Audioslave: The Rise & Fall Of the Band

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[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

Communists

[@joeythomas9062]

Mark Lanegan/Screaming Trees!!

[@pollyanna147]

Libertines

[@midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743]

Still holding hope that you'll do a Whatever Happened To Ugly Kid Joe video. A video on UKJ's singer Whitfield Crane's failed Y2K-era alt-metal/nu metal supergroup Medication (a one-hit/one-album wonder best known for the 2002 minor rock radio hit single "Inside") would be great, also. Medication also featured members of nu metal bands Machinehead and Soulfly, along with 90's industrial metal band Skrew.

[@rnrtruestories]

@@midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743 maybe you should tune in tomorrow at 10am et and you might be pleasantly surprised......:)

[@restock_1731]

Cornell had one of the best voices in rock n roll history. R.I.P Chris.

[@mattmarzula]

He's dead? I didn't even know he was sick.

[@banticraider]

@@mattmarzula bro he committed suicide

[@dariusdribbles.3981]

@@banticraider no he didn't

[@hegemonycricket2182]

@@dariusdribbles.3981 I don't think he did either....and I sure as hell don't think Chester did.

[@casey7130]

He committed suicide. Stop with the nonsense

[@TomVernonUAP]

Chris always had the singer slot in my 'imaginary greatest band of all time' Losing him is a tragedy.

[@Callum-Morrison]

I often placed him in a rhythm guitarist role so that Layne Staley could sing lead and they could do harmonies

[@aaronpannell6401]

@@Callum-Morrison right turn. If you havent heard that song, check it out and your welcome. Cornel and AiC

[@edwardlybrand3902]

Same. Who would fill the other parts?

[@eldesgraciado6690]

@@edwardlybrand3902 Kids form the TV show Glee.

[@simonlloyd7557]

Could you maybe audition Jani Lane as a replacement?

[@Cubannerd]

I adore Audioslave. Period. Chris' loss is truly devastating still.

[@ericjamesphotography]

Period! 😂

[@exploderwrestlingpodcast2721]

Whoa whoa, Audioslave is a dumb name but Velvet Revolver is just fine? Is this opposite world?

[@TheCumberlandbeggar]

Audioslave is the name of my dolly

[@MrRoundthetwist]

Both dumb and kinda not

[@Ottophil]

Chickenfoot lol

[@AvnerRosenstein-ULTRA-LXV]

it's not dumb....the critics calling it dumb are definitely dumb. They were a great band and who cares what name a band carries...Korn anyone?

[@RockFilmsInc]

My thoughts exactly

[@danielaf1487]

Love Audioslave, Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine, Chris Cornell... love them all!

[@jmason61]

SG is my favorite, I could go on& on just about them...the pure power between RATM & his vocal range

[@Covers-and-Commentary]

“shadow on the sun” will always be my favorite Audioslave song

[@adalbertocruz5316]

Same here, definitely the one song that defines their style 🤘

[@jamesgeorge4874]

It just stomps so hard.

[@chrisblanc663]

I prefer like a stone. But shadow on the sun is a very close second for me. Both songs are easily in my top 10. Maybe top 5 songs of all time. In a world where the beetles exist that is very high praise I think.

[@FrankZen]

Demo version is even more killer than the studio version

[@jakewest2524]

@Chris Blanc The Beetles??? What are you smoking? Beetles aren't even in the top 25..

[@th3unmaker]

"There is one common theme among most of these supergroups: Chris Cornell."

[@hanselmanryanjames]

Not a coincidence.

[@gibfear]

It certainly wasn't Morello LOL

[@felipecavalera8729]

I always thought the name AUDIOSLAVE was the coolest name ever

[@musicfan1231]

Same I always liked it myself

[@bofetada6841]

I think it's indicative of the music business how they are slaves and have to do what they are told. If you look at the lost of titles of songs it will tell you the story of how much he hated it.

[@rnrtruestories]

Yeah same I liked the name

[@toneloc223]

It is the coolest band name. It doesn't corner you in to a certain sound or genre.

[@hegemonycricket2182]

Agreed. Love the name and that combination of talented musicians. Excellent stuff. Also, wasn't mentioned in the vid, but the flame-ish shape logo/figure came to Cornell in a dream, and apparently so did the name...Cornell had vivid dreams and wrote tons of lyrics based on visuals as well as words from his dream-state.

[@Anthus.]

Audioslave laid down a lot of tracks in a short amount of time, and they were all damn good tunes. They rocked!

