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. It was released on November 17, 1992.

Overview

It features eight songs performed live at the Paramount Theatre in

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, Washington on March 5 and 6, 1992, during the ''

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'' tour.

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gave it three out of a possible five stars. AllMusic staff writer Greg Prato said, "''Motorvision'' is an excellent sample of Soundgarden in concert." ''Motorvision'' was originally released on VHS only. An official

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version was finally made available, with various live videos added as extras, in November 2016 as part of the ''

'' 25th anniversary Super Deluxe edition box set. The video features candid footage of the band and people associated with it, including Sub Pop co-founders

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and

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. Before the first song begins, the band is introduced on stage by a clown, J. P. Patches. The performance of "Slaves & Bulldozers" includes lyrics from Pearl Jam's "

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' " Jesus Is Just Alright".

Track listing

# "Searching with My Good Eye Closed" # "

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" # "Outshined" # "Little Joe" # "Mind Riot" # "

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" # " Jesus Christ Pose" # "Slaves & Bulldozers"

Personnel

;Soundgarden *

Matt Cameron Matthew David Cameron (born November 28, 1962) is an American musician who is the drummer for the rock band Pearl Jam. He first gained fame as the drummer for Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden, which he joined in 1986. He appeared on each of ...

– drums *

Chris Cornell Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist and songwriter for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave ...

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2, 4, 5, 7 & 8) *

Ben Shepherd Hunter Benedict Shepherd (born September 20, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the bassist of the rock band Soundgarden from 1990 to 2019. Shepherd has won two Grammy Awards as a member of Soundgarden. Early life Shepherd was bo ...

– bass *

Kim Thayil Kim Anand Thayil (born September 4, 1960) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden, which he co-founded with singer Chris Cornell and bassist Hiro Yamamoto in 1984. Cornell and Thayil ...

– lead guitar * Scott Granlund – tenor saxophone * Denney Goodhew – baritone saxophone ;Production *

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– film director

Chart positions

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Soundgarden video albums 1992 live albums 1992 video albums Live video albums Soundgarden live albums A&M Records live albums A&M Records video albums