I wanted to do the same recommendation. "Rusty Cage" and "Jesus Christ Pose" stand out just a little bit among the songs, if I really have to pick just one... I can't even pick just one, it can't be less than two, those two!!
Artis the Spoonman used to be a local street performance artist that Chris Cornell appreciated. The lyrics are about him. Its not about drugs.. just spoons - and the artist who uses them. I've seen him at various public festivals. He's a legend.
Chris Cornell said, "You know, here in Seattle, you can meet people with spoons in a lot of places, you know what I mean, so there may be a deeper, secret meaning to the song, but there's no doubt it's primarily about him, the SPOONMAN"
For me the one that doesn't get enough credit is "Blow Up the Outside World". Superunknown is definitely a better produced album than Down On The Upside, but both Blow Up and Pretty Noose deserve more credit.
Matt Cameron will be drumming and co-wrote a song with Chris Cornell on Soundgardens album coming in August, when I tell you i'm so hype for this album !!!!
This is definitely an ESSENTIAL song from not only Soundgarden, but Grunge and the 90s in general. Definitely a great workout song, or driving song, or getting-stuff-done song and it's definitely in a league of its' own.
@@johnlumb2246 I was sat in my car at traffic lights.. The news came on and said..,"The lead singer of the band Soundgarden"..... I knew the rest because of the tone, and literally screamed Nooooo at the top of my voice.. He had some issues, I just wish he could of sorted them out, but that's selfish of me, just wanting to have Chris about, because he was just brilliant.. Rest in power bro..🤟
I didn't care for it when it first came out, and neither did the guys that rode with me to work, so when it would come on the radio I would crank it up just to be annoying. I guess the joke was on me, because one day the lyrics were so clear, I actually paid attention to them and my opinion of that song changed forever. Now I think that is one of the coolest songs ever written, not because he shot his love and wanted you to lie for him, but at the same time because he shot his love and wanted you to lie for him, a little reminiscent of Hey Joe by the legend himself Jimi Hendrix. Oh, almost forgot, I hope you don't fall for that bullshit in the other reply, way too much shit like that going on in here, but just in case you weren't sure, heads up.
I feel like he & Chester are finally at peace. Smiling down on how their legacies are being honored by the old & new fans. #LoudLoveChris #MakeChesterProud 🕯🕊🤍🕯
@@mashakos5377I Stand Alone by Godsmack because 9/10 GS reactions are to it and every singie other one has a hundred people requesting it. It's the ultimate not really a Godsmack fan fan song.
The whole Superunknown is a great album and worth checking out, has some excellent songs, Black Hole sun, 4th of July, the day I tried to live, fell on black days, like suicide, my wave. Also check out a band called Audioslave, Chris Cornell collaborated with members of Rage against the Machine, Moth being one of my favourite songs.
Thx for the reaction Alex. Soundgarden will always be my favorite grunge band of all time. Chris Cornell is one of the most talented talented vocalists ever. He may be gone but his spirit will live on forever. 🙏❤😪. Blackhole Sun is another classic song from them.
Chris Cornell is the Greatest Vocalist IMO! Anything you hear from him, whether it be Soundgarden, Audioslave or his solo work will blow your mind! I’m not sure how familiar you are with Soundgarden but Beyond the Wheel is so Great & Slaves & Bulldozers from Motorvision is kick ass! I love your reactions! Always very sweet & cool! Thank you 🙏🤘
YES! THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD! SOUNDGARDEN! Next has to be "Slaves & Bulldozers" from Badmotorfinger... or "4th of July" from Superunknown (same album as "Spoonman").
I love, Spoon Man, Out Shined and Live To Rise. I love the fact that Audioslave covered both Spoon Man and Out Shined in their Live In Cuba concert dvd. Great concert too.
I was in my early 20s when grunge hit, and though I haven't heard this song in years, I remember every single word. Absolutely love this song, and I love that you went and found info on it, on it's meaning, what the band said about it! A lot of reviewers will guess at a song's meaning and often miss the mark, so it's so so nice to see someone take the time to do some digging on it!
I was in my teens and I took to it hardcore. Talk about defining music… there are some people who made it through in my age bracket who are like “grunge what?” 😂
Such a great song! Nobody sings like Chris. He was the best. YET, the song that seems to be the Soundgarden fav, of the fans, is "Slaves and Bulldozers" (recorded version). Chris's singing will give you chills.