[@fazlurbaksh5969]

I've always loved audioslave's music. Chris cornell definitely ranks as one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. When I heard he committed suicide I was getting ready to go to work and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I love his singing more in audioslave's music than in soundgarden. R.I.P. Chris and your music lives on forever brother

[@brianring3425]

Rick Ruben is the man. I had no Idea he put this band together.

[@scottferguson3842]

Possibly the most important nugget from this whole video is at the very end. Audioslave masters destroyed in fire. Damn.

[@kasabianrage7487]

Their first album is for me by far their best album, it's raw and heavy with not one bad song.... Bring em back alive is blistering

[@Laking86er]

The later two have grown on me a lot. I used to share your sentiment, now I'm not sure... good problem to have

[@kasabianrage7487]

@@Laking86er no doubt, I love all 3, wish Chris was still here, I believe they would've gotten together again for a show or maybe even an album. I will always love their whole catalog, Audioslave, soundgarden and rage

[@leeheverly]

Sadly never got a chance to see them live, I did however see Soundgarden a few times after they reunited and Chris sounded amazing. I had the first album on repeat for years and I really dug the third album,

[@Medcanpoet]

A lot of Supergroups seem to......Fall To Pieces.

[@coycoberly4162]

Ahhhhhh! I ZING! You DICK! -lol

[@sonicheadfuck]

They're all slaves to a big machine.

[@Ajaxaxxess]

long time drug abuse and ego's never mix.

[@dongiovanni-m3i]

Nice

[@ChrisCornell420]

Most bands in general don't last

[@OutIaw_]

Their first work together for Audioslave was so incredible. But to me, it's like you could feel the air go out of this band with each next work. It was still great work, but the intensity and passion seemed to be going away for them as a group. It reminds me of a new relationship or lover, when all is new, fresh and amazing. Then after awhile things lose their luster.

[@moochercat]

Loved Audioslave. Saw them in 2003 at Lollapalooza and they were easily the best act that day.

[@autumnskyphotography719]

Same here! Went to see incubus - left loving Audioslave

[@NoelHaven]

Me too! Went by myself but had a blast. Jane’s Addiction put on an amazing show too 🤘🏻

[@tylercooper1551]

I went to Lollapalooza that year also, was a hell of a lineup! Sadly that was also the last year Lollapalooza traveled

[@autumnskyphotography719]

@@tylercooper1551 it was! A perfect circle played the night we went. During Audioslave’s set- Chris did an acoustic version of “what’s so funny bout peace, love and understanding” and Maynard sang with him. What a treat that was 🖤

[@coycoberly4162]

AGREED WHOLEHEARTEDLY Alan!!!

[@ipodgolfer13]

Chris Cornell and Audioslave are the sole reasons I became a musician at 13. No one sings like you anymore Chris.

[@tysonmadding8559]

My stepdad gave me tickets to see Chris cornell and I was stoked bc I like everything he's done I was expecting just his solo music and he did soundgarden audioslave temple of the dog and his solo music it was one of the best concerts of my life

[@warrenwebb8172]

I love Brendan O’Brien, but the production on the last Audioslave sounded more like his work on Train than his better work with Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots.

[@standardofexcellence]

So there are 9 other people that noticed this too, wow we should all get together

[@jsauce311]

Really? I love the mix on that album. Definitely not as sludgy as purple or anything like that but it pops.

[@nicholasstevenson7574]

Out of exile is such a incredible record, I love it

[@johnmoser2689]

Audioslave was one of the best super groups

[@jimkellt5358]

It’s weird to say that there is an end cause these bangers last the test of time.

[@casey7130]

Yep. Of my four favorite supergroups, Chris Cornell fronted half of them.

[@johnmoser2689]

@@casey7130 no doubt Chris's my favorite singer of our time what an amazing guy... what a terrible loss...I assume you meant temple of the dog and audioslave two of my all time favorite bands

[@danielaf1487]

They were one of the best super groups, along with Mad Season and Temple of the Dog.

[@simonlloyd7557]

Cornell was class, but i never felt the chemistry in this band

[@thethaddeusthree3835]

in 2002 when I was 12 my first girlfriend got me a $15 gift certificate to sound of music (local CD store) you know damn well i bought their first record with it 1 year later i finally picked up the guitar and it's been guiding me since. thanks for touching on this. the 1st album is clearly their greatest work and this video explains why. Chris was going through a lot in the time leading to the forming of the group and all his pain was dumped into it. it's weird but artists seem to shine brightest when they can spill out their pain in their music. ESPECIALLY Chris Cornell. RIP 🙏

[@toddmullins7300]

I always found it funny that Cornell's two bands were called SOUNDgarden and AUDIOslave

[@Ottophil]

They did make music. Which you hesr with your ears, coincidence?

