From: somms@mit.edu To: somms-digest@mit.edu Subject: Soundgarden Digest, Friday, 13 Oct 1995 Reply-To: somms@mit.edu Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 02:20:07 EDT Sender: saperl The Soundgarden Digest: Friday, 13 Oct 1995 listadmin: saperl@mit.edu list archive: http://web.mit.edu/saperl/sg/archive/archive.html Today's Topics: Re: punk bands facsimile bands Lyrics Re: your mail images in many contexts Re: punk bands Re: sndgrdn fans kim thayil and the prezs Reason I like sg -Reply Re: jsimpson(ancient SG fans) Flatbomb Re: Spoonman? Re: Reason I like sg -Reply repetitiveness/>repetitiveness a comparison. Re: Spoonman? Re: you still there, Krazed Kel?? Chris! need to hear more Song of the beast... Re: Spoonman? Re: Spoonman? Spoonman? Revisited. Re: need to hear more (fwd) Song of the beast... Rolling Stone issue 720 Re: Spoonman? Revisited. Re: Isn't this list for... Screaming Life straight from the horse's mouth Vocalists like Chris Cornell yeah and nahs Re: Vocalists like Chris Cornell tabs Re: Soundgarden Digest, Thursday, 12 Oct 1995 heretic the web page is down RE: Spoonman? Revisited. Spoonman and other stuff Re: Yet another idea for a top ten list. ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Carolyn Subject: Re: punk bands Daniel Garrett wrote: >>Offspring songs, to me that is unforgiveable. Besides I think the >>equally awful Green Day and Bad Religion are just as responsible for >>bringing Punk into the mainstream in the US Jovica Popovic wrote: >Actually, Bad Religion were there, doing their thing years before >Offspring, Green Day and the likes became popular. But, back then noone had >heard of them except for people who listened to punk music (yes, there >_was_ punk music before '93!). Today, everyone knows them. Hell, even >Fugazi is becoming a wide-known name... Ah, but why stop there? How about going back as far as The Clash??? When I think Punk, I think The Clash. Sure, I love Soundgarden, but I also like other varieties of music, including...............yes, punk music!! And not ashamed to admit it. I guess I'm not critical enough of music for Daniel Garrett's liking, because I own albums by Offspring, and the "equally awful" Green Day, and Bad Religion (& also ones by others like Pennywise, Rancid, Sprung Monkey, NOFX, and of course The Clash!). Long live punk. Carolyn the Maddening punk Fancier (& my sig below is just for you, Daniel) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Look at the crowd & tell me whether all are surrounded but none are together Live fast, because if you don't take it, you'll never make it **OFFSPRING** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ From: blind dog Subject: facsimile bands I think that there is a distinction you have to make when you talk about rip-off bands. imho there are two different types (one much worse and contemptible than the other). does the band use their influences to create their own sound, like any musician would, or does the band shamelessly steal other band's riffs, songs, or sounds and parade them as their own? I personally don't think that the stone temple pilots have stolen anybody else's stuff. and as a besides, I think that weiland sounds more like layne staley than eddie vedder on plush. was there a point to that? probably not. I'm just waiting around for my next class to start. btw, does anyone know why soundgarden thank living colour on the liner notes to louder than love? I'm really interested what the connection is. ----------------------------------- a thousand doors, a thousand lies rooms a thousand years wide ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: jra79@uow.edu.au Subject: Lyrics HI Guys, Jackhammer's spot on about 'mailman'. I believe 'Slaves & Bulldozers' is about the Music Industry. Slaves being the artists and bulldozers the agents, managers, record comp. etc. that rip artists off. "...There's no more rides for free / All said, what's in this for me?" Maybe their previous manager was a tosser!? Any other thoughts? Enough of the Green River stuff PPPLLEASE! I've got an old issue of Aus. Rolling Stone or Juice with Chris on the cover. It has an 'on the road' interview (in Paris in think) with the band and a little story about how they started. I'll see if I can find it and relay any new info. See ya, RICH. ------------------------------ From: mm328995@minmet.uq.oz.au (John Grieves) Subject: Re: your mail At 11:21 AM 10/11/95 -0600, Sara Louise Hoeck (Sara Hoeck) wrote: >>> The only problem is, if this was to happen, would Nirvana and Soundgarden >>> just fall into mediocrity if everyone else sounded like them? > If every bad sounded like every other band, maybe SG wouldn't fall >into mediocrity, but it wouldn't be the same. Personally, if I turned on >the radio and I heard the same sounds coming out all the time, I wouldn't >even want to listen to any music at all anymore. It would get so boring!! >Maybe I would still like listening to SG, but I don't know. Good thing our >world isn't like that,huh? I like variety. Variety is the spice of life >as some people say. Anyway, I'm back, if you couldn't tell.