Superunknown

Great album. Chris Cornell arguably, the best grunge voice.

I like the Black Hole song

Strong 4

On one hand, this is an overstuffed album at 15 tracks in 70 minutes, and could have been perfect with a few songs trimmed off. That said...would I actually want anything gone? With every member of the band taking songwriting credits on at least one track, it's one of those patchwork albums (like the White Album or the recent Physical Graffiti) that needs to be taken as a whole, imperfections and all. The sheer power exhibited here is wild. Between Cornell's voice, Cameron's booming drums, Thayil's snarling guitar and Shepherd's sweet bass holding things down, this is 90's rock at it's peak. The songwriting is also top-notch -- the five singles from this album are perfection. This is definitely Soundgarden's masterpiece, but I think it also stands as a masterpiece of not only its time and place, but of rock history as a whole. Going in, I didn't know if I'd give this 4 or 5 stars. But hey, 4.5 stars rounded up.

After the first song I thought this would be a slog but the album really grew on me as it progressed. The middle bit is really strong with some excellent psychedelic jam out moments and the one two punch of black hole sun and spoon man. None of the other songs really stood out to me but I still enjoyed them. At 70 minutes the album is a bit of a slog. Would have been more enjoyable at 45 minutes. Overall, I liked it better than I was expecting. I probably won't listen to the album again but I'm glad I sat down and gave it a chance.

This album holds up! Every song rocks, and there's a variety in tempos. I must acknowledge how good the entire band sounds, but Chris Cornell is really the star of the record. I particularly like "Fell on Black Days" and of course, "Black Hole Sun".

drags on too long

Nur laut sein reicht nicht! Krach ist keine Musik!

All time album from top to bottom. All time band and lead singer. RIP Chris Cornell.

2.5 don’t really like grunge

Eins mikið og ég fíla Chris Cornell og Audioslave þá hef ég lítið hlustað á Soundgarden nema þá þekktustu lögin sem eru mörg á þessari plötu. Það verður bara að segjast að þetta er bara nokkuð góð plata og gott band en mér finnst þetta samt ekki ná sömu hæðum og seinni tíma verkefni Chris (fyrir minn tónlistarsmekk). Ég mun samt bæta þessari plötu í umferð hjá mér.

Iconic part of music history and the grunge movement for a reason. Not my usual style but a solid album nonetheless.

I bought this when it came out on the recommendation of a friend and I hated it. Pleasantly surprised to find myself enjoying it 30 years later - althoug it did drag on a bit.

I had not heard most of these songs. I liked it even though it is not in my normal genre

This is such a killer record. One of my all time faves. Kim and Chris are both just on another planet on this one. Listening to this today I’m thinking a lot about the interplay between Jimmy Page and Robert Plant vs the Chris/Kim feel…. Obviously Page/Plant is a once-ever kind of pairing but Chris/Kim are giving that vibe here - they are just so on the same level about everything. The rest of the band is amazing also (this is famously a Matt Cameron record, for example). Too bad Kim never really seemed to find his place after Soundgarden eh? I was always surprised Kickstand wasn’t released as a single (AFAIK) - seems like it would have been a radio banger....

Each song is unique and amazing. Definitely the best of the Seattle grunge genre, maybe the best of the 90's.

This is a really fun listen. It's got some real energy to it, and frontman Chris Cornell is a truly impressive singer who shows off his range across the entirety of the album. You get the sonics and topics you'd expect of a 90s grunge album, but there's plenty of diversity within it. I like the first half more than the second, and it runs on the longer side for me, but I'm glad I listened.

ALIVE IN THE SUPERUNKNOWN! WOOOOOOOOO

I was surprised to realize that I only knew Soundgarden from their hits and not from individual albums. This is the first full album I've heard. I enjoyed it and I need to dig further and listen more.

This album rocks my socks

Didn't do much for me but a few tracks i might revisit

Enjoyed this album more than I thought would

Heard this one in the 90’s. Great album and I still feel that this band is fundamentally a metal band with some grunge elements

Pensavo fosse più pesante, non male! tutto derivava da 'Black hole sun' comunque molto bella.

Never gave Soundgarden a big listen before. Pretty impressed. Solid 3.8 stars.

Another great album from my high school days! I haven't listened to Soundgarden in quite some time.

Top Tier start to finish. Fun listening all the way through again. Fell on Black Days, the day I tried to live, and of course black hole sun outstanding. Turn it up to fully feel the heavy guitar and bass with Chris's vocals. In my top 10.

An all timer for me.

Everything sounds the same. Why do people even listen to this?

hot shit!

Alright album, not too bad, I guess you could listen to the sound of Soundgarden in your garden, but if it's too loud, the neighbours might complain... they always do :(

A couple solid tracks and overall I like this group but after a while I'm like "when will it end?"

This is a solid release. The release year really surprises me, it's about 4-6 years earlier than I thought it was. This album continues to disprove the, "Ugg, music in the 90s sucked" argument. That being said, and other than a couple tracks that still get frequent replay on the radio like 'Black Hole Sun' and 'Fell on Black Days,' this album doesn't really entice me to come back to it. It feels very much like a foundation for future music that has since supplanted it—in some cases by the very same artists.

I was only familiar with the singles before listening to this, and I can't say I'm itching to add the whole album to my collection. I probably would have enjoyed it more closer to when it came out, but for some reason I never sought out any Soundgarden beyond what the radio gave me. Anyway, solid stuff here. 3.5.

Just shy of perfect.

A generally well composed album. Enjoyed the variation of all tracks.

I love soundgarden. Know this album well. Looking forward to listening again. Easily the best album this app generated so far. Oddly enough the worst song here was the lead single Spoonman.

The album that first comes to mind when I think of the classic “Grunge” sound. This album of course features the one that everyone knows “Black Hole Sun” but there is so much good content here. Yes, some of the tracks do give off the vibe of sounding similar, so I could see why some may not like this one as much- however, I think this is paced well enough to make up for it.

Millennial rock I just can’t get into it man. Like there are moments Black Hole Rock but again idk it just sounds kinda cringy to me. Grunge is cool and all I’m just idk about it. I know the influence from this record but maybe if I was like really depressed but for now it’s just okay to me

This is a very average album that seems to recycle all sorts of hard rock tropes. It all sounds very derivative. I doubt I will play this again. 3/5

I miss Chris Cornelllllllllllllll

This doesn't seem bad but it's so easy to be background music. No real notes, could be I missed something.

The production feels kind of compressed. The influence of Led Zeppelin is here, which in turn goes back to some delta blues sound. Black Hole Sun stands out from the rest of the songs. The album as a whole feels a bit underwhelming. The potential was there, just needed better producing.

Jesus Christ, it has been a long ass time since I listened to this. Had a friend in college that was in love with Chris Cornell. We sat up all night trying to decipher and transcribe the lyrics from all her favorite songs. Back in ye olden days. I think I like this more now than I did back then. Miss the fuck out of Cornell’s voice. He sounds so great on Fell on Black Days. Forgot how much I loved this song. His voice was always best when he just sang. He could scream with the best, but he sang better than most. Honestly, it was impossible not to jump around to all of my favorites first. You could release this today. It’s still so strong. Black Hole Sun, Spoonman… such classics. And that voice. “No one sings like you anymore.”

