Superunknown

I have only heard Black Hole Sun before and what I got is kind of what I was expecting. A really good voice that stands out while taking longer higher notes. The album is on the slower side of rock but not in a bad way at all. I enjoyed listening through it and will definitely come back to more than a few songs.

Fantastic!

Love it

this album is not smart but it is fun!

Great

Amazing sound and Connell’s vocals are undeniably epic/raw. My only personal reason for 4 stars is the album is quite depressing

Is there a better record from the grunge era than Superunknown? Of course: it's Badmotorfinger. While Pearl Jam have always been a cringe rock band and Nirvama were struggling with their superstardom, Soundgarden were pumping out one legendary album after another.

Sick riffs, interesting time signatures and freak vocal performance

I have grown to understand what an incredible vocalist Chris Cornell was. Truly one of the best to ever sing rock. This is an iconic 90s album littered with hits.

A band I shamefully overlook, I remember Chris Cornell far more readily. Which I make little excuse for, Chris Cornel was a generational talent, the power and clarity of his voice are without equal. However, Soundgarden absolutely rocked. More hard rock than grunge, but being from Seattle they hitched a ride on that wave and fit in just with those bands. So many bangers on this album. So happy this came up today, true joy to revisit. Above all, Soundgarden are pioneers in featuring the spoon as an instrument. Rarely used outside Disney Jug bands, Soundgarden were innovators incorporating the spoon sound with hard rock! Now excuse me as I finish my bowl of cereal and crank out a ripping spoon solo.

Sick

Fantastic album with lots of great songs, even forgiven for its length, overall absolutely belongs here

Tosi hyvää hard rockia. Sopii raivokkaaseen tekemiseen. Pitkä levy, 1h 10min.

++: Let Me Drown, Fell on Black Days, Mailman, Superunknown, Head Down, Black Hole Sun, Limo Wreck, The Day I Tried to Live, Half, Like Suicide +: My Wave, Kickstand, Fresh Tendrils, 4th of July +-: Spoonman 8,8/10

The only Soundgarden album I possesed was the A-Sides, which was basically greatest hits, most of my favorites are not from this album and that's probably because of radio overplay, because BHS, Spoonman and FOBD where huge and inescapable in the 90s. But the album is great, so many deep cuts and lower hits like My Wave, the title track and TDITTL. This was much more radio friendlier than Nevermind and Ten I think, it has metal and alt appeal all over the place. Kickstand and other late songs hold the album from finishing out great as it starts, but still top tear just below of Ten and Nevermind in the grungy pantheon.

I really like their sound - thick and naturally heavy (does that make sense? It's not a forced "give me the heaviest riff you've got" kind of heavy), and the vocals are fantastic. I was just a little disappointed there weren't more songs that really grabbed me. Maybe it's a bit of a grower.

Quality grunge. 4.5

Considering it’s a fairly generic rock album, it still sounds original and fresh. The drums sound great too

Great 90s sound. Start to finish, very good.

I liked this. May listen to more. Probably not heard their music previously.

To my mind Soundgarden are the only band from the grunge era who even come close to Nirvana when it comes to imbuing the edgy, thick, psychedelic fuzz with genuine cool and pathos. Pearl Jam had an urgent, anthemic quality but Eddie Vedder and co. were just a little too preachy (this coming from someone whose very first gig was a Pearl Jam concert). This album rocks. Chris Cornell (RIP) had an incredible voice, and a sex appeal that every fuck boy in a flannel shirt has tried to emulate ever since. The grooves here are tight, with nervy guitar licks winding around fat and insistent basslines. All up, just great "I was born in the wrong era" 90s rock.

Wow. I've never listened to this album before. In 1994, it felt like Black Hole Sun and Spoonman were ubiquitous and inescapable, and I liked neither. So, me no listen. Turns out, I still don't like these songs, but that's probably vestigial distaste, because the rest of the album is excellent.

Excellent stuff. Songs sounded a bit similar after a while, but all good. I do think some of the additional elements, like brass in the background, are why I like Cornell's "You Know My Name" (main song from Casino Royale) so much. Some wrenching song titles in here, given Cornell's later death.

