SOUNDGARDEN Black Hole Sun Reaction!!!

[@sarakaster]

This song to be is one of the biggest criticism to the American (or western) way of life. Perfect little houses, car, job, trimmed hair and body, always friendly, shallow but nothing behind it but horror and ugliness. Wash away the rain could also be "wash away the tears". Also funny how two Christians didn't make the connection to the flood and Noah. Because good old angry god did wash away everything because it was fake and wrong and since he can't change human nature for some reason he had to change everything else and kill everyone. Which he should have seen coming a million years ago but that's another topic for another time ;) But ultimately it makes me sad because the black hole sun did take him in the end...and he did make my life more beautiful and this world and he might have been to pure for this world and how fucking ugly we are with each other. Evolution is trying every single possible different mindset to see if it succeeds in the world. This includes serial killers and very sensible pure people. I think Chris Cornell and George Michael were the later...and fame can be a fucking nightmare make no mistake about it. I keep hear Vin saying "They are living the dream of millions" Yeah? No they are living what other think to be a dream because they have no fucking idea. Everything comes with a price. Being exceptionally beautiful, being deformed, being gifted, being rich, being poor, being famous, being chosen by god or thinking you are, being an atheist and for some reason the grass on the other side always seems greener until you're actually there. People glorify and condems what the don't know at the same time, strange thing. But Chris Cornell had a way to make his world known to me and I it resonated with me. I don't give two fucks how some idiot calls the genre. Genres are for people with too much time on their hand and needy egos. The only genres I know are art, music and noise. Soundgarden was art.

[@KyleS.1987]

I think they overlooked the obvious because of the music video. Always ends up being more an analysis of the video when they use those instead of just a lyric video.

[@corpazilum5352]

I always said there are only two genres - it's either shit I like or shit I don't.

[@silversasquatch79]

Sarkast i always assumed it was about doing heroin.

[@seandan7873]

Very well articulated. ...I also agree with an all powerful all knowing deity that 'should' have known what was to come...therefore the all powerful all knowing deity either created JUST to destroy...or...wasn't all powerful or all knowing.

[@ragerider6283]

What Sarkast said. I'd like to have a long chat with him or her.

[@TheDeist100]

"The Day I Tried to Live" is very insightful with a very memorable bass line.

[@josemadera3138]

👍👍👍👍

[@boyce919]

Love it. Probably my favorite Soundgarden song.

[@sophiecat14]

I really hope they do it at some point! So many ppl suggest "Fell On Black Days" to oppose "The Day I Tried to Live" & I don't get it. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I love both but "The Day I Tried...", does win (close, however) for me. The song definitely showcases Chris’ range, which is off the charts, as usual! As well as the fantastic musicianship of Ben, Matt & Kim. Add it all to some of my favourite lyrics. Yeah, I love it. A favourite. ♥️🤘🏻🔥

[@ommokashi]

Head down is probably my favourite

[@bettydoucet6761]

👌✌♥

[@alangurung4795]

Yes finally you guys react rest in peace Chris Cornell No one sings like you anymore

[@kitoyobeni1]

Huge fan of Chris Cornell, but there are a few similar singer/songwriters worth checking out: Ian Thornley of Big Wreck and Ritchie Kotzen of Winery Dogs.

[@reinierovertoom7123]

No one does indeed. I still try though.

[@elliottwalker9522]

I mean i guess Eddie Vedder is still similar

[@macp4864]

"...and my youth i pray to keep..." - this is a pure poetry!

[@FreeMTrider]

"Grunge" was not what these Seattle bands wanted to be called. The industry came up with that moniker. The bands considered themselves rock bands with a mix of classic rock, metal and punk...even funk was infused. The industry was done with glam and poseurs. Their clothes are what people wear in the North West. It rains and the towns are surrounded by forest. It's not quite cold enough for your typical winter clothes, but never warm for long periods. The glam look of spandex and glitter doesn't go well with the lumberjack look. Soundgarden made some of the heaviest music, but also some of the most melodic. Chris was a fundamental part of so many bands during that time. Especially Pearl Jam. Great review guys.

[@shmick6079]

FreeMTrider like all genres. Someone has to give it a label.

