RIP Chris Cornell

[Peanut191]

Just heard Chris Cornell died last night. Always liked his stuff. Sad day for music.

[mwink822]

Sad day for music indeed.

[Puppetmaster]

He was one of my favorites ever...

[bub72ck]

A great talent. Much of my youth spent listening to Soundgarden and other Cornell fronted stuff. His influence will be missed for sure.

[golfandfishing]

Autoerotic asphyxiation has claimed another. Careful out there WRX'ers.

[scratchswinger]

Incredible voice, probably one of the best of our generation.

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[CHuntsman]

I wore the Superunknown CD out in 94'.

[Peanut191]

Incredible voice, probably one of the best of our generation.

 

He could definitely hit notes that I don't think any other singer could hit in the grunge genre.

 

I wore the Superunknown CD out in 94'.

 

Life was pretty easy for the programmers at MTV at that time. I think they just put Black Hole Sun on a loop for 24 hours.

[ironmikes]

my fav artist of all time, he was .

listening to his music got me through my darkest times.

what a sad way to see him go out .

Still in shock over the news .

[bigred90gt]

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Soundgarden was around long before Audioslave, and far better band than audioslave.

 

I've seen a ton of concerts in my day, but I'd love to have a soundgarden on my list of shows seen.

[Puppetmaster]

He was good everywhere man.

 

I got some favorites from each "stop" he made.

 

 

[Puppetmaster]

Just 2 more:

 

 

[bigred90gt]

No doubt he was good everywhere! I do think some of the younger crowd associate him with audioslave and don't realize about soundgarden or just don't know about them because that is beyond their years.

 

Soundgarden was an amazing band. Audioslave was an incredible band. Temple of the dog was fantastic! Chris Cornell was an unbelievable musician/artist, and his talents will be missed.

[scratchswinger]

I can listen to this all night

 

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Soundgarden was around long before Audioslave, and far better band than audioslave.

 

I personally think Audioslave was a better vocally than Soundgarden.

 

I probably lifted over 100,000,000 pounds in the gym during HS to Jesus Christ Pose.

[ROOK16]

Glad I saw him a week before in Indy. It was a great show.

[HatsForBats]

When Weiland, who was my favorite singer from that era of rock, passed away I wasn't nearly as disappointed as I was yesterday after hearing about Cornell. Chris was still making relevant music long after the rest from the era. I prefer the Soundgarden songs overall only for the fact that I have come to absolutely loathe the impending Tom Morello 'guitar solo'. When listening at work I usually just fast forward through the solo. Say Hello to Heaven from TotD has to be one of the best, if not the best, vocal recordings in rock over the past 25 years.

 

This morning there is some speculation that taking some extra anti-depressants may have triggered it but we should wait for the official word. It must have been tough as a recovering addict to have to take anti-depressants with those side effects.

 

I would say Chris is probably my 4th or maybe even 5th favorite singer from that era even though I might agree he had the best recorded voice. With Weiland, Staley and Cobain it wasn't that unexpected. The passing of Cornell hit me like a ton of bricks much like the passing of Hoon. If pressed to answer who I will miss the most I would think it would go in this order.

 

1) Cornell

2) Hoon (because we only got one great album + 2 great songs outside that album before he passed)

3) Staley

4) Cobain

5) Weiland

[scratchswinger]

When Weiland, who was my favorite singer from that era of rock, passed away I wasn't nearly as disappointed as I was yesterday after hearing about Cornell. Chris was still making relevant music long after the rest from the era. I prefer the Soundgarden songs overall only for the fact that I have come to absolutely loathe the impending Tom Morello 'guitar solo'. When listening at work I usually just fast forward through the solo. Say Hello to Heaven from TotD has to be one of the best, if not the best, vocal recordings in rock over the past 25 years.

 

This morning there is some speculation that taking some extra anti-depressants may have triggered it but we should wait for the official word. It must have been tough as a recovering addict to have to take anti-depressants with those side effects.

 

I would say Chris is probably my 4th or maybe even 5th favorite singer from that era even though I might agree he had the best recorded voice. With Weiland, Staley and Cobain it wasn't that unexpected. The passing of Cornell hit me like a ton of bricks much like the passing of Hoon. If pressed to answer who I will miss the most I would think it would go in this order.

 

1) Cornell

2) Hoon (because we only got one great album + 2 great songs outside that album before he passed)

3) Staley

4) Cobain

5) Weiland

 

I remember going to an STP concert in 2000 and Weiland did the entire show in a wedding dress.... One of the strangest and coolest things that I have ever been to.

[Puppetmaster]

One of the best covers. Ever.

 

[scratchswinger]

One of the best covers. Ever.

 

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He was better in Soundgarden, you know that right?

[hogans71]

One of the best covers. Ever.

 

 

List heard this on SiriusXM....

[bigred90gt]

[BeerPerHole]

Yep, sad news in our household. We loved his voice. Way too young...

[fsusp]

Glad I saw him a week before in Indy. It was a great show.

 

Me too. I saw Soundgarden in Jacksonville at the end of April.

 

In my opinion, whether you like his stuff or not, Chris Cornell is one of the top 10 greatest singers of all time. His range was ridiculous.

 

-I know the link below is subjective but....

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/rolling-stone-readers-pick-the-best-lead-singers-of-all-time-20110412/9-chris-cornell-0822030

 

And he was a true artist. Not just a singer. You all know this, so I am preaching to the choir.

 

The thing with Soundgarden is that they were a collection of artists who were at the top of their respective instruments. Quite frankly, they were all just so gifted. And Cornell was arguably the most talented.

 

Matt Cameron:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-drummers-of-all-time-20160331/matt-cameron-20160329

 

Kim Thayil

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time-19691231/kim-thayil-20101202

 

Ben Shepherd:

http://m.ranker.com/list/famous-male-bassists/reference?page=18

 

 

Man, the world is a little darker now that he is gone.

 

I'm a school teacher and in between classes, I've been playing his music for my students as they go to their next period. It's neat to see some of them stop and just listen.

 

Some of my favorites for them:

Tighter and Tighter.

 

Searching with my Good Eye Closed

 

Room a Thousand Miles Wide

 

Fell on Black Days

 

My Wave

 

Slaves and Bulldozers

 

 

[Joe85]

I bought the "black hole Sun" album when I was a kid (cassette - yes, that shows my age)...I bought his first solo on disc when it came out - there were some good songs on there.

 

 

Why would you commit suicide? Did he overdose? That's sad.

[Joe85]

This was the first single he released as a solo artist. "Can't change me". This is the CD I got. I love this song. The album wasn't as strong all the way through but there were some good tracks on there.

 

 

[PixlPutterman]

I feel like the sound track to my 90's are all passing away recently. Its sad and makes be feel old

[CEPick]

I loved this guy. Just a genius musically and a giant voice to match.

 

Incredible to think. Cobain, Staley, Weiland, Cornell, all died way too damn young.

[CEPick]

And Black Hole Sun and Fell on Black Days were the jam