I remember when i first saw this music video. I was stunned when i withnessed the "Spoon solo",i had never seen or heard anything like it,before or after! And i love how Soundgarden composed the song for him to jam along with them. Thats why this is my favourite Soundgarden song. Just the fact that they embraced the guy and immortialized him! In regards to more Soundgarden? Fell On Black Days is a good suggestion. You get a nice visual of every band member in action,and the song is a groovy one👯♀️🕺💃 Grunge suggestions? Stone Temple Pilots - Plush Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington - Black Heart (Official Lyric Video) Seether - Broken ft. Amy Lee Seether - Remedy Silverchair - Israel's Son Silverchair - Pure Massacre (US Version) Temple Of The Dog - Hunger Strike Temple of the Dog Say Hello 2 Heaven Live at Moore Theater 1990 (A must see if you are unfamiliar with Temple Of The Dog!) Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick [OFFICIAL VIDEO] Mudhoney - Here Comes Sickness [OFFICIAL VIDEO]You can crack a joke like: Sick band this 🫢 Mad Season - River Of Deceit Mad Season - Long Gone Day Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains Garbage - Stupid Girl (HQ) Sonic Youth - Bull In The Heather (Official Music Video) Sonic Youth - Incinerate. Pick your poison *ahem* ... Out of all of theese,who do i recommend the most? Easily Garbage,Seether and Stone Temple Pilots. But Temple Of The Dog and Mad Season will defintly give you a fun reaction going into them blind. (Not literally,but not knowing anything about them up front) Silverchair might also be a future favourite of yours. All of them are good really! And still there are so many i didnt even mention🙃
Chris Cornell was one of the greatest singers of my lifetime (39 years), his voice like that of Freddy Mercury, Billy Holiday, Elvis Presley, Kurt Kobain et al, are timeless. I was lucky enough to see him by accident at a festival around twelve years ago... It was the most perfect day and I'd sat down on the grass on the hill overlooking the stage he was playing. I hadn't even realised he was playing, but then the opening bars of Black Hole Sun kick in... My god that day was just perfect in that single moment.
This is my jam. I was a teen I'm the 90s and yeah, Nirvana was great but....Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger and Super unknown were my obsessions. I literally melted those cassettes from listening to them so much in my car.
I wouldn't say it's my favorite, but just popular. You should definitely check out songs from their album Louder Than Love. This came out before they got huge and the vocals from Chris Cornell are amazing. Gun and I Awake are great. Hands All Over was the main single from this album, but more great songs on this album
Chris Cornell's best vocals are on a Temple of the Dog song called "Say Hello to Heaven" which was dedicated to the late Andrew Wood of the band Mother Love Bone. Mother Love Bone would go on to create Temple of the Dog with Cornell and later replace Andrew Wood's lead vocals with Eddie Vedder to create Pearl Jam. Also interesting is the fact Vedder's first time with his future band mates was on the Temple of the Dog song "Hunger Strike" where he was a guest vocalist. Just some grunge 101... but seriously listen to "Say Hello to Heaven".
It was pretty cool when it came out. I'm still impressed with people who can play them, actually. It's a neat skill. Rusty cage was their next hit if i remember correctly. .
Funny origin for this song is, for the movie "Singles" members of Pearl Jam & Soundgarden had small parts on the movie. Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam wrote down a bunch of fake song names for the fictional band in the movie. Spoonman was one of those songs. Chris saw the list and wrote music to some of the fake songs. And early guitar demo of Spoonman appears in the film during a transition scene.
I’m 55 years old Chris Cornell was one of the best singer songwriters I’ve had the pleasure of listening too. At his last concert in Detroit he did a cover of In my time of dying (Led Zeppelin). It was amazing and he was gone the next morning. 8
Thanks for that, Alex. It's so good to listen to someone understands the thing they listen to. ❤ It will be something completely different than "Spoonman", but check out Sepultura's "Ratamahatta". I think you will like it, music-wise.
I feel like I've heard Spoonman for my entire life, the lyrics are some of my earliest memories. My family doesn't even really like Soundgarden, but it's honestly a bit shocking to see someone react to it for the first time. Either you are a great actor or you were heavily sheltered as a kid, damn. Our local radio station even played it consistently with the 90s at Noon rotation.
You should listen to theyr album "bad motor finger", if you haven't yet, you should do and start with "SLAVES AND BULDOZERS". In this song you hear soundgarden in the essence. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.
More grunge suggestions you say? Look up Screaming Trees (Nearly Lost You, Dollar Bill, Sworn & Broken), Mad Season (River of Deceit, I’m Above), Gruntruck (Crazy Love, Tribe), Sweetwater (Everything Will Be Alright, Superstar), Green Apple Quick Step (Dirty Water Ocean, Dizzy, Los Vargos) Bathtub Gin (Flick of the Hand, if you can find it…) to name just a few.
