re: Soundgarden-Burden In My Hand

Great song...been a while since I've listened to it...thanks for the reminder.

So Soundgarden had some influence on a few of the bands that followed them in the Nineties? Which ones were influenced the most?

Don't forget limo wreck...drawing flies....zero chances.

4th of July is a great, great song. I love the slow, heavy stuff that Soundgarden recorded.

I liked a lot of Soundgarden's later stuff, but my go-to is Badmotorfinger as it was my first exposure to them. I have worn out so many copies of it over the years...

as far as AIC vs. Soundgarden...knee-jerk says SG outclasses musically, but Cantrell and Staley's vocal harmonies, which are present on almost every song, flow so naturally and are so hauntingly beautiful...it's apples and oranges almost. Cornell's range and power are superior, but no one, and I mean NOONE could "Oh Yeah" like Staley.

Cornell and Andrew Wood were always the future superstars/ reigning Royalty of the local scene, and every one of the Seattle bands were blown away that "Kurt's Band" was the one that went mega-sonic back in the day...including Kurt.

I got the "Pop" appeal of Nirvana, and the flashes of genius in those 2 albums, but musically they were at the bottom of very talent-laden barrel...Dave Grohl being the exception.

Layne definetly had some pipes.

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