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Chris Cornell dead at 52 (1 Viewer)

Holy #### does this ever suck.

I graduated from the University of Washington in '93, on the five (or five and a half) year plan. My roommate and best friend was going to shows all the time from '89 on. He got me more interested by about '91. I think Soundgarden is the big name Seattle band I have seen the most times. I saw them at the original Lollapalooza tour. I got hit in the back of the head by a bottle that was thrown into the mosh pit at a Soundgarden show at the Moore Theater. I served Kim Thayil (Soundgarden guitarist) lunch at the sausage grill counter I worked at just off campus.

These guys were the soundtrack of my college years, and beyond. Alice and Chains was actually my favorite Seattle band of the era, but Soundgarden was #2. As others have said, I wasn't surprised when Layne Staley died. If anything, I was relieved. I knew people who knew him and he and everybody who loved him were suffering horribly due to his addiction and behavior. That isn't the case here.

Oh, here is their orignal album, Louder than Love from '89. It was just fully remastered. It isn't nearly as well known as their later albums, but check out "Hands All Over" at 5:24 and "Loud Love" at 27:28. Plus, you've got to like any album with a song called "Full on Kevin's Mom".

 
Evilgrin 72 said:
 There's no way to really accurately describe to anyone who wasn't there just how insane that was.  I described it as "roughly 136 degrees" and I'm sure people chuckled at the exaggeration, but it probably isn't even that far off.
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I can verify that it was literally close to that (I said 120 degrees plus). It seems difficult to believe, as you imply, but just imagine a 95 degree summer day/night in NYC and then shoving hundreds and hundreds of people into a cramped warehouse type building (that actually was a former military Armory) with no air-conditioning. I saw at least 5-6 girls and a few guys being carried out by security that just collapsed from heat exhaustion. I wouldn't be surprised to learn some one died that night. 

 
RedmondLonghorn said:
Holy #### does this ever suck.

Oh, here is their orignal album, Louder than Love from '89. It was just fully remastered. It isn't nearly as well known as their later albums, but check out "Hands All Over" at 5:24 and "Loud Love" at 27:28. Plus, you've got to like any album with a song called "Full on Kevin's Mom".
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Funny. my sentiments are similar. I remember "Full On..." in high school like it was yesterday. I remember my Louder Than Love T shirt. As the years passed, Mudhoney would easily become my favorite band out of the scene, by far, but Soundgarden was the first from Seattle to at least reach a national audience. 

Sad for his family and loved ones. RIP again.  

 
Dan Lambskin said:
My favorite shtick when leaving a bar was to always load up the juke box with the worst songs they had
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My buddy's older brother (the guy who gave my friend the Rotato for Christmas every year) was a huge fan of this.  In my are, the most common late-late night hangout spot after all the bars were closed and parties had been broken up was the Manalapan Diner.  2:30-3:00 AM on weekends, the place was always chock full of drunks grabbing a bacon cheeseburger deluxe or a large breakfast before heading home.  They had (have?) those little jukeboxes at each table, he would come in with about 50 quarters that he kept rolled up in his car just for this purpose and put "Planet Claire" from the B-52s on 40 times in a row.  People would be pulling their f###ing hair out by about the 3rd or 4th play.

 
Dr. Octopus said:
I can verify that it was literally close to that (I said 120 degrees plus). It seems difficult to believe, as you imply, but just imagine a 95 degree summer day/night in NYC and then shoving hundreds and hundreds of people into a cramped warehouse type building (that actually was a former military Armory) with no air-conditioning. I saw at least 5-6 girls and a few guys being carried out by security that just collapsed from heat exhaustion. I wouldn't be surprised to learn some one died that night. 
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I wouldn't be either.  That felt dangerous to me, and this is a 22-year old EG who didn't even consider such things.  Give me a case of beer and a heavy band playing live and I'd have showed up on the surface of the sun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbacnnznTtg

Youtube of "Fresh Tendrils" from that show (audio only) - they only played that song live about 20 times ever.  GD, they were in peak form that night/tour.