Ahhhh....if you ask soundgarden fans for their favourite SG song you will get 50 different songs. That is one of the reasons why Soundgarden and Chris Cornell are legends.
Also the spoons are an old folk-instrument that we don’t really hear much about these days. Summer of ‘94 my parents and I were in Ireland. We visited the Cliffs of Moher, and walking from the parking area to the visitor center we passed an old lady busking by a stone wall. She was playing the spoons.
One of my favorite memories from that era is when one of my classmates from high school came back from a family trip to Seattle and, since he wasn't into rock music and he knew next to nothing about those bands, he very excitedly told us he'd run into "the guy from that Nirvana video who plays the forks." My dude knew we'd appreciate the anecdote and tried to share it to the best of his knowledge, and I always thought it was funny that even though he got everything but the city wrong, contextually everybody knew exactly what he meant and nobody gave him any shit for it.
Dude....😮. Man, what would it be like to go back and hear this for the first time again!!❤ I'm so jealous of you😅 great song 🎵 Lastly, since it is coming up on Chris's murderversary I would love to have some memories of him!! you should do a video test to done of his songs! listen to Say Hello to Heaven 🕊
Matt Cameron was not only the drummer for Soundgarden, but he's also been the drummer for Pearl Jam since 1998. He was even in both bands at the same time from 2010 until Chris Cornell's death in 2017.
I still find myself going back to the stuff that made me fall in love with them in the first place. LIttle Joe, Loud Love and Sub Pop Rock City off the compilation of the same name, the samples of Poneman and Pavitt still make me smile 30 years later.
Absolute classic, easily my favourite Soundgarden track. I've been out of the loops for a while so great to see you're still going with this dude. Much love and check out Bad Devil by Devin Townsend for something...err....a little surprising and different ;)
If you stay on your Soundgarden journey, you should check out Loud Love & Jesus Christ Pose. An earlier one & later one respectively. Two of my faves. 😁 and yes, to agree with other RIP Chris, such a massive loss he was. 😢
Excellent commentary on this song. I've tried to convince so many of my more "conventional music" friends of the genius of grunge. You GET it! Thanks for posting this video.
On the Badmotorfinger album, there's so much variety. I love the songs Slaves & Bulldozers, and Searching w/ my Good Eye Closed. On the Superunknown album, check out 4th of July and Like Suicide. And on the Down on the Upside album, Tighter & Tighter is one of my all-time favorites.
🔥😎 Alex - there's always complexity and layers within SG/Chris Cornell tunes. Chk out: *Soundgarden* -Slaves and Bulldozers -Beyond the Wheel -Mailman -Rusty Cage -Burden in My Hand... *Temple of the Dog* -Reach Down -Call Me A Dog *Chris Cornell* -When I'm Down -Billie Jean (cover)
I got into rock early. Three older siblings all into late 60s forward. I was 13 in 1970. Concerts were amazing. I've been to over 50 since 1976. Something about live music, even local bands. I love Chris Cornell's vocals. There isn't an emotion he doesn't hit. One of my favorite songs is "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart". I had it on replay a lot.
Any song by Soundgarden is always an experience, even a song as overplayed as 'Black Hole Sun' still slaps when your in the right mood. I had the chance to see them live in 2016 and they we're incredible. I also highly recommend digging into some Silverchair, a criminally underrated grunge band from Australia. 'Shade' 'Freak' 'Ana's Song' and 'Emotion Sickness' are some of my favorites.
Cornell can sing everything, ballad esque Sunshower and Seasons and then come back with in your face with Rusty Cage or Outshined....my fav is 4th of July
VERY happy that you checked this one out! As a Washington state native that spent a good chunk of time wandering around downtown Seattle as a kid I believe that I can say that I met this Spoonman before. If I did it happened when I was growing up, while I was either on my way to Children's Hospital or returning from Children's Hospital in Seattle. In Seattle there are always a high amount of street performers on the boardwalk. I met plenty of musicians - folks that sang, played a wide variety of instruments and one that I clearly remember was a dude playing some music with spoons. Blew my mind! :) Just wanted to share that story! Hope that everyone's doing well!
3 recommendations for you. Times of Trouble-Temple of the Dog, The Day I tried to Live-Soundgarden and Light My Way-Audioslave. All Chris Cornell great songs.