8/10 For this, Soundgarden’s fourth album, the band began to broaden their sound palette. While it has a foot in the grunge scene, it takes in influences from metal, psychedelic rock and even a touch of prog to spin something wide-ranging and expansive. They write some tremendous riffs and deliver them with weight and power, with rhythms that pound and groove in equal measure. But they also tinker with more psychedelic tones, perhaps most apparent on the albums most notable hit, Black Hole Sun. From a structural point of view, they spend quite a bit of the album coming up with sequences and patterns that eschew common sequence lengths or dive into less frequently used time signatures, something that can be jarring if not carefully managed. Fortunately, they deal with those aspects of the song writing admirably, and their use of these techniques feels both natural and engaging. The obvious standout of Soundgarden’s sound is Chris Cornell, one of rock music’s great vocalists, and he’s on fine form here. He shows his broad range with passages displaying subtlety and nuance, to those that soar and shine above the weight of the band below him. It’s pretty spectacular stuff. But the rest of the band should not be underestimated in any way. There is some really excellent drumming, with tracks like Kickstand and Like Suicide highlighting the strength of Matt Cameron’s talents, while Kim Thayil has some great moments too, with Superunknown and, again, Like Suicide offering some standout moments. I would say that Ben Shepherd’s bass is tight and controlled, but it doesn’t feel like he’s given as many moments to stand forward as the other band members, but the weight and control of his work alongside Matt Cameron do a lot to shape the tone of the work. So all in all, it’s a solid blend of talented musicians. For me, I feel like the album does take a little while to get properly moving and, while the aforementioned growth and development of sound adds great value to the record, it’s probably part of the reason that it falters ever so slightly. Frankly, it’s too long. You could probably get away with chopping out, or at least shortening, a few of the early tracks, because when the album hits Black Hole Sun, it goes on a run of the highest quality. It’s a shame really, because, there’s probably a near perfect album in here, but it’s a bit bloated and unfocused, due to the sheer amount of material. Blame the 90s and CD storage lengths, I guess, but if they’d been a bit more brutal with their edits, this could have gone from being an very, very good album to a brilliant one. Let Me Drown - A great riff to kick us off. It’s weighty and driven, and develops really nicely into the chorus. Chris Cornell’s vocal starts strong and then absolutely soars. It’s powerful stuff, but he also throws in moments of subtle control too. I thought things might get a bit repetitive with such a prominent riff, but they play around it nicely to give extra range and takes on that core idea that keep things pretty fresh. My Wave - Soundgarden were always the grunge band most comfortable with uneven meter, and this is a great example. They deal with it so smoothly that it’s not altogether that obvious, which is always a sign of good songwriting. It’s a great riff that continues to display weight and power. The chorus is a little meandering, but brings in some nice stuff in the higher register. It’s not one of their strongest songs, but there’s some great stuff and some interesting experimentation in there regardless. Fell On Black Days - A nice bit of 6/8 now, and it’s a great groove and a cool, wandering riff. This is quite a slow, thoughtful song that has some really nice moments, but does become a little bit repetitive in places. They liven it up with extra instrumental work and some breaks into pieces of higher intensity, but I think it might just be a bit on the long side. Mailman - This feels like a half way house between Alice In Chains and Queens Of The Stone Age. It’s sludgy and heavy with another solid groove, again offset by Cornell’s soaring vocal. The Mellotron strings on this are a little jarring for me. The power in this definitely comes from the vocal, which increases in intensity brilliantly as the song progresses. Another solid effort. Superunknown - Chris Cornell gives it from the start here. The interplay between the different guitar and bass parts is great, and the instrumental variety gives this more life and energy than the last couple of tracks. There’s still an edge of that repetition in there, but they work around it and expand on it to give it more room. Again, the lead vocal shines, but is ably backed up in sections to give things extra depth. Cool guitar soloing too. Head Down - Now they lean a bit more into the psychedelic side to their sound. There are some interesting harmonic choices at play between the lead guitar and vocal, which gives a slightly unsettling feel. The juxtaposition between the weighty main part of the mix and the more subtle acoustic work is nice and adds an interesting texture. There’s a floaty quality to this that I quite like too. Black Hole Sun - And now they take that psychedelic sound from the last track and spin it around a melodic hook that presents this as the most accessible example of the bands work. It’s beautiful work that toys subtly around that melody through the verses and then drops a massive weight into the chorus. It’s gritty and heavy, but the central melodic premise is so well delivered with that trademark build of intensity that Cornell is capable of that it manages to be both heavy and poppy in equal measure. Lovely stuff. Spoonman - And off the back of such a great track, we get another brilliant one. It’s very different, but possibly even stronger: Powerful, full of killer riffs, and Chris Cornell sings at his fiery best. Oh, and the verse has three bars of four and then a bar of two, just for fun. The drumming is excellent here too and gets a great section to showcase it. Everything about this track is absolutely epic. No notes. Limo Wreck - Back to something slower paced and almost early Sabbathy and sludgy here. It’s always raised out of the murk by Cornell’s soaring vocal which shines (again!), but there’s a lot of great guitar work across this track too. There’s loads of range to the parts, plenty of weight in the bottom end, but enough going on elsewhere to keep sonic interest throughout. Another great track. The Day I Tried To Live - A lovely slow build of a track now. There’s so much groove and thrust to this. I’ll stop calling out time signatures soon, but a bar of 7 and a bar of 8 in sequence is pretty decent stuff. The vocal is absolutely stunning, and the rest of the band really hit it out of the park with nuanced playing where required and weighty punch where it counts. That little vocal trill on “I tried” is so, so good. More absolute quality. Kickstand - Is this the least “Soundgarden” track on the record? It’s got a lot more pace than is typical of them, but they tackle it really well, The drumming on this is of great quality, in particular, but the whole band give it the beans and it’s done in an instant. More to love. Fresh Tendrils - Another great groove. Chris Cornell rightly gets a lot of the plaudits when people speak of Soundgarden, but the rest of the band are excellent, nuanced players too. There are some great riffs here, and the textures of the guitars against one another and the clavinet create an interesting flavour compared to what’s come before. It’s not the most exciting of tracks, but it’s still decent. 4th Of July - This is such a dark, gloomy track that leans even more into the sludgy, stoner rock sound that they’ve toyed with here and there. It’s got a good groove and the vocal floats above the murk as always, but it does drag a tiny bit and the mix is on the muddy side. That’s probably what they were going for, but it’s a bit too much of a dirge for my tastes, at least this far into quite a long record. Half - A nice use of strings here and again, it’s interesting for them to throw a bit of sonic range and variety into the mix. It’s a cool track and it’s short enough to earn its place as a textural break, but on a 70 minute album, as the second last track, it feels oddly placed. Like Suicide - A slow, wide-open and, in places, delicate track to close things off. It builds well as it goes and there’s more great playing from the band. Matt Cameron, in particular, does a lot of great stuff on the drums and this, yet again, showcases the soaring heights of Chris Cornell’s vocal work. Kim Thayil gets to let rip with a long bit of soloing too. It’s a really decent closer, but in all honesty, the album is just too long and closing with an, admittedly very good, 7 minute song, really emphasises that point.

Even better than I thought it would be. After years of skipping Black Hole Sun from overexposure, this is a real surprise with great depth and variety (for what it is) By the time BHS rolls around it feels like it fits right in. Although it's a little depressive the music and vocals are outstanding. 8/10

Fascinating album, didn't recognize the band at first. Always something fun and new

Fell On Black Days is such a good song. Lots of gems, distinctive sounds

Sounds like nirvana but it's not cuz it's soundgarden and the singer sounds 60 years old, great stuff

Very familiar with this album! Many songs off of this have been favorites of mine in the past, 4th Of July and Black Hole Sun were both absolutely foundational to my music taste as a teen. Phenomenal album.

Grunge nirvana on this one (pun intended). It flat out rocks and these guys were firing on all cylinders on this. "Black Hole Sun," "Fell on Black Days, " "Spoonman," "The Day I Tried to Live," so many great songs. It's too long by a few songs, could have used a little editing, but I'd put this up there as one of the better rock albums of the 90's.

A great grunge record, one of the best ive heard not by a band named Nirvana. Cornell's voice was incredible, and he had an interesting voice as a songwriter too (pretty bleak one though). Lots of diversity in the sound too. I don't love every single song but still admire it as one of the great albums of 90s rock

really enjoyed it

No lo había escuchado antes, tiene buenísimos bangers y al mismo tiempo es consistente durante todo el disco, con un sonido Hard rock puro. Es ahora uno de mis discos favoritos de este género, solo debajo de "Back In Black" de Ac/Dc. 4.0

In itself the music is very good, love that the rock is leaning towards grunge, but i feel like the album is kinda missing personality. I think this is what pop listeners hear when somebody plays them a rock or metal album. The music is good it just sounds extreamly generic, its the type of songs that you would have on your playlist and the playlist would totaly rock, but you would never pay more attention to these songs or even remember their name and author. Spoonman and my wave kind of stuck out to me tho.

Sounds a bit like Creed

HO ASCOLTATO LA PRIMA PARTE DI QUESTO ALBUM IMMOBILE CATATONICO SUL LETTO, MENTRE LA SECONDA PARTE DURANTE UNA BELLA PASSEGGIATA. QUESTO POTREBBE SPIEGARE COME MAI LA SECONDA PARTE MI SIA PIACUTA MOLTO DI PIU'. "HEAD DOWN" E "BLACK HOLE SUN" LE MIE PREFERITE. DO 4 STELLE PER RICORDARE AL ME DEL FUTURO DI RITORNARE. 4/5 EDIT: RIMANE 4, MA “HEAD DOWN” CHE MINA È.

I enjoyed it musically, and I dig his voice. I didn't always love the lyrics, but not enough for me to give a low rating. Black hole sun and fell on black days still are great!! I also wasn't expecting to like 4th of July, but I did!

7.0/10

There's so much to love about this record. The distorted guitars, heavy drum beats and iconic vocals are utterly fantastic, the latter in particular coming through amazingly well on this album. From a songwriting perspective it's also great, with the majority of the tracks maintaining a strong presence. There are a few tracks in the middle that don't quite hit me the same, but overall this is a very good listen.

Me recuerda mucho a mi novio, lo amo <3 Aun así, no suelo escuchar mucho grunge, sin embargo, admiro la atmósfera que es capaz de crear con algunos sonidos de guitarra

Grunge at it's best.

