From: somms@mit.edu To: somms-digest@mit.edu Subject: Soundgarden Digest, Wednesday, 10 Apr 1996 Reply-To: somms@mit.edu Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 01:08:01 EDT Sender: saperl The Soundgarden Digest: Wednesday, 10 Apr 1996 listadmin: saperl@mit.edu list archive: http://www.sgi.net/soundgarden/archive/ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: email saperl@mit.edu Today's Topics: Re: Jesus Christ Posing Models jeez seth... Re: jeez seth... recent soundgarden shows Soundgarden Digest, Sunday, 7 Apr 1996 -Reply Like suicide (alt. version) HMMMM SG Prized Possession For John Re: SG Prized Possession Re: SG Prized Possession #somms.. i'm there #somms Vedder in VH??? Where did that CC quote come from? Junkhead? Re: SG Prized Possession SG Prized Possession Re: Vedder in VH??? re:SG Prized Possession Re: irc re:SG Prized Possession irc Temple of the Dog Re: Where did that CC quote come from? Re: Jesus Christ Posing Models SG Prized Possession Vedder in VH??? Re: Big Dumb Sex. (fwd) Re: SG Prized Possession MTV NEWS 2 versions of "flower"? ------------------------------------------------------------ From: onefellswoop Subject: Re: Jesus Christ Posing Models I already mentioned this a few times, but there is an audio file on Seth's website in which Chris explains it! In his own words! Definitely check it out. I wasn't sure exactly what it was about before I heard this. Although I had seen an intervierw in which Kim had mentioned that it was speaking out against those who exploit the image of the cross.onefellswoop...I wanna Reach Down and pick the crowd up... On Mon, 8 Apr 1996 OponFam@aol.com wrote: > I got a nasty personal Email from a list member today in response to my > comment that Jesus Christ Pose had something to do with fashion models. When > I read my post I realized, boy this sounds dumb, so I decided to find my > sources and post those. Since they come straight from Chris Cornell's mouth > I suppose they are valid. > First, I have a video tape of Chris and Kim on Headbangers Ball in 1992. > Rikki Rachtman asks Chris to explain JCP the way he had in another > interview: > Rikki:"You told why you made the song about people always using the > crucifix..." > Chris: "Yeah, mostly like fashion models, but sometimes rock stars. You know > where you see like the centerfolds where they're kind of laid out like this" > (he sprawls on the back of the couch with his arms stretched out)"Christ > figure, persecuted mostly by being in a higher tax bracket I guess. But > yeah, it just got kind of irritating." > Then I have this article from Rock Beat magazine from March 1992 that says: > The first single from Badmotorfinger is a Black Sabbath-y epic entitled > "Jesus Christ Pose". "It isn't anti or pro-religious," explains Chris > emphatically. "The cross is such a widely seen symbol that it's exploited in > so many ways, from fashion models to rock stars, satanists to neo-Nazis. > It's exploited more than any other symbol. The lyrics of the song are > actually speaking out against that and are expressing being irritated by > that. It has nothing to do with how I feel about Christianity or any other > religion that uses or bears the symbol. If anything, it comes to the defense > of the situations where it seems like it's being exploited for no particular > purpose." > So, for all those who take their lyrics so seriously, there it is. > Kathie > ------------------------------ From: k8 Subject: jeez seth... i hope you don't kick me off the list for this, but you seem to be suddenly getting very irritated at the non-SG related posts. are you just fed up, or what? usually, non-related posts pop up when people are lacking of a good thread. i don't really care who everyone thinks is the finest chick in rock today, it's true... but I'd rather hear about that than speculate on cornell's particular shade of pubic hair. i don't know, I've just usually seen you so even-tempered. I thought i'd say something. p.S. Yes, Nothing man, deify is a word, i can't believe you didn't look it up before you asked. I LOVE the fact that someone in SG USES the word deify. It makes my word power tremble! :-) k8 ------------------------------ Subject: Re: jeez seth... From: seth > i hope you don't kick me off the list for this, but you seem to be > suddenly getting very irritated at the non-SG related posts. are you > just fed up, or what? usually, non-related posts pop up when people are > lacking of a good thread. An irrelevant or stupid thread is not a substitute for silence. There is no law saying there cannot be zero posts on a given day. If nobody has anything to say about Soundgarden, fine, then nobody has anything to say about Soundgarden. Don't post garbage to fill space. seth ------------------------------ From: Tim Miller Subject: recent soundgarden shows hi, my name's Tim, and i've been on and off the list for awhile. i first got into soundgarden when i heard "outshined", and superunknown is one of the best albums of the decade IMO. "head down" is probably my favorite