SuperUnknown is one of the great albums of all time: a true no skip listen from start to end. It's not what you'd call uplifting though lol. There's rather a lot to react to there, but you will thank yourself if you listen to it entirely. I was a teen when this and Down on the Upside came out. At the time, I thought Down... was one for grunge enthusiasts only, personally preferring the heavier tones of Spoonman or Outshined. As an adult I now fully appreciate Down also
Love your view on a guy playing spoons. Growing up in the 80's as a kid we actually did play with spoons as a form of music. A couple of bands you should check out are The Presidents of the United States of America and Beck
Man, I love to see you reacting do Chris's music. I love him and he is by far my favourite musician. Whatching you react to him, talking about his music with such beatifull words, makes me feel that I'm having that feeling that you only got when you ear a song for the first time, it just something you never get again from the same song, and yet your videos make me travel back to that moment. Please, dude, continue to react to his songs, either be Audioslave, Soundgarden, Temple of The Dog or his solo work.
The Day I Tried to Live is Soundgarden’s best song imo. His vocal range in that song is nuts
Let Me Drown is one of my favorites
YES! My favorite Soundgarden song!!
One of the best definitely
Burden in my hand .
Or that Fell on Black Days song
You mentioned Chris Cornell's voice and the drums and bass but don't neglect Kim Thayill one very underrated guitarist.
The entire Badmotorfinger is 100% killer, no filler. The Sabbath vibe is strong with these guys.
Yeah, I used to recommend them back then by saying they sounded kind of like Robert Plant singing over Black Sabbath.
I wanted to do the same recommendation. "Rusty Cage" and "Jesus Christ Pose" stand out just a little bit among the songs, if I really have to pick just one... I can't even pick just one, it can't be less than two, those two!!
Absolutely!!❤❤
Artis the Spoonman used to be a local street performance artist that Chris Cornell appreciated. The lyrics are about him. Its not about drugs.. just spoons - and the artist who uses them. I've seen him at various public festivals. He's a legend.
Chris Cornell said, "You know, here in Seattle, you can meet people with spoons in a lot of places, you know what I mean, so there may be a deeper, secret meaning to the song, but there's no doubt it's primarily about him, the SPOONMAN"
100% agree - I lived in Seattle in the 80s and he was often playing down by the waterfront. He was fantastic in a very quirky way.
No shit? Since that’s what he literally said at the beginning of this exact video I don’t think anyone was wondering.
You have to listen to Slaves & Bulldozer, it's the song that best shows how powerful Chris Cornell's voice is
1 of my favorites too. I also love ‘Limo Wreck’. Chris left us with so many good songs.
The eerie song he did that day before going to heaven. Changed lyrics that day. All stared at each other. Cryptic lyrics
Love it! One of the best albums out there.
“My Wave” is another must-listen from the Superunknown album
Dude, you should do more Soundgarden. There is quite a lot more you can hear. Just saying... Rest In Peace Legend!
for real he has to. So many great songs.
For me the one that doesn't get enough credit is "Blow Up the Outside World". Superunknown is definitely a better produced album than Down On The Upside, but both Blow Up and Pretty Noose deserve more credit.
@@AndyViant Facts. Blow Up The Ouside World is so underrated
Drummer is Matt Cameron, now drumming for Pearl Jam for many years…great tune! My favorite is Blow Up The Outside World..
Blow Up The Outside World is a gd anthem. Absolutely phenomenal!
I screamed "how do you not know Matt Cameron????!!!!"
Matt Cameron will be drumming and co-wrote a song with Chris Cornell on Soundgardens album coming in August, when I tell you i'm so hype for this album !!!!
Absolutely my favorite. I have a small clip of them performing it live a week before CC’s death. So glad I captured it. ❤️
Matt saved Pearl Jam
Chris Cornell is an absolute legend. His voice is so unique and powerful.
It still breaks my heart thinking about Chris Cornell. Such an incredible musician and lyricist, gone way too young.
This is definitely an ESSENTIAL song from not only Soundgarden, but Grunge and the 90s in general. Definitely a great workout song, or driving song, or getting-stuff-done song and it's definitely in a league of its' own.
My favourite singer ever
My favourite band ever
Miss you brother...
Rest in peace Chris....🙏🤟
❤
His life shouldnt have ended in that sad way. But since when has life been fair? RIP Chris
@@johnlumb2246 I was sat in my car at traffic lights..
The news came on and said..,"The lead singer of the band Soundgarden".....
I knew the rest because of the tone, and literally screamed Nooooo at the top of my voice..
He had some issues, I just wish he could of sorted them out, but that's selfish of me, just wanting to have Chris about, because he was just brilliant..
Rest in power bro..🤟
There are so many great songs from Soundgarden… my absolute favorite is “Burden in my hand”. Everything about that track is amazing.
