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Superunknown
''Superunknown'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on March 8, 1994, through A&M Records. Produced by Michael Beinhorn and the band themselves, Soundgarden began work on the album after touring in support of their previous album, ''Badmotorfinger'' (1991). ''Superunknown'' retained the heaviness of the band's earlier releases while displaying a more diverse range of influences. ''Superunknown'' was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 310,000 copies in its opening week. The album also topped the Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand charts. Five singles were released from the album: " The Day I Tried to Live", " My Wave", " Fell on Black Days", "Spoonman", and "Black Hole Sun", the latter two of which won Grammy Awards and helped Soundgarden reach mainstream popularity. At the 37th Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for the Grammy Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soundgarden
Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Cornell switched to rhythm guitar in 1985, replaced on drums initially by Scott Sundquist, and later by Matt Cameron in 1986. Yamamoto left in 1989 and was replaced initially by Jason Everman and shortly thereafter by Ben Shepherd. Soundgarden disbanded in 1997 and reformed in 2010. Following Cornell's death in 2017, Thayil declared in October 2018 that Soundgarden had disbanded a second time. The surviving members of the band have continued to occasionally work together since then, including reuniting for a one-off concert in tribute to Cornell in January 2019, and again in December 2024 for a benefit concert in Seattle with Shaina Shepherd on vocals under the anagram Nudedragons. Soundgarden was one of the pioneers of grunge music, a style of alternative rock that developed in the American Pacific North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cornell
Christopher John Cornell ( Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the primary lyricist for the rock music, rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a solo career and contributed to numerous movie soundtracks. Cornell was the founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog, a one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend, musician Andrew Wood (singer), Andrew Wood. Several music journalists, fan polls and fellow musicians have regarded Cornell as one of the greatest rock singers of all time. Cornell is considered a key figure of the 1990s grunge movement with an extensive songwriting history, a nearly four-octave vocal range and a powerful Belting (music), vocal belting technique. Cornell released four solo studio albums, ''Euphoria Morning'' (1999), ''Carry On (Chris Cornell album), Carry On'' (2007), ''Scream (Chris Cornell album), Scream'' (2009), and ''Higher Truth'' (2015); the live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Hole Sun
"Black Hole Sun" is a song by American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, the song was released in May 1994 by A&M Records as the third single from the band's fourth studio album, '' Superunknown'' (1994). Considered to be the band's signature song, it topped the US ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart, where it spent a total of seven weeks at number one. Despite peaking at number two on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart, "Black Hole Sun" finished as the number-one track of 1994 for that listing. Worldwide, the single reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, France, and Ireland, while in Iceland, it reached number one. The accompanying music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh and received the award for Best Metal/Hard Rock Video at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards. "Black Hole Sun" was included on Soundgarden's 1997 greatest hits album '' A-Sides''; it also appeared on the 2010 compilation album ''Telephantasm''. In 2021, Rolling Stone magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down On The Upside
''Down on the Upside'' is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Soundgarden, released on May 21, 1996, through A&M Records. Following a worldwide tour in support of its previous album, '' Superunknown'' (1994), Soundgarden commenced work on a new album. Self-produced by the band, the music on the album was notably less heavy and dark than the group's preceding albums and featured the band experimenting with new sounds. The album topped the New Zealand and Australian charts and debuted at number two on the United States' ''Billboard'' 200, selling 200,000 copies in its opening week and spawning the singles " Pretty Noose", " Burden in My Hand", " Blow Up the Outside World", and "Ty Cobb". The band played the 1996 Lollapalooza tour and, afterward, supported the album with a worldwide tour. ''Down on the Upside'' was Soundgarden's last studio album until 2012's '' King Animal'', as tensions within the band led to its break-up in April 1997. The album has sold 1.6 milli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fell On Black Days (song)
"Fell on Black Days" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden. It was released in 1995 as the final single from the band's fourth studio album, ''Superunknown''. The song peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was included on Soundgarden's 1997 greatest hits album, '' A-Sides'' and the 2010 compilation ''Telephantasm'' as the ''Superunknown'' version on the single disc version and the video version on the Deluxe Edition. Composition "Fell on Black Days" is a grunge and psychedelic rock song with blues influences. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, the time signature of the song is in 6/4.Rotondi, James. "Alone in the Superunknown." ''Guitar Player''. June 1994. Cornell said, "On 'Fell on Black Days'; the drums are totally straight, even though the riff is in six, so it doesn't feel quirky at all." Guitarist Kim Thayil has said that Soundgarden usually did not consider the time signature of a song until after the band had written it, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Wave