Led Zeppelin and Nirvana’s bastard love child? Lotsa bass and drums, less distorto guitar and vocals. Pretty great stuff.

I’ve always loved how Soundgarden is so dark without sounding too depressing (unlike other Seattle projects). Chris Cornell definitely had one of the best rock voices of all time and this one had been on my must-have list for a while. [0150/1001]

Grunge is the way. Chris Cornell's voice was also the way. The important thing is this album keeps the same vibe throughout the whole length, without getting boring. Hard to achieve in my opinion.

Great stuff liked it a lot

Mid

"No one sings like you anymore" : ( I love this album today as much as when it first came out. Chris Cornell's voice (!!), the music, the overall sound. Easily one of the best albums of the 90's. I can't count how many times I've listened to Black Hole Sun and it just doesn't get old for me.

Great album start to finish. Some songs were 5s for me and others were 4. Chris Cornell man. He's just amazing. There is no one else like him, never was. </3

Outstanding! Probably the best grunge album every produced.

Los arreglos son bastantes interesantes, con compases irregulares y riffs de guitarras bastantes característicos. Las guitarras a pesar de ser bastante protagonistas, siempre hay un espacio para la voz líder por los arreglos de los mismos. A pesar de tener sonido grunge, no se caracteriza por tener sonidos tan "sucios" si no mas clean, la bateria y percusiones adicionales le agregan bastante densidad al arreglo

So good. Chris Cornell was amazing.

Liked it

Not my style

One of most comprehensive and darkly beautiful albums of the decade. Truly a masterpiece. The deep cuts are the real joy of this album. Not one bad track

No one sings like you anymore

It's Soundgarden

Indertijd een fantastische plaat. Waar toen veel platen uit dat genre redelijk bagger en noisy geproduceerd werden, staat deze nog steeds overeind

я гуляю по покровской. народу тьма и я решаюсь зайти в первый бар. это рок бар, тут разливают дешевое пиво и танцуют странные танцы. выхожу покурить на улицу, я и какая то пьяная компания, мы смеемся. и мне все еще хорошо.

Super

Good classic hard rock. Brings me back in time

Too heavy on the electric guitar sound for me

4/5. Most of the songs on this album are great and I already had a few downloaded to my playlist before I even listened to the album in its entirety.

Um ótimo álbum, não conhecia ainda.

One of the most legendary and greatest grunge records ever! Album is consistently good and proves why Soundgarden is one of the best grunge bands ever RIP Chris Cornell ❤️🪦

Not one of my 90s bands and this is why I'm not as cool now as I could've been.

Idk wasn't really my vibe but can confirm songs named 4 of july slap

This is an outstanding album from growing up, obviously. But it hit on a day when I really needed it. What a voice. Music is great, but what an absolute voice.

Played through Aux on my Hello Kitty CD Recorder and it slapped. Black Hole Sun is such a fucking Great Song wtf. Overall good its a 3.5/5.0 for me

Having not listened to this album in its entirety since the 90's, I enjoyed it more than I expected. That being said, is it among the 1001 albums one must hear before you die? I think probably not.

It's taken me a while to revisit all this 90's grunge and give it a proper listen, because growing up in the 90's these songs were all over the radio and I was so sick of hearing Soundgarden, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, etc. that I actively avoided them for two decades. I'm glad to finally spend time with this Soundgarden record. I liked a lot about it, from Chris Cornell's vocals to Kim Thayil's guitar work. This album is considered a cornerstone of the grunge movement for obvious reasons. Two main complaints: 1) It's way too long of an album. With so little variety in the tracklist until towards the end, it feels bloated and a few of the songs blend together. There's no reason this thing should be over an hour long. 2) (And this is a deep dark secret I've harbored since I was a kid hearing this band all over the radio in the 90s) "Black Hole Sun" is such a boring ass song. It's tedious, it's repetitive, it's plodding...I think "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" has more lyrics. I hated hearing it on the radio when I was 10 and I hated hearing it as an adult. That being said, good album, worth a listen.

Peak grunge. Lots of keepers on this one! This album shows me that grunge is actually pretty chill and sedated even in its more frenetic and heavy parts.

Well, this is an interesting change in pace. Surprisingly, this is the first grunge album I've gotten for this project! You'd think I would've gotten one in the 100+ albums I've gotten so far given how big grunge was in the 90s, but I guess the list needed more Britpop so I had to wait. Still, it's better late than never, because Superunknown by Soundgarden is amazing. I really like this album. This is my first time ever listening to Soundgarden, and they did not disappoint. I've always heard of this band and its frontman Chris Cornell with people giving nothing but praise, but even I didn't expect to like it this much. The sound is so captivating. As reliable as 4/4 is, it's always cool to switch things up in the time signature department every once in a while. The riffs and solos are quite good. And the singing? Top notch. Chris Cornell truly was an amazing singer. The writing is also solid. There really aren't any bad songs on here. Overall, this is a great album that I am happy to have listened to before I die. 5/5.

Favourite song - Black Hole sun

Released on March 8, 1994, "Superunknown" by Soundgarden stands as a landmark in the history of alternative rock. This album, produced by Michael Beinhorn, showcases the band's versatility, musical prowess, and intricate songwriting. Comprising 15 tracks, the album is a sonic journey that explores a wide range of themes and emotions. Lyrics (Pros): One of the standout aspects of "Superunknown" is Chris Cornell's lyricism. The album's lyrics are poetic and enigmatic, often delving into complex themes. The opening track, "Let Me Drown," sets the tone with vivid imagery, portraying a sense of drowning in the chaos of life. "Black Hole Sun," perhaps the most iconic track, features abstract yet evocative lyrics that explore the disillusionment of the American Dream. Cornell's ability to convey deep emotions through his lyrics is a consistent strength throughout the album. Each track seems to be a lyrical exploration, and the diversity in themes is notable. From introspective reflections in "Fell on Black Days" to the gritty intensity of "Spoonman," the album covers a spectrum of human experiences. Lyrics (Cons): While the abstract nature of the lyrics contributes to the album's depth, it might pose a challenge for some listeners seeking straightforward narratives. The ambiguity in some tracks could potentially alienate those who prefer more direct storytelling. Music (Pros): "Superunknown" is a sonic tapestry that defies easy categorization. Soundgarden seamlessly blends elements of grunge, alternative rock, and metal, creating a sound that is both familiar and innovative. The intricate guitar work of Kim Thayil is a standout, with riffs that range from heavy and crushing ("My Wave") to psychedelic and experimental ("Head Down"). The rhythm section, comprised of bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron, provides a solid foundation that allows for dynamic shifts within each track. Cameron's drumming, in particular, is technically impressive, showcasing a range of styles from the aggressive beats of "Spoonman" to the restrained elegance of "Like Suicide." Music (Cons): While the variety in musical styles contributes to the album's richness, it may be overwhelming for listeners seeking a more cohesive sound. The eclectic nature of the tracks might lead to a disjointed listening experience for those accustomed to more genre-specific albums. Production (Pros): Michael Beinhorn's production on "Superunknown" is notable for its clarity and attention to detail. The album's mix allows each instrument to shine, creating a balanced and immersive listening experience. The production captures the raw energy of Soundgarden's live performances while incorporating studio techniques to enhance the overall sonic quality. The use of unconventional instruments, such as the talk box in "Black Hole Sun" and the djembe in "Half," adds a layer of experimentation that elevates the album's production value. Beinhorn successfully captures the essence of each track, allowing the nuances of the performances to come through. Production (Cons): Some purists might argue that the production, while excellent, could be seen as smoothing out some of the rough edges that characterized Soundgarden's earlier work. The slickness of the production might alienate fans who appreciate a more raw and unpolished sound. Themes: "Superunknown" delves into a myriad of themes, ranging from introspection and disillusionment to social critique. The album captures the zeitgeist of the 1990s, reflecting the uncertainty and angst of the era. Tracks like "Spoonman" explore the impact of commercialization on artistic integrity, while "The Day I Tried to Live" reflects on the struggle to find meaning in a world filled with superficiality. The exploration of darker themes, such as depression and existentialism, gives the album a depth that resonates with a broad audience. The juxtaposition of heavy, aggressive tracks with more melodic and contemplative ones creates a dynamic listening experience that keeps the listener engaged. Influence: "Superunknown" played a pivotal role in shaping the alternative rock landscape of the 1990s. Soundgarden's ability to blend heavy, riff-driven rock with intricate songwriting influenced a generation of musicians. The album's success paved the way for other Seattle-based bands to gain mainstream recognition, contributing to the overall rise of grunge. Moreover, the album's impact transcends its initial release, as it continues to be a source of inspiration for contemporary rock bands. Soundgarden's willingness to experiment with different sounds and themes set a precedent for artists seeking to push the boundaries of the alternative rock genre. Conclusion: "Superunknown" is a masterclass in musical exploration, lyricism, and production. Soundgarden's ability to blend diverse influences while maintaining a cohesive identity is a testament to their artistic vision. The album's lasting influence on the rock genre underscores its significance in the pantheon of 90s alternative rock. While the album may have its detractors who find fault in its eclecticism or polished production, these aspects contribute to the album's enduring appeal. "Superunknown" remains a timeless piece of art that encapsulates the complexity of the human experience and solidifies Soundgarden's place in the annals of rock history.