I didn't care for it when it first came out, and neither did the guys that rode with me to work, so when it would come on the radio I would crank it up just to be annoying. I guess the joke was on me, because one day the lyrics were so clear, I actually paid attention to them and my opinion of that song changed forever. Now I think that is one of the coolest songs ever written, not because he shot his love and wanted you to lie for him, but at the same time because he shot his love and wanted you to lie for him, a little reminiscent of Hey Joe by the legend himself Jimi Hendrix. Oh, almost forgot, I hope you don't fall for that bullshit in the other reply, way too much shit like that going on in here, but just in case you weren't sure, heads up.
I LOVE it! It's a lay back and close your eyes song.
The spoon man was really amazing, saw him many times is Seattle.
I still love this song to this day. R.I.P. Chris Cornell. I really hope he’s found some sense of peace.
Do you have songs that you used to love and now you hate?
I feel like he & Chester are finally at peace. Smiling down on how their legacies are being honored by the old & new fans. #LoudLoveChris #MakeChesterProud 🕯🕊🤍🕯
Well... not existing anymore should be quite peaceful...
Drummer Matt Cameron he is the drummer for Pearl Jam now
@@mashakos5377I Stand Alone by Godsmack because 9/10 GS reactions are to it and every singie other one has a hundred people requesting it. It's the ultimate not really a Godsmack fan fan song.
I can listen to Sound Garden all day long!! Just a fantastic band RIP Chris Cornell..
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Spoonman is my favorite Soundgarden song ! I was lucky enough to see them in concert twice. RIP Chris!!!
Maybe ,,Black hole sun” next?
The whole Superunknown is a great album and worth checking out, has some excellent songs, Black Hole sun, 4th of July, the day I tried to live, fell on black days, like suicide, my wave. Also check out a band called Audioslave, Chris Cornell collaborated with members of Rage against the Machine, Moth being one of my favourite songs.
Thx for the reaction Alex. Soundgarden will always be my favorite grunge band of all time. Chris Cornell is one of the most talented talented vocalists ever. He may be gone but his spirit will live on forever. 🙏❤😪. Blackhole Sun is another classic song from them.
For me "rusty cage" has always been my favorite soundgarden song. Although there are definitely many greats off of this album as well.
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Matty Cameron on drums is as solid as they come. Can play anything VERY well.
Burden in My Hand is my favorite Soundgarden song
Same here
Great song, SLAVES AND BULLDOZERS is my favorite song that song is hard and Chris's range is on full display
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Chris Cornell is the Greatest Vocalist IMO! Anything you hear from him, whether it be Soundgarden, Audioslave or his solo work will blow your mind!
I’m not sure how familiar you are with Soundgarden but Beyond the Wheel is so Great & Slaves & Bulldozers from Motorvision is kick ass!
I love your reactions! Always very sweet & cool! Thank you 🙏🤘
YES! THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD! SOUNDGARDEN! Next has to be "Slaves & Bulldozers" from Badmotorfinger... or "4th of July" from Superunknown (same album as "Spoonman").
Slaves and Bulldozers is Nasty
I look around at what is happening in the world today and "4th of July" plays in my head.
You should check out Seasons by Chris Cornell. It was one of his first solo works and it's a great song.
Hell yeah
Soundgarden " black hole sun" also amazing. You gotta hear Black hole sun. The music video is just... 😅
Personally I preferred " Black Hole Sun" despite MTV playing it to death. So sadly missed, rest in peace Chris!! 🙏
I freaking love this song as well as Black Hole Sun.
Yes Black hole sun is amazing. Even the music video is a Masterpiece. When I hear the name soundgarden. Automatically think Black hole sun.
Just worth mentioning, Zero Chance and Dusty are my favorites. On the Down On The Upside album. But I love ALL things Chris Cornell ❤
I love, Spoon Man, Out Shined and Live To Rise. I love the fact that Audioslave covered both Spoon Man and Out Shined in their Live In Cuba concert dvd. Great concert too.
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I was in my early 20s when grunge hit, and though I haven't heard this song in years, I remember every single word. Absolutely love this song, and I love that you went and found info on it, on it's meaning, what the band said about it! A lot of reviewers will guess at a song's meaning and often miss the mark, so it's so so nice to see someone take the time to do some digging on it!
I was in my teens and I took to it hardcore. Talk about defining music… there are some people who made it through in my age bracket who are like “grunge what?” 😂
Such a great song! Nobody sings like Chris. He was the best.