[@dongiovanni-m3i]

Chris Cornell had a hell of a set of lungs. Great singer. And Tom Morello while coming off as a pretentious twat is a really good guitarist w a unique inventive style.

[@richarddean1453]

No comment for Chris' album The Higher Truth before his departure??? It's a masterpiece...

[@Neonlike0]

THIS!!! Higher Truth is amazing. That voice!

[@slickmechanical]

I saw him when he toured for that album a couple months before he passed. It was a great show.

[@MrDarkcook]

The Higher Truth was released in 2015, way after the end of Audioslave in 2007...

[@staceystrukel1917]

I have never cried for any other loss of a celebrity as I did Chris. I still can't listen to his music without crying.

[@frankgarcia1]

No one cared that their band name Was Audio Slave. I was into this music then and trust me, maybe this critic cared but no one cared. That should not have even been mentioned. People totally wanted post Soundgarden Chris Cornell.

[@danielaf1487]

Exactly, who cares what their band name was when their music was so good?

[@eldesgraciado6690]

I always thought it was a silly name.

[@MrOverHeels]

Personally I think the name Audioslave sounds cool

[@deathbydeviceable]

@@eldesgraciado6690 chris was a slave for audio, it was a religion to him. Just like the name soundgarden, he knew he was living in the garden of sound

[@deathbydeviceable]

@Tonya Harmon this might be to much info, but the "illuminati" worship the eye of ra for a reason, chris pointed out that ra was a "black hole sun", he wanted it to come and wash away the rain, so he just hung his head, drowned his fears, till we all just disappeared

[@douxhc]

Glad to be on the young cubans that got to see them live in Havana, one of the best days in my live.

[@StealthBeeKid]

I just can't see people hating on the name "Audioslave" that's like the coolest name ever

[@ChrisCornell420]

Yes I agree

[@danielaf1487]

What's wrong with the name Audioslave? It's not memorable, but it isn't terrible, either. Anyway - they were amazing! I own all three albums and never get sick of listening to them. I am also so, so grateful for having seen Chris Cornell live in 2016, a year before his untimely death!

[@arthurdurham]

I've been listening to a lot of Badmotorfinger recently, and damn I'd have love to hear young Chris in Audioslave. I like their songs more than Soundgarden's but Chris was on another level in the early 90s

[@ipodgolfer13]

Revelations was my intro into Audioslave. Loved it.

[@wussup12345]

Remember hearing it on Madden 07

[@BATMAN7666]

Seeing in 2017 Profits of Rage tribute to "Like A Stone" was so heartbreaking. They had no singer just the music was a beautiful moment to be apart of. Got a VERY COOL PICTURE outside thier area at Riot Fest. So I could say I WAS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR TO TESTIFY! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE RATM AGAIN WHEN LIFE RESUMES. GOT MY TICKET

[@victormurillo6956]

With all the uncertainty, do we know for sure when they stay touring again?

[@BATMAN7666]

@@victormurillo6956 nope I got a July 2021 date on next show. So fingers crossed. This wasn't the only concert I have tied up in sitting tickets. Megadeth as well on hold. I just keep hope alive I may get to see something soon.

[@dohczeppelin37]

@@victormurillo6956 I finally got a new date for mine, June 2022.

[@victormurillo6956]

@@dohczeppelin37 oh wow, a whole year

[@kiruppert]

That first Audioslave album is one of my favorite albums ever to this day. Because of that I ran out and got Out of Exile as soon as it released and was just... underwhelmed. Probably not fair and I probably should revisit the album but I haven't yet.

[@unrulysimian3897]

Do!

[@Statsy10]

The second half of the album is much stronger than the first half, in my opinion, so maybe skip ahead when you do finally get back to it.

[@basednorsegael1089]

It’s got good songs... but it’s not as good as the first album

[@delusionalx2605]

Man Revelations was superrr underrated, probably my favorite of theirs tbh

[@Trottah]

Agree, Revelations was best, self-titled second, Out of Exile last IMO.

[@shadowoftheson5144]

Revelations is awesome. I feel it is underrated and under appreciated because they had broken up around when it was released.

