Soundgarden To Reunite

[jarmo]

Black Rain is now out on iTunes!



/jarmo

[FunkyMonkey]

BACK WITH 'BLACK': Soundgarden graces Billboard's Alternative Songs chart for the first time since 1997, as "Black Rain" storms in at No. 24.

The new entry is the Seattle band's 10th entry on the chart. Soundgarden first appeared with "Spoonman" the week of March 12, 1994. The group has inked five Alternative Songs top 10s, led by the No. 2-peaking "Black Hole Sun" (1994) and "Pretty Noose" and "Burden My Hand" (1996).

Billboard

[FunkyMonkey]

The cover image for Soundgarden's Telephantasm has been posted on their site:

http://www.soundgardenworld.com/

And "Black Rain" is streaming here:

http://soundcloud.com/sgworld

[FunkyMonkey]

Soundgarden: Alive in the Superunknown

August 17, 2010

http://www.spin.com/articles/soundgarden-alive-superunknown?page=0,0

Ben Shepherd has responded to what SPIN wrote about him in the article ^^ about being homeless:

Ben responds to SPIN

AUGUST 24, 2010

I feel the banner saying that I am homeless was merely a sensationalizing stunt done by workers at SPIN magazine to sell their story, or make it seem more exciting than it actually is. It makes me feel embarrassed for the truly homeless people to be associated at all in any way with the likes of me. I seem to have been lucky, as most of you, in never having to survive day to day (on the streets) anyway.

Furthermore, my friends and family have always been by my side so I have never gone without love, care, food, compassion, and understanding. I would actually like to thank whatever editor that played this hand for helping once again bring to light the subject of the homeless and uncared for human beings of this dangerously bleak world. I humbly ask for whoever reads this to realize we are all in this together, and try to just remember that once in a while and not only at some convenient time.

I in no way refute what was written in the article, I say what I mean with someone else's alphabet, so it is no wonder to me that my blathering can be so easily 'shined up' or misinterpreted to whatever purpose, especially to a stranger who has no idea of my horrible humor, or my delusional ideas. There I was thinking i was on top of the world, doing what i love and GET to do- (music I mean)- sure I've been couch surfing but that's a far cry from the plight of many many millions of good people worldwide. I just don't want our loyal and most badderasser fans to be mislead, or a bad light to be shone upon my family or friends who have helped me and tried to help me get along. It would be wholly unfair of me after all this to not stand up for them. Now feck auf, thanks.

Ben

[FunkyMonkey]

Here's a sneak peek of our new video for "Black Rain".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqHq114gHEk

Be sure to check back in on September 17th for the FULL video premiere on AOL Music.

[FunkyMonkey]

 

Soundgarden, 'Black Rain' -- Video Premiere

Sep 17th 2010

Here: http://www.spinner.com/2010/09/17/soundgarden-black-rain-video-premiere/

[FunkyMonkey]

From Chris Cornell:

Soundgarden Releasing 'Telephantasm' on Their Own Terms

Sep 20th 2010

It's that new model that allows Soundgarden to escape the pressures that led to their initial break in 1998. "We just had a difficult time watching the band itself and the brand itself have a life of its own and the business of music starting to kind of weigh on what that is," Cornell says. "We'd have these meetings where scheduling would be looked at sort of two years in advance and deadlines would be placed on when a record should be finished being written and recorded. We only ever did whatever we really wanted to, but that pressure was always kind of there."

 "What's pretty noticeable now is that environment's not really there anymore. The music business as anybody would know it is no longer there," he says. It's anybody's game and anybody's idea how to do it is as valid as anybody else's."

Now, Cornell sees Soundgarden as a band that does what it wants on its own terms. "Whatever live shows we might do or whatever touring, it's certainly not going to be the way it was that we used to do," he says. "It'll be sort of selected events or, if it's anything that even resembles a tour, it's not going to be scouring the earth doing tours like we used to do."

http://www.spinner.com/2010/09/20/soundgarden-telephantasm-guitar-hero/

[FunkyMonkey]

Telephantasm Limited Edition Box Set Unveiling Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ggg_AGtDqE

[Bodhi]

so let me get this straight.  Soundgarden takes 12 years to follow up a "Greatest Hits" album with....a "Greatest Hits" album?