-Sara That was the point I was trying make, that's all... Jackhammer. ------------------------------ Subject: images in many contexts From: seth well, after a long night spent hunched over the scanner in my office and gazing into photoshop, i've added 27 (yes, twenty-seven) new images to the web page, including the computer rendering of chris cornell at age 51 from the current issue of spin magazine. they're in the usual place, which is now accessible from a fiery button on the main page. no longer do you have to hunt for them. i've also reindexed them somewhat. dan ladle has added another piece of his artwork to the art gallery on the web page. feel free to contribute your work. there is a link to the gallery from the main page. the mailing list member directory (you thought maybe i forgot?) is still missing some pictures, namely those of the people on tha mailing list. makes it a bit hard to have a directory if nobody sends me his/her picture. i will not give up on this. for those of you who wish to visit the future home of the member directory, click your heels together three times, say "there's no place like our homepage," and point your web browser at http://www.sgi.net/soundgarden/list/ i don't know if any of you have purchased one of jan's photos of chris cornell at the lowlands festival from our web page (accessible via the image repository); i received one in the mail yesterday, and let me tell you, it is amazing. the scans do not do it justice. seth (listadmin) ------------------------------ From: dgarrett@bcs.org.uk (Daniel Garrett) Subject: Re: punk bands > Carolyn wrote: > > I guess I'm not critical enough of music for Daniel Garrett's liking, > because I own albums by Offspring, and the "equally awful" > Green Day, and Bad Religion (& also ones by others like Pennywise, Rancid, > Sprung Monkey, NOFX, and of course The Clash!). > > Long live punk. > Carolyn the Maddening punk Fancier (& my sig below is just for you, Daniel) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Look at the crowd & tell me whether all are surrounded but none are together > Live fast, because if you don't take it, you'll never make it **OFFSPRING** > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Carolyn Basically, personally I have never been able to get into Punk music, hence to me that style of music is by and large awful, Country & Western music is another thing that i've never got into so obviously you can imagine my thoughts on that!! What i'm saying is that if you like stuff like Green Day, Bad Religion etc, if it gives you joy and you get off on it then that is great, I am only voicing my opinion. I saw Green Day at Reading this year and the highlight of their set was a rendition of Survivor's Eye of the Tiger, obviously it was a pisstake, but what I found strange was the note-perfect way they played it, I have also heard that the members of Green Day are all highly trained musicians. This to me suggests that they are nothing more than corporate fakes, I thought the whole point and essence of punk was that it was very simple to play, messy and unpretentious, and once you could play a few chords, get an amp, rehearse in a garage etc you were "punk". What I am getting at is that it seems suspect that GD should be playing this type of music when they are highly consummate musicians, bandwagon- jumpers?? And personally Billy -Ray (or whatever his name is) has a highly annoying, affected English accent and also likes to spit in the bass-players mouth on stage, just two more reasons for me not to like them. Daniel Garrett ------------------------------ From: Kelly M Allen Subject: Re: sndgrdn fans If it makes you feel any better, I was sort of wondering about age myself. I'm 25 and pushing fast on 26! (I'm getting depressed now). That's at least CLOSER to the 30 range. Krazed and Determined Bitch P.S. Hey, it's not so bad! Chris Cornell