[@alanwatts8239]

For me they never fell. They ascended into rock godhood.

[@The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World.]

The fact that Audioslave is bigger than Soundgarden is astounding to me

[@danski1961]

love Audioslave, so gutted i was to young and lived to far way to ever see them live, not sure if they ever came to nz or not. Chris Cornell such a voice!!

[@turdferguson353]

When I first heard about Audioslave...I never thought it would work... But it came out great

[@dongiovanni-m3i]

Same here. Thought it'd be Rage Garden at best but they made it work.

[@Mystic_Apollo]

Why does it not suprise me that one of the biggest super groups of the 90's/00's was involved with Tick Ruben 😂 that man is everywhere and seems to have the magic touch for new bands like this and SOAD

[@skeeter197140]

I had such high hopes for Audioslave. I mean, come on, Rage with Chris Cornell? That could have been frickin' awesome!!

[@jeffbogue3718]

The first time I saw Chris Cornell was 11-19-1999 at the State Theater in Detroit. ...I saw Audioslave 4-25-2005 at the State Theater .. then I saw Audioslave 11-6-2005 at the Fox Theater in Detroit, then I saw Audioslave 11-9-2005 at the Deltaplex in Grand Rapids .. the last time I saw Chris was 1-27-2013 with Soundgarden at the Fillmore in Detroit which used to be the State Theater... Chris Cornell was absolutely brilliant singer I was fortunate to see him on the Euphoria morning tour... for me that was his most intimate personal tour ... although the other four shows were great

[@mitcheze]

saw them in Long Beach in 2005. Epic performance. They even played Bulls on Parade, Black Hole Sun (acoustic), Killing in the Name of, and some others that I can't recall...

[@dirtydurdensoap]

Sound of a gun...that might’ve been the last show of the tour from what I recall. They didn’t end up going overseas and decided not to tour the next album.

[@mitcheze]

@@dirtydurdensoap wow. I did not know that. I just looked it up , and they only played two shows after this one! The Jan 2017 reunion that was mentioned in this video, as well as November 2005 in Las Vegas. Wow, thank you for letting me know! I just texted my friend that went with me that we went to one of the last Audioslave concerts.

[@tonymeehan7859]

still hard to believe Chris is not around anymore. Audioslave was such a great group

[@timjarvis9078]

Saw these guys live in 2003 the show 10/10. Still have the ticket stub too. Sadly never saw Soundgarden unfortunately with Chris Cornell’s death in 2017.

[@MakerInMotion]

"The Curse" is one of my favorite songs ever.

[@MyBrothersKeeper101]

What a huge f*cking sound and what a killer name for a band.

[@river_rock_530]

That debut album is just as good as any Rage or Soundgarden record. Remember We Got The Whip? That was the first song I heard played on the radio.

[@Donamtrx]

😢O CORNELL....I’ll never get over that one💔

[@magusking9215]

Saw them live twice - but only during the first album touring cycle, which is the only one I can listen to anyways

[@pilosopino23]

Still can't forget your vid on "Dela Roka"

[@jamesmackiii8418]

Audioslaves my favorite band of all time

[@TheChugg11]

I remember seeing the video for ‘Doesn’t remind me of anything’ and fell in love with it (as well as the song, obvs). Didn’t know who any of them were at the time.

[@DadRockProject]

Got to see them live. Awesome show

[@DadRockProject]

@Hercules Kalatzhs Hartford CT. Can't remember the year. Chris did a couple acoustic only songs in the middle of the set

[@DarrenGlen]

Please do a video on the last days of Chris Cornell....your videos are excellent and keep me up watching KZbin at night

[@Tcb0835]

Best gig I ever saw was Audioslave at Brixton Academy. They encored with Killing in the Name and everyone went completely apeshit...awesome 🤘

[@philipholmes5884]

Why isn't Morello wearing a "5 point cafe" hat instead of "IHOP" ? ....oh yeah...

[@restock_1731]

Nice. 🤣🤣

[@rnrtruestories]

haha

[@shortlimb1]

What's the joke? Anyone elaborate?

[@ddobry21]

@@shortlimb1 Apparently Morello was a bit of a Karen at that cafe

[@nicholasbailey2469]

Noticed that too. Glad someone brought it up. The incident, per social media jabs, left massive egg on TM’s face.

[@dmitriponomarev8002]

Chris Cornell had the best voice and hair.