Near Perfect. 4.1

4/5

Ég skil af hverju þeir voru vinsælir í níunni.

there are albums that i dislike, but know are palatable. there are albums i like, that are not palatable. this is one of them. the sound and vibe of soundgarden is not for everyone. but if this scratches that itch- they do it so well. black hole sun is definitely one of the greatest songs ever Would I listen again: Yep Deserves to be on this list: yes 4.2

Welcome to the Chris Cornell show. What a vocal talent he was; on full display here. While the album drags a little long and gets a bit repetitive (feel like it could have shed a couple songs in editing) it’s buoyed by the heights of the singles: black hole sun, day I tried to live, and Spoonman, the latter of which is an eternal banger. It’s a dark, moody, grunge-at-it’s-finest album. The strongest 4.5 stars I can give. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

7/10

3.5

One of the best grunge albums I have heard. 4.5 stars

A bit repetitive at points, but this was an album very much of it's time from a pure rock perspective. Chris Cornells voice is absurdly good, and at their best it's a simply excellent album.

4/5. One of the 90’s grunge classics, Superunknown saw Soundgarden take the hard-rock of their previous record “Badmotorfinger” and make it a bit slower and moodier, though there are still high energy songs to be found like the opener “let me drown” or “spoonman.” On that slower/moodier side though is what has become the bands defining song “Black Hole Sun” which is one of the best rock cuts of the 90’s. Chris Cornell was also an amazing vocalist, probably the best of the grunge scene and he really shines on this album.

Banger but a bit boring after a while, the riff of 4th of July pulled me back in

Rad 🤘... not sure I still have the attention span for this. Fell on Black Days hits different now.

Soundgarden – Superunknown (1994) On Day 190, I dove into an album that delivered a great, highly impressive listen, defined by a distinct and wonderfully weird style. What stood out to me above everything else was Chris Cornell's incredible vocal delivery his performance across this record is a total masterclass, especially on tracks like "The Day I Tried to Live" and the closer "Like Suicide," as well as on "Fresh Tendrils." The guitar work carries a fascinating style, dropping in crumbs of heavy metal but keeping it firmly rooted in grunge for the most part. On a track like "Like Suicide," those heavy, shifting riffs strongly remind me of the legendary energy of Led Zeppelin. While a few songs occasionally drifted off because of the experimental guitar interplay, the project as a whole made a massive impression. The tracklist is incredibly deep and packed with highlights. "Let Me Drown" and "My Wave" kick things off with fantastic energy, leading into the immersive moods of "Fell on Black Days" and the title track, "Superunknown." "Black Hole Sun" is an absolute banger, "Spoonman" keeps the momentum perfectly intact, and "Limo Wreck" stands out for having so much to offer across its impressive vocal and production range. "The Day I Tried to Live" is my definitive standout track of the entire session, backed up beautifully by the short but completely on-point punch of "Kickstand," the excellent grooves of "Fresh Tendrils," and the brilliant execution of "Like Suicide." A truly great experience and a definitive 4/5.

Any album with black hole sun on it automatically gets at least one more star than it would otherwise have. Also, coincidence I got this on the 4th of July with a song called the 4th of July on it? Survey says no idea, but fun either way.

Turn it up to 11.

9 / 10

Overall a bop. Like in a good way. Like this music will always be my #1 escape. Reminds me of my dad and I (i was like ??? 2-5?) riding around in his stick shift tinted the fuck out early 2000s maxima.

Feels like all of the really good stuff got crammed right in the middle of the tracklist, but I'm also just picky when it comes to grunge. Regardless, not hard to see why this is regarded as a staple of the genre. 8/10.

8/10 Very good grunge album that could've benefitted from removing some of the later tracks as they didn't add anything and felt more like filler.

Pretty cool sound, a bit generic maybe, but I founnd all songs enjoyable.

Горячий тягучий летний вкусный крутой 😎 альбом

Passionately great! ★★★★

oh shit we got a heavy here basically foundational grunge/90s 💥let me drown 💥fell on black days 💥superunknown 💥black hole sun

BLACK HOLE SUN

decent

I've always felt that, out of the Big Four Grunge albums, this was the weakest. It's not on par with Nevermind, Ten, and Dirt but not far off. Cornell's vocals are the standout, but the songs are not as potent as those on the other three albums. But it's seminal and eternal. My personal feelings are that it's a four star album while those others are fives. But I have to give a five here because there's a lot of guff rated mkre highly, which is unfair.

Hells yeah. I listened to Black Hole Sun for the first time in over a decade a few days ago. This must be fate.

This was a delightful soundscape. Its the quintessential sound of rock for me. Always love Black hole sun

After my first listen, I learned I was apparently a hard-rock guy. The guitar riffs and hooks here are addictive and foresee myself revisiting this record for a long time to come. The stretch from Superunknown to The Day I Tried to Live is excellent, as are the first three songs, as well. At 70 minutes I feel as though the record could have been trimmed down a bit, but as I listen more I imagine that opinion will change. 4/5, all I need is a V-twin cruiser to go with it now.

RATING: 9.5/10 HIGHLIGHT: 4th of July LOWLIGHT: Limo Wreck

Great album, solid sound. Black Hole Sun is Iconic.

7/10 not timeless but would listen again

Iconische, invloedrijke 90 plaat. Niet helemaal mijn favoriete muziek. Chris Cornell heeft wel een bijzonder leipe stem die veel aan kan aua variaties. Of je er nu van houd of niet, de gitarist kan er wel wat van. Onregelmatige maatsoorten maffe stemming en niet de standaard rock en roll rifjes. De sfeer die hij hij kan neerzetten is wel bijzonder. Drummer Matt Cameron is wel een van de betere van zijn generatie, je kan horen dat hij wat jazz georiënteerd is ipv klassiek rock wat meestal in 4/4 is. Het hele album voelt soms wel wat gecomponeerd waardoor het wat natjes is en rauwheid verliest. Misschien net iets te lang

A spiritual journey, takes you through the feelings of dying, being resurrected, and dying again

Black Hole Sun and Spoonman stay my favorites on this album, but not a bad one at all!

SOLO POR BLACK HOLE SUN SE LLEVAN SUS 4 ESTRELLAS, ME PARECIÓ UN MUY BUEN DESCUBRIMIENTO QUE MEJORA A MEDIDA QUE AVANZA EL ÁLBUM

The album was really ahead of its time. I think the overall flow is fine, though it goes on a bit too long. Songs are good throughout, no duds really. Soundgarden is really spectacular when it comes to innovative breakdowns and taking the song to a place you don't expect as a listener. I think the title track "Superunknown" was my favorite off of this one.

Yeah it's good

Nice rock - like it

An album I hadn't heard in a long time from a band who are near the top of the 'wish I'd seen live' list. Cornell's vocals are incredible and this is a great album.

Very good, excellent vocals, inventive guitar work. Probably prefer a couple of their other albums, personally

Decent

Me gustó, bastante enérgico

Love this album. Chris Cornell has such an amazing voice. The arrangements are great as well. Felt the first half of the album went harder than second, so therefore ene star off for me. But there are some absolute bangers on this album and black hole sun is a classic .

