On May 17, 2017, Christopher John Boyle aka Chris Cornell died aged 52. He was musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter and rhythm guitarist of Soundgarden, lead vocalist and songwriter of Audioslave, and as founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog. Cornell is widely regarded as one of the crucial artists of the grunge movement. Readers of the “Guitar World” magazine voted him “Rock’s Greatest Singer”; “Hit Parader” ranked him at number 4 in the list of “Heavy Metal’s All-Time Top 100 Vocalists”; “MTV” ranked Cornell at number 12 in the choice of the “22 Greatest Voices in Music”; magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked him at number 9 in the list of the “Best Lead Singers of All Time”. Cornell released fie solo albums.
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Soundgarden: Ultramega OK
On October 31, 1988, “SST” label released “Ultramega OK”, the debut Soundgarden album. It was recorded in 1988, in Seattle, Washington and Newberg, Oregon, and was produced by Drew Canulette , Chris Cornell, Kim Rhayil, Hiro Yamamoto and Matt Cameron.
Personnel:
- Chris Cornell– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, art direction, design
- Kim Thayil– lead guitar, art direction, design
- Hiro Yamamoto– lead vocals, bass, art direction, design
- Matt Cameron– drums, art direction, design
- Drew Canulette – engineer
- Lance Limbocker – engineer
- Kathryn Miller – art direction, design
- Lance Mercer – cover photo
- Gardener – back cover photo
- Sydney Taylor – insert photo
Track listing:
All lyrics by Chris Cornell, except where noted.
- Flower – Kim Thayil
- All Your Lies – Kim Thayil, Hiro Yamamoto
- 665 – Hiro Yamamoto
- Beyond the Wheel – Chris Cornell
- 667 – Hiro Yamamoto
- Mood for Trouble – Chris Cornell
- Circle of Power – Hiro Yamamoto, Kim Thayil
- He Didn’t – Matt Cameron
- Smokestack Lightning – Howlin’ Wolf, Howlin’ Wolf
- Nazi Driver – Hiro Yamamoto
- Head Injury – Kim Thayil
- Incessant Mace – Kim Thayil
- One Minute of Silence – John Lennon
Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger
On October 8, 1991, “A&M” label released “Badmotorfinger” the third Soundgarden studio album. It was recorded March – April 1991, at “Studio D” in Sausalito, California; “Bear Creek Studios” in Woodinville, Washington; “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Terry Date, Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron. The album has been certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Chris Cornell– vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kim Thayil– lead guitar
- Ben Shepherd– bass guitar
- Matt Cameron– drums
- Scott Granlund – saxophone
- Ernst Long – trumpet
- Damon Stewart – narration
- Terry Date– engineer
- Efren Herrera, John Jackson – assistance
- Ron St. Germain– mixing
- Howie Weinberg– mastering
- Len Peltier – art direction
- Mark Dancey – front cover illustration
- Walberg Design – design
- Michael Lavine– photography
- Larry Brewer – production assistance
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Cornell except where noted.
- Rusty Cage
- Outshined
- Slaves & Bulldozers – Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd
- Jesus Christ Pose – Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd, Kim Thayil
- Face Pollution – Ben Shepherd
- Somewhere – Ben Shepherd
- Searching with My Good Eye Closed
- Room a Thousand Years Wide – Matt Cameron
- Mind Riot
- Drawing Filed – Matt Cameron
- Holy Water
- New Damage – Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron
Soundgarden: Louder Than Love
On September 5, 1989, “A&M” label released “Louder Than Love”, the second Soundgarden studio album. It was recorded December 1988 – January 1989, at “London Bridge Studios” in Seattle,Washington, and was produced by Terry Date and Soundgarden.
Personnel:
- Chris Cornell– vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kim Thayil– lead guitar
- Hiro Yamamoto– bass guitar
- Matt Cameron– drums
- Terry Date– engineer
- Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson– mixing
- Howie Weinberg– mastering
- Nelson Ayres, Jack Endino, Stuart Hallerman – studio assistant
- Art Chantry– design, art execution
- Bruce Pavitt– front cover design
- Michael Lavine, Charles Peterson– photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Chris Cornell, except where noted.
- Ugly Truth – music by Chris Cornell
- Hands All Over – music by Kim Thayll
- Gun – music by Chris Cornell
- Power Trip – music by Hiro Yamamoto
- Get on the Snake – music by Kim Thayll
- Full on Kevin’s Mom – music by Chris Cornell
- Loud Love – Chris Cornell
- I Awake – lyrics by Kate McDonald, music by Hiro Yamamoto
- No Wrong No Right – music by Hiro Yamamoto
- Uncovered – music by Chris Cornell
- Big Dumb Sex – Chris Cornell
- Full On (Reprise) – music by Chris Cornell
Soundgarden: Down on the Upside
On May 21, 1996, “A&M” label released “Down on the Upside”, the fifth Soundgarden studio album. It was recorded November 1995 – February 1996 at “Studio Litho” and “Bad Animals Studio” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Adam Kasper, Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell, Ben Shepard and Kim Thayil.
Personnel:
- Chris Cornell– vocals, rhythm guitar, mandolin, mandola, electric piano, mixing
- Kim Thayil– lead guitar, mixing
- Adam Kasper– piano
- Ben Shepherd– bass guitar, mandolin, mandola, mixing, photography
- Matt Cameron – drums, percussion, Moog synthesizer, mixing
- Adam Kasper– engineer, mixing
- Matt Bayles, Sam Hofstedt – engineer assistant
- John Burton, Tom Smurdon – additional tracking assistant
- David Collins –mastering
- Gregg Keplinger– drum technician
- Darrell Peters –guitar technician
- Ben Marra Studios – “cinema” photography
- Helix creative inc, Seattle – art direction, design
- Kevin Westenberg – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Cornell, except where noted.
- Pretty Noose
- Rhinosaur – Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron
- Zero Chance – Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd
- Dusty – Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd
- Ty Cobb – Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd
- Blow Up the Outside World
- Burden in My Hand
- Never Named – Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd
- Applebite – Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron
- Never the Machine Forever – Kim Thayil
- Tighter & Tighter
- No Attention
- Switch Opens – Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd
- Overfloater
- An Unkind – Ben Shepherd
- Boot Camp
Soundgarden: Superunknown
On March 8, 1994, “A&M” label released “Superunknown”, the fourth Soundgarden album. It was recorded July – September 1993, at “Bad Animals Studio” in Seattle, and was produced by Michael Beinhorn, Chris Cornell, Kim Thayll, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron. “Superunknown” was certified 5 x Platinum in US by the “RIAA”. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number 336 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time” and at number 38 on magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Albums of the Nineties”. “Kerrang” magazine listed “Superunknown” in its list of “100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die”.
Personnel:
- Chris Cornell– vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kim Thayil– lead guitar
- Ben Shepherd– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, guitar, drums, percussion
- Matt Cameron– drums, percussion, mellotron, pots, pans
- Michael Beinhorn– piano
- April Acevez –viola
- Artis the Spoonman – spoons
- Fred Chalenor– harmonic guidance
- Justine Foy –cello
- Natasha Shneider– clavinet
- Gregg Keplinger– drums, percussion
- Kelk – front cover design
- Reyzart –layout
- Kevin Westenberg –band photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Cornell, except where noted.
- Let Me Drown
- My Wave
- Fell on Black Days
- Mailman
- Superunknown
- Head Down
- Black Hole Sun
- Spoonman
- Limo Wreck
- The Day I Tried To Live
- Kickstand
- Fresh Tendrils
- 4th of July
- Half
- Like Suicide
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