[@nyan872]

And eyes

[@ChrisCornell420]

I appreciate it

[@ChrisCornell420]

​@@nyan872and everything else

[@dmitriponomarev8002]

@@ChrisCornell420 His voice. Not some loser stealing his name and trying to be him.

[@ChrisCornell420]

You look like the epitome of a Doosh

[@katarzynaleciejewska8792]

thank you, what a video😔✌️

[@adamwatson6916]

Euphoria morning was an fantastic album and probably cornells greatest recorded vocals.. it showed how versatile his voice truly was . I am not saying it's his best album just his best album vocally

[@joeythomas9062]

A Mark Lanegan/Screaming Trees video would be awesome. They sure had a wild career,Especially Mark. All I can say is read Mark's book "Sing Backwards and Weep",,whoah what a trip!!

[@leightnite3056]

That 1st Lp is a masterpiece! Had that in My car for almost a year, never got old!

[@adrianblack608]

I saw Audioslave in Chicago during their first tour in 2003 at the Riv. They were fantastic, wild and sounded like gods. I was in the front row to the right with long bright red hair and Chris stared right at me singing the line "every drop of flame". I will never, ever forget that night.

[@MySkinnydip]

Poor Chris! Just breaks my heart! Every single time!

[@MorpheusOne]

Ssooo, nothing about, as a part of Audioslave, Chris Cornell was doing all of the songwriting & this made Cornell feel cheated since all of the royalties for were divided up evenly, 25% to each band-member. Cornell was said to have offered a consolation prize to the three other members of Audioslave, where Cornell would receive 70% of the royalties and the other three would receive 10% each, for the songs that Cornell wrote. The other three members of the band, apparently, felt insulted by this & flatly turned it down & for Cornell that was the final straw. I heard that Cornell would later say that he felt forced out of the band, saying that he felt like they were stealing from him & had disrespected him based on how they acted like the offer was insulting, an offer that Cornell thought was more than generous. This could be just a misconstrued rumor based on innuendo & speculation; but, it definitely sounded believable.

[@dogfromthepurplezoneoffici5182]

Audioslave was the perfect name, Cornell being the audio genius, Rage being the slaves to the government.

[@thunderturbine8860]

It saddens me that Audioslave broke up in the first place. Sure wish Revelations was toured on. RIP Chris. Hope you are resting easy man.

[@johnasbury3856]

I hope everyone battling demons, fighting a war in their mind, suffering the effects of mental illness, dealing with the throes of addiction I hope you find peace, you are not alone and do not be afraid to reach out and ask for help because their are people just like you who care. Peace be with you.

[@nolenkelly5298]

Love the one shot of Tom playing guitar with The Strokes and Beach Boys albums super clearly in the back

[@chadwindham2979]

rage on behalf of the machine

[@laurastrobel718]

One of my favorites... Their songs are timeless. Thanks Sydd. RIP Chris😢🎆🌹

[@matthewitt2276]

Chris Cornell won the award for "Singer with most severe case of TDS" as well

[@ColinOrJames]

I've always thought that You Know My Name broke the band up. Chris got asked to do a solo recording for the movie and Audioslave were left out, then Chris wanted to go solo again.

[@dirtydurdensoap]

The Rage reunion at coachella was the straw that broke the camels back for Chris, because he was not aware of it until the morning Coachella announced the lineup.

[@dirtydurdensoap]

He announced he was leaving immediately after that announcement

[@421bb4]

I REMEMBER I WAS OBSESSED WITH RAGE AND ANTICIPATED THE FUCK OUT OF THAT FIRST ALBUM!

[@JeriDro]

Audio Slave is a badass name and a badass band

[@hollyobrien4665]

Just super sad all the way around. Precious talents and gifts taken. Way too soon, damn. Chris we miss you, dearly. Say Hello to resting in Peace. Our sweet Chris.....

[@PaintGuy]

Would be cool to get a video on “Them Crooked Vultures” too!

[@patrickbateman9410]

I loved the name Audioslave and loved the first and last album. To each their own I guess 🤷

[@danielmckay5826]

I told my daughter 24 years old to listen to Be Yourself, first thing she said. Wow, great voice.

[@suchanjv]

Greatest super group of all time. Audioslave always played their asses off and put on great shows.