YET, the song that seems to be the Soundgarden fav, of the fans, is "Slaves and Bulldozers" (recorded version). Chris's singing will give you chills.
I remember when i first saw this music video. I was stunned when i withnessed the "Spoon solo",i had never seen or heard anything like it,before or after! And i love how Soundgarden composed the song for him to jam along with them. Thats why this is my favourite Soundgarden song. Just the fact that they embraced the guy and immortialized him! In regards to more Soundgarden? Fell On Black Days is a good suggestion. You get a nice visual of every band member in action,and the song is a groovy one👯♀️🕺💃
Grunge suggestions? Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington - Black Heart (Official Lyric Video)
Seether - Broken ft. Amy Lee
Seether - Remedy
Silverchair - Israel's Son
Silverchair - Pure Massacre (US Version)
Temple Of The Dog - Hunger Strike
Temple of the Dog Say Hello 2 Heaven Live at Moore Theater 1990 (A must see if you are unfamiliar with Temple Of The Dog!)
Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Mudhoney - Here Comes Sickness [OFFICIAL VIDEO]You can crack a joke like: Sick band this 🫢
Mad Season - River Of Deceit
Mad Season - Long Gone Day
Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains
Garbage - Stupid Girl (HQ)
Sonic Youth - Bull In The Heather (Official Music Video)
Sonic Youth - Incinerate.
Pick your poison *ahem* ... Out of all of theese,who do i recommend the most? Easily Garbage,Seether and Stone Temple Pilots. But Temple Of The Dog and Mad Season will defintly give you a fun reaction going into them blind. (Not literally,but not knowing anything about them up front) Silverchair might also be a future favourite of yours. All of them are good really! And still there are so many i didnt even mention🙃
Chris Cornell was one of the greatest singers of my lifetime (39 years), his voice like that of Freddy Mercury, Billy Holiday, Elvis Presley, Kurt Kobain et al, are timeless.
I was lucky enough to see him by accident at a festival around twelve years ago... It was the most perfect day and I'd sat down on the grass on the hill overlooking the stage he was playing. I hadn't even realised he was playing, but then the opening bars of Black Hole Sun kick in... My god that day was just perfect in that single moment.
Robert Plant is another name i think of when talking about Cornell
This is my jam. I was a teen I'm the 90s and yeah, Nirvana was great but....Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger and Super unknown were my obsessions. I literally melted those cassettes from listening to them so much in my car.
Can't wait for the final soundgarden recordings now that the band and Vicky settled on everything to make it happen now.
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Vicky, Courtney Love, take a dive to the deep end and see whats the pattern, damn those greedy women😢
Black Hole Sun is my favourite still.
My favourite song....ever.😎👌🤟
I wouldn't say it's my favorite, but just popular. You should definitely check out songs from their album Louder Than Love. This came out before they got huge and the vocals from Chris Cornell are amazing. Gun and I Awake are great. Hands All Over was the main single from this album, but more great songs on this album
Chris Cornell's best vocals are on a Temple of the Dog song called "Say Hello to Heaven" which was dedicated to the late Andrew Wood of the band Mother Love Bone. Mother Love Bone would go on to create Temple of the Dog with Cornell and later replace Andrew Wood's lead vocals with Eddie Vedder to create Pearl Jam. Also interesting is the fact Vedder's first time with his future band mates was on the Temple of the Dog song "Hunger Strike" where he was a guest vocalist.
Just some grunge 101... but seriously listen to "Say Hello to Heaven".
Back in High School i listened to Superunknown almost daily. This song brings back a lot of memories of those days.
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You listened the best grunge drummers of all time!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoonman#:~:text=The%20name%20was%20inspired%20by,create%20songs%20for%20the%20film.
Jesus Christ Pose is also a mandatory Soundgarden song. 4th of July too. So many good songs.
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It was pretty cool when it came out. I'm still impressed with people who can play them, actually. It's a neat skill.
Rusty cage was their next hit if i remember correctly. .
OMG! RUSTY CAGE! YES YES YES! One of my absolute favorite songs.
Outshined has always been one of my favorite Soundgarden songs
Funny origin for this song is, for the movie "Singles" members of Pearl Jam & Soundgarden had small parts on the movie. Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam wrote down a bunch of fake song names for the fictional band in the movie. Spoonman was one of those songs. Chris saw the list and wrote music to some of the fake songs. And early guitar demo of Spoonman appears in the film during a transition scene.
I’m 55 years old Chris Cornell was one of the best singer songwriters I’ve had the pleasure of listening too. At his last concert in Detroit he did a cover of In my time of dying (Led Zeppelin). It was amazing and he was gone the next morning. 8
Alex: It’s Chris Cornell, right?