Black Hole Sun on MTV, by chance, as a kid. That was the introduction. The melting faces, the overwhelming wrongness of the video, and then that voice. Cornell's voice is like an electric guitar with a full pedalboard — clean and melodic one moment, then overdrive, then full fuzz, sometimes mid-phrase. Nobody else did that quite the same way. It's technically staggering and emotionally direct in a way that technical things rarely are. Superunknown isn't quite my daily listening — the grunge/alt-metal territory sits a little outside where I naturally land. But this is the kind of album where the craft is undeniable. You hear it and you just respect it. 3.5/5 — filed under 4. The voice alone earns it.

Great grunge record. Great voice, of course. “Black Hole Sun” is so good, as are “Fell on Black Days” and “Wave”

Linkin park daddy

Fantastic classic album. Fell on Black Days is such an amazing song. Chris Cornell might have had the greatest hard rock voice of all time.

An essential Soundgarden record, sure, but good god do I hate 'black hole sun.' Possibly the only grunge song worse than 'yellow ledbetter,' but Soundgarden get a higher score solely because Chris Cornell could ACTUALLY sing. Crazy how this band predates most grunge bands, excluding- most notably- pioneers The Melvins.

This feeds my grungy, millennial heart. Some classics, but even their lesser known songs are great. Loved the album, but not yet worth 5 stars for me.

4/5 Favorite Song: Fell On Black Days

Well, he has a great voice. Like vender and Lanagan the voice keeps it rich and warm, say Unlike AiC that It, for me, stays this side of heavy metal to be heavy rock or grunge, whatever that is. Good record. 4 Star

Yay! I’ve always loved black hole sun but I’ve never listened to a soundgarden album! Which always felt sacrilegious living in Tacoma and spending so much time in Seattle. I remember when Chris died. There were so many losses that year. This album was perfect blasting on a dreary morning drive to grab coffee in Maine. Which has such PNW vibes. Though decidedly not grunge. Also Love Spoonman.

Enjoyed this.

First one I was actually familiar with prior

Lowkey fire

I like their sound! 3.5 maybe. I like the grungyness of it

Good album. Great songs

Peak and essential grunge. I prefer Soundgarden to some of the other grunge bands and I quite enjoyed this. Dragged a bit at the end but wasn't shocked there.

It's not all hits for me, but there's good reason for this album to be a foundational text of the Seattle grunge boom, at least commercially. The Soundgarden project feels more palatable or compromising than some of their contemporaries- they're a lot less alienating than Nirvana or Alice in Chains often were at the very least- but they have a real technical foundation that the others didn't. The one-two punch of Black Hole Sun and Spoonman show this off most clearly in my opinion. Cornell's vocals on BHS are extremely controlled and downright pretty, while the percussion on SM is exactly as interesting as is called for. Overall, it's a very cohesive album that shows off their best, even if I don't find the whole thing interesting.

Stone cold classic. Really love this album. RIP Chris Cornell.

Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Near Perfect - Let Me Drown sets out what this album is in the first track. Huge riffs, soaring, tortured vocals and a delicate touch that most grunge bands could never get near. My Wave shows the pop sensibilities that would give them a huge hit later in the album. Fell On Black Days is incredible and Mailman is impossibly heavy. The title track races along and the next two show a poppier, Beatles influenced side of the band. Limo Wreck is huge, as is The Day I Tried To Live. Both show Cornell in fine form. 4th Of July is lumbering and brutal, I love it. Wonderful album, probably the peak of the grunge era for me.

Muy muy bueno.

- first 10 seconds and i'm thinking this is so awesome - after 3 songs i'm a bit tired of it tho - reminds me so much for childhood and radio rock - i like mailman a lot - ok ya I know black hole sun, it's awesome

Never listened to more than two songs, this is really good. Impressive vocals, tracks tend to be strong, not a lot of filler.

Rock banger after rock banger!

Classic from my youth

At one time this was my favourite album. I'm no longer 19 unfortunately.

Don’t know how anyone on here is calling this bland when Soundgarden were objectively one of the most eclectic grunge bands. Will admit that this is too long and not for everyone but I’ve always loved this album.

Great for the first listen will listen to it more tho

Yeah Soundgarden, but the album is way too long for being an ultimate record. 4/5

Forgot how good these guys were. Cornell has an amazing voice. Fantastic record.

Grunge classic from the 90s. Cornell was such a powerhouse.

Chris Cornell’s voice is so powerful. Bummer he was gone too soon.

Surprisingly have never given these a proper chance, but this was class

Great album, reminds me of 4th year and for that 4 stars

A great albums for drinking loads of cans under a bridge when you're 16

Done

Let's be honest, the album is so much better than it might have been because of Chris Cornell. I love Fell on Black Days, some of the rest I could take or leave. I still thought that the album was worthwhile though

Two of the best SG songs

lll

Wasn't expecting to like this album but I really enjoyed songs such as, "Let Me Drown," "Mailman," and "Black Hole Sun" so far. "4th of July" is so good as well.

Woo

black hole sun!

Yeah, these guys rock. It goes on a bit long, but the sound and style is right up my street. And obvs Chris Cornell's vocals are amazing - RIP.

This record was really good. I hadn't listened to a Soundgarden record before this, but I have heard good things. I'm glad to report that it is indeed great. Favourite Track(s): Let Me Drown, Fell On Black Days, Black Hole Sun Least Favourite Track(s): My Wave

Some classics here. However, Soundgarden has been one of the bands from the grunge era that I never truly got into.

This album means a lot to me. I discovered it and Soundgarden late at night, years ago, as I laid in my ex boyfriends bed and stared and the ceiling contemplating my life. Chris cut through the fog of my own sadness and drew me into his own. He was already dead at this point, but, even still, his voice led me to my future. It is because of that night that I got out of that relationship and found myself. Favorite Song: Blackhole Sun

One of my favorite bands from the Grunge era. But sometimes the songs are a little too grunge.

8/10 At it's high points e.g. Spoonman, Black Hole Sun, etc. it is top quality. It's perhaps slightly too long, but overall very good.

Heavy and awesome

Brilliantly dense and melodically gorgeous at the same time.

Grunge like treacle

Never realized how much range is in this, sometimes I forgot I was still on the same record.

One of my teenage faves. There is so much depth in this music, really bears a lot of repeat listens. And it rocks.

Cool. Yeah, I have to admit if I was coming to this album cold for the first time it would probably be a 3. It’s funny, but I don’t think I would hear the very cool drum work or appreciate Cornell’s vocals if I didn’t know them already. I don’t think I like the way the guitars are placed in the mix. I think I find them too muddy. But there was a time when this album was everywhere. Crazy. I didn’t really listen to this album at the time. But it didn’t matter. It was everywhere. And Chris did have an amazing voice. And the drum work is there. You just got to listen. 4 stars. RIP Chris Cornell. You were quite a talent. So sad you’re gone. Boolean rating: yes! Glad to hear soundgarden again before I die.

Chris Cornell, what a voice. I'm really glad he ended up here and not in a glam metal band.

Liked My Wave, Fell On, Mailman, Superunknown, Black Hole, spoonman, tried to live. Mostly single-heavy first half that powers the album. Overall outweighs the weaker back end.