[@0okamino]

Even though it's an industry term that has more to do with the image, I've always thought it fit the texture of the music. Not just with the stuff that's heavy on distortion either. Throughout the fairly wide variety of bands that were considered 'grunge', in many of the songs there's something, sometimes right there on the surface, sometimes underlying and subtle, which gives me the feeling that if I could actually touch the music, it would feel like the residue of humble beginnings and a hard day's work in some sort of grimy, earthy environment. It's that little something that distinguishes it from other rock sounds, and I love that about it.

[@joseolmeda2936]

To me in my opinion Soundgarden had an early Black Sabbath doom sound.

[@chefren77]

Yeah it's a bit like happened with "New Wave". Debbie Harry thought it sounded like a shampoo brand.

[@Dollaroz]

R.I.P Chris Cornell ❤️

[@sydIRISH]

I'm an 80's baby, so I'm a grunge kid. Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Melvins, Faith No More, Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead were our Beatles, Stones, Floyd, Zeppelin, Purple, Sabbath, Who...etc. It was a GREAT time to be young!!! Mid-late 90's is still the music of my generation.

[@ayeewtasko2601]

Soundgarden - Fell on Black Days!!

[@andyrosa222]

That's temple of the dog or something like that, a project chris did with Eddie Vedder from pearl jam

[@briansevilla8156]

Dang you guys beat me to the Soundgarden punch...90s week is this week in our patreon group for vin and sori. More grunge is on the horizon

[@VinAndSori]

Really? Which alliance are you in ?

[@mattw5041]

Hopefully some Pearl jam finally

[@nekrospike]

Any Temple of the Dog or even Mudhoney? Forgot to add Mother Love Bone.

[@incredulousdisbelief9841]

Soundgarden’s “Like Suicide”. I think its their best work.

[@briansevilla8156]

@@VinAndSori Big Homie C.C.s group Sin and Glory..fyi.i nominated a soundgarden song from the early era where they had screeching vocals and heavier guitars ala Sabbath...i even found an inspired live video for it with really good sound. Cant wait to see how 90s week goes.

[@some_Phreak]

on the "no one sings like you anymore". he could be speaking about Andrew Wood from Mother Love Bone. The band and Chris Cornell did a tribute cd as Temple of the Dog (before they formed Pearl Jam with Eddie Vedder).

[@monicajean37]

you are correct!

[@nickdrage5774]

Soundgarden - Slaves and Bulldozers

[@oxeqdoidera]

THIS!

[@james.mcgraw]

Seriously a must

[@khellendross3573]

YEP, there is even a killer live version of this from the Motorvision show. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYCUaZ2aZcekrK8 (since I know Vin loves his live stuff)

[@dwally4198]

Yes!

[@robertshulenberger]

I love this song. Soundgarden is another band out of the Seattle area. This is one of those songs that when you listen to it, there's an unwritten rule that you have to turn it up as loud as you can. Rest in Peace Chris Cornell #ThankYouChrisCornell

[@Ree_reeeee]

I saw them a few years ago with nine inch nails. I remember them playing this song twice because the fans wanted it. Defiantly a show I'll never forget.

[@Ketannabis]

Man that was a great tour

[@quesocfh6080]

dude could just flat out sing. what a talent. PIPES OF GOLD I SAY

[@gnovincejr2]

Man I loved the 90's! Love you guys doing these. Thanks for the way you did this video, so we could hear and see it! Nice Job!

[@przemekz4]

Limo Wreck or Like Suicide, the whole Superunknown album is phenomenal. Badmotorfinger too.

[@corpazilum5352]

Badmotorfinger IMO is one of the best albums of the 90s.

[@seandodge4500]

Limo Wreck is their best song, and strangely under-appreciated!

[@ckfoxtrot]

These are both amazing songs

[@justin4360]

Dude I love like suicide but I heard somewhere the label didn’t want it on the album cause of the title and lyrics lol I’m glad soundgarden gave us the song

[@stephensivik2337]

Soundgarden also has a song called "Blow up the outside world" a bit of a recurring theme.