I thought most of it was alright. About three songs in there dragged my rating down.

Too agressive for me. Not really into grunge.

2,5

Bra skiva men inte riktigt min genre. Väldigt bra gitarriff i vissa låtar men det är definitivt Cornells röst som för mig ger låtarna känsla och för dem framåt. Vissa låtar kommer jag 100% lyssna på igen, andra behöver jag inte höra igen.

My sullen teen years. Excellent album. RIP Chris.

I don't know if it's enough to put me on their discography, but what a great Black Hole Sun...

A bit heavy for my liking. But it'll grow on me, I'm sure.

Don’t love the sound mix, but a solid 90s rock and roll offering

Love rock, but this is not my kind of rock

One of my favourite 90s rock albums

hmmm it's good. i prefer badmotorfinger but like i feel like this would grow on me with time. also i'm surprised i haven't listened to this sooner bc i looooove some of the other "big" grunge bands

There are things I enjoy about this record. But it became a monotonous chore to get through. At 30 minutes, I would probably like it quite a bit more.

It was ok, run of the mill grunge pretty much all sounds the same in the end.

Heavy (for me), but a great sounding power album. A couple of well known songs in the mix as well. High 4

Some good tunes on this album. However, I think a lot of the songs sound the same.

Solid 4 stars

Not a fan

Heard this album so many times, and it never gets old, there are so many great, classic songs. Nothing crazily complicated going on musically, but they are catchy, and Chris Cornell has one of the best rock voices. Forever bummed that I bailed on seeing them on May 5th, 2017.

Spoonman was one of my favorite songs in my youth. So many of these still get (probably way too much) air time on the radio. This album almost sounds generic but it’s just because we’ve heard it so many times.

Black Hole Sun is still one of my favorite songs from this era. This is a classic from the grunge era.

Kind of dig it samo mi se ne sluša sad. 3.5

Some good mid 90s grunge.

Can confirm that it is, in fact, a garden of sound.

A quality album with some absolutely huge riffs and fun time signature changes/general weird rhythmic shit, and Cornell’s masterful vocals. Goes a bit long so it’s not quite as impactful as a more concise Nevermind or Dirt, but otherwise it’s top tier grunge

Good grunge

So good.

Really good. 10/10

Lache hoor. 4/5.

Yup

I grew up with this record as one of the first few I ever loved - but over time I fell out of love with the sound of the early nineties - it felt tired and overdone - because of course there were so many derivatives of it over the years. Even this record at one point sounded tiresome to me at one point - yet now, with a clear mind and enough distance I can recognise the brilliance - the Sabbath-esque grooves and guitars, Chris Cornell’s unique piercing voice and generally the power of this rather long CD era record - it still holds up - and I argue - as a classic.

Fell on Black Days is the perfect January song. Exactly how I feel when the world is gray, the days are short ... and you just want to crawl into bed. And, really, is there a better rock shriek than Chris Cornell's? No. This is Soundgarden's best album.

Thoughts before listening: Awesome album that was one of the first I ever bought with my own money. This is full of iconic 90s alt rock songs, and I'm excited to listen for the first time in a while. Review: So this album is as good as I remember, but for some reason, it hasn't stayed in my rotation like a lot of their contemporaries' albums like Ten, Vs, and Nevermind. In fact even in the Soundgarden discography I typically would say that I much prefer Badmotorfinger, even owning it on vinyl. That being said, this is a great album, and the hits on here are absolutely some of the best from that era. \"Spoonman\", \"Blackhole Sun\", \"Fell On Black Days\", and \"The Day I Tried to Live\" were massively popular at the time and they still stand as great songs today. This album also has some quality deep cuts in \"Superunknown\", \"Limo Wreck\", and \"Kickstand\" that I had nearly forgotten about before my listen today. Now there are definitely some filler type songs on here that drag this out a little longer than it needs to be, and that is probably why it hasn't stuck with me like the other grunge albums. This is a 4-star album.

Lovely stuff. 4.5

It's just totally fine. Nothing remarkable, nothing I'm scratching at my neck to listen to again

I’ve love Black Hole Sun for a while. Still love it (played it again after listening to the full album) but the rest of the album didn’t grab me. I didn’t dislike it but it didn’t wow me.

Hated this from the get-go. Plodding grunge with few melodies, I can see how this might be intriguing live in a big arena, but listening to it was painful. Even “Black Hole Sun” which I always turn up and sing along to when it comes on in the car wasn’t as fun in the context of the whole album. I hate Pearl Jam as well, except for “Jeremy”.

I think a little goes a long way here. Fell on Black Days and Black Hole Sun: perfect songs, perfect encapsulations of the genre. Then, I don’t care, pick 4-5 of the others and make a great EP.

Decent.

Oh hell yeah. I had this CD in 94. Pumped. This album is great. Is this stoner rock??RIP Chris Cornell 😢

#20 all time band in my Last.fm, this is one of my desert island albums. Probably responsible for me wanting to be in a band.