Me: *spits out tea, envies him hearing Spoonman for the first time*
Thanks for that, Alex. It's so good to listen to someone understands the thing they listen to. ❤
It will be something completely different than "Spoonman", but check out Sepultura's "Ratamahatta". I think you will like it, music-wise.
I feel like I've heard Spoonman for my entire life, the lyrics are some of my earliest memories. My family doesn't even really like Soundgarden, but it's honestly a bit shocking to see someone react to it for the first time.
Either you are a great actor or you were heavily sheltered as a kid, damn.
Our local radio station even played it consistently with the 90s at Noon rotation.
Tighter and Tighter is my favourite Soundgarden song. Lots of competition though.
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You should listen to theyr album "bad motor finger", if you haven't yet, you should do and start with "SLAVES AND BULDOZERS".
In this song you hear soundgarden in the essence. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.
I've been waiting for this for years! Spoonman is an awesome song and masterfully produced!
Great song, among many great songs. My favourites are probably Outshined and Slaves & Bulldozers
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My favorite is Black Hole Sun.
Same
same
Best song ever....
Just is brothers...🤟😎
And sisters.🙏
This is one of my favorite Soundgarden songs. Sure do miss Chris Cornell
One of my absolute favorites by them. Pure awesome!!!
More grunge suggestions you say? Look up Screaming Trees (Nearly Lost You, Dollar Bill, Sworn & Broken), Mad Season (River of Deceit, I’m Above), Gruntruck (Crazy Love, Tribe), Sweetwater (Everything Will Be Alright, Superstar), Green Apple Quick Step (Dirty Water Ocean, Dizzy, Los Vargos) Bathtub Gin (Flick of the Hand, if you can find it…) to name just a few.
Ahhhh....if you ask soundgarden fans for their favourite SG song you will get 50 different songs. That is one of the reasons why Soundgarden and Chris Cornell are legends.
You must do all the Soundgardens🥴
Also the spoons are an old folk-instrument that we don’t really hear much about these days. Summer of ‘94 my parents and I were in Ireland. We visited the Cliffs of Moher, and walking from the parking area to the visitor center we passed an old lady busking by a stone wall.
She was playing the spoons.
You NEED TO check out this band called MACHINE HEAD, I recommend for your first song to be “Locust” that song got me into the band!
One of my favorite memories from that era is when one of my classmates from high school came back from a family trip to Seattle and, since he wasn't into rock music and he knew next to nothing about those bands, he very excitedly told us he'd run into "the guy from that Nirvana video who plays the forks." My dude knew we'd appreciate the anecdote and tried to share it to the best of his knowledge, and I always thought it was funny that even though he got everything but the city wrong, contextually everybody knew exactly what he meant and nobody gave him any shit for it.
Check out “Ty Cobb” from Soundgarden. Fast paced, energetic, and prominently displays a mandolin played by bassist Ben Shepard.
Dude....😮. Man, what would it be like to go back and hear this for the first time again!!❤
I'm so jealous of you😅 great song 🎵
Lastly, since it is coming up on Chris's murderversary I would love to have some memories of him!! you should do a video test to done of his songs! listen to Say Hello to Heaven 🕊
One of the highlights of my life is shaking Chris Cornell's hand when he held a concert in Iceland, what an absolute LEGEND this man
I saw Artis performing in the street while I was working in Seattle many years ago. I got the feeling there was always a crowd when he’d perform.
Matt Cameron was not only the drummer for Soundgarden, but he's also been the drummer for Pearl Jam since 1998. He was even in both bands at the same time from 2010 until Chris Cornell's death in 2017.
Drummer is Matt Cameron. Who started in 1998 and is now permanently since 2010 with Pearl Jam. Very talented.
Great review homie. Love it.
Shaka.
I still find myself going back to the stuff that made me fall in love with them in the first place. LIttle Joe, Loud Love and Sub Pop Rock City off the compilation of the same name, the samples of Poneman and Pavitt still make me smile 30 years later.
Dude I love your reactions, can not WAIT for you to dive deeper into Soundgarden!
Absolute classic, easily my favourite Soundgarden track.
I've been out of the loops for a while so great to see you're still going with this dude.
Much love and check out Bad Devil by Devin Townsend for something...err....a little surprising and different ;)
I strayed from my roots for a decade or so. I somehow FORGOT about this song. Thank you for reminding me! Love this so so much.
Dude...LOVE watching you experience the "experience"💜
Black Hole Sun is probably my 2nd fave behind Spoonman! Great job on the review and so glad you dig it. :)
God, I feel so old - it's almost 30 years past just like that! Soundgarden was something special!
