Bidding for a popular breakthrough with their second major-label album, Soundgarden suddenly developed a sense of craft, with the result that Badmotorfinger became far and...
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The three-song Flower EP released by SST is for the devout fan only. Containing two cuts from their ear-shattering full-length debut, Ultramega OK, the EP also contains one...
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More uneven than Badmotorfinger, but the high points are stratospheric--in addition to the aridly ironic "Big Dumb Sex," this includes the colossal, rumbling "Hands All...
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Signing to a major label, Soundgarden take a step toward the metal mainstream with Louder Than Love, a slow, grinding, detuned mountain of Sabbath/Zeppelin riffs and Chris...
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A reissue of two early (1987 and 1988) EPs, which capture the band in its formative stages. Worth any true fan's time. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music...
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Producer Michael Beinhorn sculpted Soundgarden's unruly power into 15 beefily suave radio-friendly individual tracks. Obviously a fave (multi-platinum and all that) but not...
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Soundgarden's finest hour, Superunknown is a sprawling, 70-minute magnum opus that pushes beyond any previous boundaries. Soundgarden had always loved replicating Led...
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The best expression of Soundgarden's early, Stooges/MC5-meets-Zeppelin/Sabbath sound, Ultramega OK is a dark, murky, buzzing record that simultaneously subverts and pays...
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For an act that was one of the definitive album artists of the late '80s and '90s, Soundgarden was a surprisingly effective singles band. Their singles effectively conveyed...
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After seven years refining their blend of metal fortitude and punk attitude, Soundgarden finally proved, with 1994's Superunknown, that they could burnish their roughshod...
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Superunknown was a breakthrough in many ways. Not only did the album bring Soundgarden a new audience, it dramatically expanded their vision, as well as their...
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