| | |  | Adult Alternative | Home » » » Superunknown | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008. | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| March 08, 1994 | | Studio:
| A&M | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 308 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Let Me Drown | | 2. | My Wave | | 3. | Fell on Black Days | | 4. | Mailman - Soundgarden, Cameron, Matt | | 5. | Superunknown | | 6. | Head Down - Soundgarden, Shepherd, Ben | | 7. | Black Hole Sun | | 8. | Spoonman | | 9. | Limo Wreck - Soundgarden, Cameron, Matt | | 10. | The Day I Tried to Live | | 11. | Kickstand | | 12. | Fresh Tendrils - Soundgarden, Cameron, Matt | | 13. | 4th of July | | 14. | Half - Soundgarden, Shepherd, Ben | | 15. | Like Suicide | |
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Best of SoundgardenJun 15, 2010
This is my favorite Soundgarden studio album. It is full of instant classics and hit singles alike.
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Headbangers rejoice!May 13, 2010
Wore out my first copy of this cd. So glad to have another. CD in great shape, transaction went well. Thanks!
Full Circle to the SuperunknownJan 28, 2010
Almost six years after releasing their debut album, Ultramega OK, the band had come full circle back to the punkish fusion of 70's classic rock and 60's pschedelic rock merged together seamlessly. But it seems that the band has picked up many tricks while going around the bend as well as a new bassist. Also it would seem that the murky, sludgy, and buzzing sound of Ultramega OK has become refined and sharpened to create a smooth, but dark guitar sound. When you look at both albums from a certain perspective, it would seem that Ultramega OK and Superunknown are not that different. Both have a single track that has vocals sung by the bassist ("Circle of Power" in Ultramega OK and "Half" in Superunknown) but the former has horrendous vocals that remind me of William Hung. The band seems to have returned to the psychedelia that topped off their debut album, although it could be said that in the psychedelia department the group had focused on The Beatles psychedelia rather than The Butthole Surfers. The main difference is that back in 1988, the band was young, inexperienced and they enjoyed goofing off. But this album is on the dark side of the moon compared to Ultramega Ok. Everything that was goofy and unfocused in the first album is now serious, dark, depressing, and completely focused. Tracks like "Let Me Drown", "My Wave", "Superunknown" have a kind of upbeat tempo that would seem uncharacteristic in this album but the lyrical content would say other wise. The best and most memorable tracks of this album and Soundgarden's entire catelog are "Black Hole Sun", "Spoonman", and "Fell on Black Days". But there are some of Soundgarden's better songs that are worth getting this album for. These include "My Wave", "The Day I Tried To Live", "Head Down", and "4th of July". Tracks like "Mailman", "4th of July", and "Like Suicide" have a slow grinding groove that reminds me of Louder Than Love, but they have that pschedelic blend that goes so well. The overall album is the band at their peak. Even if you arent a Soundgarden fan, but want to hear something that sounds like a blend of Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and a bit of The Beatles then this album is for you. It doesn't get any better than this.
The Best Soundgarden AlbumDec 29, 2009
What can I say... This album is outstanding! I never get tired of listening to this CD. I'm not going to sit here and write a fancy review about this CD. It is what it is... A work of art!
SPOONMANDec 11, 2009
Soundgarden were so much more than the grunge band they were labelled as. Mixing the hard rock riffs of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath with eastern tones and psychedelic blues. Not to mention Kim Thayil's guitar playing and of course the icing on what is already a fantastic cake being Chris Cornell's voice. From the moment the first track begins right through until the last track fades away you'll be treated to an album of sheer brilliance. There simply isnt a bad song here. From the head down rock of "My Wave" the eastern tinged riff of "Black Hole Sun" and the dark menacing drone of, for me, the stand out track "4th July" .
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