is 31! On Mon, 11 Sep 1995, Jamesetta Simpson wrote: > >rambling. Back to my point. Am I the only fan out here that is over 30? > >Pls say it isn't so. > > > >nephend > > > > > > It's not so! But I have a feeling we are few and far between. So far I have > found it's doesn't matter - most of the true SG fans over look the age thing. > One of the reason's I jointed this mailing list, is that there are not allot of > older SG fans out there to talk music to. Or maybe they are afraid to admit to > it. Since Kim and PJ made their I hate baby boomer cuts, the older music lover > were forced underground. > > Most of the people my age, and the people I work with, think I have a screw > loose because I like a rock group that is popular with generation X (God I hate > labels). > > I will not apologize for my love of rock music or SG. There isn't a problem > with liking Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, or Arrowsmith when it came to a > person age. WHY should SG be any different? Music is timeless and ageless - > just because your not 16 anymore doesn't mean your taste in music automatically > changes. > > I got my first rock n' roll album at age 12 and God willing I'll get my last > when I'm 112!!!!!!!!!! > > Jamie > > BTW: No matter how bad ass Ben is - I still think he is the best - and such a > young bad ass... > ------------------------------ From: jgrotelu@herbie.unl.edu (grote) Subject: kim thayil and the prezs to whoever asked about kim thayil's track on the presidents of the u.s.a. album... yep, he plays a nifty little solo riff and kind of fades into the background for the last half of the song. (`naked and famous', the last song on the album') it's actually kind of funny becuase kim's tone is so fuzzed out compared to the twangy, quirky presidential-ness. it really shouldn't sound good together, but goddamnit, it does. btw...let me take this moment to highly recommend the presidents' album...no, it's not brilliant music...yes, the lyrics are like something off of nickelodeon...yes, the lead singer has a grating voice that makes your hair stand on end. but let me tell 'ya, this is one groovy cd that really grows on you from day one. it's light, carefree (did i mention quirky? that's the best word i can think of) music that makes you tap your toe and laugh out loud at the same time. (and hey...kim t. likes 'em...you should too!!!) later... "Carla the stripper... straight from L.A. You seemed cool for a naked chick in a booth... Let's be pals someday." - Presidents of the U.S.A. - -- ######################################################################## # GROTE!!!!! "I don't remember half the time # # If I'm hiding or I'm lost # # jgrotelu@herbie.unl.edu But I'm on my way....." -Chris Cornell # ######################################################################## ------------------------------ From: Daniel Ladle Subject: Reason I like sg -Reply >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One very good reason I can think of for why I like Soundgarden (this one comes with the unspoken convention that Chris' lyrics, songwriting, and vocals are the best out there): Matt is the best modern day drummer there is. I even think he is better than Dave Grohl, and that's really saying something. I too would like to hear everyone's reasons. mike << By his own standards Dave Grohl says he is not a great drummer, If you listen carefully the drum lines from any Nirvana songs are not specially hard, they just fit very well into the tune. (why do you think he has a new drummer for the Foo Fighters as opposed to doing it himself) Dan ------------------------------ From: Rona Scobie Subject: Re: jsimpson(ancient SG fans) Jamie, OK, I'll admit it since you have - I'm 32!!! Rona ------------------------------ From: WILL9396@VARNEY.IDBSU.EDU Subject: Flatbomb I just wanted to tell you guys that I'm having one of those days. Mourn me...or flame me for posting innane rehtoric. Heptozigman ------------------------------ From: Andrew Northcutt Subject: Re: Spoonman? > happy for. How do the rest of you feel about Spoonman? If you listen to it in the wrong mood it'll suck! But then, if you're happy as shit and you really crank it up VERY loud and feel those drums in your body it turns out to ROCK a whole lot! PEACEMAN-2000 ------------------------------ From: Andrew Northcutt Subject: Re: Reason I like sg -Reply > > << By his own standards Dave Grohl says he is not a great drummer, > If you listen carefully the drum lines from any