song by sg, but it just sunk in the other day that it is one of the few songs written by ben. he writes some killer songs when he gets the chance. "half" and "somewhere" are some other favorites of mine. i'm looking forward to hearing more input from him on the new album, along with the usual outstanding input from chris, matt, and kim. well, now that the intro is outta the way, i guess i'd like to say that i'm looking for a good to great quality show with alot of the superunknown tunes on it. mail me if interested and i'll send you my bootlist. - -tim http://www.rit.edu/~tmm8977 ------------------------------ From: "Audrey L. Hillyard" Subject: Soundgarden Digest, Sunday, 7 Apr 1996 -Reply >If the Quaker Oats guy fought the Cream of Wheat guy, who would win? The Cream of Wheat guy, because Quakers are supposed to be friendly and non-violent. "Tricky Dick" Nixon was a Quaker, you know. Well I'm a Quaker and I'm certainly not friendly... At least not before I have my Cream of Wheat . audrey ------------------------------ From: Mark Miller Subject: Like suicide (alt. version) I spent about an hour last night figuring out the acoustic version of "like suicide". Has anyone figured out the really high part so that it is playable on a dreadnought? I cant play past the 12th position very well and the riff starts around the 16th or 17th. Mark ------------------------------ From: WinAkI Subject: HMMMM I am finnally going to write to this group even though I have been subscribing here since last october I believe.........I am sure everybody hasd heard about Soundgardens new album coming out this summer or late spring.. I am not sure on the date but I am sure somebody out htere in SG land does....anybody care to share. I am dying to know....Well this is it for my first message and I am sure that I will see a lot of SG fans out on the feild in Bryan Texas this summer with SG on the set list on Lollapaloza.... well I gotta go. Satan Oscillate MY Metallic Sonnatas Satannos cillateM yM etallicsO nataS The wonderous Palandrome Catch ya Later Taggart Bit Down on the Bullet now I had a taste so sour had to think of Something Sweet Loves Like Suicide ------------------------------ Subject: SG Prized Possession From: nephend@usa.pipeline.com (nancy e phend) Had a thought for a new thread. How about if everyone says what their most prized Soundgarden possesion is and why. It could be anything. A CD, poster, tshirt, album, whatever. My most prized possesion is a Promo poster of Soundgarden from the Lollapalooza '92 tour signed by the band members. Hope to see lots of posts on this. nephend ------------------------------ From: "Terri Sanchez" Subject: For John Actually this message is for John Grieves--HI! I tried to e-mail you back personally but it did not work! So is Chris's wife like ugly? How stable is their marriage? Just kidding--oh well I guess I will have to find someone more accessible to lust after! And I checked out your picture and I think you could look mighty sexy in a mini skirt! Terri L. Sanchez Student Job Placement Services Albuquerque Technical-Vocational Institute (505) 224-3060 tsanchez@tvi.cc.nm.us ------------------------------ From: ansel@morgan.com Subject: Re: SG Prized Possession Closest to my heart are the ticket stubs from the live SG performances I've been privileged to attend: 1993 - Toronto (opening for Neil Young) 1994 - London, New York, Montreal, Hull, Barrie, Milwaukee 1995 - Reading Festival ------------------------------ From: e9328995@student.uq.edu.au (John Grieves) Subject: Re: SG Prized Possession As far as buying band merchandise/bootlegs etc. goes, I've only gone beyond buying the mainstream albums of a band for one band, and Soundgarden ain't it...so my most prized possession would be the Loud Love EP on vinyl, complete with the different version of Big Dumb Sex. Jackhammer. At 16:42 09/04/96 -0400, nancy e phend wrote: >Had a thought for a new thread. How about if everyone says >what their most prized Soundgarden possesion is and why. It >could be anything. A CD, poster, tshirt, album, whatever. My >most prized possesion is a Promo poster of Soundgarden from >the Lollapalooza '92 tour signed by the band members. Hope >to see lots of posts on this. > >nephend > > ------------------------------ From: j_crocke@unity.ncsu.edu Subject: #somms.. i'm there i'm on #somms right now, so if anyone would like to join, that would be cool. jeremy, AKA LimoWreck ------------------------------ From: swr@acsu.buffalo.edu (Steven Russell Jr.) Subject: #somms Hey #somms is now active at us.undernet.org (and every other related undernet site) for discussions about the new SG single "Pretty Noose". l8r ------------------------------ From: Heather Aston Subject: Vedder in VH??? Weren't Eddie Vedder and Mike McCredy in Temple of the Dog, along with Matt and Chris? If so, I'd say something about Eddie Vedder *is* Soundgarden related. ------------------------------ From: Heather Aston Subject: Where did that CC quote come from? Nothingman, on one of your posts you have the following