Rating: 9/10 Amazing album. The tone of the guitars was a standout on this album, they sound absolutely fantastic. The riffs and songwriting are very strong on this album throughout, no bad songs on here. Chris Cornell's vocals were fantastic as well, he sang each song with so much emotion and passion. The performances were great from all of the band members, all of the instruments were played with a lot of charisma and the dynamics between all of the instruments was fantastic. The album loses a bit of steam for me after the halfway point but its still an amazing listen throughout, will definitely be coming back to this one frequently. Favorite songs: Let Me Down, My Wave, Fell On Black Days, Mailman, Superunknown, Black Hole Sun, Spoonman, The Day I Tried To Live, Fresh Tendrils, 4th Of July. Least favorite song: Limo Wreck.

Fantastic album. Cornells voice is one of a kind. Some great tracks throughout. A couple filler songs here and here with a track count of 16. Could definitely cut some for a more refined listen.

One of the reasons 94 was one of the best years for music in my lifetime.

About as great as grunge gets. Love Chris Cornell's voice. Black Hole Sun, awesome song.

Second listen. My favorite 2 songs from the album are “Fell on Black Days” and “Black Hole Sun”, and I wish Soundgarden had more songs that sounded like those 2, but I know that’s not their main style. I still really like Soundgarden though, and all of the songs worked for me even though I’m not usually into music that sounds like theirs.

Right, here we go, day 1! Solid start to the journey, avoiding some of the more controversial albums on the list that will go down better once I’m settled into the routine. Having heard a few individual songs from this record before, I was relieved when I saw it as album 1 and dived in with a fair amount of anticipation. And for the most part was not disappointed. The highs here are high, “Black Hole Sun” and “Let Me Drown” being in my top 2. I just feel that it went on a bit too long with a run time of 70 minutes, maybe cutting a few of the tracks would have been beneficial. That being said, I can see why it’s regarded as one of the defining albums of its genre and would be one I’d like to return to in the future. Overall, I’ll go with 3.5, but that might increase over time. Looking forward to what the next 3 and a bit years will bring!

Chris Cornell has an amazing voice, but this really is straight people music

Soundgarden gehört nicht zu meinen Favoriten. Bin dennoch über das Album positiv überrascht.Die Titel "Black Hole sun" und "Spoonman" fallen sehr positiv auf. Das sind herausragende Nummern.Hinzu kommen noch "Like suicide", "The day I tried to live" und "Let me down" , die auch von den Texten sehr auffallen. Wie gesagt, ich stehe nicht so auf Grunge. Hier gingen Soundgarden neue Wege oder verbesserten ihren Musikstil. Top Album

Great band, great lead vocalist. Lots of hits. 4/5

Probably good if you like hard rock, but not my style

Non-singles were even better than I thought they would be. Banger from cover to cover.

No one should be surprised. Excellent album. One of the best. Cornell is a good writer and the meter changes are just great.

Dragged a little in the beginning, but picked up as the album went on. A definite classic, helped define the 90s with their unique sound and Chris’s strong vocals.

I listened to this album when it first dropped. Don't let that mislead you. As a young ten year old girl whose musical tastes were limited to her parents' music and Disney soundtracks, I didn't fully appreciate the beauty of this album until I was a couple years older. Even still, the most impressed songs in my memory, were the ones that had music videos attached to them. Much Music was in it's hayday and hits such as Black Hole Sun and Spoonman were the most played and memorable. This was definitely an album that I categorized as my "brother's music". Being a mere year and a half older than me, his first steps into music were impressionable.

Damn, this is great. Have only heard Black Hole Sun before, and while I like it, it's nothing that had particulary stood out to me among other grungy tracks from around this time. The band has a way heavier sound than I expected, some tracks are practically straight up metal. Black Hole Sun is even better in the context of the album. Looking forward to giving this further listens, it's a bit too much to fully graps in a single day.

As the description said, this brought metal to the alt-rock scene. While metal was already introduced via Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Metallica, etc. this was a new rendition. Chris Cornell is one of the best rock singers ever, and I really enjoy the grinding guitars and rolling drums. 4/5 Favorite Songs: Fell On Black Days, Black Hole Sun, The Day I Tried to Live, Lease Favorites:

I can’t provide an unbiased perspective on this record, so I’m going to reminisce a little. Though I loved Nirvana, it was Soundgarden (and to be fair, Alice in Chains) that initiated my adoration for grunge. I bought this record as a young lass of barely 14, and it couldn’t have come for me at a better time. I needed a soundtrack then, something to bring solace in the isolation that comes with hiding from myself (I was struggling to come to terms with my sexuality), and here comes “Fell on Black Days”. I needed a little boost to blast through my headphones while trying to escape the realities of being a poor kid, living in a trailer park, feeling suffocated by the mouth-breathers around me who were content to rot there, and there was “Mailman”. Something to put on while driving fast with the windows down? - “Superunknown”. Eat the rich? “Black Hole Sun”. Level up my drumming – “Spoonman”. Escape? “The day I tried to live”. This record is an invaluable part of my lifelong soundtrack - it reminds me of where I’ve been, which also serves to remind me of where I am, and for that, I am SO grateful.

Another fourth studio album. Maybe they should break this list down into fourth studio albums and then then other six that aren't. Unlike most of the others, however, this is magnetic, strong, powerful (yes, I know it's a synonym), energetic... and then you get to Black Hole Sun. Well, whoa, Nelly. But otherwise, not too shabby. Probably better that the average three star review that I've given here.

I love Soundgarden. Though this isn't as heavy as Badmotorfinger, it seems to be a bit headier. Has an amazing collection of hits as well as lesser known gems such as Fresh Tendrils and Limo Wreck. Chris Cornell's voice is amazing and though everything is reasonably dark and heavy, the tempo and tone varies quite a bit from Fell on Black Days to Spoonman. Excellent.

I’m not a fan Chris Cornell’s voice so I’ve always had a bit of difficulty in liking Soundgarden but I do appreciate their guitars, especially on the heavier songs. The drummer is also really good, perhaps underrated

This is a good album! They had some nice hits in there.

Black hole sun, let me cum 4 3

Familiar. Not favorite

- For many years, I only knew "Black Hole Sun" from them. And the parody "Asshole Son", of course. I downloaded an MP3 of it with the name of Weird Al on it. False, of course. - Album starts great, but it won't really open up in the first listen. The bass-heavy sound gets a bit too thick as it goes on and on. Could be a bit shorter.

Great heavy psych grunge with insane vocals.

Really solid genre (grunge) album. I prefer more technicality in music which is why I've never been the biggest grunge and punk fan, but I do respect these genres and their intentions related to music format. I found the album to be a bit long, but there is nice variation in song styles. My favorite tracks include: Mailman, Black Hole Sun, Spoonman, and Life Suicide.

Some ok songs but not for me

The only song I have heard on this album is "Black Hole Sun". It could just be the albums I listen to, but it seems like they have gotten shorter and shorter over the years. This album is 70 minutes and has 15 tracks. Zach bryans newest album is 54 minutes and 16 tracks. It could just be a genre thing where rock albums are longer than others? I would be curious to see actual numbers with a larger data set. The first song on this album is a banger. Good energy. I think hard rock albums have a few tracks that tend to be toward the slower side but still make a great addition to the album all together, looking forward to hearing more of this album today.

Solid rock album - lots of heavy-duty riffage to be enjoyed here. Although some tracks are weaker than others ("Mailman" kinds of lumbers along, for example), the bangers ("Fell On Black Days", "Black Hole Sun", etc.) still slap. and Chris Cornell is a force of nature.

Solid.