Nirvana songs are not > specially hard, they just fit very well into the tune. (why do you think he > has a new drummer for the Foo Fighters as opposed to doing it himself) > > Dan > >I don't know if Y'all remember but Dave recorded almost EVERYTHING on this album? He got the guys AFTER, they didn't record anything. PEACEMAN-2000 ------------------------------ From: Baldrick2@aol.com Subject: repetitiveness/>repetitiveness I just went through four days worth of the SG Digest...thats around 200 pages of mail. At least HALF of those pages were nothing but references to other postings. Is it really necessary to repost the entire message ? Can't we just comment on a subject or mention a screen name, with a BRIEF reference? We're all reading the same mail, aren't we intelligent enough to know what is going on without a million of these >>>>>> on each page? Instead of getting four pages of new mail, and new information & ideas, I feel like I just read the same letter four times! I was going to post the short paragraph on Chris from this months issue of SPIN, but I'm afraid someone will comment on it, and I'll be reading the same paragraph for the next two weeks! B2 ------------------------------ From: Chicka Jackeen Subject: a comparison. Is there anyone else out there who has both "Incesticide" and "Screaming Life/Fopp"? If so, is it just me or does the drum intro to "Turnaround" bear a frightening resemblance to the drum intro from "Kingdom of Come"? -j *************************************************************************** "The words you say -"The Day i Tried to Live" never seem to live up to by the ones inside your head" Soundgarden **************************************************************************** ------------------------------ From: Ethan Hennessey Subject: Re: Spoonman? Spoonman I actually liked, in a funky kind o' way, but I hated Black Hole Sun from the first time I heard it. 30 seconds into the song, my mind was made up. I hate it slightly less now, but radio overkill has about nullified that..... On Wed, 11 Oct 1995, LaMONT SANFORD wrote: > I also have never had any love for Spoonman. Most of the Soundgarden > fans I have met have hated that song as well. Most of the non-fans love > it. I think it's because spoonman is unexpected: it's different from > alot of the other stuff, harder to catagorize. I don't know why they > used that as their first release, but it made them popular, which I am > happy for. How do the rest of you feel about Spoonman? > > > Jesus saves the souls of sinners and redeems them for valuable cash prizes > Don't try to kill your time, you might do it, then you can't change your mind > > =============================================================================== > SatanoscillatemYmetallicsonataSatanoscillatemYmetallicsonataS > =============================================================================== > > ------------------------------ From: Kelly M Allen Subject: Re: you still there, Krazed Kel?? Hey! Thanks for noticing. When I was away (2 freakin' months ago) I came back to, oh, a mere 800 or so messages waiting for me. Since then, I have been trying to catch up. Although I want to read these messages, I'm seriously thinking about just deleting the whole damn thing and starting over. Needless to say, I've requested the digest. Krazed and Determined Bitch P.S. Did anyone see the November issue of SPIN magazine? There is a computerized version of what Chris will look like at age 51. ------------------------------ From: foreshocks@bbs.cowland.com Subject: Chris! Has anyone downloaded these pictures of Chris at the Lowlands festival? I did, and what I've seen of it looks great.. I used vpic and qpeg and both of them make the .gif too big so you can't see it very well. Does anyone have a suggestion of what gif viewer to use? p.s. If you're bored, telnet to bbs.cowland.com sometime and talk to me and Stolen Prayers, we're bored. Thanx Foreshocks ------------------------------ From: "BRUNO BENAVIDES VELARDE" <920095@CENCO.ULIMA.EDU.PE> Subject: need to hear more Hey guys , I`ve been reading the list for about a month and I find it prety interesting,except for the unconfortables argues..I know about Soundgarden just because of the Superunknown,but I would like to know more about their music.If anyone could send me a copy of any of the releasings before Superunknown, I `d be glad. Thanks in advance. (I hope I won`t get flamed for this) Bruno. ------------------------------ From: MoonDruid@aol.com Subject: