(Vocal/instrumental group, 1984–97, 2010–present) Like Mudhoney, Soundgarden were another early signing to the Seattle-based Sub Pop label. Chris Cornell (vocals, guitar), Kim Thayil (guitar), Hiro Yamamoto (bass) and Matt Cameron (drums) came on like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath chewing metal on early releases like Badmotorfinger (1991) and gained success. When Nirvana broke into the big league ...
Merging dissonant early 1970s heavy metal guitars with the hostile attitude, alienated lyrics and in-your-face music of punk, grunge first rose to prominence thanks to bands such as Soundgarden, Mudhoney and Green River, and then reached its apotheosis with the more melodic approach of Nirvana and Pearl Jam during the first half of the 1990s. Still, ...
(Vocal/instrumental group, 2001–07) Formed from various seminal rock groups of the heaviest ilk, Audioslave – Chris Cornell (vocals), Tom Morello (guitar), Brad Wilk (drums) and Tim Commerford (bass) – make a racket honed through experience gained in the likes of influential acts Rage Against The Machine and Soundgarden. Perhaps too dry to be taken in one sitting, their ...
A leading figure on America’s West Coast music scene, Jerry Garcia was born in San Francisco in 1942. His father was a retired professional musician, his mother a pianist. The musically inclined Jerry began taking piano lessons as a child. The emergence of Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran inspired him to learn guitar at 15, ...
which he would use throughout his career, and formed his first band in high school. While studying philosophy at the University of Washington, he became a member of Soundgarden in 1984. With a sound influenced equally by heavy metal and punk, Soundgarden were crucial to the development of the Seattle movement that was dubbed ‘grunge’. Their first album ...
McCready was working with old friend and rhythm guitarist Stone Gossard when the pair were invited to participate in recording Temple Of The Dog (1991), a one-off project founded by Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell. McCready’s four-minute-plus solo on ‘Reach Down’ remains one of his proudest achievements. Shortly after recording Temple Of The Dog, McCready and Gossard formed Pearl Jam with ...
delivered with ferocity and an understanding of what makes a heavy guitar riff exciting – and radio-friendly. Formed in Cornwall, but building their sound through American influences such as Soundgarden and Nirvana rather than the British ones bands of the time jumped on, Muse were very much outsiders from the start. Albums Showbiz (1999) and Origin Of Symmetry (2001) ...
(2001). Whilst others fell by the wayside Snoop’s invention remains strong, especially on R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004). Styles & Forms | Nineties | Rock Personalities | Soundgarden | Nineties | Rock ...
Driven by a fierce intelligence, a relentless pursuit of social justice and a wide-ranging taste in sounds and songs, Tom Morello (b. 1964) was the driving force behind the bands Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave. Morello has won Grammys and performed around the world inspiring and uniting people with music. Known for innovative guitar solos and varied, ...
Inspired largely by heavy metal founders Black Sabbath, the doom metal bands based their sound on the slower and more ‘sludgy’ elements of Sabbath’s sound, as can be heard on ‘Planet Caravan’ from Paranoid (1970) and ‘Sweet Leaf’ from Master Of Reality (1971), rather than the faster and more brutal elements of their music. As the name suggests, ...
many of the ailments that it had seemed like curing. Seattle Stars Third-rate imitators were soon crawling out of the woodwork, though the credentials of fellow Seattle originals like Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains and Mudhoney were never in doubt. The same couldn’t be said for Stone Temple Pilots, who despite achieving major stardom with their ...
though by 1986 guitarist Greg Ginn had disbanded the group, his SST label introducing the world to the free-thinking idealism of Meat Puppets, Sonic Youth, Hüsker Dü, Soundgarden, Screaming Trees, The Minutemen and Firehose, becoming one of the most important independent imprints of its day. SST also distinguished itself by issuing I Against I, ...
at the 2010 festival on 7 August. They fired on all cylinders although, as always, songs like ‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’ were singalongs. The Strokes, Soundgarden, Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga and The National were also on a diverse stellar bill. September Shoreline Amphitheatre With this venue situated in the outskirts of their native Bay ...
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