[@richarddillard1199]

Kurt Cobain was part of the Grunge movement not the reason for it. It was all apart of the Seattle Sound. Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice In Chains, and Pearl Jam are all from there. It was a whole movement spawned from a rebellion against traditional, manufacturered rock bands from the 80's lil Bon Jovi and Poison

[@wiganfan3373]

Sub Pop was around in the 80's, Grunge was a made up name by a NY city douche journalist

[@andrewevans9863]

Melvin's and Soungarden I feel like really heavily pushed the grunge movement. Although heavily influenced by punk bands, and also the Who and Black Sabbath and whatnot, I feel like these guys had more of an influence on each more than anything and what they saw in the world around. I feel like grunge is best described as very raw and emotional music, at least in my mind

[@nekrospike]

There's a lot of 60's garage rock, too. Especially with Nirvana.

[@shmick6079]

It was a stripping back of the bloated excesses that the scene inherited during the late 70s and the 80’s. It’s almost as if the glam rock and metal eras were skipped.

[@ekgrafix]

Sonic Youth really was a part of all that early de-constructured non-metal rock sound. pushing boundaries IS a good thing. but so much of the "grunge" term is thrown around like it was an actual genre - it was more of a movement, that which got absorbed by the mainstream. Ironically, Nirvana didnt blow up until they added Grohl on drums and adapted a more commercial, sellable, verse -chorus-verse formula. all of which was against what spawned the movement in the first place

[@ivayloiliev620]

Soundgarden - Spoonman

[@benbaer3525]

That song has some of the catchiest drumming I've ever heard.

[@Forwhomthebelltolls24]

That's another superb song

[@red19dh]

This song is the meaning of pure brilliance. It will stand the test of time.

[@ianh6845]

Thank you Vin & Sori for helping me better understand some of my favorite music through in-depth lyrical discussion, which in turn makes me love the music even more. You are one of the few channels I watch the full videos. Cheers! \,,/ \,,/

[@fossilfueled27]

Soundgarden have so many songs worth trying, from Rowing (personal favourite song of all time), to Pretty Noose, Burden In My Hand, Mailman, honestly there's so much variation to their music. And 'grunge' in general.

[@TheRealAb216]

The "grunge" look came out the Seattle area. It's was always cold most of the people were poor. They had just old flannel shirts because it's all the stores sold.

[@nekrospike]

I just came here to say that. Flannel and thermal underwear. I was a teenager in South King County when grunge got big.

[@TheRealAb216]

@@nekrospike yeah it was never about any kind of look it's just what people in area had. I mean the logging industry was big so all the stores sold the kinds of clothing you would wear working out doors.

[@JayBurrd]

This is a masterpiece. There are some songs that I think transcend sound and are more like art pieces that should be up on a wall in a museum. This is one.

[@ChicagoTRS]

I think grunge was more rebelling against society, rebelling against the music industry that would try to make artists act and look a certain way, rebelling against music industry manufactured bands. It was a murkier sound, high levels of distortion, feedback, fuzz effects, a fusion of punk and metal influences...no guitar solos. The entire scene was specifically tied to Seattle.

[@0okamino]

The rebelling against society part was the punk aspect. What added to that was rebelling against the 80s, a decade that just adored itself and its slick image... So. Fucking. Much. Not that I can't find some nostalgia for the 80s, though. I mean, I'm not immune to sometimes donning the rose-colored glasses. :D

[@xMXWLx]

one of my favorite songs. thank u for enjoyin this with me

[@peterm282]