quote. "There are definately certain states you wouldn't wanna get caught getting a blow job in." -Chris Cornell. Where did you hear *that*? Or is it made up, like Shroomgirl's quote? ------------------------------ From: Moon Druid Subject: Junkhead? >What are you... some kinda JUNKHEAD?? >What's your drug of choice?? :) Are you happy? I am, man. Content and fully aware. ------------------------------ From: onefellswoop Subject: Re: SG Prized Possession SSSS OOO M M M M SSSS S O O MM MM MM MM S S O O M M M M M M S S O O M M M M S SSSS OOO M M M M SSSS is my most prized soundgarden possession. It's not obvious is it? -Geoff On Tue, 9 Apr 1996, nancy e phend wrote: > Had a thought for a new thread. How about if everyone says > what their most prized Soundgarden possesion is and why. It > could be anything. A CD, poster, tshirt, album, whatever. My > most prized possesion is a Promo poster of Soundgarden from > the Lollapalooza '92 tour signed by the band members. Hope > to see lots of posts on this. > > nephend > ------------------------------ From: foreshocks@bbs.cowland.com Subject: SG Prized Possession NE>Had a thought for a new thread. How about if everyone says NE>what their most prized Soundgarden possesion is and why. It NE>could be anything. A CD, poster, tshirt, album, whatever. My NE>most prized possesion is a Promo poster of Soundgarden from NE>the Lollapalooza '92 tour signed by the band members. Hope NE>to see lots of posts on this. NE> Hmmm.. I can't think of anything right now, so I'm ognna say my Soundgarden beer mug, just cause it's cool. :> foreshocks ------------------------------ From: onefellswoop Subject: Re: Vedder in VH??? Vedder was not in Temple of the Dog, although he did sing on one song. And speaking of Temple of the Dog. I've been listening to it alot lately. I had completely forgotten how completely awesome it is, and how blues-influenced it is. Someone asked where the banjo was on TOT; isn't the banjo playing along the whole song? I could be wrong...anyone? And isn't that the banjo in the first riff - the acoustic-sounding instrument? And Reach Down is AMAZING!!! -Geoff On Tue, 9 Apr 1996, Heather Aston wrote: > Weren't Eddie Vedder and Mike McCredy in Temple of the Dog, along with Matt > and Chris? If so, I'd say something about Eddie Vedder *is* Soundgarden > related. > ------------------------------ From: HQXH39C@prodigy.com (MR SEAN M MCELENY) Subject: re:SG Prized Possession mine isnt that special but it is to me. i found a copy of the Flower single on vinyl( black 12") at a used record store. i dont have any other SG albums on vinyl or alot of money to buy them so its really cool to me. I also love the cover to it because if you havent noticed they're looking at the sunrise ( or sunset?). ------------------------------ From: onefellswoop Subject: Re: irc I'm awake now on IRC. 4shocks and I are discussing SG.onefellswoop On Tue, 9 Apr 1996 foreshocks@bbs.cowland.com wrote: > i was just in irc... geoff and someone else were in there, and NOBODY > was talking.. wtf? > > > ------------------------------ From: onefellswoop Subject: re:SG Prized Possession Hey they _ARE_ looking at the sunset on the cover of FLower! I didn't notice that before.onefellswoop On Tue, 9 Apr 1996, MR SEAN M MCELENY wrote: > mine isnt that special but it is to me. i found a copy of the Flower > single on vinyl( black 12") at a used record store. i dont have any > other SG albums on vinyl or alot of money to buy them so its really > cool to me. I also love the cover to it because if you havent noticed > they're looking at the sunrise ( or sunset?). > > ------------------------------ From: foreshocks@bbs.cowland.com Subject: irc i was just in irc... geoff and someone else were in there, and NOBODY was talking.. wtf? ------------------------------ From: ShRooMGrLz@aol.com Subject: Temple of the Dog My favorite songs off of TOT were always "Call me a Dog" and (now here's a real shocker) "All night thing". Why am I writing this? I don't know. I think my grandpa has a crush on Chris Cornell and Mike Patton. I'm not positive, though. My whole family is weird... but I think grandpa is officially senile. Ummm... and his drugs are legal. Don't freak out on me people... I'm just SHARING! Grandpa used to sit for hours and stare at my FNM poster where they're all in their underwear... and I could SWEAR he was zoning on Mike Patton's half-naked body. And I have this HUGE poster of Chris (like 5' by 4') and grandpa zones on it, too. Kinda cool, huh? See... weirdness IS hereditary. Heheheh... I'll probably be telling my therapist this stuff in about 10 years. Shroom "Ummm... Shroom, where did you put the whipped cream?" ~ Chris Cornell (Words not necessarily said in that order...) <~~~ my disclaimer ------------------------------ From: ShRooMGrLz@aol.com Subject: Re: Where did that CC quote come from? >Nothingman, on one of your posts you have the following quote. "There are >definately certain states you wouldn't wanna get caught getting a blow job >in." -Chris Cornell. Where did you