If this album was in a genre I didn't like, this would be a different review. They definitely decided to just riff waaaaaay too much. Too many songs were unnecessary. That said, the songs that hit really HIT. Love the vibe, and the good songs from this album are either already ones I'm familiar with or will be in the rotation.

Very nice. Easy listen.

Never really liked Soundgarden but this is a pretty solid album. If they cut out 2 or 3 songs dare I might say it might be perfect. It amazes me that this was mainstream at one point

Grunge. Jeg blir liksom ikke helt venn med sjangeren, men dette er bra. I overkant langt, men det er kanskje ikke noe problem når så å si alle låtene er kvalitet. Top 3: Fell On Black Days, Superunknown, 4th Of July

Yhhhh !!

Listened to this one on my Apple EarPods. Superunknown is an album I'm pretty familiar with, but mostly it's first half. And I have to say, wow, what a first half. It is just back to back dark and heavy tracks with interjections of slower pace like "Fell on Black Days" and "Head Down", before culminating in the total one-two punch of "Black Hole Sun" and "Spoonman", tracks that totally encompass each sphere of slow, dark, and depressing and bursting, heavy excitement respectively. Then the second half rolls around, and it's just...fine, for the most part. Even in past listens, I usually tap out at this point, as the tracks head in the opposite direction in terms of energy (less thrashy, more moody) and ideas start to feel not as compelling. Even the moment where they bring it back to my prefered feel of fast paced energy in "Kickstand" ends up sounding more to me like a B-side than a proper album cut, and similarly I didn't find the venture into the more experimental "Half" to be compelling, especially with how short it runs. It luckily ends on the strong note of "Like Suicide", but it overall feels very long in the tooth for what's on offer, stretching the whole thing out to an hour plus listen. Still, I feel remiss to rate this lower than a 4. A tolerable-at-worst second half cannot seriously decay what an electrifying and monumental first half is on offer here, with tracks I have listened to dozens of times over the years like "Spoonman", "Superunknown", and one of my personal favorite songs of all time, "My Wave". From tracks 1-8, Soundgarden is completely unstoppable, and with the power of technology, I can stop my playback there and run that sequence over and over til I'm sick to my stomach.

Apesar de ser um ótimo album, grande parte das músicas me fizeram sentir como se eu estivesse vendo um filme genérico de ação (ou Carros). Soundgarden é um nome importante pro rock e fica bem evidente em Superunknown, arranjos pesados mas bem feitos, Chris Cornell soube bem o que fazer com a voz. Tem uma diferença gritante do que supostamente seria o lado A para o que supostamente seria o B e meu gosto pessoal se afeiçoa mais pelo lado B. Não é meu favorito, mas também não desgosto. 4/5.

C’était super! ça donne de l’énergie

Great listen, one of the all timers of the genre. Chris Cornell we are not worthy

Liked this. Would happily listen to it again.

Really wanted to give this a 5 but after 2-3 listens, just can’t do it. I really like the album but don’t love it. Some really good songs but just am not blown away like I hoped I would be.

black hole sun wont you cum wont you cuuum

amazing grunge album, better than Ten and In Utero ngl. Black Hole Sun and Spoonman are big earworms. 9/10. First Listening Tracklist Ranking: 1. Spoonman 2. Black Hole Sun 3. 4th of July 4. Like Suicide 5. Let Me Drown 6. Fell on Black Days 7. The Day I Tried To Live 8. My Wave 9. Superunknown 10. Fresh Tendrils 11. Limo Wreck 12. Head Down 13. Mailman 14. Kickstand 15. Half

Pretty great album overall, a fair few songs that I'd heard before and really liked. Held back slightly as I found the album dragged a little, some parts were somewhat repetitive and lost me. Wouldn't listen to the whole thing again but happy to revisit almost half of it.

Good, but too long for how good it is. Hope that makes sense.

This was good but not great, Black Hole Sun is definitely the highpoint. Some of the songs were a blend of slowcore and grunge that made the album drag on longer than I wanted (Superunknown, for eg). However, when this effect was working at it's best like on Head Down, it was such a nice ride. By the end, I could appreciate the creativity and technical soundness of the album, which earns it a 4.

it's a solid album. i knew the hits, but the non-single tunes are good too.

I love Soundgarden. Chris Cornell’s voice is so good. Great album, just a tad long for my tastes. 4.5/5

Äänipuutarha. It´s a grunge thing.

More variety than I thought. Chris Cornell has an awesome voice! I had only heard Black Hole Sun before and I love that song.

was stressed about this one but really enjoyed it did it get a bit much ido listen in one sitting to the whole album but still really good

Great record!

i'd like to tell you about my friend Ricky. he started attending my school in 9th grade, and we were inseparable. where i was withdrawn, he was affable, unfailingly polite to every adult, hugely smart - but also mercurial. prone to impulsivity, anger. he plunged headfirst into things that seemed dangerous - fairly tame drug use, hardcore shows - while i looked on from the edge. there was a darkness in him that made me more comfortable with my own, and we built a secret language out of art that seemed to draw something black out of being alive, everything from Peep Show to Cormac McCarthy to, yes, Superunknown. i don't know who heard this record first. it feels like it just appeared in our lives, uploaded into our brains. the first memory i have of it is playing through Drown Me In on the drums, riding out that eternal Zeppelin-groove, bouncing and sticking to the bassline, deeply fucking in it. the other memories are much more communal, and consist often of Chris Cornell impressions, growling and wailing and purring through these songs in our own weak falsettos. what struck me upon returning to this record, for the first time in over a decade, was the lines i remember singing. for example: "the day i tried to win, i wallowed in the blood and mud with all the other pigs" "down in the hole, jesus tries to crack a smile beneath another shovel load" "shame, shame, throw yourself away, give me little bits of more than i can take" writing these out, reading them back, well. it's not poetry. and maybe we just sung that line about the pigs back and forth to each other because Chris Cornell sounds cool as hell when he sings it. but what strikes me is the way these songs verbalize moving through struggle, which we were both kind of always doing at the time because that's what it feels like to be young, and how nakedly we related to those songs. there was no question about whether we, too, felt like we'd fallen on black days, because why would we listen to it if we hadn't. i guess what i'm trying to say is that there's a memory-Superunknown that i thought i'd try to avoid review before leaping into it entirely, one that lives mostly in the b-side, that is expansive and gothic and really full of pain. it doesn't have a lot to do with Spoonman, it certainly doesn't include My Wave (that song sucks!), it is a slow and lumbering thing walking across an eternal desert under enormous weight. it is (or, personally was) a way for me, and my friend, and many other people to access a real earnest kind of darkness that was already living in us anyway, and to be buoyed through it. i can't pretend i still love Superunknown, the real 15-track 70-minute album. the sprawl - part of the appeal at the time, i think - and its pseudo-classic-rock dumb guy riffs hold it back for my current tastes. but god, do i love the record that lives in my head, earnest, heavy, comforting. i hope that teenagers haven't grown too online and cool to let this be an access point to challenging feelings, a way to learn to smother them in downtuned guitar until they go away, a friend

I clearly wasn't on my musical 'A' game in '94 because with the exception of Black Hole Sun this passed me by. And it's excellent. Given the Zep influences peppered through most tracks (is Limo Wreck Dazed and Confused in disguise?) it feels a bit harsh to file it under grunge. It will definitely get brought out to annoy the fam again. And after just one listen that alone merits a 4*

Me gustaron las canciones mas tristes

Nice

pretty good 7/10

наверное уже классика гранжа, от не самых любимых представителей четверки, но есть хорошие песни в этом альбоме. в целом, думаю что альбом просто хороший. не на каждый день, но иногда в вайб попадает. думаю что это уверенная 4. просто хорошо

- my wave is such a good song, wow. - the instrumentals are amazing. - love superunknown - black hole sun, fell on black days, amazing classics

Great grunge album. Never listened to the whole thing before but really enjoyed it overall. Love hearing music I recognized before within an album I’ve never heard.