 
Dan Lambskin said:
My favorite shtick when leaving a bar was to always load up the juke box with the worst songs they had
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Evilgrin 72 said:
My buddy's older brother (the guy who gave my friend the Rotato for Christmas every year) was a huge fan of this.  In my are, the most common late-late night hangout spot after all the bars were closed and parties had been broken up was the Manalapan Diner.  2:30-3:00 AM on weekends, the place was always chock full of drunks grabbing a bacon cheeseburger deluxe or a large breakfast before heading home.  They had (have?) those little jukeboxes at each table, he would come in with about 50 quarters that he kept rolled up in his car just for this purpose and put "Planet Claire" from the B-52s on 40 times in a row.  People would be pulling their f###ing hair out by about the 3rd or 4th play.
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I live in an area where there's a bar on just about every corner, so these new 'play the jukebox from your phone' aps are fantastic for filling the next bar down the road with terrible, terrible music,

 
Thanks to EG and you other guys for some truly great Chris Cornell stories.  I am no expert on grunge and still this news (especially the suicide aspect :( ) made me very sad.  Enjoying some of these great stories helps. 

 
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Driving into work in Seattle crap traffic. Pretty much every local station is paying tribute. Soundgarden, CC, Temple of the Dog, etc. Even the local sports putz who loves Barry Manilow and Frank Sinatra.

Our best station, KEXP, is playing all kinds of obscure stuff all morning. 

 
Evilgrin 72 said:
My buddy's older brother (the guy who gave my friend the Rotato for Christmas every year) was a huge fan of this.  In my are, the most common late-late night hangout spot after all the bars were closed and parties had been broken up was the Manalapan Diner.  2:30-3:00 AM on weekends, the place was always chock full of drunks grabbing a bacon cheeseburger deluxe or a large breakfast before heading home.  They had (have?) those little jukeboxes at each table, he would come in with about 50 quarters that he kept rolled up in his car just for this purpose and put "Planet Claire" from the B-52s on 40 times in a row.  People would be pulling their f###ing hair out by about the 3rd or 4th play.
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I'd be the guy cheering every time it came on.  Singing along as well.

 
On my way into work I was wondering why Le Batard was playing Say Hello To Heaven to open his radio show, now I ####### know.   Man this really sucks.

 
adonis said:
Superunknown was one of the first CD's I ever bought.  Loved almost everything he did.  Sad day.
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Yes, yes it is.  So can you guys stop talking about Superunknown being your first or among your first CD purchases?  I don't need to feel like I'm 100 years old on top of everything else.  :lol:

 
RedmondLonghorn said:
Holy #### does this ever suck.

I graduated from the University of Washington in '93, on the five (or five and a half) year plan. My roommate and best friend was going to shows all the time from '89 on. He got me more interested by about '91. I think Soundgarden is the big name Seattle band I have seen the most times. I saw them at the original Lollapalooza tour. I got hit in the back of the head by a bottle that was thrown into the mosh pit at a Soundgarden show at the Moore Theater. I served Kim Thayil (Soundgarden guitarist) lunch at the sausage grill counter I worked at just off campus.

These guys were the soundtrack of my college years, and beyond. Alice and Chains was actually my favorite Seattle band of the era, but Soundgarden was #2. As others have said, I wasn't surprised when Layne Staley died. If anything, I was relieved. I knew people who knew him and he and everybody who loved him were suffering horribly due to his addiction and behavior. That isn't the case here.

Oh, here is their orignal album, Louder than Love from '89. It was just fully remastered. It isn't nearly as well known as their later albums, but check out "Hands All Over" at 5:24 and "Loud Love" at 27:28. Plus, you've got to like any album with a song called "Full on Kevin's Mom".
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"I Awake" was always a favorite of mine, along with "Beyond the Wheel" off the prior release, Ultramega OK.

 
The General said:
Driving into work in Seattle crap traffic. Pretty much every local station is paying tribute. Soundgarden, CC, Temple of the Dog, etc. Even the local sports putz who loves Barry Manilow and Frank Sinatra.

Our best station, KEXP, is playing all kinds of obscure stuff all morning. 
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KEXP rules. I love their live shows. You're lucky to have them. We were lucky to have Cornell for a brief period of time. 

My favorite: Flower

 
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Evilgrin 72 said:
adonis said:
Superunknown was one of the first CD's I ever bought.  Loved almost everything he did.  Sad day.
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Yes, yes it is.  So can you guys stop talking about Superunknown being your first or among your first CD purchases?  I don't need to feel like I'm 100 years old on top of everything else.  :lol:
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Hah, I had a lot of cassette tapes of other artists before this...was just late to switching to CD's.  Spent plenty of time trying to record my favorite songs when they played on the radio using my cassette recorder.  

 
The General said:
Driving into work in Seattle crap traffic. Pretty much every local station is paying tribute. Soundgarden, CC, Temple of the Dog, etc. Even the local sports putz who loves Barry Manilow and Frank Sinatra.