Song of the beast... While chanting during th black mass, Avatar said... >Well, maybe it's about Christmas!!! Yeah, that's it. >Actually, Beyond the Wheel is between 665 and 667... does this mean >it is 666? The song of the beast? Aaaargh!!!! My head's started spinning YEAH!!! YEAH!!! You're right!!! It's the song of the beast!!! It's a song of the world controlled by Satan!! "Shows them how to kill, so he protects his stones" refers to the world valuing material possessions over lives. That's a Satanic viewpoint, as well as something they teach in Christian churches!!! Awright! Let's see some more, "In the perfect game, tiny baby grows" I bet has something to do with it as well. >- - Avatar standing in a pentagram with a black candle at each point holding >an upside-down crucifix and wearing a Santa hat :) HAHA!!! Moon Druid ------------------------------ From: LaMONT SANFORD Subject: Re: Spoonman? Wow, you are the first person I have met that didn't like Black Hole Sun. I take a step back and wonder: How? What didn't you like? It's the perfect blend of Beatles and Ozzy years Sabbath, and yet distinctly SOUNDGARDEN. Jesus saves the souls of sinners and redeems them for valuable cash prizes Don't try to kill your time, you might do it, then you can't change your mind =============================================================================== SatanoscillatemYmetallicsonataSatanoscillatemYmetallicsonataS =============================================================================== ------------------------------ From: LaMONT SANFORD Subject: Re: Spoonman? My love for Spoonman does lack. But I don't hate it. I dislike it. I have respect for the song (I have been known to listen to the demo off Stolen Prayers at times). Which leads me to ask the next questions: Has Songs for Ozzy ever been commercially released? Does Angel on Fire or Fluttergirl have any better recordings anywhere besides Stolen Prayers? Jesus saves the souls of sinners and redeems them for valuable cash prizes Don't try to kill your time, you might do it, then you can't change your mind =============================================================================== SatanoscillatemYmetallicsonataSatanoscillatemYmetallicsonataS =============================================================================== ------------------------------ From: LaMONT SANFORD Subject: Spoonman? Revisited. I have always thought that U2 ripped soundgarden off when they recorded Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Spoonman sounding). Are their any other songs or artists that you feel DIRECTLY stole from soundgarden. (!!! I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT SILVERCHAIR ETC . . . WHO STOLE THEIR STYLE, I'M TALKING ACTUAL MUSIC, PLEASE TAKE THIS NOTE WHEN RESPONDING!!!) Jesus saves the souls of sinners and redeems them for valuable cash prizes Don't try to kill your time, you might do it, then you can't change your mind =============================================================================== SatanoscillatemYmetallicsonataSatanoscillatemYmetallicsonataS =============================================================================== ------------------------------ From: Sara Louise Hoeck (Sara Hoeck) Subject: Re: need to hear more .I know about Soundgarden just because of the >Superunknown,but I would like to know more about their music.If >anyone could send me a copy of any of the releasings before >Superunknown, I `d be glad. Thanks in advance. >(I hope I won`t get flamed for this) > > Bruno. I don't know about Bruno, but that is the only CD I have of them. I would like to get more though. (It might take a while-I"m a college kid-I"m poor.) But if someone on this list could send me a copy of the releasings also and tell me which CD's are best to buy, I'd be grateful. I'd also be grateful if no one flames me for not knowing much about Soundgarden. If you would like to forward any other information to me about them that you think any SG fan should know, I'll love you for it. Thanks a lot. -Sara ------------------------------ From: mrl5@Lehigh.EDU (ClownWithBazooka) Subject: (fwd) Song of the beast... >YEAH!!! YEAH!!! You're right!!! It's the song of the beast!!! It's a song of >the world controlled by Satan!! "Shows them how to kill, so he protects his >stones" refers to the world valuing material possessions over lives. That's a >Satanic viewpoint, as well as something they teach in Christian churches!!! >Awright! Let's see some more, "In the perfect