My Wave - Soundgarden
Song of the Day #24
Apple Music link: https://music.apple.com/us/album/my-wave/1440811129?i=1440811467
Even if I feel that much of the immediacy of rock music started to decline a bit around the 80s and 90s, Soundgarden is one of those few rock 'n' roll bands I feel comfortable enjoying as much as I enjoy most 70s hard rock greats. Yes, their influence from the Unholy Trinity of Hard Rock is pretty damn obvious, but it is not some uncreative rip from this style. The tones are thicker and deeper, the production is immaculate without removing the grit, and, of course, the charisma of Chris Cornell, channeling personal torment into a cocky swagger. It's this magic combination along with the clear performing talent (Kim Thayil beautiful psych-tinged soloing at the end especially) that makes this relatively simplistic song kick a whole lot of ass without sounding idiotic, which is a pretty damn hard thing to achieve. Nothing else to say about this excellent rocker except that it captures much of what made Superunknown such a successful album both commercially and artistically.
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