Hail from Seattle, the Emerald City. I grew up here in the 90s. Sound Garden, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, etc were the soundtrack for my youth. Chris's voice was one of the ones that was in my head and ears during some of the hardest times of my youth. His wife had put on his tombstone "A voice of a generation" and surely he was. I felt like Chris was a soul brother to me, all his music, every song i could listen to and feel like I knew what he was saying, how he felt, and it was often h ow I felt. When he died I felt like I lost a brother, seriously... fucking seriously. Chris grew up a Catholic, in fact he went to "Christ the King Perish school", a few block from where I used to live. His experience with Catholics, much like my own, was not the best. So many were so fake. They were high and mighty 1 hr a week, mindlessly doing their elaborate rituals, mindlessly reciting ancient "creeds" they dont understand, etc, but step out the door and they were well, not the best people, very fake and hypocritical, and capable of doing some very heartless things to others with the idea "ill make up for it next sunday with a few hail marry's". Grunge was a name forced on the "genre" for commercial purposes. Most of the "grunge" musicians hated the label, most of the "grunge" kids hated it too, seattle herself hated it. The "grunge look" stemmed from the fact that, in the 80's, rock stars were these glamorous people with makeup, big hair, expensive cloths, etc etc. Seattle used to be a working mans town, not a lot of wealthy white collars, and no tech companies yet. So many were not very rich. So these bands coming out of Seattle were poor, many of the semi homeless. Their cloths shabby, unkempt, etc. The "come as you are" mentality.. We dont give a fuck if you dont have the designer jeans, expensive shoes, etc. were here to rock the hell out" They werent affraid of their feelings, 80's metal was all about sex drugs and rock and roll, a lot of sappy love ballads, the flashy pop singers, etc. Of course, it wasnt long until big companies found out they could commercialize off grunge, so they created the title so they could sell it, the Bon Marche'(now macies) sold pre-ripped jeans and flannel shirts for a premium, and the music became commercialized... which ultimately caused the collapse of it, since its whole "theme" was against the fake commercial bullshit. Chris was a beautiful, generous soul, and this song, all though far from my favorite of his, speaks to the fact he never felt like he could relate to this world, all the fake ass people, pasting on smiles and mindlessly sheeping their way through life oblivious to anyone or anything else exists but them... something I can relate to. And not in a self righteous way (never once do you here mention of himself being superior or above them in any way). "Call my name through the cream" COULD mean, everything around him, the world he doesnt understand, relate to, feel apart of, etc surrounds you like thick smothering mud... so perhaps he was hoping to hear someone else like him, call to him through the world of shit. "Heaven send Hell away, no-one sings like you anymore"... I seem to remember (though my memory from then is a bit hazy) reading back in the 90's in "Guitar World" magazine, that line referenced his mother, or grandmother used to sing him religious lullaby's when he was very young when he was going to sleep to send away the nightmares. Check out: Soundgarden "Rusty Cage" "Outshined" "Hands All Over" "Pretty Noose" "Slaves and Bulldozers" "Spoon Man" Audioslave: "I am the Highway" "Show Me How to Live" "Be Yourself" Temple of the Dog: "Wooden Jesus" "Times of Trouble" "Hunger Strike" Saw Hello 2 Heaven" "Call me the Dog" Chris Cornell: "Sunshowers" (that song has saved my life a handful of times)"All night thing" "The Promise" "When Bad Does Good" "You Know my Name" "The Keeper" "Nothing Compares (cover)" . Chris also did a lot of humanitarian work for children and war torn families across the world, always very humble, down to earth, gracious. He struggled with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, etc.. My soul brother, RIP, and I MEAN IN PEACE... and where ever we go, or come back to or whatever is on the other side , i hope we can jam out together and I can show you how much of an impact you made to me my brother!

[@nataliah7595]

Hail from Marysville Wa, Chris was a brother to so many of us... RIP! I was at his statue dedication, and the day he died I was one of hundreds with candles at the Sound Garden at Magnuson Park ...

[@TheCornellJunkie]

I nearly shed a tear..nearly cos i'm at work.... Chris is my No.1 ...It's obvious by my name. I never thought of Cornell as a Brother. Is a nice thought ..... Edit: oh Hail from Singapore....

[@bryanmartin1053]

well said. I didn't grow up in or even near Seattle, but it was a great time to be in college with all the music through the mid 90's. Chris did have the best pipes

[@timjenkins502]

The day I tried to live

[@Robinsos79]

"Soundgarden is grunge?" Soundgarden, and specifically Chris Cornell, were the pioneers of Grunge! They were what made the music scene in Seattle in the late 80's early 90's. Every one else came after.

[@monicajean37]

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest(Seattle), people wore those "grunge" clothes to simply keep warm & they were CHEAP $3 TO $5 FOR A SHIRT, GRUNGE hits and those shirts shot up to $80+, it was a logging state, EVERYONE wore flannel, in winter the guys wore long johns under there clothes, it is and was normal wear. I wore it back in the 80's, was no big deal until the music industry made it a big deal we were all so mad that our fav cheap clothes became so expensive!!. BTW all of those SEATTLE bands hated the word GRUNGE. the "no one sings like you anymore, is about his best friend Andrew Wood", you've reacted to AIC's song "WOULD?" That's ABOUT Andrew Wood

[@marianocarlino8487]

I AM THE HIGHWAY - AUDIOSLAVE PLEASE!