Its ok. I did not like it in 1994, and I was not swayed.

Uninteressant

First listen: it's good. It's not amazing, and it is definitely not my favorite grunge record, but it's good. "Black Hole Sun" is a killer song. Second listen: same.

This is a present 🎁, love them. This album brings back memories and is a five star to me😀

RIP Chris Cornell. Solid soundgarden sound - heavy but refined, with Chris's iconic vocals. Overall solid 3* for me -- no tracks blow my mind as much as Black Hole Sun. Highlights: Black hole sun, drums in Spoonman

Really enjoyed this! Never really listened to soundgarden before, but dug it

This is a really good album, with a few slow spots. It gets repetitive, with a lot of noise hitting all the time. Not one I'm likely to return to, but enjoyed it.

Decent. I was never a Soundgarden fan back in the day, but I remember liking Spoonman and Black Hole Sun when they were released, and those are both still great songs.

This is actually my first time with this album. I know the hits, this came out when I started really digging into music but I wasn’t interested in Soundgarden. Not surprisingly, it’s pretty good, though I think diluted in the 2020s by all the copycats that have since littered the Hard Rock station.

RIP Chris. When this album came up, I heard the sound of it in my head, and I have to admit that I wasn’t excited. Like Eddie Vedder, Chris Cornell is one of those singers you can imitate by just going “Hrrrraaa” from the back of your throat. Listening to this album, I was spot on with the sound I heard in my head, but I was hoping to like it more than I thought I would. I didn’t. I thought I’d like it a 3, and I liked it a 3. Not bad. The entire band (including Chris) is very talented. It just didn’t hit for me.

Not my jam.

CD

2-3

1/10 Really, really not my kind of thing. Quite samey sounding Best: Black Hole Sun, I guess

The mood I took from it was fierce focus and attention - the music is full of energy and emotion, with vocals that are dynamic and do not become bland. Quite full textured grunge-rock. I recall the name; I don't recall actually listening to it before. I feel I need to re-listen a couple more times and when I do so, I know I will find more depth and interest of the music of that time and that place. So, three stars for potential and first experience.

While this album, in the simplest terms, fucking rocks, I do think a bit more variation could do it some good. A handful of the songs feel a bit too boring and unnecessary, and considering it's 70 minutes long there are definitely some bits that could be trimmed. Fortunately, it still fucking rocks. Favorites are Superunknown, Black Hole Sun, and Like Suicide

Interesting lyrics but not the style of music that interests me

2.5. Probably fine, but not my thing.

Hans jetzt nid so würklich vertüft gloset drum chanis au nid so mega guet bewerte. Het aber nid so schlecht tönt. Viellicht so 3.4/5?

Soundgarden isch halt voll min sound (witzig i know).. ich mag am chris cornell stimm halt mega und fell on black days findi au uh schön. Sehr grunge, sehr schön, sehr stabil.

my wave isch en geile 5/4. ersti paar songs bitz passiv glost aber find s tönt alles wunderbar crunchy und guuuet produziert. chris cornell singt haaammer sie mached vom cover her uf mystisch dunkel, ich find s isch alles sehr led zeppelin updatet uf d 90er title track isch seeehr geil, de break vorem giti solo gfallt mer. s solo isch au geil. plus am schluss hets de hard days night akkord. head down isch no cool aber d hook wird nöd spannender mit de ziit black hole sun kenntmer glaub. d leslie gitarre oder whatever da isch idch geeeil. hook chuntmer bekannt vor. idch de poppigst bis etz oh mein gott albe ide 90er sind fucking lang. bi the day i tried to live BELTET de cornell hert aso ich finds no nice aber aj nöd meh.

aso gester bini gar nöd begeisteret gsi aber ich glaub ich bin eifach nöd ide stimmig gsi hahaha jz gfalltsmer recht, es erinnered mich immer wieder ah anderi bands (saliva zB?), aber ich glaub es isch ener umgekehrt eill das album doch scho im 94i ussecho isch ALIVE IN THE SUPERUNKNOWNNNN head down chli weird aber hans easy gern black hole sun glaub s einzige lied woni vo ihne scho kennt han, find das supisupi es isch zwar chli lang und nöd jedes lied wär minere meinig na nötig gsi aber es sehr solids album findi, es isch catchy, het immer wieder sache wo eim überrasched und isch glaub recht wegwiisend gsi für so akternative rock/metal ah und au en gruess ah wyld impala, hans erst gester gseh sorry😭

Surprisingly interesting album. I like the odd timings! Not really the thing I would listen to every day, but wouldn't mind to listen to this again!

If Zep were a grunge band.

Nice album!

This was on the radio when I was growing up. I loved Black Hole Sun after seeing the video at an impressionable age. I must have been 8 or so given the year. Haven’t listened to them on purpose much since then, save for playing a lot of lonely solo Rock Band in college, and 90s playlists that I am sometimes subjected to. I won’t say I hate or even can’t stand Soundgarden. I even get the appeal of Chris Cornell’s voice! But as I’m listening to this 30 years on… I can’t say that I miss this era of music. Maybe it’s because some bands in the later 90s took this sound and ruined it for me? Godsmack and the like certainly couldn’t have helped. I guess I just like the Portland scene from that era much more than Seattle. Or Duster and other slowcore bands. There was definitely much more interesting stuff going on in 1994 than you’ll hear about from most people. Sorry for the semi-rant. With that out of the way. I don’t hate this. There’s talent here. Like I said, Chris Cornell gets attention for his voice and it’s well deserved. I just don’t think this is the best distillation of what I want to hear in rock music. Personally anyway. It’s reaching for something but not getting there. Maybe trying to sound darker than they could realistically pull off. It’s just not for me, so I give this a 2.5 rounded up to 3. But barely. Usually a 3 is “I like this but I probably won’t listen again” but this one is more of a “not for me but I get why people like it”

The best song on this album is definitely “Black Hole Sun” and they knew it while recording this. 5/10

Loved this album. This is a genre I throughly enjoy. Some songs seemed a little bland and uninteresting. Others were fantastic. Spoon Man! 8/10

RIP Chris Cornell. Soundgarden may be one of the most overlooked bands of all time. Thriving but hidden during the grunge era as Nirvana overshadowed all the bands around them, Soundgarden had a more refined, less raw sound to them. Some great hits on the album with Spoonman, Black Hole Sun, and Fell on Black Days. Consistent sound throughout but there are some more generic tracks that hamper the album a bit. 8/10

Another one of those bands that I know of, have heard one mega hit song and didn’t know what they actually sounded like. I would describe them as Trent Reznor (NIN) and Foo Fighters’ friend who was almost in their respective bands but ended up doing their own thing. Also Soundgarden came way before Foo Fighters so I guess Foo fighters would be like the friend in this situation but Dave Grohl was too busy murdering Kurt Cobain at the time so he probably would’ve been like the friend of a friend in this situation. Black Hole Sun is the best song on this album and not just because of it’s super mega hit status, it’s just a great song composition wise. The only other song that kind of comes close but not really is Spoonman, fuck yeah Spoonman. I enjoy Chris Cornell’s vocals on pretty much every song but the background music is just kind of boring on most tracks. There are some outliers for this but even then I wasn’t blown away or anything. 6/10

Not a revaltory discovery, I don't feel like I've missed out from never listening to it. But I enjoyed spinning it a couple of times. And Black Hole Sun is, obviously, great.

