RIP Chris. I remember it was late 1989, walking into an independent record store in Ft. Collins, Colorado and buying "Louder Than Love" only because I thought the album cover and the previously unheard of band name looked cool. I would not be disappointed.
Sad. I liked SoundGarden and I grew-up in the 70’s [FWIW].
I would ^suspect^...auto-erotica.
All I can say is WHO
Like any music: what’s it about? Odes to darkness won’t invite light. An anti rock snob I will not be. But the medium has a choice of what to embrace as subject matter.
Performing Black Hole Sun for the 100,000 time in Detroit could get a guy down.
Out of all the grunge Soundgarden probably had the most talented musicians. Wgat a depressing genre. I’ll take my hair metal over that depressing garbage....I liked it at first but it got old quick, the constant drum beat of woe is me.
Cornell had the best voice of all of them. Maybe one of my favorite rock voices.
Really sad.
Too bad the Spoonman couldn’t save Chris, which he requested in one of SG’s greatest songs.
RIP Chris!
One surmises the grimfaced band (which was tight) chewed his ass after the show, he made tracks back to the MGM Detroit penthouse, texted the wife and did the deed.
A real shame - was a big fan of Soundgarden in the ‘90s, and while I hadn’t kept up with Cornell’s efforts in Audioslave or the Soundgarden reunion, it was good to know they were still out there making music. Pretty tragic track record for the lead singers of the ‘90s Seattle bands - Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley and now Cornell.
Big Obozo supporter, think he played at his inauguration and campaign rallies. Heard him ramble on at some interview years ago about how we should look to France as our political & healthcare model. Talented musician but typical clueless lib.
So RIP is about nicest thing I can say about him.
His wife is saying some anxiety medication he took may have affected him with this and that seems about right. This was shocking.
One of the best voices of my generation. Sad.
Black hole sun I’ve played about a million times myself on YouTube.
My metal/rock era was Led Zeppelin, et al from the late 60's to early 70's. It was then (in 1973) that I/we had (and continue to have!) a complete life-changing encounter with Jesus. Since then I have known of bands and music styles but strictly as a matter of knowledge, not preferred taste.
So with Cornell, I would identify his music as being dark grunge/metal (in contrast with death metal...) where there is always a note of despair in this life (imagine that...!)
Why aren't Cornell's fans and followers celebrating his death? Not trying to be a smart(bleep) or snarky about this but I wonder about the music "hero's of despair"...when they do themselves in...their followers mourn, instead of rejoice.
That said...very sad that he (or anyone) goes through this earth life without having a new creation, 2Corinthians 5:17 experience.
Anyone check on Eddie Vedder to see if he’s ok, he’s the last one standing from that era.
The most important fact will be how he hung himself. That is, if he was clothed and out in the open it means one thing, but if he was naked in a closet, like Michael Hutchence of INXS, it will mean something else entirely.
When my youngest daughter was in 1st grade a few years ago, her class went on a field trip in which parents were encouraged to attend. One of her classmate’s dad and I spent much of that day together, following our daughters, taking pictures and chatting. I had just gone through a divorce and he was in the early stages of one. He was friendly, talkative and seemingly eager to be a friend. Nice guy.
He took his life less than a week later.
Only in retrospect did I realize that his friendliness was probably a cry for help. He was reaching out for someone to be an anchor in a world that was spinning out of control. If I had been more perceptive, I would have seen the desperation in his eyes; his quiet pleading for someone to throw him a lifeline.
His daughter and mine graduated 5th grade yesterday. It was a beautiful ceremony and his little girl, who has grown like a flower, was resplendent in her graduation dress. She is precious and has his smile. I hoped I wasn’t the only one in the audience thinking of him.
Every time I see his little girl, I regret not inviting him for coffee, or something, so he could have unloaded his burdens to someone who had been through his situation and understood. I regret being too preoccupied with work or my problems.
Who knows how many people cross our paths who could use an encouraging word or some unsolicited sympathy?
I am sick of these poor toutured geniuses killing themselves, with drugs or suicide. They reach the pinnacle of their professions, money, admiration and a family, then they destroy it all out of selfishness.. Robin Williams, Cobane and so many others......
My attitude doesn’t come from pity for them but for everyone they leave in their wake. F’em.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XmIqIVxUuKs
Louder than love was awesome. Anyone says otherwise didn’t hear it.
One of my favorite albums. I put burden link in because I think some other commenters need to hear it.
Listening now to one of my favorites from the “Stone Free” Hendrix tribute album. “M.A.C.C.-Hey Baby”. RIP but that may prove difficult having taken the coward’s way out.
I was never into grunge, but his suicide unnerves me. I pray for his family and friends. They must be distraught.