[@11peterson1]

Yeeeeeeees

[@loboestepario88]

Beautiful song.

[@michaellavoie4555]

Thank you, Vin& Sori!

[@jasonstebbins1443]

most ground breaking video ever... this was my intro to greatness... great choice!!

[@iDeMonKinG]

Try Slaves & Bulldozers by Soundgarden. One of those songs that really blows you away. Also, Chris Cornell stated in Interviews about Black Hole Sun that "It's just sort of a surreal dreamscape, a weird, play-with-the-title kind of song. I had misheard a news anchor, and I thought he said 'black hole sun,' but he said something else" He also said that "lyrically it's probably the closest to me just playing with words for words' sake, of anything I've written.

[@elliotcasson3027]

Soundgarden - The Day I Tried to Live My favorite song of their's.

[@MarcinOfTheNuclearVillage]

As I said yesterday.... 1. Alice in Chains , 2. Soundgarden, 3. Pearl Jam 4. Nirvana... Thank you for this one guys!

[@booli8542]

1. Pearl Jam, 2. whatever

[@MichielGroenewegen]

1. AiC 2. Stone Tempel Pilots 3. Soundgarden 3. Pearl Jam 4. rest....

[@MarcinOfTheNuclearVillage]

Michiel Groenewegen , you might be right... Somehow I forgot about STP. Scott Weiland was an exceptional human being and a great artist.

[@ralphdougherty1844]

Marcin Hostyński STP wasn’t even grunge! I don’t know why everyone thinks they were...Not from Seattle and not even close to being grunge

[@MarcinOfTheNuclearVillage]

Ralph Dougherty, same timeframe, same vibe... the same spirit

[@dwally4198]

Soundgarden "outshined" you won't be disappointed

[@Jeminai77]

but but the official video is there lol...

[@tigerlily8447]

Editor Sori is pregnant and gives zero fucks haha

[@raymondlopez8023]

You know, she could try yo watch the original videos of Rammstein in that way but no, they never wanted

[@Module79L]

Jeminal - And it didn't get blocked after all.

[@stevescourou8006]

Outshined has to be your next Soundgarden song.

[@davidbutler1409]

RIP...Chris Cornell....vocal is so good he was lead singer for 2 bands at the same time...Soundgarden and Audioslave...I believe he is asking God to come and remove all the wickedness from the world...remember Chris is going through and dealing with depression and nothing is more depressing than the crap that goes on in this world

[@OneTrueVikingbard]

Plush by Stone Temple Pilots if you’re going into grunge

[@jamesthemachinedean]

Mtv unplugged version of crackerman

[@jeffbuckley4453]

yes !! pls!

[@mr.mayoman81]

When I was in high school the 80’s hair bands were the big thing. I just never could get into the vibe of it, all that spandex and woman’s hair cuts. Then came grunge and took a sledgehammer to it. The music just spoke to my soul (I’m pretty sure it’s not a sign of a health individual).

[@mwayne8032]

I had no idea Cornell off'ed himself. And by hanging???/ Depression? I'm blown away. Such a great voice, such a great composer, good lookin cat too. Guess fame and money ain't enough and hits some of those wealthy and famous hard. R.I.P bro.

[@sussychachi]

I think the song about depression. Black hole sun is the solution that he desires because depression can seem incurable and unbearable. Hints Suicide is like a black hole it destroy you. He says he wants everyone to go away maybe because the people he cared or talk to didn’t understand how he feels and didn’t understand why he felt the way he felt. He’s not mad at the people really he’s probably frustrated that everyone around him doesn’t understand him. He watches the world in a perspective that makes him feel alone and everyone else seems different. He feels disconnected. The rain symbolizes he’s depression. Wash away the rain.... you should react to “be yourself “ it’s another good personal song from Chris Cornell. Also it’s like the old cartoons whenever someone’s sad they have a cloud on top of their head and it’s raining only on their head. Symbolism....:)

[@chinitowon]

Thanks to you guys, Ive gotten WAY BACK into grunge. Grew up on it, back into it again.

