Niki N. Phaser » Soundgarden http://www.nikinphaser.com playing russian roulette with madness as a bullet Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:15:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Soundgarden – Head Down : Taken From The Joker’s iPod http://www.nikinphaser.com/2010/01/soundgarden-head-down-taken-from-the-jokers-ipod/ http://www.nikinphaser.com/2010/01/soundgarden-head-down-taken-from-the-jokers-ipod/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:58:25 +0000 Niki N. Phaser http://www.nikinphaser.com/?p=3125                 With a Soundgarden reunion in the works, this is a good time to take a look at one of their non-single masterpieces. It’s no wonder that they agreed on this comeback only if all the original members would be in it, considering that each of them had an essential contribution to what this band is. Head Down, from their breakthrough album, Superunknown, is penned by bass player Ben Sheperd and, though in the neighbourhood of such classics as Black Hole Sun or Spoonman, it stands out as an unique sound and feel. It has the schizo riffs and the chainsaw guitars that defined Soundgarden and helped Soundgarden define grunge, but Chris Cornell’s possessed vocals and the ambiguous lyrics create the feeling of your little devil standing on your shoulder and whispering f#%^ed up shit in your ear: “We see you try, We see you fail, Some things never change”. The constant use of the first person plural enhances the impression that these demons are watching you, ready to settle in your body at any moment. The drumming filled with crashes, the absence of a genuine chorus, they back-up the evil chant quality of this prog-grunge masterwork.

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]]> http://www.nikinphaser.com/2010/01/soundgarden-head-down-taken-from-the-jokers-ipod/feed/ 0 Soundgarden ‘reopens’ http://www.nikinphaser.com/2010/01/soundgarden-reopens/ http://www.nikinphaser.com/2010/01/soundgarden-reopens/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:38:14 +0000 Niki N. Phaser http://www.nikinphaser.com/?p=2769                 chris_cornellChris Cornell certainly entered the new year with joyful news for all. “The 12 year break is over & school is back in session. (…) Knights of the Soundtable ride again!” was his first post of the year on Twitter. You don’t have to be a master of deciphering to know that he is hinting at a Soundgarden reunion. They disbanded in 1997 and apparently, promised themselves that there will be no reunion, unless they all agree, thus avoiding a Guns N’ Roses/Smashing Pumpkins type of situation. Since then, Cornell released several solo records as well as revived old-school hard-rock with Audioslave. Considering that Cornell’s career was going well, there is no reason to believe that there are unhonorable grounds for this reunion. Hopefully, the band will work on new material and not just tour, though that will be welcomed by quite a few (millions of) people. For more info:

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