Chris Cornell | Higher Truth (September 18)

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You're all talking positively about "Scream" by Chris Cornell right now...

Seriously?

Get fucked, shit blows.

Well, I'm glad we're all talking about it so rationally.

[VinylGuy]

Scream is way better than Carry On for sure. Yeah, the production kinda sucks, but there are some good songs in there. Its a good album in my book.

Maybe I never gave it a truly fair shot. I thought a couple of the songs sounded better stripped down but might have to give it another listen. The only song I will listen to on Carry On is Disappearing Act, rest is pretty bad. Higher Truth had a few solid tracks that I liked such as Worried Moon and Dead Wishes but he had something against playing those ones live. Everything he does without Soundgarden is just so spotty. He probably just needs them to tell him when something blows. Will never really know but something tells me a guy like Ben Shepherd isn't going to completely hold out or tell him he loves and wants to play something he thinks is crap.

Also, I like the Billie Jean cover. I just wish it was never made as a studio release. The version that got released from that initial solo show in Sweden was all that was needed. I like his solo shows but after seeing 5 of them now I doubt I would go again if he came through town unless I saw he was mixing it up a bit more. I know I don't have any desire to hear him play Josephine and Until We Disappear. He does some great covers and stripped down versions of many of his songs. I could get down on a Songbook Volume 2 live record as long as he lets someone else pick the track listing. Even with the last live release he left off some of the best highlights from those shows such as Like Suicide and one of those great versions of When I'm Down. Wouldn't have minded having pillow of your bones, Wave Goodbye or Sweet Euphoria included there. Tell me if I'm wrong but didn't I just list about half of a Songbook version 2 that would be better than the first?

I saw him 3 times in this acoustic form, and 1 time with a electric backing band...2 times with SG and one time with Temple...every one of the shows were amazing and special, but i agree that the acoustic show needs something else for me to go again.

[joostone]

he played his new song on Fallon:

https://vimeo.com/213962376?ref=fb-share

Still kinda boring, don't really like this 'higher truth' era...

Matt Cameron on drums btw. And is that Brendan O'brien on guitar?

[Birds in Hell]

And is that Brendan O'brien on guitar?

Yeah, sure looks like it.

[TremorJam]

B'OB on guitar? Man, I really hope he's not producing the new SG album...

[evenslow]

And is that Brendan O'brien on guitar?

Yeah, sure looks like it.

yep

[EJ]

Boring song, but Chris sounds great.

[lecherouslittlestump]

Song is meh but that was an incredible performance. Eddie vedder, take notes.