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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.
Soundgarden has sold 14 million records in the US, [2] and an estimated 30 million worldwide. [3] Cornell announced Soundgarden's reunion on January 1, 2010, [ 4 ] The band's first studio album in 16 years, King Animal , was released on November 13, 2012. [ 5 ]
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).
Soundgarden's debut full-length album Ultramega OK features cover versions of Howlin' Wolf's "Smokestack Lightning" and John Lennon's "Two Minutes Silence" (under the title "One Minute of Silence"). Soundgarden released a recording of The Beatles song " Come Together ", written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney , as a B-side to " Hands All Over ...
King Animal is the sixth and final studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on November 13, 2012, through Universal Republic and Loma Vista Recordings in North America and Vertigo Records elsewhere. Produced by the band alongside Adam Kasper, it was Soundgarden's first studio album in 16 years, following Down on the Upside (1996).
Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path is a 3-CD compilation album by the American rock band Soundgarden.It was released on November 24, 2014. [2] The album is a collection of rarities, live tracks, and unreleased material spanning the group's history.
Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell had the idea to have the preacher's voice on "Hand of God". The recording was synched with the eight-track machine, copied to an empty track and by coincidence (or because, as Endino says, "God smiled upon us") the tape rolls matched perfectly with the song.
The guitar tuning, as with many Soundgarden songs, is unorthodox: E-E-B-B-B-E. The song has a dissonant atmosphere and is also notable for its changing time signatures. For much of the song, there is a cycle of one measure of 7/4, then two of 4/4. [ 3 ]