Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 3:17 am
by Birds in Hell
Like many of us, I've listened to a lot of Soundgarden over the last few days, but in the process of listening, I keep forgetting why and find myself thinking "man, I hope they play this next time I see them!"; then, of course, I remember.
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 3:27 am
by LetMeSleep
Birds in Hell wrote:Like many of us, I've listened to a lot of Soundgarden over the last few days, but in the process of listening, I keep forgetting why and find myself thinking "man, I hope they play this next time I see them!"; then, of course, I remember.
Yep. Or a lyric stands out and you just get that sinking feeling. And with his lyrics that happens quite a bit.
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 3:38 am
by Rangi Guy
This still isn't getting any easier to process guys
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 3:52 am
by PHATJ
LetMeSleep wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:Like many of us, I've listened to a lot of Soundgarden over the last few days, but in the process of listening, I keep forgetting why and find myself thinking "man, I hope they play this next time I see them!"; then, of course, I remember.
Yep. Or a lyric stands out and you just get that sinking feeling. And with his lyrics that happens quite a bit.
It happens constantly.
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 4:05 am
by Monkey_Driven
I like Soundgarden but listening to a full album gives me a headache. A few songs at a time are totally fine though. Am I getting old/lame?
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 4:10 am
by LoathedVermin72
They're not really an album band for me. Too much filler.
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 4:24 am
by ilpazzo
PHATJ wrote:
LetMeSleep wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:Like many of us, I've listened to a lot of Soundgarden over the last few days, but in the process of listening, I keep forgetting why and find myself thinking "man, I hope they play this next time I see them!"; then, of course, I remember.
Yep. Or a lyric stands out and you just get that sinking feeling. And with his lyrics that happens quite a bit.
It happens constantly.
A few of the songs have certainly taken a darker tone for me the past few days... Blow Up The Outside World hit me particularly hard the other day while I was walking to work...
When I gave King Animal a spin on Thursday I found myself thinking "I hope the finish this next album soon..." and it hit me again...
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 4:45 am
by verb_to_trust
LoathedVermin72 wrote:They're not really an album band for me. Too much filler.
The early stuff yeah. DOTU for example has quality tracks front to back it's just too long for a lot of folks.
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 9:47 am
by stip
LoathedVermin72 wrote:They're not really an album band for me. Too much filler.
Same. Every album produced some top notch songs but I'd rarely, if ever, listen to one start to finish. I always found them slightly exhausting, and not in a satisfying way
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 9:48 am
by stip
I don't think I ever really noticed how relentlessly dark CCs writing was (at least for Soundgarden)
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 12:11 pm
by bada
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I think I'm just gonna steer clear of his whole conversation.
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 12:43 pm
by Dev
Can't say I ever found them exhausting. Actually I like how involving the sound is. Soundgarden was probably the most energetic of the grunge bands. Big part of why I liked them.
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 3:47 pm
by 4/5
stip wrote:I don't think I ever really noticed how relentlessly dark CCs writing was (at least for Soundgarden)
So much this.
I've also been listening to a ton of Soundgarden lately, and there have been so many lines that have struck me in ways they never had before.
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 4:02 pm
by bune
stip wrote:I don't think I ever really noticed how relentlessly dark CCs writing was (at least for Soundgarden)
It's kind of like love songs when you're dating someone or break-up songs after a, well, a break-up: you notice the things that were already there.
And damn it I know I've read something about this but I just keep getting lyrics to break-up and love songs when I search for the study.
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 4:06 pm
by evenslow
One passage has really jumped out at me from "Burden In My Hand":
So kill your health and kill yourself
And kill everything you love
And if you live you can fall to pieces
And suffer with my ghost
Fuckin' hell.
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 4:42 pm
by PHATJ
evenslow wrote:One passage has really jumped out at me from "Burden In My Hand":
So kill your health and kill yourself
And kill everything you love
And if you live you can fall to pieces
And suffer with my ghost
Fuckin' hell.
These kinds of lyrics dominate his SG material. They're everywhere. I used to think it just kinda sounded "cool" (for lack of a better word) to have such dark and deathly lyrics. Now, obviously it's just terribly sad and it makes you wonder how much time Chris spent in such a dark headspace. How much of his lyrics were a direct window into a tormented soul and mind?
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 5:10 pm
by ilpazzo
PHATJ wrote:
evenslow wrote:One passage has really jumped out at me from "Burden In My Hand":
So kill your health and kill yourself
And kill everything you love
And if you live you can fall to pieces
And suffer with my ghost
Fuckin' hell.
These kinds of lyrics dominate his SG material. They're everywhere. I used to think it just kinda sounded "cool" (for lack of a better word) to have such dark and deathly lyrics. Now, obviously it's just terribly sad and it makes you wonder how much time Chris spent in such a dark headspace. How much of his lyrics were a direct window into a tormented soul and mind?
One of the things that seemed triumphant or comforting about SG, for me, was the fact that the lyrics were so dark, and yet all the guys (maybe not Ben at times) seemed so well.adjusted. They went through hell and are living to tell about it. Now in hindsight I too can't help but question the hidden pain Chris must have had.....
Blow up the Outside World, one of my favorites, hit me really hard listening to it this weekend.
Nothing seems to kill me no matter how hard I try
Nothing is closing my eyes
Nothing can beat me down for your pain or delight
And nothing seems to break me
No matter how hard I fall nothing can break me at all
Not one for giving up though not invincible I know
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 5:33 pm
by lecherouslittlestump
If I could spin a web
I would sit and wait for you
I wouldn't need a stone, I'd just poison you and tie you up
And you would be a bird
A beautiful crescent one
And your eyes would beg
But I'm just doing my job
Standing here in front of you
Killing birds
Re: Total Fucking Godhead / The Soundgarden Thread
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 5:58 pm
by verb_to_trust
Euphoria Morning is pretty brilliant
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