[FunkyMonkey]

Soundgarden's Telephantasm came in at #24 with 19,820 copies sold.  But because of Guitar Hero...

SOUNDGARDEN Presented With Platinum Award For 'Telephantasm' - Sep. 29, 2010

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=146876

[LunsJail]

so let me get this straight.  Soundgarden takes 12 years to follow up a "Greatest Hits" album with....a "Greatest Hits" album?

I read an interview where they explained they were doing all this to remind people about Soundgarden. They felt that they don't get the recognition that a Pearl Jam or Nirvana do. Also, since they have no manager or record label anymore, no one had been "minding the store" in their words. Also, read the Spin article and you'll learn that some of them aren't exactly rolling in the dough like you may think.

[cotis]

They will be Conan O'Brien's musical guest tomorrow night (November 9th) at 11PM EST on TBS!

[FunkyMonkey]

SOUNDGARDEN Performs Two Songs On 'Conan' (Video) - Nov. 10, 2010

Reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN performed two songs ? "Black Rain" and "Hunted Down" ? on last night's (Tuesday, November 9) edition of Conan O'Brien's TBS late-night talk show. You can now watch video footage of their appearance below.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=149145

[LongGoneDay]

Just picked up tickets to the Connecticut and Massachusetts shows! Anyone else going?

Summer is shaping up..Soundgarden, Megadeth, Stone Temple Pilots...

[LongGoneDay]

Hell of a show at Mohegan Sun.
Played for over 2 hours. 6 Song Encore.
They played songs from earlier records I didn't expect to hear. Black Rain sounded great and fit right in.
Beyond the Wheel and Slaves & Bulldozers were the highlights for me.

Setlist:

Searching With My Good Eye Closed
Spoonman
Gun
Black Rain
Let Me Drown
Jesus Christ Pose
Blow Up the Outside World
My Wave
The Day I Tried to Live
Ugly Truth
Fell on Black Days
Hunted Down
Rusty Cage
Outshined
Beyond the Wheel
Burden in My Hand
Black Hole Sun
Superunknown

Encore:

Room a Thousand Years Wide
Hands All Over
Face Pollution
4th of July
Like Suicide
Slaves & Bulldozers

[DeN]

I just checked some recent videos...what happened to his voice?

[LongGoneDay]

It sounded pretty damn strong from where I was sitting.
Even when Soundgarden was at their peak of popularity, Chris never had a great reputation as far as live performances go.
I didn't know what to expect, but was very impressed. He didn't hold back, he hit the high notes.

I'm sure the fact that they play so loud masks some of the imperfections, but still one of the best voices today in my opinion.

Check some of his songbook videos, or his Live in Sweden Bootleg. He's still got it.

Only complaint was that Kim's guitar could have been turned up louder. It was really buried until they got to Blow Up the Outside World.

Awesome to see Cameron back where he belongs. I like Pearl Jam, but almost seems like he's wasting his talent with them.
Jesus Christ Pose was epic as expected.

[LongGoneDay]

Real short preview of a new song, but it's enough to get me excited!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lVWjZ6Hk9Jg

Could be a true rock record on the horizon. Not every day you can say that.

[LunsJail]

Full version of "Live to Rise" here. I posted this link because it's rapidly being pulled from Youtube.

http://www.kisw.com/pages/12721576.php

[LongGoneDay]

Full version of "Live to Rise" here. I posted this link because it's rapidly being pulled from Youtube.

http://www.kisw.com/pages/12721576.php

Here it is again here...

http://soundcreeps.blogspot.com/2012/04/listen-soundgarden-live-to-rise.html

I really liked the opening riff, but thought the song was kind of bland overall first listen.
It's growing on me now. Ripped the stream onto my ipod and it sounds pretty sweet in the car.

Hoping the record is heavier overall, but so far so good. Great to hear a new Thayil solo!