I'm in agony, pure agony because I hope this is not the only time I see Soundgarden live. The only consolation being that if I don't they will probably remain at the top of my all time live performance list. They were simply brilliant.
Back in January I got tickets for the Paris date as a birthday gift and it must've taken me a few minutes to fully grasp the magnitude of such a gift. Never, in my wildest dreams had I imagined seeing these guys in concert. Along with bands like Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Blind Melon, Nirvana and Stone Temple Pilots, they were my bread and butter as a teenager.
So, enough with the chatter... how good were they really? Well, the set was 22 songs long and that equated to just over 2 hours worth of stage time. During that time we got to hear all the classics along with new song 'Live to Rise'. Cornell's voice, although strained, was note perfect. He avoided doing anything stupid which meant that every song was vocally spot on. I agree with people that say his best years are behind him but with that being said, this guy is constantly performing and recording, I don't think that his voice has had a proper break for years. So, yeah, Chris Cornell, legend.
The rest of the guys just oozed confidence. Kim Thayill on guitar rocking away with his wah-wah and a very impressive beard, dude was flawless. The human metronome, Matt Cameron also provided some very effective backing vocals (need I comment on his drumming?. Ben Shepherd was a beast on bass, his style is immediately recognisable. However, he did show a little bit of rock star attitude at the end when he kicked a light and stormed off. But hey, who cares! It was a great show and now we wait for the album :)
My all time top 5 so far are:
1. Soundgarden (Paris 2012)
2. Red Hot Chilli Peppers (Madrid 2002)
3. Alter Bridge (Dortmund 2011)
4. Alice in Chains (London 2009)
5. Metallica (Lisbon 2007)
Honorable mentions:
6. Mastodon (Donnington 2005)
7. Machine Head (Nottingham 2003)
8. Breed 77 (Gibraltar 2000)
9. Guns N Roses (Madrid 2010)
10. Slipknot (Donnington 2005)
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Album you Probably Never Heard of...
Band: Army of Anyone
Album: Army of Anyone
Being a bit of a Wikipedia whore I tend to spend way too much time researching bands and what everyone is up to and am kinda relieved that some random person keeps me up to date with exactly who Im looking for. This one instance a couple of years ago involved me wondering what the guys from Stone Temple Pilots were doing and it turned out the the brothers DeLeo were working on a new project. Being the main songwriters in STP I could only feel intrigued to find out a bit more and check out this new project.
Army for Anyone had a myspace page and I soon found out that Mr Patrick from FILTER was on vocals. Now I was never a huge FILTER fan, but the guy has some pipes so when the song 'Goodbye' begun I was very interested. Needless to say, it is probably the stand out track on the album, especially the drum solo part which has me mesmerised every time I hear it.
Its a shame this isnt a STP album but then again, judging by where Velvet Revolver went with their 2nd album Im happy Scott Weiland wasnt given the opportunity to mess this album up. Army of Anyone lacked the major label backing that VR had but this single album is better written, played and has more depth than both VR albums put together. Its a testament to good songwriting.
Other tracks worth checking out on this album are:
It Doesn't Seem to Matter
Stop, Look and Listen
Album: Army of Anyone
Being a bit of a Wikipedia whore I tend to spend way too much time researching bands and what everyone is up to and am kinda relieved that some random person keeps me up to date with exactly who Im looking for. This one instance a couple of years ago involved me wondering what the guys from Stone Temple Pilots were doing and it turned out the the brothers DeLeo were working on a new project. Being the main songwriters in STP I could only feel intrigued to find out a bit more and check out this new project.
Army for Anyone had a myspace page and I soon found out that Mr Patrick from FILTER was on vocals. Now I was never a huge FILTER fan, but the guy has some pipes so when the song 'Goodbye' begun I was very interested. Needless to say, it is probably the stand out track on the album, especially the drum solo part which has me mesmerised every time I hear it.
Its a shame this isnt a STP album but then again, judging by where Velvet Revolver went with their 2nd album Im happy Scott Weiland wasnt given the opportunity to mess this album up. Army of Anyone lacked the major label backing that VR had but this single album is better written, played and has more depth than both VR albums put together. Its a testament to good songwriting.
Other tracks worth checking out on this album are:
It Doesn't Seem to Matter
Stop, Look and Listen
Could it be 1992 all over again?
We've seen the release of new Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam albums over the past couple of months, and although neither album can compete with earlier efforts it does beckon the question... 'Is Grunge Coming Back?'
Well, last year did see the return of Stone Temple Pilots to the touring circuit and more recently rumours of a Soundgarden reunion have been circulating. The only major absentee from the early 90's Grunge explosion, for obvious reasons, would be Nirvana. So could 2010, the ushering in of a new decade, see the rebirth of a genre that surely faded out too fast?
Well, last year did see the return of Stone Temple Pilots to the touring circuit and more recently rumours of a Soundgarden reunion have been circulating. The only major absentee from the early 90's Grunge explosion, for obvious reasons, would be Nirvana. So could 2010, the ushering in of a new decade, see the rebirth of a genre that surely faded out too fast?
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