[@VinAndSori]

Yassss bro!!

[@Gazkhuul]

really killing it lately. Please do more Soundgarden! Pretty Noose / Beyond the Wheel / Head Down / 4th of July / The Day I tried to Live / Like Suicide / Hunted Down... Please

[@andrewsmokler7173]

Saw Chris perform this with Soundgarden Audioslave and solo the video still has a lot of WTF moments. He was definitely a unique talent.

[@warrendavis9262]

My main memory of this song is my father dying. The song came into major radio play when Dad died and it was stuck in my head for the time soon after. The video stuck, too...

[@totalthrashmammal8732]

Bruce Dickinson - Tears of The Dragon Live (Sao Paulo 1999)

[@lacyinmon1004]

Soundgarden was one of my favorite bands when I was younger

[@ChicagoTRS]

Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera (either studio or a live version with Paul Di'anno singing) or anything off of Maidens first two albums...

[@KURSEDSOULS666]

my favorite soundgarden song

[@mizxecio]

Yes! Hopefully start of a string, breakdown worthy lyrics

[@spiderman4x]

Grunge was a term coined by Mark Arm of Mudhoney and the media ran with it. The bands of that era had a wide spread range of music. Even the four big bands of Seattle all sounded different. Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam. Ironically they all became what they rebelled against.

[@codyfogle7507]

Mother Love Bone was the first Seattle band come out you will like the vocalist he's The Godfather of Seattle

[@melvinandrade2682]

Anthrax - In the End, In My World, Indians, Inside Out and What Doesn't Die

[@shmick6079]

Melvin Andrade You should post this more often.

[@eldiego68]

PANTERA - FUCKING HOSTILE pls pls pls pls pls pls pls pls pls

[@eldiego68]

GuitarDudeTv in due time

[@mmaarrttyy123]

A must

[@vladtepes9614]

"One two three four!!!"

[@JMacCathmhaoil]

Suicide Note 1 and 2!!

[@MsCruisein]

Or, Becoming, Attack the Radical or Rise.

[@peeweewallabowski7084]

Haha and here i commented on the lack of Soundgarden on your channel 😂 the most popular song even if it's not the best. Try Rusty Cage or Outshined 🤘🏻and also Helloween - Keeper of the seven keys 🎃

[@KURSEDSOULS666]

yeah do rusty cage vin and sori

[@moridin462]

"No one sings like you anymore" The You is Heaven, and its implying that the purity and goodness of the Heavenly Choir is gone, the singing of the angels

[@caseykunz7800]

In the summer of 94, i swear MTV played freaking video every 40 min...and anytime i hear this song....i think of this video, I can almost visualize it. Great song.great video!

[@muhammadkashiftoor]

Grunge is basically Alternative Rock Music but the media started calling it grunge cuz of the attitude and dressing sense that came with it so they gave it a different name!

[@Kongstudios2]

Aaaaaaand I know I very late to this party but, HOLY MOLY YOU ACTUALLY WERE ABLE TO GET THE VIDEO IN THERE😮👍🤘!

[@TrillaDilla410]

I love watching your vids, when they pop-up. I was very lucky to see them and RATM in a little place in Tenn. called Newport at lolapalooza. It was the middle of summer and hot as hell! It was so hot that they brought he fire dept. Anyway he came out on stage and there was this tent serving pizza. Well when he played this song acoustically, may the lord strike me down if I'm lying but it got cloudy and started pouring the rain! People were slinging those paper plates in the air like frisbees! FYI he said that there was no reason behind the writing of that song.

[@VinAndSori]

That’s an amazing story !!

[@TrillaDilla410]

I grew up in the nineties, we were all just trying to find our place.

[@TrillaDilla410]

VinAnd Sori and sometimes you find gems like you guys, in amongst all this chaos you guys are just beautiful. I found Linkin Park with Chris Cornell crawling. It's worth a listen.