Highlights: My Wave Black Hole Sun Spoonman The Day I Tried To Live Like Suicide Chris Cornell has one of the most unique voices that makes every song he sings his own. This is a really good grunge album that doesn't feel overly repetitive. Black Hole Sun is probably one of the most well known songs from this era of grunge, but until you've heard my guy Dylan perform this song on Rockband, you haven't lived. Some of these songs were already in my rotation and I plan on coming back to this album.

Bit too much

Du tatapoum un peu zzzzz. Passé à côté au moment de la sortie. Trente ans après, cela ne me semble pas bien grave.

3/5

Super album, really stood out at the time and still. No weak songs imho which is quite an effort with so many songs. Of course some songs really stand out, making it a true classic with 5 stars.

A modern rock classic.

Classic grunge album, with Black Hole Sun still one of the best rock songs of all time. It is solid throughout, but many of the songs miss a certain something for me to give this 5 stars.

It took a couple of times listening to re-appreciate this album (at first it was somewhat ponderous). Finally, I can give a solid 4 stars and if cut by 20-30 minutes it might even have received full marks.

Overlong and mediocre. The style wasn’t terrible, but it got repetitive and a little grating. Not something I’d listen to in its entirety again. 2.5 rounded up.

4.5 One of the best male vocalists of all time singing over a sound of an era. Epic album .

Nice one. Some not so great songs, too.

Didn't age well in my opinion.

Real good. Nothing super stands out but its a solid 3-3.5 star album. Reliable. Let Me Drown is quite good and black hole sun is familiar. I do not like mailman but I'd listen to it if it was part of a vinyl.

Just so samey to me and indistinct from other similar bands we've had.

It's a bit blah but I guess it's a fairly unique sound. Would be 2 stars but it gets an extra cause Black Hole Sun is just an absolute banger.

Black hole sun är ju en klassiker men resten är mest bajs.

Edgy emo garbage. Had to turn it off mid way through because it sounds like a rip off wwe game soundtrack. 1/5

+1 for Chris Cornell, other than that its fairly average for its time

Ég nennti þessu ekki á sínum tíma en afstaða mín hefur linast nokkuð. Mun aldrei setja þetta á af fyrra bragði en ég get viðurkennt að þetta er ágætt fyrir það sem það er. Lögin renna ekki saman í eitt, sem er jú einkenni á leiðinlegum plötum, spilamennskan góð og einstaka partar áhugaverðir.

nope

Didn't mind it, but by far didn't love it. Black Hole Sun was my favorite on this album.

Soundgarden. Just incredible. Chris Cornell is legendary and totally commands your attention with his strong vocals. The album is grunge incarnate and is regarded as one of the best in the genre. Songs including “Black Hole Sun” and “Spoonman” are killer and are staples of the genre. Soundgarden absolutely slays and has inspired so many great musicians. RIP Chris Cornell.

Black Hole Sun is good. The rest is reasonable.

Bad, boring, ass

Overwhelmed with work so I won't wrote a long review about Soundgarden's most famous album. They're not my favorite rock band hailing from the Seattle area during the nineties, but this record (along with its pristine-yet-fully dynamic production) more than holds its own, and this decades after its release. To be honest, you can't say the same thing about most Pearl Jam recordings from that period, plagued by useless performative jam shenanigans and dated soundscapes. There's a "jam" aspect to Soundgarden as well, but the heavt riffs, melodic inclinations and skills for memorable vocal lines and impressive vocal performances perfectly complement the muddy, melancholic, dark subtext of those songs. We're leagues away from Nirvana here. Yet Soundgarden still had something very interesting to say about angst--and this in a way that was both catchy and artistically worthwhile. Of course, the twisted, "heavy" ballad "Black Hole Sun* and the hectic "Spoonman" are the more obvious highlights here. But most other cuts are very nice as well (cuts like the title track, "Fell On Black Days" or "Mailman"...). Some songs are just a little too long, and the total runtime is ia bit bloated as a consequence. But it's still a record that's nice to revisit today... So if I had room in my own list, I would be glad to include this LP. The thing is, I will maybe consider there's a whole bunch of other albums that need to go first before I hit my own 1001 mark. Abums with a 4/5 grade or close (translating to a 9/10 grade for general purposes) are usually part of my A-list. But LPs from 1994 might be an exception. There are too many great albums in that year (as in the 1967-1973 period, or from 1977 to 1979). And I can't have forty of them from one year in a list of 1001 essential records, going from 1956 to 2024... Other years need to be fully represented as well. Number of albums left to review: 343 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 298 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 158 (including this one) Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 210

Uh. Not my cup of tea...

Pas trop mon style.

This was enjoyable, and more dynamic than I expected from the singles off this that I already knew well. I'd give it a 3.5 star if I could, but because it overstayed its welcome a bit, I'm dropping it down to a 3 star. Some of the songs are too long, and the album itself doesn't fully justify its 70-minute runtime for me.

Great from start to finish.

Nur 2 Stücke ok (Black hole Sun und noch eins). Rest zu sehr Blechrock, nicht mein Geschmack.

9/10 one of the best Seattle sound bands to come out of that era. Chris Cornell’s voice is one of the best voices in rock. Favourite song: Fell On Black Days

Its a classic grunge album

44/100 Based on this scale: 1 star - 0 to 19 2 stars - 20 to 39 3 stars - 40 to 59 4 stars - 60 to 79 5 stars - 80 to 100 I was 22 years old when this came out. I think that may be why I think grunge is an overrated subgenre of rock. They thought they were reinventing the wheel, but they were just rehashing the same old rock tropes, with dirtier hair and more heroin. It's a tough album to score. Fell on Black Days is good, Black Hole Sun is good and Spoonman is absolutely fantastic. The Day I Tried to Live isn't bad, but is about 4 minutes longer than it needed to be to make its point. The rest of the album is uninspired, generic and an outright chore to try to finish. The guitar parts often feel like they're the end product of a random riff generator. Chris Cornell's voice is often the song's only redeemable quality. So the album's high points save its overall score from falling in the two-star territory, but overall, it's mediocre. This won't go over well with all the 40something year olds who were teens when this came out. People tend to perceive whatever music they liked when they were 16 as the pinnacle of all music. They're usually wrong. I know it's subjective, but still, they're wrong. I appreciate that Soundgarden were bringing a more metallic feel to the punk-influcenced grunge movement, but aside from that, meh. Still, this bears repeating; Spoonman is a fucking banger.

This was ok, I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either. It's definitely gotten a lot of critical acclaim, and is one of the big grunge albums from the time. I didn't think it was nearly as good as "Nevermind" though (although this might be way too high of a bar). The sound is alright, but I was honestly kind of bored a few times. Perfectly good album but in a genre that I don't think has aged particularly well, and has a few slow spots. Favorite song: Black Hole Sun Other: My Wave, Fell On Black Days, Spoonman, The Day I Tried To Live 12/16/23

second half of album hits the right spot, great rock album

1.5/5

3.5

The dictionary definition of 90's rock. 3.5/5

1994, некоторый металл/альтернатива Что-то я тупанул и подумал что black hole sun это трек группы muse. А вот незаслуженно, забрал у soundgarden бангер Прикольный "полупсиходел" вокал, стандартные альтушные темы, качественные жирные запилы на гитаре, Приятно. Четыре, я считаю, если завтра не захочется переслушать. Если захочется то пять, а так уверенная четыре. Супергуд

I went into this thinking I liked Soundgarden more than I actually do. Quite boring to be honest. 3.33 average per track,

Not my usual thing, but better than the average

Fantastic album start to finish. I had never heard this album in full, but there are so many singles from it that I love that the whole thing felt deeply familiar. They walk the line between having a distinctive sound and including a lot of variety within their songs. The album was paced well, nothing felt like an afterthought. Very glad I listened.