hear *that*? Or is it made up, like >Shroomgirl's quote? Yah Nothingman... I wrote you YESTERDAY and asked you that same question. Oh hey!! Wait just a gosh darned minute!! I didn't "make up" my quote!! Chris HAS said those words before... just not necessarily in that exact order. Come out of hiding Nothingman... we know you're out there. Shroom "Hey Shroom girl... can I rub your back for you? Please?" ~ Chris Cornell (Words not necessarily said in that order...) <~~~ my disclaimer ------------------------------ From: rc@gcc.cc.md.us Subject: Re: Jesus Christ Posing Models SH>>Is deify a word? SH> To treat as a god... such as Chris Cornell. Don't they have SH>dictionaries where you live? =) Not dictionaries with deify in them. SH>> -"There are definately certain states you wouldn't wanna get SH>> caught getting a blow job in." -Chris Cornell SH> Ok... spill yer guts. Where did you read or hear this at? C'mon... I' SH>dying here... where, when and how? In the same article as the JCP thingy I posted. Request magazine. Anyway, here's the whole thingy about that...it's rather humerous. The interviewer asks about them playing Cop Killer at Lolla before, and he says something about a law that they're trying to pass in Washington about censorship. Then the interviewer says: "Is that a problem compounded for you as a musician? You might find yourself playing in an area that suffers from some sort of cultural constipation, and all of a sudden they're out to get you for something that you or I would think is pretty innocuous." Chris Cornell: "Yeah. There's definately certain states you wouldn'y want to get caught getting a blow job in." Interviewer: "And those would be?" Chris Cornell: "I don't know. I don't worry about that anymore, thanks." It's a great interview. Is it on Seth's page? October 94 issue of Request. It has tons of stuff in it. Nothingman -I hate my fucking life. ------------------------------ From: rc@gcc.cc.md.us Subject: SG Prized Possession NE>Had a thought for a new thread. How about if everyone says NE>what their most prized Soundgarden possesion is and why. It NE>could be anything. I don't have any rare or special Soundgarden things. But when I'm feeling down, I put in a Soundgarden CD (usually Superunknown, because the other ones make me wanna jump around, and I hate jumping around when I'm depressed), and Temple of the Dog is great when I'm driving and I feel like flying off the side of the road into a lake or pole. It makes me feel even more depressed, but somehow I feel better. I can't explain it. Nothingman -Except now...not even Vanilla Ice helps... ------------------------------ From: rc@gcc.cc.md.us Subject: Vedder in VH??? AS>Weren't Eddie Vedder and Mike McCredy in Temple of the Dog, along with Matt AS>and Chris? If so, I'd say something about Eddie Vedder *is* Soundgarden AS>related. Yeah, but not enough to count. :) Nothingman -And don't forget Mr. Ament. ------------------------------ From: rc@gcc.cc.md.us Subject: Re: Big Dumb Sex. (fwd) GK>Doesn't it feel good to listen to Big Dumb Sex _really_ loud?? By the GK>way, somebody mentioned the other version of BDS. I have never heard GK>it. What does it sound like and where can I get it?onefellswoop It's the same basic song, just remixed and with an extra little guitar riff in one spot. And they have samples of people talking at the end over a kick ass drumm solo kinda thing. Ok, ramblings about the samples. Sometimes they cut out some words and make it sound like the person is saying exactly the opposite of what he/she reall is. Like the guy says something about how rock and roll makes kids kill their parents and stuff like that, and then they take out the beginning of it, and it sounds like the guy is telling you to kill your parents. It happens with the other ones, too, but I can't remember, and I can't find the CD. It reminded me of the time when my mom heard Hands All Over, and she hated it because he sang, over and over again, "Kill your mother..." But she took it outta context...he really says, "put down your arms, your'e gonna kill your mother, kill your mother." I think they were making fun of the people who do that by including those samples and edited samples in BDS. Ok, enough. Nothingman -Uh-oh. That's a knife. ------------------------------ From: "Dan \"Pop-tart\" Hearsch" Subject: Re: SG Prized Possession beer is my most prized SG possession ------------------------------ Subject: MTV NEWS From: marqie@usa.pipeline.com (marqie) MTV news is suppose to do a story on Soundgarden this weekend. Hopefully it will be an interview with the band and we may get to hear a snippet of some of the new songs.... - -- Marqie ------------------------------ Subject: 2 versions of "flower"? From: seth someone emailed me today and noted that there is only one set of lyrics for "flower" on the unofficial sg page. he/she (it was anonymous) indicated that there was a second version of the song. ??? seth ------------------------------ End of somms Digest [Volume 2 Issue 90] ***************************************