[@michaeldrennan9932]

Yes, I'm Back!! Glad you're Finally covering Soundgarden!! The term Grunge was the Music Execs using a term to package the Great music coming out of one locale!! These bands were so different to me musically other than the fact that they were Such a Breath of Fresh Air to the many repetitious Hair bands of the 80s. WOW, Chord changes Again, Lyrics that actually mean something, and Vocalists that can actually Sing (especially Cornell, Staley, and Vedder!!). Again, I'm now 57 years old, and heard many Rock Vocalists since the 60s. Robert Plant was Always Number One to me followed by Steven Tyler (talking only about Males), then I heard Chris Cornell and his Over 4 octave range!! That floored me! He sounds better Live than in the Studio!! Check out the Live version of "Gun", and watch Soundgarden Live at Pinkpop 1992! Just to name a couple! Still appreciate your site!! God Bless!!

[@auchertanguy9987]

Jesus Christ Pose huge song !

[@kitoyobeni1]

Surprised they haven't picked that one already...

[@gregestep1669]

Awesome reaction video guys!. Keep on keeping on!

[@sarahharper577]

This song used to scare me back when I was little it still gives me scare at times

[@rolltide91011]

I recommend "Heavy is the Head", s song Chris Cornell did with a country band called Zac Brown Band. As well as "Cochise" by Audioslave, Chris Cornell's next band after Soundgarden. As well as "Birth Ritual", early Soundgarden and very different fron later Soundgarden/Chris Cornell material.

[@lnsmanning]

Breakdown ‘4th of July.’ You both will not regret it. Good luck, lol.

[@Robinsos79]

Also, the video is supposed to be disturbing. Cornell has said the idea was if you made a video on LSD what would it look like? That's what they tried to do.

[@oranjjjggg]

I’ve thought about starting a KZbin channel just like this in the past, you guys do it so well though I’d rather just watch you. Kudos. Best wishes ✨💛

[@keithkinkade4265]

Check out "Slaves And Bulldozers" by Soundgarden. One of the heaviest songs ever created.....

[@james.mcgraw]

Wish they started with Slaves and Bulldozers

[@MooseyFate100]

"Preaching the End of the World" is a great one.

[@olubcs44]

I love this band. I remember on my college days that we talked a lot about Grunge, many of the guys liked Alice In Chains better but I always was a Soundgarden guy (even when my first favorite band was Nirvana). All this guys were so talented, Cornell had an awsome voice, I love Kim Thayil style (the solo on this song is a bit random but I love it) plus Ben Sheperd and Matt Cameron complemented each other so well, this guys were just amazing. You should give "Head Down" and "Blow Up The Outside World" a chance. Please react to "Nothing Is Not" by Morbid Angel and "In Their Darkened Shrines" by Nile.

[@brianurbano529]

I think if you did a song like Jeremy by Pearl Jam you would have to watch the video in order to get the meaning behind the song since you don’t do any research ahead of time.

[@flightgravity7483]

Brian Urbano I think Jeremy’s lyrics are pretty straightforward.

[@ekgrafix]

yeah, he spoke - now they cant the damn kid to shut up.

[@kstew1725]

Loved the vocalists in the grunge era. It was one of the biggest influxes of new, unique, incredible vocalists on the rock scene that I can remember. I'm not sure if y'all are up for doing cover songs but Chris Cornell's cover of Prince's Nothing Compares to You is epic level stuff.

[@SomethingNowhereMan]

They should do Fell On Black Days, Limo Wreck, or The Day I Try To Live from their Superunknown record! Love to hear their opinion and see their reaction to any of the songs I mentioned!

[@markblaauw4961]

The three best of that album imo too. Good suggestion.

[@andersonwallace1908]

Soundgarden - Beyond The Wheel (Live 1990 Germany)!!!!

[@ggbro2829]

The vocalist Chris Cornell passed away not too long ago very sad 😔 say hello to heaven Chris..

[@mojorisin7371]

RIP 🕇Chris, Noone sings like you anymore 💖

[@gonzalomatias215]

Soundgarden - Pretty Noose Audioslave - cochise

[@Galacticat_]

Now you gotta do Collective Soul. A great but lesser known band from the era. I recommend Shine!

[@MooseyFate100]

"The Day I Tried To Live" might be my favorite track by them.