game, tiny baby grows" I bet >has something to do with it as well. Actually it's "In the profit gain, tiny baby grows", definitely a song about capitalists making money off of human misery. And raising there children in it to. Clown Moon Druid ------------------------------ Subject: Rolling Stone issue 720 From: seth The new Rolling Stone magazine (November 2, 1995) has an advertisement for the upcoming book _Rolling Stone Images of Rock & Roll_. On one page of the ad, page 51, there is a picture of Chris Cornell in the upper left corner. It was taken in 1993. Good picture. Looks like I might have to borrow the book when it comes out and scan the picture for the Web page as part of my quest to have the SG page violate more copyrights than any other page on the planet. If I get around to it tonight, I'll scan the little picture from the advertisement so everyone can see what the hell I'm babbling about. seth ------------------------------ From: Andrew Northcutt Subject: Re: Spoonman? Revisited. > Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Spoonman sounding). Are their any other > songs or artists that you feel DIRECTLY stole from soundgarden. > >Definitely, I was with a friend and he put on the "new" Motley Crue album. When I heard the "Hooligan's" song at the begining of the verse I was like: "Hey where did Cornell come from?" And also(hearing it more in detail) there's a riff on the song that is very similar to "Loud Love." Any agreements? C-YA! PEACEMAN-2000 ------------------------------ From: MoonDruid@aol.com sign of needing a life, said... >My god's name is Chris. Any questions? Yes. Why? He's just a musician. Moon Druid ------------------------------ From: MoonDruid@aol.com Subject: Re: Isn't this list for... In a message dated 95-10-11 17:45:45 EDT, fryej@ucsub.colorado.edu (Frizzle Fry) writes: >I cannot even fucking begin to believe you compared someone on this list >who seems hostile to Adolf Hitler. What the fuck is this list coming to? Well...okay. It WAS a bit extreme. But, I was trying to prove a point. Welcome everyone, don't judge a book by it's cover, and don't flame people because you don't like their FIRST post. If you don't like it, press delete, or scroll down on the message. Moon Druid ------------------------------ From: foreshocks@bbs.cowland.com Subject: Screaming Life Anyone see this on MTV? Whenever I'm on the computer I usually have the TV next to me on MTV with the volume turned off, and I turned to look at the TV, and Alison Stweart was talking about something and next to her was one of those news things, and it was the cover of a book that said Screaming Life on it. I was all "!!!!" so I turned it up and listened; I guess Screaming Life is a book about the Seattle scene, written by the guy who wrote the Nirvana autobiography. I was hoping it was a Soundgarden biography, god knows I've been dying for one of those, but I guess not. Anyone have any info on this??? - -Foreshocks ------------------------------ From: Carolyn Subject: straight from the horse's mouth Silverchair. Influenced by Nirvana? I just read an interview of Daniel Johns, Silverchair's vocalist & songwriter, and this question was posed: WHEN THE FIRST SINGLE CAME OUT, HOW MANY SONGS DID YOU HAVE? Daniel answered: "We had about 10. The songs on the first EP were about the time when we were influenced by Soundgarden and Pearl Jam and all the Seattle bands - except for Nirvana. We don't really like Nirvana that much. The second single [this would be 'Pure Massacre'] was more influenced by Soundgarden and Helmet." So there you go. They admit to being influenced by other bands (good on them)................but not Nirvana. Since Soundgarden gets a couple of mentions I thought this would be of interest to some of you. Carolyn the Miniature Fuzzball (thanks Avatar) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm so happy cause today I found my friends - they're in my head Our little group has always been & always will until the end **NIRVANA** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ From: Carolyn Subject: Vocalists like Chris Cornell Sorry, but this is mainly directed at the Australians on the list. Last night I listened to a CD by Australian band, Powderfinger. Does anyone know them? The singer, Bernard Fanning, has a voice that's more like CC's than anyone else I've heard, although it sounds a lot less mature. I don't know how old he is, but if he's only young with his voice not yet fully developed, then I reckon he has a pretty