I knew the big hits from this album already, but I'd never listened to a whole Soundgarden album. Overall it was great, carrying the heavy and foreboding atmosphere throughout. Very stylistically coherent, I felt this is a great album

Gritty riffs, vocal harmonies and great hooks make this album one for the books!

Overall: 8/10 The best parts of this album are when it gets super slow and doomy, which honestly doesn't happen enough. I feel that way about Soundgarden's entire discography, quite honestly. Chris Cornell has one of the all time greatest voices in rock and Kim Thayil is such an underrated guitarist. I would say I actually prefer Badmotorfinger, but this album is close to being as great. Fav Song: The Day I Tried to Live

Still rocks hard. Always good to hear it. Also fun to see what stands the test of time with the youngsters - my daughter also gave it a stamp of approval.

Soundgarden were always a bit too far on the metal side of the Seattle scene to begin with, but this album did begin to change all that. But still, my only minor problem is Chris Cornell's vocals, I cant help but think of old expression which I have slightly adapted to sum up my feelings; 'You can take the metal out of the music, but you can't take the metal out the man'. That said, 'Black Hole Sun' is still their finest moment.

Super grunge album and one of the best rock voices ever. Maybe not top to bottom my favorite but so many gems

Tiene varios temazos, ya conocidos, pero el resto de canciones son meh, y de relleno. Sin embargo, buen album

Gosto bastante Destaques: My Wave, Fell on Black Days, Head Down, Black Hole Sun, Spoonman

Kurt Cobain liked Soundgarden so much that he wanted to join as their bassist. Pretty crazy, right? Disclaimers all around that it’s never been fully verified as 100% true or not, but he was definitely a fan. And listening to Superunknown, it makes sense. For a grunge band, Soundgarden are surprisingly accessible. They’re heavy without being messy, melodic without losing the grittiness. Even when the songs seem straightforward, there are interesting things happening to make the bright melodies seem a little unsettling. The chords don’t resolve the way you expect. The rhythms get weird. The guitars tune down to emphasise their darkness. “Black Hole Sun” is the perfect example of that. Firstly, it’s one of the greatest songs ever written. It's just perfect in every way. The bass line undercuts the bright phased guitar of the verse, while the chords move to unexpected places. Cornell’s almost detached vocals are controlled and calm (until the end), while strange time signatures unsettle you. And those perfect lyrics paint an almost dystopian picture: “Black hole sun, won't you come and wash away the rain?” The music video leans into this too. Evoking David Lynch, it visualises the unnerving weirdness of “picket-fence perfection” in suburban domestic living. The rest of the album never quite hits the same heights of “Black Hole Sun”, but how could it? That said, there’s still loads to like here. The riffs are great, Cornell's voice is amazing, and there’s a depth to the songwriting that keeps it from ever feeling like just another grunge record. It just happens to contain one of the best songs ever written, which is a bit unfair on the rest of it.

One of the last truly great grunge albums.

When it comes to ’90s grunge, I prefer the grittier sound of Nirvana. That being said, Chris Cornell’s vocals are outstanding here, offering a compelling departure from the rawness of Nirvana and highlighting the variety present in grunge . Most tracks here are strong, with Black Hole Sun being an iconic song of the era.

Fantastic grunge album.

Hell yea

Solid 3.5 album that's knocked up to a 4 for nostalgia - Soundgarden were a big part of my youth, and this album was on very heavy rotation for a very long time - was good to revisit it

This was good and I enjoyed it.

Very good rock album with a bit of a nostalgia factor for me. Spoonman was by far the most fun drum song on Rockband.

Rating: 9/10 One of the titans of grunge that needs no introduction. Really seeping in this masculine dark, brooding, drugged out vibe, the production hits hard, the guitar tone is absolutely perfect, and it's a stellar run of tracks from beginning to end. Not a personal top favorite but an excellent 90's album

Pretty sick. Great characteristic sound, just a solid album that MIGHT have went on a little too long. All rise for the radio alt rock anthem: Black Hole Sun after half an album of thematic prep really hit, and the rest of the album was also pretty good 7.2/10

Listen to a lot of the tracks from this pretty regularly but been a while since I listened through the whole thing. Its really good, it has a pretty distinct grimy heaviness throughout which is very enjoyable. And Chris Cornell obviously has a pretty phenomenal voice. You've got some pretty amazing tracks on here, "Black Hole Sun" is a certified classic, "Spoonman" is great fun, Cornell's vocals in that are particularly good. And then "Let Me Drown", "Fell on Black Days", "Superunknown", and "4th of July" are all excellent as well. Tough decision on the star rating, it feels better than a 4 but I think it slightly overstays its welcome so I'm not sure I can give it a 5.

We have one of the Grunge Big 4 today. I have to admit this one is my least favourite out of big 4, however this is still a grunge masterpiece. Already rated at 4.5/5.0 on RYM so could go either way here. Not sure if deserving 5 stars, but 4 also seems a bit too low for this one.

Good energy and we know that’s what I love, 3.5 rounded up

Good album. At moments a bit too much metal infects the grunge but it’s saved by the singers voice and the Melodeys.

Classic rock album. Some great tunes (black hole sun, black days, spoonman etc), Chris Cornell has a classic rock voice really catchy melodies and riffs. Pretty high up there on the grunge album tiers. But with all that I’ve just never been that into it, never really want to go back and listen more.

Banger album banger singer

Very good classic grunge sound. Some classic hits on this album

Black Hole Sun

Just a slapper

All butt rock vocalists use these vocals as the blueprint. Crazy drums and riffs on top of everything. I recognize more of these tracks after the first minute than I realized I would. Fell on Black Days, Head Down, Spoonman….what’s not to love!! 4/5

First time really listening to Soundgarden, and I enjoyed it! Chris Cornell's voice is certainly powerful, and he has tremendous control over it. There are many cool riffs in here, and Soundgarden does a great job at getting so much heaviness across in these songs. It's first half is definitely stronger than the second, but there are admirable moments throughout this album. Favorites: Let Me Drown, Superunknown, Head Down, Black Hole Sun, Fresh Tendrils

Ah delicious stupid 90s rock you can definitely hear the shadow of nirvana on this. I definitely didn't like these guys when I heard them the first time around. But now it's kind of fun and nostalgic

This makes me want to wear flannel. I had totally forgotten about Spoonman!! 🥄 Black hole sun has been stuck in my head all weekend.

Bringing the rock, 90s style.