[@zockor]

SABATON - Night Witches Nightwish - Shudder Before The Beautiful (Live @Wembley Arena) Gojira - Of Blood And Salt (feat. Devin Townsend & Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah))

[@extraterrestrealthecoppere4704]

That bass drum with the high hat. Matt is a drummer's genius

[@gringopablo]

Fell On Black Days, by Soundgarden, is perfect song for you to react and admire Chris's voice too.

[@mcmike5661]

Some other great Soundgarden songs to check out in no particular order: Let Me Drown, Fell On Black Days, Outshined, Pretty Noose, Rusty Cage, Burden In My Hand, Black Rain and Blood On The Valley Floor. Which vocalist do you guys prefer from the "Grunge" era? While I think the singers from Seattle's big 4 are all great vocalists/songwriters, I think Chris Cornell and Layne Staley were both other worldly and be happy we have the opportunity to enjoy their music in perpetuity!

[@bytor2112dirkyt]

Regarding “Black Hole Sun”, Cornell stated: It’s just sort of a surreal dreamscape, a weird, play-with-the-title kind of song. Lyrically it’s probably the closest to me just playing with words for words' sake, of anything I’ve written. I guess it worked for a lot of people who heard it, but I have no idea how you’d begin to take that one literally." In another interview he elaborated further, stating, It’s funny because hits are usually sort of congruent, sort of an identifiable lyric idea, and that song pretty much had none. The chorus lyric is kind of beautiful and easy to remember. Other than that, I sure didn’t have an understanding of it after I wrote it. I was just sucked in by the music and I was painting a picture with the lyrics. There was no real idea to get across."

[@MikeToreno69]

Baroness - Take My Bones Away

[@pattheflu]

Check out "the day I tried to live". One of the greatest bass lines in music history.

[@kevinbartolen5881]

Opeth- Demon of the Fall/Serenity Painted Death

[@frogman86]

Amazing vocalist, would love you guys to do some more soundgarden

[@marccasteel5480]

Sound Garden...Blow Up The Outside🔥

[@gabiballetje]

Fuck i love this song. It is so good. Apprently he got the idea, the soun, and most of the lyrics in his head during a car ride home, when he arrived he wrote it out in a few minutes and that was most of it done. So many great songs are just made so fast, and are so perfect. To me, that is a real musician.

[@CassiopeiaDream]

Cornell said that he thought of the song title when he misheard a news broadcaster and realized that the idea of a black hole sun was very contradictory and weird, and decided to work with the idea

[@beachside1]

Heres what Chris Cornell said about Black hole sun...I wrote it in my head driving home from Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, a 35-40 minute drive from Seattle. It sparked from something a news anchor said on TV and I heard wrong. I heard 'blah blah blah black hole sun blah blah blah'. I thought that would make an amazing song title, but what would it sound like? It all came together, pretty much the whole arrangement including the guitar solo that's played beneath the riff. I spent a lot of time spinning those melodies in my head so I wouldn't forget them. I got home and whistled it into a Dictaphone. The next day I brought it into the real world, assigning a couple of key changes in the verse to make the melodies more interesting. Then I wrote the lyrics and that was similar, a stream of consciousness based on the feeling I got from the chorus and title

[@richarddillard1199]

Great song and video. Kinda hard to understand when you look at it from 25 years later. I mean, 90's grunge was always known to be kinda eclectic and strange at times. Anyway, please try and react to other Soundgarden songs like Fell On Black Days and The Day I Tried To Live also on the same album as this song (Superunknown)

[@TrillaDilla410]

Doc Martens, Flannel shirts, and being yourself. Have you ever been to Seattle. That town was soooo blue at one time. Now it's just techies.

[@Scizyr]

it was techies at one time. Now it's just homeless people and the stench of urine.

[@nekrospike]

@@Scizyr Shit, so now it's like Portland minus the bikes?

[@Kang7877]

If you'd like another Soundgarden song, i recommend Outshined, Spoonman or Fell on Black Days

[@peeg100]

Nirvana - Scentless Apprentice, song is amazing. If you've ever heard of the novel Perfume it'll help you understand it.

[@wwr0182]

Head down. outshined, room a thousand years wide, jesus christ pose and spoonman are some songs definitely worth checking out