"My Wave" is a song by American rock band Soundgarden, notable for an unorthodox tuning of E-E-B-B-B-B, and being predominantly in , an irregular time signature for rock music. Featuring lyrics written by frontman Chris Cornell and music co-written by Cornell and guitarist Kim Thayil, the song was released on October 31, 1994 as the fourth single from the band's fourth studio album, ''Superunknown'' (1994). The single was only released commercially in Australia. A promotional single of "My Wave" was released in North America, peaking at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, No. 18 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 66 on the Canadian Singles Chart. A music video was also released in October 1994, but wasn't put into MTV's rotation Background Frontman Chris Cornell, when interviewed on the ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'' in celebration of ''Superunknown'''s 20th anniversary, stated that "My Wave" came together as a spontaneous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spoonman
"Spoonman" is a song by American rock band Soundgarden, written by frontman, Chris Cornell, and released on February 14, 1994, as the first single from the band's fourth studio album, '' Superunknown'' (1994). Credited as one of the songs that launched Soundgarden's career into the mainstream, the song peaked at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart and number nine on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was included on the greatest hits album '' A-Sides'' and the 2010 compilation album ''Telephantasm'', while remixed version by Steve Fisk appears on the "Black Hole Sun" and " My Wave" singles. Origin and recording "Spoonman" was originally written for the soundtrack to the 1992 film '' Singles''. At that time, Soundgarden, along with Pearl Jam, were working on the soundtrack for the film. Pearl Jam's bass guitarist, Jeff Ament, had been put in charge of creating the name for a fictional band that would appear in the film. Before finally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Beinhorn
Michael James Beinhorn is a North American record producer, composer, author, and musician. He has produced albums for Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, Hole, Korn, Kensington and Marilyn Manson. Career 1977–1983: early years, Material, Herbie Hancock Beinhorn began his career as a Synthesist. His first instrument was a Moog Micromoog, after which he began working with a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, an EMS Synthi AKS, Oberheim OB-Xa and Rhodes Chroma, as well as other instruments such as a Roland TR-808 drum machine, Roland SVC-350 Vocoder, Oberheim DMX drum machine and Oberheim DSX sequencer. Later, he began using such instruments as ARP 2600, as well as Moog modular and Serge Modular systems. He received formal training in synthesizer programming on the Buchla 200 series modular systems at Public Access Synthesizer Studio in New York City. In 1977, Beinhorn met bassist Bill Laswell and together, with his friends Fred Maher and Cliff Cultreri, they formed the Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grunge
Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is an alternative rock Music genre, genre and subculture that emerged during the in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington, particularly in Seattle and Music of Olympia, Washington, Olympia, and other nearby cities. Grunge fuses elements of punk rock and heavy metal music, heavy metal. The genre featured the Distortion (music), distorted electric guitar sound used in both genres, although some bands performed with more emphasis on one or the other. Like these genres, grunge typically uses electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals. Grunge also incorporates influences from indie rock bands such as Sonic Youth. Lyrics are typically angst-filled and introspective, often addressing themes such as social alienation, doubt, self-doubt, abuse, neglect, betrayal, social isolation, social and emotional isolation, emotional isolation, addiction, psychological trauma, and a desire for Liberty, freedom. The early grunge movem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Animals Studio
Studio X (formerly known as Bad Animals Studio and Kaye-Smith Studios.) is a music and media recording studio in Seattle, Washington, United States. Originally part of the Kaye-Smith Enterprises media conglomerate founded by Lester Smith and actor Danny Kaye, the studio was used to record commercials and musical performances. The studio was re-launched as Steve Lawson Productions by Steve and Debbie Lawson in 1979. The sisters Ann Wilson, Ann and Nancy Wilson (rock musician), Nancy Wilson of the band Heart (band), Heart owned the studio from 1991 until 1997, and named it ''Bad Animals'' after their 1987 album Bad Animals, of the same name. Artists such as Heart (band), Heart, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana (band), Nirvana, Queensrÿche, Mad Season (band), Mad Season, Foo Fighters, Audioslave, Aerosmith, The Beach Boys, Jerry Cantrell, Eddie Vedder, Duff McKagan, Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Radiohead, R.E.M., Deftones, Soulfly, Steve Vai, KMFDM, and Neil Young have r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grunge
Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is an alternative rock Music genre, genre and subculture that emerged during the in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington, particularly in Seattle and Music of Olympia, Washington, Olympia, and other nearby cities. Grunge fuses elements of punk rock and heavy metal music, heavy metal. The genre featured the Distortion (music), distorted electric guitar sound used in both genres, although some bands performed with more emphasis on one or the other. Like these genres, grunge typically uses electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals. Grunge also incorporates influences from indie rock bands such as Sonic Youth. Lyrics are typically angst-filled and introspective, often addressing themes such as social alienation, doubt, self-doubt, abuse, neglect, betrayal, social isolation, social and emotional isolation, emotional isolation, addiction, psychological trauma, and a desire for Liberty, freedom. The early grunge movem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