Amazing! Reminded of Foo Fighters

Found out I actually do like grunge

"Like Suicide" is what we call foreshadowing

Great album

always a classic, not my favorite of the grunge era but I still like when their stuff pops up in a playlist or out at a bar somewhere

The hits stand the test of time. This is just good clean 90s grunge rock. RIP Chris Cornell

i liked it a fair bit, just about not too heavy

My Wave Fell on Black Days Black Hole Sun Spoonman

Fuq yea spoonman

I liked this more than I expected too. This album is like a Coors Light. Pretty generic and I wouldn't describe it as something totally within my normal tastes, but served cold at the right time it's pretty damn good! Chris Cornell's voice and energy definitely give this an edge. Despite it being a few songs too long, I enjoyed listening to this loud on my drive home from work. This album definitely has a place.

I like almost every song on this album. I just don't want to listen to them all in a row. For whatever reason I can only deal with 2-3 Soundgarden songs in a sitting.

Good stuff 4

Not bad but they will never be my band. I don’t know what I dont like but it’s definitely something.

Dad's rock pretty much

Wild Monday pull! Always knew Soundgarden's hits but never listened to a full album until now. Its very enjoyable! The hits still hit and the songs in between don't drag the rest of album down (as is too often the case). However it is a long album and does drag a bit towards the end, but not enough that it totally ruins the experience. 3.5/5 that I have no problem rounding up to a 4/5. I've definitely heard worse on a Monday.

Some classics here. His voice is incredible

Second half post black hole sun is better

Excelente

Really great. Doesnt feel as long as it is, packed with great songs.

Solid album

Good! Low to mid 4 for me. The first half starts out strong, but it does drag a bit more in the latter half. It's 70 minutes but feels like it could be 45 or 50. Still good, I love the riffs, love the songwriting, love the vocals.

This is a great album - not quite a 5 for me for 4 for sure

Never listened to Soundgarden outside of the bigger tracks. Definitely more on the "-Rock" end of "Grunge-Rock", almost Sabbath-esque in places. Pretty good, but I'm not regretting sleeping on them for thirty years.

One of the best grunge albums.

- very fun and dynamic guitar playing in Let Me Drown. Songwriting has great tension build up, unexpected shifts in tone without feeling too discordant. - vocals VERY 90s ROCK, but avoids sounding overly cheesy. Just enough to give it some unique quality and sound without being forced. Really adds a lot of energy to the album, makes each composition a lot more engaging to listen to. Really varied as well! Pleasant surprise, not usually a fan of the forward and strained sound a lot of bands adopted during this period (hello Nickelback). - really love the mixing on Spoonman! Mixing and layering has been fuckin surgical the whole album, but the stereo effect on headphones really accentuates the details and little touches! Insanely cool. - 90s rock not my usual ballpark, but pretty enjoyable! Some fun riffs, very good mixing, and what feels like a distillation of the era's grunge, with a better execution for most of the genre's tropes (which I'm not usually a fan of).

BLACK HOLE SUN

A great album

Chris Cornell had the greatest vocals in grunge and I won’t be taking questions on that

Too bad half is on here.

the guy had lots to say but I was doing something else in the meanwhile so I missed that. can easily say it makes good background music at least

Superunknown by Soundgarden was released 1994, their fourth studio album. It's a classic in the grunge genre. I've heard most of these songs before as the album was very quickly a global success soon after release. The songs "Black Hole Sun," "Fell on Black Days," "The Day I Tried To Live," and "Let Me Drown," are probably the most well known that people might know already. And if not, are definitely the four I would recommend most for someone to listen to. There's some fun backstories for a few of the songs like "Black Hole Sun," was written in roughly 40 minutes while not fully listening to the news, taking a few overheard words and then building the lyrics as a stream of conciousness. The song was intended to create a surreal dreamscape atmosphere as such, the lyrics are nonsense. They wanted it to sound like it meant something but it doesn't. I didn't have the time today to go through of the day critiques, retrospectives, and lyrics as I listen like I normally do. Having heard most of these songs means I didn't feel like I was losing too much by not going through that stuff like I had been up until now. Instead I listened to the album as I did some chores like grocery shopping. I quite like the album's atmosphere it builds throughout itself. "The Day I Tried to Live," and "Let Me Drown," are the songs that I'd say resonated with me the most, lyrically. All that to say, I quite enjoyed the album.

I saw Soundgarden play here in Portland, ME on Halloween night 1989, at the Tree Cafe...but no one knew who they were yet at that time. I was there to see my friend's band, Lars Vegas, who was opening for them. Crazy. Superunknown is a great album...I used to listen to it quite a lot when it came out, and of course Chris Cornell had an amazing voice.

Too long, but manages to be both heavy and tuneful. I wouldn't call this grunge--to me, it's just a 90s version of hard rock--not that it matters.

Okay… okay! This had way more layers and sounds than I was expecting. Based on the singles from this album, I figured it was going to be more of a straightforward rock album than what I ended up hearing. A lot of different instrumentation, time signature play, and sounds that really felt like they were taking me to another place. Chris’s vocals are great on here. Feels a little long, but most albums from the 90s feel long to me. I probably would have cut a few tracks from the end, but this is really good and I’d be happy to listen to it again.

Still great after some many years

I could probably have done with a *little* less sound in the garden… but I don’t have any specific tracks I’d tell them to cut, so I guess who am I to complain. It’s not like I actively disliked any of the 75 minute runtime… anyway. Waffled between 3-4 stars but I’m feeling generous and the vocals are really something here

Final thoughts: a very well-made, well-produced, well-played album that is waaaaay too long and it all kinda blends together in a way that isn’t the most enjoyable at the end of the day. Incredible for the most part, it’s just that albums like this are a complete slog. A good double album is a sprawling manifesto, and should serve a purpose. This is… quite good, but does not do that. There are many great songs on here (let me drown, mailman, superunknown, black hole sun, spoonman, limo wreck, the day I tried to live, etc.), but it never amounts to an experience that isn’t at best a lil bit tiring. Great but with a heavy asterisk. 8.5/10

Cornell was such a powerhouse and the other guys showed up too

One of my favorite rock vocalists. So many great songs on this album

i liked the guitar, the rest was alright

Amazing classic grunge album, loved the flow throughout, very emotional. BHS all time slow banger.

very good rock album. I feel like soundgarden has an edge over other rock bands and doesn't fall into the generic. Black hole sun and spoonman where my favorite.

4/5 Very good album. No notes.

A great heavy sound, with original writing. Black Hole Sun is a total hit, and so is The Day I Tried to Live.

Classic '90's grunge/rock album.

NICE ALBUM, real rock, Not to heavy but really good to listen. I loved it

Seaaaaaatle

Solid album, vocals are outstanding, some great guitar riffs

Favorite songs: My Wave, Fell On Black Days, Superunknown, Black Hole Sun, Spoonman

Craig: good Courtney: a cheat because I already liked the album but still good.

Really good grunge record, and part of my youth Chris Cornell had an amazing voice, and some real demons.

Very much ROCK. I remember these guys and some of these songs. I would own this record. I think it would be a good jam record.