This is one of the most precious albums to me of all time. There is so much there beyond the singles. The sludge of 4th of July, the creeping opti-pessimism of The Day I Tried To Live, the groove of Let Me Drown... No skips. All timer. 6 stars.

I liked, but didn't love this. I love a good rock album with fun time signatures in different songs though so this fulfilled that!

enjoyed the front half more than expected but then it outstayed its welcome for me

black hole sun is an alltimer. I hadn't listened to much of the rest, but it was decent! 4 stars for being listenable as something that isn't really my thing

я совершенно не фанат какого то гранжа, хеви-метала, стоунер-рока, но таки послушал самый значимый альбом Саундгарден из уважения к мужикам, да и в целом полезно слушать всякое. мне всегда нравилась фигура Криса Корнелла (земля ему пухом) - такой, романтик-нытик-наркоман. кайфово послушать его охуительные истории из журналов, как например рассказ о том как в его окно влетела малиновка, а потом 7 минут слушать трек точно об этом же. буквально. охуенно же! так что в целом от прослушивания удовольствие какое никакое получил, как минимум было интересно прикоснуться к классике 90х. мои фавориты: Head Down - простой но добротный текст, сочная гитарка и приятный мне вокал, пиздатый хард рок такой, хрон в 6 минут оправдан, Black Hole Sun - ебанутейший вайб у трека, тупо песня под которую рушатся мечты, Half - тупо прикольно звучит, вот эта вот то ли виолончель то ли ещё что то, вот эта хуйня купила меня, мне по кайфу прям. короче чётко оценка - 7/10

Pretty cool

Not exciting, got a whole lotta meat and no sides, some bops some where a drag.

Oh Chris, we hardly knew you. <3

pretty good with some hidden gems

Heavy, loud guitars and Chris Cornell’s A+ rock vocals.

Lots of songs I know on this one. In general I like this.

Liked only black hole sun

Glorified singles band 2

One note got bored really quick. Was never a huge soundgarden fan during the time and re listening to it made me realize I was fine not having it in my grunge library.

Grungy goodness, a little bit long in the tooth but some good tracks still

A real gem from the grunge era that hits you with deep emotion and raw energy.

old Grunge days

I'm a couple of songs in and this is definitely a little too dark for me. I like older Heavy Metal, but this newer stuff doesn't do it for me. My wife ha told me on several occasions that she really liked the lead singer, Chris Cornell (RIP), so I'll listen to the whole album, but it's not my favorite. I guess that's why we are all listening to these albums...to hear "new" music that we wouldn't normally listen to.

Pop metal. Not my jam.

I like it a lot. First time really getting into Soundgarden.

Brought me back. Quality album with some good standouts.

Not for me

I really liked the vibe. Black Hole sun is great to sing along to, singer’s voice has so much depth, it’s dark and grungy and heavy in just the right way. Other favourites were 4th of July and Half.

I've been recommended Soundgarden many times, and they are good, but not my jam. I'm really appreciative of the alternative tunings and timings in most of the songs, and they create a sound that is dense without being too heavy. A lot of these songs (Black Hole Sun, Spoonman) are genuine bangers, but not enough to push this to a 4.

I know so many songs from this album but had never listened to the whole thing all the way through. God, Chris Cornell had a beautiful voice…interesting rhythms (5/4, 7/4 meters in places) virtuoso guitar riffs and killer drums. I was more into Pearl Jam and Nirvana during the grunge years - Soundgarden felt a little too metal for me, in general. At this point, I really appreciate their sound and musical contributions

Finding that I can't really help but listen mostly mindlessly when it's heavy metal. Black Hole Sun stood out because of its familiarity but also its vocal-driven melody that made it more enjoyable according to my preferences. This album helped reinforce just how individualized people's tastes are, because I could listen to this 100 times and still appreciate it a fraction of how much others do on their first go. Yet again, a lot of talent exudes from the performance but I don't value it as much, especially with what it demands from me with its long runtime packed with longish songs. 4.5/10

Already heard this one on this list

Dark, Metallic, cross between Pearl Jam, Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Black Hole Song was the hit single from this album.

I thought this one was gonna be corny and of-its-time, but I'm really digging it. I'm about halfway through and it's a 3 star so far. If there are any more stinkers like Spoonman it may go down to 2. Finished - good stuff! Solid 3.

90s grunge <3

Aesthetically unappealing to me. I don’t love the songwriting. BHS and the day I tried to live are the only tracks that really feel like well thought out songs to me. 2.1

ja geil, iets te lang

I cannot be bothered with grunge or grunge affiliates for the most part, so I didn’t get much out of this. Black Hole Sun is the standout and the rest just sounded like lesser versions of it.

Enjoyed this in the car this morning. Nothing too flashy in the playing bar some guitar moments here and there but there's a great groove all the way through. Chris Cornell's vocals are that cut above a lot of sub Eddie Vedder grunge singers. The run in the middle starting with Black Hole Sun is the high point but I thought this was consistently high standard throughout

Bit of a slog to get through. Few good tracks on there but most drag on. Album definitely could have been about 5 songs shorter and hit much better. Never been a massive fan of Soundgarden, they fell on the wrong side of the grunge explosion, unlike Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam etc. Still not bad though, especially when you remove the attrition from the queue.

Love their dark, grungy sound, and how they have fun with time signatures now and again. Chris Cornell really had one of the best rock voices of all time, which I can say with some confidence 1,050+ albums into this. The album is too long but to their credit it does at least remain fairly high quality to the end. Plus, it showcases what I think of as their two big hits - Spoonman and Black Hole Sun. This listen was really a breath of fresh air for me, one that I didn't even have to wonder why it was on the list - it very clearly deserves to be.

Screaming Elf!!!

HEY DUDES, DO YOU LIKE HARD MUSIC THAT ALSO MAKES YOU GET HARD Wikipedia lists this as Grunge but this is 100% Butt Rock for me. I only know "Black Hole Sun" which was everywhere at the time and still has a lasting legacy but... overall this is the music of my middle/high school days. Feels like I'm way past this. But, it's competent at what it's doing and I don't begrudge anyone who likes it. I think it's mostly down the vocals, just too monotone.

Mid, nice to listen, but nothing special

# 120 : Great album, if a little too long - a bit of editing to get it down to less then an hour could have made it an excellent album, still great sounds throughout with Great variety, strong tracks, amazing guitar work. Favourite Track : Black Hole Sun Listened : 29/11/2023

Favorite Soundgarden album by a long stretch. Incredibly heavy sounding but melodic, pleasant, bittersweet. Hard to explain. Like Suicide hurts to hear these days though.