[@mikevalentine9556]

I like the band name. It says what the industry truly can be back in the day. RIP Chris you were one of the few all time greats. You guys come along once in a blue moon. And I was glad to be around and go to your shows for the past 25 years. 😎✌♥️🌞🙏🌞🌞🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@chuckppyro3137]

Well spoken bro👍

[@GrungeGirl314]

Sings for the opposition, then the opposition kills him 4 months later because he was about to expose "her" child trafficking.👀

[@joshuawaltz9484]

The first album of Audioslave was so awesome as well as the others. You couldn't go wrong the lead singer of Soundgarden and the band of Rage against the machine.

[@gianca60]

From Italy. They played in a rock festival in Bologna. Opening bands were Slipknot and Prodigy. It was a swell night.

[@nono-qb4tx]

Che culo

[@XxX-wl2dm]

Man this band was fucking awesome

[@jameza6129]

If you’re multi-millionaires and still “raging against the machine” YOU ARE PART OF THE MACHINE!

[@robpaxson4455]

Saw them in Halloween in Lowell MA, Brad wore a gorilla mask for the entire show, talk about commitment

[@gregoxford5809]

I was there as well. I was close to the front and it was really sweltering in the auditorium that Halloween night, so it was funny when CC called out Brad for "playing eight straight songs wearing a f****** gorilla mask". Great show and I liked when they played "sleight of hand".

[@robpaxson4455]

yeah, it was a fun show

[@maximummatt73]

@@gregoxford5809 What, the Pearl Jam song??

[@gregoxford5809]

@@maximummatt73 , no but as it would be with CC and his long history with PJ, TOTD, MLB, GR, it was cool that they shared the song name, but not the same song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpuwdJ18lq-ci6c

[@aretnap3653]

As Soon as I Heard *AudioSlave,* I Was Sold.

[@jchuck8932]

Apparently they have at least an album's worth of unreleased material according to Morrello. Hopefully it will see the light of day eventually. Also, Moth might be the most underrated song in their entire discography.

[@le_camioneire]

I agree with moth being really underrated, and i wish a studio recorded version of techno ted on that album.

[@marcelob4132]

Yup, Cream, Blind Faith, Transatlantic.... The exception was Emerson Lake and Palmer

[@rogerstoodley7113]

Why all the blurr, no pics, no clear video?? WTF??

[@MichaelWH]

I loved this band.

[@brianhofacker72]

Say hello to heaven was the best song Cornell ever Sang. His voice in that song is awesome. To bad he got killed in Detroit. It's bullshit. Just like Anthony Bourdain.

[@rayanthonyrobles5162]

Extremely underrated and phenomenal band.... I was lucky enough to catch them live 7 times, and they always blew the roof off of whatever show they were in.... Lollapalooza 2004 (the last touring one), they co headlined with Jane's Addiction.... Jane's looked absolutely pedestrian compared to Audioslave (And Jane's is PHENOMENAL).

[@casey7130]

I never saw them. One of my biggest regrets. I was busy being a family man during that era, but I didn't miss out on how fucking dope their sound was

[@rayanthonyrobles5162]

@Luke Critically they were shit talked back in the day (honestly, most music critics are idiots who are either elitists who try to flex whatever music knowledge they have... The more obscure, the better.... Or they're only interested in whatever music they personally like, and will bash everything else). AS were trashed for "not being RATM or Soundgarden enough", and ironically, for being "TOO much like RATM and Soundgarden". Yes they sold well, yes they played phenomenal live shows (and historic ones in Cuba, and on top of the Ed Sullivan marquee), but this band easily has put out some of the best music in the last 30 years, AND had 3 successful albums in a time where many other super groups struggled to put out a sophomore release. They truly should be spoken of more, rather than in the "that little side project, the Rage guys did with Cornell".

[@casey7130]

@@rayanthonyrobles5162 I fucking loved Soundgarden (not to mention RATM was also the shit). Still my favorite band of all time. It took me minute or two to adjust to Audioslave. I don't know what to expect. I knew I liked it, but very quickly I became enthralled with the sound. One of the greatest bands of all time

[@AndresGomez-ct7qb]

Their last album 'Revelations' is an underrated masterpiece

[@garyv2498]

I really like Audioslave. And I'm fine that they only released 3 albums. The first album was fire. The second album was pretty good. The third album was okay. Based on that trend, a fourth album would have been released only to meet record label obligations and probably would have been crap. We were spared that. Not every band, or project, is going to last. Sometimes it's short lived, and that's okay. Audioslave called it quits at the right time and should be proud of what they released.

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

For as many people were throwing around the RATM copycat sound of the debut album, it sounds the most heaviest and bass heavy and it sounds awesome!