Far rockier than I remember really enjoyed it, Black Hole song is a great tune can't believe it's 32 years old

Rimelig mørkt og psykdelic, spiller åbenbart i sjove takter så det lyder lidt skørt, men det var ikke engang noget de tænkte over da de indspillede ffør de var færdige åbenbart. Det er sgu et rigtig godt album ikke så meget at sige, det er deres magnum opus og har stadig sådan alternativ metal over sig. Man kan også høre det er grunget men stadig poppet til en vis grad. i hvert fald nogle af sangene. Det er paranoia og selvhad på det højeste, så hvis man er der og kan relatere til det er det super. Jeg synes det lyder rigtig godt, men kan også mærke at grunge måske er noget som kommer til at falde af på mig med tiden.

Powerful.

Yeah mang

Already Listened to this Years ago. My favourite Soundgarden record. Steps away from the Alt-metal, for a more expansive and eclectic rock landscape. Although, I rarely go back to this album due to its excessive length.

My Dad would loveeee this but I also really like it. What I would classify as rock. Heavy raspy voice but not in an annoying way. All the songs kinda blended together I'm not sure they had much differentiating factors but also I'm not sitting down to solely listen so that's prob on me

7/10 Favorite: Black Hole Sun

For some reason I didn't think that I would like this album but I was incorrect - it's actually very good. I knew and like "Spoonman", and "Black Hole Sun" but never really paid attention who the band was that performed these songs.

Loved this one in my youth, kinda fell off it for a while but now we're so back babyyyy. The oppressive sludgyness of this needs to be studied. Chris Cornell is always a treat to listen to. Lost me a bit after The Day I Tried To Live but it take away from the great moments earlier

Liked it. Think I need to revisit grunge.

Really enjoyed this record, a lot of interesting stuff going on musically, odd meter and chord progressions, great songwriting, some heavy stuff. Gotta dig into Soundgarden more.

Junto com Dirt do Alice in Chains, esse é o ápice do grunge! Chris tem a voz de um anjo com as asas sujas de petróleo! Várias músicas icônicas, mas 4th of July é, sem dúvida alguma, o ponto alto do álbum.

1: Fell On Black Days 2: Blackhole Sun 3: Mailman

I liked Black Hole Sun back when this came out and knew a couple of the other songs too but never listened to this or any Soundgarden album in full. Fell On Black Days and My Wave were great but several of the songs pushed up towards the five minute mark and outstayed their welcome. I'll give it a low 4 because it's a good alternative rock record and some days that's enough.

This gets 4 stars due to the first half of the record. I could do without the lower tempo tracks, but the psychedelic aspects to this grunge record help it stand out above the rest. I'm also typically not a big fan of "showy" vocals, but Chris Cornell hard to deny on his performances here. "Black Hole Sun" itself is massively overrated and exists alongside other 90s singles that were/are popular but straggle behind the other songs on the album (see also: Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box" and Smashing Pumpkins' "Disarm").

Initially was not looking forward to listening to this album. Not because I have anything against Soundgarden, but because, like many millennials, I listened to 90s grunge/alt so much in my teens and twenties that I kinda got sick of it. By the time "My Wave" finished I was back in it. Didn't realize how many hits came from this album. 7/10

Longest album so far. I was waiting to see this album, always a great listen.

There were a few songs I already knew from the radio, and those tracks are pretty solid. Overall though, the album didn’t really impress me as much as I expected. Some of the songs feel heavy and drawn out, and not all of them held my interest. That said, Chris Cornell is one hell of a singer. His voice is powerful and easily the standout part of the album. Even when the songs didn’t click for me, his vocals were hard to ignore.

rock solid.

I was really excited for this one ! Soundgarden are a staple of the grunge genre, and Chris Cornell is incredible. Fav song is ‘Black Hole Sun’.

veri kewl

Динамичное и интересное звучание , приятный голос

Black Hole Sun is definitely on my top 10 all time songs.

Lots of classics on here, but nothing that felt like a hidden gem

very good album, tad long, but some really great grunge

Was surprised to know some of the songs on this album. Very much the sort of music I listened to when I was younger, not sure if I would listen again, but I had a nice time listening now. I really liked his voice and felt there was a nice variation across the album. Fave song: Black Hole Sun Least fav: Mailman

Black hole sun is fantastic and the rest of the songs are decent too. 1hr 10 min is too long for an album to be though. Specific rating - 4.2 Fav song - black hole sun Least fav- 4th of July

This album contains the best spoon solo I've ever heard. Really enjoyed this. Even though it's a bit too long. Chris Cornell's voice is one of the best in rock music, so emotive and rough and yet so beautiful. I also enjoy a bit of audio slave, so this was a Great listen.

Good album, love Chris's voice

Very energetic and fun, I liked it. Again, songs are kinda the same. I didn't catch any text but the voice suits the songs well. I think I liked "Limo Wreck" the most. "Half" is very pretty and "Spoonman" is catchy. Would listen again probably.

This was a flashback for me, as I owned this album. Hearing Chris Cornell belting and wailing over uneven rhythms and guitar brought back old feelings of disaffectedness and disillusion post-college. I still found myself singing along to Black Hole Sun, Fell on Black Days and Spoonman, but I imagine I played those on repeat back then, because some tracks were just hard to appreciate, like 4th of July.

CRIS Cornell pura vida .

Some of the best grunge of all time, slightly bloated track list, great blend of different genres and sounds

Grunge'i ajastu üks esikalbumeid. Plaadil on ka suuri hitte, mis on mainstreami läinud, aga ülejäänud kraami kannatab ka kuulata (ainult vahepeal vajub tähelepanu ära). Chris Cornelli vokaal ja kõik need Drop-D käigud (vahepeal isegi Drop-C käigud, mis meenutavad Hadese muusikat) on legendaarsed ja väärivad oma kohta siin nimekirjas. 4.2/5

chris you’re missed. the vocals and the instrumental? are we for real? overall: 4.5/5 favourite tracks: mailman, black hole sun, limo wreck, the day i tried to live, 4th of july least favourite tracks: head down, kickstand, half

Lwk I’d listen to a few songs again

heavier rock with a clean, sophisticated tone, really neat! top fav: my wave!!! some really cool meter and instrumental choices. definitely can tell with this album how this band evolved and matured their sound.

Overall great rough sound, perfect for dealing with the Monday vibes. Tends to overstay its welcome, though.

Unfortunately being released in the 90's means this album is a bit too long for it's own good. But god was Chris Cornell an incredible singer and songwriter. A tragic loss. 4 Stars, will be coming back to.

- Ao invés de se basearem no art e noise rock como as outras bandas de grunge, se aproximam muito do metal (doom/djent/thrash). Eu acho interessante que o primeiro selo deles era um selo de hardcore (SST). - Sonicamente a produção se afasta do grunge que tem vazamento e bastante reverb, mas não é pesado como o metal. Parece mais pop, com batidas fortes e secas. O vocal tem uma qualidade meio de blues e R&B.

Some nice hard rock sonic songs on thus one.

solide 44444444 FOUR le mec otp jhin

du bon rock alternatif ça fait plaise

Songs 10/15 Very good album. Has some of soundgardens top hits with black hole sun and spoonman. One of the top hard rock/grunge albums of all time

This album feels like a perfect depiction of David Bowie‘s classic sound with range from more poetic rock to the ending where it was mostly instrumental session. If somebody were to ask what David Bowie’s music was like this would be the album. I would probably show them first.

If I could give this negative stars I would