Our best station, KEXP, is playing all kinds of obscure stuff all morning. 
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May be Captain Obvious here, but you can stream the station at KEXP.org for those in the position to...

 
Evilgrin 72 said:
Yes, yes it is.  So can you guys stop talking about Superunknown being your first or among your first CD purchases?  I don't need to feel like I'm 100 years old on top of everything else.  :lol:
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If it makes you feel better, you mentioned you were 22 at the time of that Armory show. I was 23. :D

 
rockaction said:
KEXP rules. I love their live shows. You're lucky to have them. We were lucky to have Cornell for a brief period of time. 

My favorite: Flower
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Very nice, love that.

I can't post the link but you can listen online I'm sure. They played Audioslave, live versions of early Sound Garden, even some Mother Love Bone in my 30 minute drive in. The DJ in the mornings knows his stuff.

 
Shuffling "Chris Cornell" on Spotify now.  Amazing variety of stuff he did, and his voice is amazing no matter what style.

 
Soundgarden and Chris Cornell were always my favorite band/person that I never got to see live.  So when they announced a tour with NIN in 2014, my wife and I jumped on the opportunity to rectify this situation.  To be honest, I wasn't expecting a great sounding show.  I figured that after 30 years of singing the way that Cornell sings, his voice would be shot.  I couldn't have been more wrong.  It ended up being on of the best shows I'd ever seen.

This sucks.

On the first date with my wife in 2000, we talked about how people always remember where they were during major events.  I told her that I only had two on my list.  The Space Shuttle explosion in 1986, and Soundgarden's breakup in 1997.

 
I'll never figure out why people feel the need to do that.  I guess it's like a little kid in grade school who gets no attention so he takes a dump on the classroom floor just so someone will notice him, even if it's negative attention.

 
Wow. Just saw this thread and my knee jerk reaction was "What kind of stupid shtick is this all about." Sadly not the case.  :(

Wasn't a mammoth fan of Soundgarden but had four of their albums (Badmotorfinger, Superunknown, Down on the Upside and King Animal) and saw them play live twice.

The first time they opened for GnR on the Use Your Illusion tour at the Nutter Center on 1/13/92. Initially the opener was Brian May (Queen) but Gilby Clarke had an accident and they postponed the show. For the new date May wasn't available and Soundgarden opened instead. The night was memorable as the concert didn't end until 3am! Soundgarden promptly took the stage (8pm?) but there was a HUGE gap before GnR took the stage after midnight. People were getting pretty ticked off and restless and it had all the makings of a riot.

The second time I saw them was 21 years later at Rock on the Range in Columbus in 2013. Great show and setlist.

RIP Chris. You left this world too soon.

P.S. As EV also mentioned you young folk are making me feel really old with "Superunknown was my first CD."

 
Limp Ditka said:
I live in an area where there's a bar on just about every corner, so these new 'play the jukebox from your phone' aps are fantastic for filling the next bar down the road with terrible, terrible music,
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My buddy always plays Christmas music.  Last summer and I was having a burger at a place we sometimes hangout at and Frosty the Snowman came on.  Great schtick.

 
Buzzbait said:
Wow. Just saw this thread and my knee jerk reaction was "What kind of stupid shtick is this all about." Sadly not the case.  :(

Wasn't a mammoth fan of Soundgarden but had four of their albums (Badmotorfinger, Superunknown, Down on the Upside and King Animal) and saw them play live twice.

The first time they opened for GnR on the Use Your Illusion tour at the Nutter Center on 1/13/92. Initially the opener was Brian May (Queen) but Gilby Clarke had an accident and they postponed the show. For the new date May wasn't available and Soundgarden opened instead. The night was memorable as the concert didn't end until 3am! Soundgarden promptly took the stage (8pm?) but there was a HUGE gap before GnR took the stage after midnight. People were getting pretty ticked off and restless and it had all the makings of a riot.

The second time I saw them was 21 years later at Rock on the Range in Columbus in 2013. Great show and setlist.

RIP Chris. You left this world too soon.

P.S. As EV also mentioned you young folk are making me feel really old with "Superunknown was my first CD."
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I saw them on that tour too - Madison Square Garden.  Much as you mentioned, they played and then there was about a 4 hour wait until GNR bothered to take the stage.  I had to leave halfway through GNR's set in order to make the last train back to Jersey and not get stranded overnight in NYC.  I was so pissed, I never went to see GNR again, even on this past tour.  I still hold a grudge.  :lol:

 
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