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This Seattle-based US quartet fused influences as diverse as
Led Zeppelin, the Stooges, Velvet Underground and, most
particularly, early UK and US punk bands into a dirty, sweaty,
sexually explicit and decidedly fresh take on rock 'n' roll. The
group, Chris Cornell
(b. 20 July 1964, Seattle, Washington,
USA; vocals, guitar), Kim Thayil
(b. 4 September 1960,
Seattle, Washington, USA; guitar), Hiro Yamamoto
(b. 20
September 1968, Okinawa, Japan; bass) and Matt Cameron

(b. 28 November 1962, San Diego, USA; drums), proffer a
sound characterized by heavy-duty, bass-laden metallic riffs,
which swings between dark melancholia and avant garde
minimalism. Cornell's ranting vocal style and articulate lyrics
complete the effect. The group's first recording, the Screaming
Life EP, was the second release on the hugely influential Sub
Pop label, and marked out their territory. Indeed, Thayil had
brought together the label's owners Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan
Poneman in the first place. After signing to SST Records and
releasing Ultramega OK, they attracted the attention of A&M
Records and eventually released Louder Than Love, one of the
most underrated and offbeat rock albums of 1989. This also
meant that they were the first of the Sub Pop generation to sign
to a major. After its release Cameron and Cornell also participated
in the two million-selling Temple Of The Dog album, which
co-featured Pearl Jam members Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard
and Jeff Ament laying tribute at the door of deceased Mother
Love Bone singer Andrew Wood. And let's not forget, McCready,
who played most of the leads on the album. However, following the
recording sessions for Louder Than Love, Yamamoto was
replaced by Jason Everman
(ex- Nirvana ), though he played on
only one track, a cover version of the Beatles' 'Come Together',
before departing for Mindfunk via Skunk. His eventual replacement
was band friend Ben 'Hunter' Shepherd. Badmotorfinger built on
the group's succesful formula but added insistent riffs, the grinding
but melodious guitar sound that would come to define 'grunge',
and their own perspectives on politics, religion and society. Among
its many absorbing moments was the MTV-friendly single 'Jesus
Christ Pose'. Landing the support slot on Guns N'Roses' US
Illusions tour deservedly opened up Soundgarden to a much wider
audience. Superunknown capitalized on this, and debuted at
number 1 on the Billboard chart on 19 March 1994. Produced
by Michael Beinhorn
( Soul Asylum, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc.)
and the band themselves, it was a magnum opus, clocking in at
more than 70 minutes and featuring 15 songs. Eventually selling
over three million copies, it was promoted by an Australasian tour
in January 1994, headlining the 'Big Day Out' festival package
above the Ramones, Smashing Pumpkins and Teenage Fanclub,
before moving on to Japan. Down On The Upside was another
fine album, recorded during Cornell's allegedly serious drug
problems; the record belies the band's internal strife with intense
but highly melodic heavy rock. With continuing unrest in the
camp, the band decided to fold in April 1997.






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