: "Spoonman" (album version); "Outshined" (album version); "Burden in my Hand" (album version); "The Day I Tried to Live" (album version); "Jesus Christ Pose" (album version) Temple of the Dog: "Say Hello to Heaven"
You should do "Outshined" or "Rusty Cage" from the Badmotorfinger album for a little bit older Soundgarden from the early 90s. Johnny Cash actually did a cover of "Rusty Cage". Also, maybe you're already on it, but you should do some Rage Against The Machine for context to Audioslave. "Killing In The Name" is probably a good place to start.
He was telling all of us. He was in so much in pain.We saw a singer, a great artist. We heard the music. We never knew Chris. He was too good of an artist for us to know.
Okay, senpai; let's GO! Soundgarden was my favorite grunge band. Their album Superunknown, where this song could be found, also has Black Hole Sun and Spoonman. Incredible album.
The first song I ever heard from sound garden was OUTSHINED! It was my sophomore year 1991-92 when guns n roses had just put out use your illusion 1-2 so they ruled MTV.. I was a huge guns & roses fan.. heard this song and was blown away! After that came, spoon man, black hole Son, fell on black days and so forth.. Listen to Outshined and loud! It’s one of my favorite songs! And it’s a great way to kick it off!
Soundgarden was 1984-1997, then got back together 2010-2017 (his death). Temple of the Dog is a side Project between Soundgarden and Pearl Jam was 1991. Audioslave was 2001-2007. This song is from 1994, Like a Stone was 2003.
@AileenSenpai I am honoured to have seen Chris and Soundgarden play 5 times in Sydney at different venues. I was lucky enough to watch Chris solo at the Sydney Opera House. Seen Audioslave also, every emotion is felt within songs at any moment in time. A true musician that will be missed, Chris Cornell and his fellow musicians will be remembered forever. I will never forget the news of his sudden death; I sat in my room. and cried for day's. I will never forget him, such a special human
Exactly correct Jonathandodds. Soundgarden was formed in the mid 1980s but did not get national attention until the early 1990s with this powerhouse record Superunknown. Chris was a true shining light from the Seattle scene. It was such a sad day when we learned he left us all. Him, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley from Alice in Chains, Andy Wood from Mother Love Bone (the first Seattle casualty, and later that group became Pearl Jam with Eddie Vedder) and Scott Weiland from Stone Temple Pilots. All these AMAZING vocalists (except Eddie Vedder) left this world due to addiction. Its so sad because they were all such beautiful musicians. Please Aileen keep discovering all these bands because as an "old dude" I can surely tell you this early 90s sound will never be duplicated ever again. I LOVE your passion for what you are listening to!!!
Hi Aileen, love this song, pure poetry , the music matches Chris’s vocals , subtle yet compelling. Love your honest and heartfelt reactions , and your breakdowns of the songs are on point as you are feeling these songs for the first time, as we all did when we first heard them! Music speaks to each of us in different ways and some of us , maybe due to our unique personal experiences, feel and experience it more deeply than others , can’t imagine a world without music! Thank you , and keep doing what you do!🖤
Such a great reaction, Aileen. This is from the mid nineties this track is from an amazing album called 'Superunknown' there's not a bad track on that album, for a lighter track check out 'Spoonman', 'Black Hole Sun' and 'My Wave' are other tracks which you should do. Around that time there were three great albums out, 'Soundgarden - Superunknown', 'Pearl Jam -Ten' and 'Faith No More - The Real Thing'.
it has been a long time sine i listened to this song. thank you for posting this. phenomenal song by a phenomenal band. one of my favourite soundgarden tunes. so good! 🙂
Soundgarden was a huge part of my life for many years. Singing with Chris RIP made me feel good. Still does. So many good songs, even the sad ones made me happy to vibe with someone feeling the same. The end was unexpected. I hold on to the good side. Holy heck writing that just now made me finally cry for him. Dang if I ain't slow!
I'm still not over Chris Cornell's passing. He was one of may favorites from the 90's grunge era. Soundgarden and Temple of the Dog were such great bands and collaborations. It was early summer of 94 when Superunknown was released and I played that CD in my car endlessly. Great memories of being only 22 at the time and a great time for music. If you have the time, check out some of Soundgarden's early songs from their Louder Than Love and Badmotofinger albums. I got to see Soundgarden open for NIN during their tour together in 2014. Just feels like he had so much more to do as an artist. Temple of the Dog was just starting to play live shows again when he died. RIP Chris. Thank you and a generation misses you.
My introduction to Chris was when he was with Audioslave "Show Me How to Life." It was like the perfect post highschool song. And later in life, you realize that you really want to know how to live. And the fact the music video took cues from the movie, Vanishing Point, made it 1,000x better. We will never see the likes of him ever again, which is a great tragedy for future fans.
Soundgarden came out in the late 80s/early 90s, right when i was becoming a teenager, so i remember when this first came out. As someone who has struggled with depression myself, i knew a long time ago that no one could sing about "black days" like Chris did, if they didn't know about it firsthand. I loved your reaction to this! You should check out "Beyond the Wheel" live, by Soundgarden. Completely different direction lyrically, but if you really want to hear his vocal chops, that is just about the best he gets, imo.
I turned a grown man to their Ultramega OK album, with songs like Flower, Beyond the Wheel (go Black Sabbath) and Head Injury and many more. Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone, Green River, Mudhoney, Nirvana....were the bands of my youth back in the late 80's and early 90's
Good choice for your first Soundgarden experience. You should check out The Pretty Reckless "Only Love Can Save Me Now". Chris was a important person to Taylor Momson (TPR vocals) and was on tour with them when he died. That along with the loss of her best friend months later sent her into a deep depression. The song is about all that and it was so perfect to the Soundgarden feeling that they asked Matt Cameron and Kim Thayil (Soundgarden drums and guitar) to join on it. And of course Talor is a great singer songwriter. The video really has a lot deep images that most don't get on the surface but for someone that has been there it hits home in a lot of ways. "25" unplugged is another great on that showcases her voice and the influence Chris Cornell had on her in her vocal style.
Try these 2 tracks, "Call me a Dog" and "Say Hello to Heaven" from Temple of the Dog (Features Chris Cornell). I think they are among his top vocal performances. The album was recorded before Soundgarden was formed.