"Like a Stone" is my favorite!
great song, one of my favorite grunge bands. Black hole sun still my favorite soundgarden song.
Chris had one of the best voices of our generation!
If you stay on your Soundgarden journey, you should check out Loud Love & Jesus Christ Pose. An earlier one & later one respectively. Two of my faves. 😁 and yes, to agree with other RIP Chris, such a massive loss he was. 😢
"My Wave" is my personal favorite.
Excellent commentary on this song. I've tried to convince so many of my more "conventional music" friends of the genius of grunge. You GET it! Thanks for posting this video.
I saw them live in Seattle several years back, and spoonman was there playing his spoons on stage. Was a great concert.
Haven't heard this in a long time! Tnx for putting it back on my radar.
So glad (and pained) I'm able to say I saw Soundgarden in concert before he passed.
😭 What a legend. ❤️
On the Badmotorfinger album, there's so much variety. I love the songs Slaves & Bulldozers, and Searching w/ my Good Eye Closed. On the Superunknown album, check out 4th of July and Like Suicide. And on the Down on the Upside album, Tighter & Tighter is one of my all-time favorites.
Saw them perform this live when the song first came out, arguably one of the best concerts I've been too
🔥😎 Alex - there's always complexity and layers within SG/Chris Cornell tunes. Chk out:
*Soundgarden*
-Slaves and Bulldozers
-Beyond the Wheel
-Mailman
-Rusty Cage
-Burden in My Hand...
*Temple of the Dog*
-Reach Down
-Call Me A Dog
*Chris Cornell*
-When I'm Down
-Billie Jean (cover)
Let Me Drown is one of their most underrated songs
I got into rock early. Three older siblings all into late 60s forward. I was 13 in 1970. Concerts were amazing. I've been to over 50 since 1976. Something about live music, even local bands. I love Chris Cornell's vocals. There isn't an emotion he doesn't hit. One of my favorite songs is "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart". I had it on replay a lot.
Any song by Soundgarden is always an experience, even a song as overplayed as 'Black Hole Sun' still slaps when your in the right mood. I had the chance to see them live in 2016 and they we're incredible. I also highly recommend digging into some Silverchair, a criminally underrated grunge band from Australia. 'Shade' 'Freak' 'Ana's Song' and 'Emotion Sickness' are some of my favorites.
Cornell can sing everything, ballad esque Sunshower and Seasons and then come back with in your face with Rusty Cage or Outshined....my fav is 4th of July
Love your content Alex! Also Spoonman is a banger, 100%
Imminence: Ghost.
Again you won't be disappointed. So much emotion and heaviness
VERY happy that you checked this one out! As a Washington state native that spent a good chunk of time wandering around downtown Seattle as a kid I believe that I can say that I met this Spoonman before. If I did it happened when I was growing up, while I was either on my way to Children's Hospital or returning from Children's Hospital in Seattle. In Seattle there are always a high amount of street performers on the boardwalk. I met plenty of musicians - folks that sang, played a wide variety of instruments and one that I clearly remember was a dude playing some music with spoons. Blew my mind!
:) Just wanted to share that story! Hope that everyone's doing well!
Spoon man. Loved this one forever.....had to put the other airpod in!!!
3 recommendations for you. Times of Trouble-Temple of the Dog, The Day I tried to Live-Soundgarden and Light My Way-Audioslave. All Chris Cornell great songs.
Don't forget Last Remaining Light, Gasoline, and Getaway Car by Audioslave
@@WFly101 Love all of them too.
SuperUnknown is one of the great albums of all time: a true no skip listen from start to end. It's not what you'd call uplifting though lol. There's rather a lot to react to there, but you will thank yourself if you listen to it entirely. I was a teen when this and Down on the Upside came out. At the time, I thought Down... was one for grunge enthusiasts only, personally preferring the heavier tones of Spoonman or Outshined. As an adult I now fully appreciate Down also
Love your view on a guy playing spoons. Growing up in the 80's as a kid we actually did play with spoons as a form of music. A couple of bands you should check out are The Presidents of the United States of America and Beck
Man, I love to see you reacting do Chris's music. I love him and he is by far my favourite musician. Whatching you react to him, talking about his music with such beatifull words, makes me feel that I'm having that feeling that you only got when you ear a song for the first time, it just something you never get again from the same song, and yet your videos make me travel back to that moment. Please, dude, continue to react to his songs, either be Audioslave, Soundgarden, Temple of The Dog or his solo work.
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