Fan of Soundgarden already, so nice to hear some "new to me" songs by them. I very much enjoyed this album 😊

Fun rock album

It was ok. Not for me, but I can appreciate how incredible Chris’s voice is in every song. And “Black Hole Sun” will always be one of my favorite songs from that era. So three stars for that alone.

classic alternative album.

This is some great stuff if you’re into rock. Chris whales.

Popular songs are still good. The rest is just ok.

I dont wanna write a review. But is fucking good

Chris Cornell was probably the most talented pure vocalist of his time. Outside the scope of this review, his solo album, Euphoria Morning, is one of the criminally undervalued albums of the last 50 years. Superunknown, however, isn't undervalued by any means, and to this day it is considered one of the greatest albums in rock music history. Although this is the album that propelled them to megastardom, I'll always maintain that it is actually Badmotorfinger that shows the band at the peak of its powers. I feel like this album has an amazing first half, but the back half slows just a bit. It's an all-time classic album, inarguably one of the best in the genre.

Grunge machine goes brrr RIP

Great album that I recognize most of the songs on.

Well ... it has Black Hole Sun, which is a plus. Sadly, every other song on this album is your run-off-the-mill Grunge, where nothing is really memorable. 2/5

Falling somewhere outside of the Pearl Jam range of grunge / rock. Manages to be neither and feels kind of boring / tame at this point in time.

Sounds sadder in retrospect

Black Hole Sun is arguably the House of the Rising Sun of the 90's -- a big dirge, overplayed, inescapable. Still, I liked this record at the time -- my impression then was that it was one of the better executed grunge-band-goes-mainstream efforts. Soundgarden had an original guitar sound, sludgy and detuned and dirty, but not thrashy. And Chris Cornell had one of the most powerful voices in rock. They somehow seemed less corny than many of their peers. I was never a huge fan, but I had respect. Listening to this now, I'm struck by 1) how bluesy a lot of it is, 2) how incredible the rhythm section sounds, and 3) how much Soundgarden owes to Led Zeppelin. Stands up surprisingly well.

If i was alive when this came out i would’ve been insufferable

It's Soundgarden. 2-3

A personal favorite after it was released, this album came out at the height of the grunge craze and served as a bridge for this particular grunge fan to discover sludge/black/grindcore genres of metal. The tracks that received radio play are great songs on their own, but collectively they represent a polished aesthetic which doesn't fully reflect the mood of this album as a whole. I listened to this album from beginning to end for months after adding it to my CD collection and it holds up fantastically.

Fell On Black Days (changing time signature) Black Hole Sun Spoonman

Not a favourite of mine. Wouldn’t have enjoyed when came out, and still not my thing.

Listened Before? Y Yep, it's Superunkown. I was never a huge Soundgarden fan, but I do recognize their popularity and influence. The hits on this album are overplayed, and unfortunately the deep cuts aren't good enough to make up for that. (unlike many of their grunge/alternative contemporaries). Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Fell On Black Days

One of the greatest albums of the 90's. It's what grunge did so well, aggressive and hooky / poppy, yet this has hints of metal, stoner and psychedelia thrown into the mix as well. Chris Cornells soaring vocals take lyrics about despair, alienation and hopelessness to places not thought possible.

Possibly the best album from the grunge era.

As far as grunge goes it’s better than most tbh. Many of the songs have strange interjections or influences from range genres (psychedelic, jazz, blues) which makes for some pretty interesting, although still not amazing, songs. 6/10

This is a sensational album. Chris Cornell (rip) has an amazing ability to invigorate a song. Sound garden is one of my favorite and one of the best grunge bands. This is easily their best album as well. There are the hits but some of the deeper cuts rock so hard too. Just barely above Dirt. 9.4/10

This is really good. My only problem is it seems to be a little too long.

3.4 rounded down. Well-known grunge, pivotal grunge album with equally well-known singles. My favourite album of theirs remains "Badmotorfinger."

Na 1 toon gehoord meteen maar weer afgezet. Ik ben nog even niet klaar voor scheurende gitaren... Hmm, poging 2: Ik moet zeggen dat na het heftige openingsnummer het heel erg te doen is? Het gaat nog steeds best stevig op Let Me Drown, maar bijvoorbeeld Fell On Black Days is echt best wel een mooi nummer! Heel ingetogen en rustig zelfs. Ok de rest is een stuk minder ingetogen en wel echt precies wat ik verwachtte qua scheurende gitaren enzo. FAVO: Fell on Black Days,

so many memories listening to this album over and over again in the early/mid 90s. then memory of them performing on tour as well. perfect album to pump yourself up before going to play ultimate or basketball back in the day. still breaks my heart that chris is gone...

Modern classic

Sounded like some Seattle grunge rock. I can appreciate it but it is not my favorite.

It's some sort of rock

Great mixing and guitar tones, I love the sound, and I want to like this more but if I hear Black Hole Sun ONE.MORE.TIME on the radio I will pull my hair out. Also, I respect Chris Cornell's vocal talent, I know what he does with his voice is superhuman but does it actually sound....good? Sometimes it seems to be on a spectrum of drunken marblemouth man to screaming banshee. Again, no disrespect but sometimes it kind of reminds me of those awful national anthem renditions where they'll hold the same note for 2 minutes to flex their talent and everyone just eats it up but it's actually really lame and obnoxious. Idk, just my piece.

Black hole sun classica, tem uma vibe misteriosa massa, guitarras e instrumentos muito bem colocados. Ouvi no avião, bem curto o álbum, mas nada mais impressionou além da mais clássica. Mas é baum.

Eu gosto bastante de algumas músicas do Soundgarden. Conheço e gosto de 3 desse álbum, Fell On Black Days, Spoonman e Black Hole Sun, sendo essa última a melhorinha. Mas o resto do álbum não achei muito interessante não. As primeiras até são legalzinhas sim, o álbum começa legal, mas depois da terceira, dá uma caída considerável, só se salvando a 7, 8 e 10 mesmo. Até queria dar 4 estrelas, mas apesar das boas citadas aqui em cima conseguirem segurar um 4, as outras não são ruins, mas acabam puxando pra um 3 mesmo. E pra confirmar isso, vem o fato de que sinceramente eu não consigo falar muita coisa sobre as músicas. Elas não me trazem muito à mente quando ouço.

One of the best examples of 'grower'. When it was released, I immediately fell in love with songs like 'Black Hole Sun', 'The Day I Tried to Live' or 'Fell on Black Days'. But the album felt too long and I did not like tough tracks like 'Spoonman', 'Mailman' or slow heavy songs like 'Limo Wreck', '4th of July' or 'Like Suicide'. Years began to go by and I did grow to appreciate what all the tracks add to the whole album and how strong the content is -without a single weak song. Now I can finally enjoy it for what it has always been: a fucking masterpiece

Always a great time machine bringing me back to the 90s.

I don't think it's controversial to say that this is soundgardens best album. I had heard most of the songs from this before but I hadn't listened to the whole album all the way through and I'm glad I did cause it's very good.

Ok

I've heard Black Hole Sun and Spoonman many times playing the game Rock Band. I don't remember if I liked them right away or they just grew on me, but I like them. The rest was new to me. Starts strong with Let Me Down, then just OK stuff that got a bit samey grunge after a while the tuned down guitar sound. The song Half was different and kind of cool. A low 4/5.