cornell + rage = Audioslave
Jun 8, 2003 at 7:07 PM Post #18 of 31
Finally picked this one up. Modern Rock 'n Roll just doesn't get much better than this. I have no idea what people/critics were complaining about who claimed this album was "disappointing". Disappointing my @ss! Too bad they made me wait so long to get it (found it cheap used), I could have been enjoying this sooner. Sound quality is also excellent, Morello's guitar work just sears your ears, and the bottom end is big and meaty. Big thumbs up from me FWIW.
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Mark
 
Jun 8, 2003 at 7:27 PM Post #19 of 31
lol, same here man... when I heard Like A Stone on tv last week(very underwhelmed by Cochise initially) I just had to get it! that solo man
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needless to say...this stuff rocks my boat man :p
 
Jun 8, 2003 at 9:04 PM Post #22 of 31
still has more solos than any other album that has singles playing on MTV sine like, Metallica the Black album. but I do agree
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he can straight out noodle, but I definately love his more melodic solos (Getaway Car!) just as much. soo very unfashionable nowadays, kick-ass!
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Jun 8, 2003 at 9:24 PM Post #23 of 31
Absolute stand-out track for me is "Show Me How to Live". I had to listen to it 3 times straight because I just couldn't believe what I'd heard. Un-fricken-believable!
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Jun 8, 2003 at 10:18 PM Post #24 of 31
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Originally posted by markl
Absolute stand-out track for me is "Show Me How to Live". I had to listen to it 3 times straight because I just couldn't believe what I'd heard. Un-fricken-believable!
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Harkening back to the not-so-distant days of the Seattle music boom, my brain somehow wanted to compare the lyrics of the Audioslave album (specifically, "Show me How to Live") with the latest Pearl Jam albim (specifically, "I am mine"). The lyrics represent the spectrum of divergent views in this post-grunge world -- or at least I like to think so.
 
Jun 10, 2003 at 3:20 AM Post #26 of 31
Cornell = soundgarden

And i still hate this album with a passion. It's so utterly... generic
 
Jun 10, 2003 at 5:14 AM Post #27 of 31
Strange this should come up. I've just started to listen to this album again, for the first time since I got a decent headphone system. I like it. It's definitely more laid-back than either Rage Against the Machine or Soundgarden (or at least the Soundgarden I've heard). A lot of slow songs. A lot of "alone" songs. The songwriting isn't exceptional...a lot of the slow tracks leave me feeling nothing. Almost like Soul Asylum, but not as bad.

The Like A Stone video absolutely captures this band. Not the best video I've ever seen, but it's how I picture the band, moreso than the Cochise video.

A good part of RATM songs was wondering, "How the hell did he do that on a guitar?" Same here...the intro to I Am The Highway in particular.

Generic? Perhaps. But well-done.
 
Jun 11, 2003 at 5:59 PM Post #29 of 31
I wonder if this isn't really just a case of these guys not being teen-agers anymore (I believe Cornell and Morello are pushing 40). I think they've reached that place where a band really masters its sound, masters its instruments and masters playing together. Sometimes that can sound more bland when stacked up against older material, but sometimes they also demand to be appreciated for what they *are* instead of what they *are not*. I know bands where I agree that happens, some bands just stop being interesting but to me this is one heavy heavy rock 'n roll record, a real strong start at phase 2 of their careers. Just my .02.

Mark
 
Jul 4, 2003 at 6:50 PM Post #30 of 31
Sorry to drag an old thread out, but just wanted to say that I took a listen with my newly acquired SR125, and I gotta say the experience is much different than when listening with my D66 Eggo or Sennheiser PX100 or when I used my PortaPro. Actually it'll get more listening time now. Maybe it's just the headphones sometimes?
 
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