good future ahead of him. Can anyone tell me a bit more about Powderfinger? Like how long they've been around, what other albums they might have (I listened to 'Parables for Wooden Ears'). I heard on Triple J this morning that they're touring NSW, Vic & SA with Sidewinder & Fur soon. And now to include the non-Australians: are there any vocalists from other bands you think might have CC-type potential? Carolyn the Meddling Falterer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm so happy cause today I found my friends - they're in my head Our little group has always been & always will until the end **NIRVANA** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ From: Tonerkins@aol.com Subject: yeah and nahs I like Soundagarden because they made me sit up and take notice after a long spell of hearing mediocre music. My favorite song : Hands all over (I work for a big oil company and can understand the lyric"Put your hands away" My least favorite lyric Big Dumb Sex. Not because I don't like the song but because I almost break my neck running up the stairs to turn the CD way down when the chorus comes on to keep my 5-year old from hearing it. Can't have her going to kindergarten singing that. ------------------------------ From: Chicka Jackeen Subject: Re: Vocalists like Chris Cornell My ex-acquaintance thinks that Geoff Tate has more range than CC. That's part of the reason she's my ex-acquaintance. -j *************************************************************************** "The words you say -"The Day i Tried to Live" never seem to live up to by the ones inside your head" Soundgarden **************************************************************************** ------------------------------ From: "R. Vankolken" If I could, I would like as much info. on ALice In CHains as possible. I know this is a SOundGarden thing, but I know the two bands are close. Send ME SO stuff. bobvankolken ------------------------------ From: Chicka Jackeen Subject: tabs Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy. There are guitar tablatures on Seth's homepage now. I can already do most of "Hunted Down", but there is a part missing from the tab. The part where Kim is just showing off. Yeah i know it would be hard to figure out. It's even harder for me because i don't really have an ear for music. But i can tell if something sounds right or not. But anyway, any guitarist on this list who owns "Screaming Life/ Fopp", if you could figure out the missing part i would email you money or something. Maybe. But it would make me happy. And if anyone has transcriptions for songs that are missing, please, please, send them to Seth! I am in hell's heaven now because i am learning to play the music that i love. Thank you one and all. -j "I'll flee this bitter world where vice is king -Alceste, from And seek some spot unpeopled and apart Moliere's Where i'll be free to have an honest heart" Misanthrope ------------------------------ From: WinAkI Subject: Re: Soundgarden Digest, Thursday, 12 Oct 1995 This is my first time to dive into the depths of the soundgarden digest so forgive me if I Ramble On. I saw Soundgarden in the summer of 94 at the astro arena in Houston in JULY. Before he sang mailman he said we should dedicate this song to our bosses.and so forth. I my be wrong on the exactness because I had some idiot screaming in my ear about how much he luuuvvvess Rev. Horton Heat,I hate that band. But I think the song is about those who oppress us, slave drive us, and abuse us and us rising above it and giving a little bit of it back to them.end of that comment and onto another. Matt Cameron is one the best drummers out there but I don't agree with your praise of Dave Grohl, talented he may be but I don't think it goes further than him slamming the hell out of the drums,compare territorial pissings to Jesus Christ Pose. sorry about the repeated line but I can't make it disappear. Yes silverchair does sound like SG but in a interview the singer from SC said SG was one of their biggest influences, and I hope SG keeps up the influence. By the way have you heard SG cover of Jimmy H.'s Future of a Thousand Years I love the way CHRIS CORNELL changes the lyrices "Can you see me Flawsing My teeth for you, Can you see me changing my sheets for you." Funny. Favorite Lyrics. Bit on the Bullet Now had a taste so sour had to think of something sweet. Loves like suicide. This little ditty gives me goose bumps. Well thanks for the time, WiNaki. ------------------------------ From: "VASANT RAMAMURTHY" Subject: heretic >Speaking of Heretic, what album is that song from, its not an SG album, is it? >That song grew on me and I must obtain it!!! Where can I get it? It's on the soundtrack for the movie "Pump Up the Volume", with Christian Slater. - -- Vasant Ramamurthy vman@ctdnet.acns.nwu.edu Vasant.Ramamurthy@launchpad.unc.edu Check out http://ctdnet.acns.nwu.edu/~vman/me.html !! "My boredom has outshone the sun"-Plume-Smashing Pumpkins ------------------------------ Subject: the web page is down From: seth stargate industries (home of our web page) is in the middle of installing a new web server, which is why parts of the pages are not working correctly or are outdated. they're moving all of the files to their new silicon graphics webforce indy, and hopefully all will be well soon. seth ------------------------------ From: URBANO Subject: RE: Spoonman? Revisited. > ...U2 ripped soundgarden off... Those were my thoughts exactly. I had forgotten to note this, but when I heard the damn song, that's what I thought. URB@NO ------------------------------ From: DanaBT@aol.com Subject: Spoonman and other stuff Yeah Lamont, "Spoonman" is alright, it's not my favorite but I like the odd timing on it. I think it would be cool if they would release an acoustic version of it,like the little bit of it you hear in "Singles". I think that it was probably a good idea to release it as their first single because it really did open people's ears to them. God, even my five year old daughter knows the lyrics!! She was singing it on the way to school this morning when it came on the radio. I know, I'm a terrible influence on her!! Concerning some Soundgarden rumor nonsense, I came across Adam Curry's cyber sleaze page (who is this person anyway?) and he wrote a while back that Soundgarden had hired bodyguards, not to protect them from the fans, but to protect themselves from themselves. According to this person, they were getting drunk alot and getting into trouble by picking fights with other people. Okay, sorry about the gossip crap, I just found that kind of funny and absurd at the same time. I can't imagine them taking on the persona's of someone like Axl Rose, for example. Oh please God no!! ------------------------------ From: Carolyn Subject: Re: Yet another idea for a top ten list. On 11 October 1995, Chicka Jackeen wrote: >I think it would be pretty cool if people would post their top ten fave >Soundgarden lyrics. One vote was just not enough, Clown, imho. so what >do yall think, fellow listites? I think that's a great idea. But where are all the postings on this? Maybe Clown's received some directly. I'd like to know what lyrics you all like; for after someone brings to my attention particular lyrics, I find that the song becomes even more significant to me. Anyone agree? So I'll start the ball rolling and jot down ten favourites of my own: "Steal the warm wind, tired friend Times are gone for honest men And sometimes far too long for snakes. In my shoes a walking sleep And my youth I pray to keep Heaven send hell away No one sings like you anymore" - Black Hole Sun "So what you wanted to see good has made you blind And what you wanted to be yours has made it mine So don't you lock up something that you wanted to see fly" - Fell on Black Days "When I hand my love in I'll be done" - Half "I'm feeling that I'm sober even though I've been drinking I can't get any lower, and still I feel I'm sinking" - Outshined "It seems he's near me as I walk One who loved what love deined He lives these years that I walk blind All these years cannot be mine" - Room a Thousand Years Wide "The wreck is going down - get out before you drown" - New Damage "Feel the ryhthm with your hands Steal the rhythm while you can" - Spoonman "Every word I said is what I mean Everything I gave is what I need Everything I've held is what I've freed Everything I've shown is what I feel" - Slaves & Bulldozers "Building the towers belongs to the sky When the whole thing comes crashing down Don't ask me why" - Limo Wreck And last but not least: "I know I'm headed for the bottom But I'm riding you all the way" - Mailman Cheers Carolyn the Motor Finger ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm so happy cause today I found my friends - they're in my head Our little group has always been & always will until the end **NIRVANA** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ End of somms Digest [Volume 1 Issue 68] ***************************************