From: somms@mit.edu To: somms-digest@mit.edu Subject: Soundgarden Digest, Monday, 22 Jul 1996 Reply-To: somms@mit.edu Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 02:05:47 EDT Sender: saperl The Soundgarden Digest: Monday, 22 Jul 1996 listadmin: saperl@mit.edu list archive: http://www.sgi.net/soundgarden/archive/ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: email saperl@mit.edu Today's Topics: Heheheheh... SG oddbits... Christopher ?????????? Cornell the cards.... somewhere bootleg Fan Club and Promos demented dream???? happy now, urbano? and I'll pay no attention... tape of SG on SNL??? please??? fave SG songs Last chance album rankings dickheads@lolla@gorge (.com) ------------------------------------------------------------ From: ShRooMGrLz@aol.com Subject: Heheheheh... Well, I'm DYING because I didn't get to see Chris on his damned birthday. I hope EVERYONE is HAPPY now. I know that ALL of you conspired to keep me away from him today. Thank you SO fucking much. Heheheh... paranoia is cool. Jerm, you are such a tease!! "wait, what shirt?" God... just SHOOT me now!! ;) Ok... just a quick note that has VERY LITTLE Soundgarden content: I saw Three Fish at Trees tonight, and although I'm sure they were very good at what they did, I think the music sucked. Too new age-ish for me, I guess. What other kind of band burns incense at their shows, thereby driving half the audience out the door? I watched them for about five minutes, and then I joined my friends who work at Trees at the front door. We kept talking about how much we did not like the music. Andy kept yelling out "Play Evenflow!!" All of us were snickering, and making fun of the music. I am going straight to hell for sure now. I feel lower than a snake's belly. The band was really cool about it, though. At one point Jeff said "This song is going to be on our new album..." And then they played the intro to Evenflow. After the club closed, I stayed to chat with my friends, and I ended up meeting the guys from the band. These are THE nicest people you could ever hope to make acquaintances with. Jeff Ament is SUCH a sweetheart. We joked around a bit, and then I took some pix (which I will get developed and scanned ASAP). I can't believe I was such a shit as to be making fun of their music. I am worse than pond scum. Damn me straight to hell. But all in all, it was a groovy night. I don't know if you'll like it, Caryn... but what the hell?!? It's only a few bucks, and if you hang around afterward, you can meet the guys. That's even better than the music, 'cuz they're all so groovy. Oh yah... SG content. Ummm... Jeff Ament was in TOTD with Chris and Matt. There ya go. Shroomy ***I made ya get down on your hands and knees... *** Chris Cornell | |.| |.| |\./| "She drinkin' my JackDaniels |\./| and smokin' all my weed" .\ |\./| /. ~~Andy Wood, MLB \-.\ |\\.//| /.-/ \--./\ |\\.//| /\.--/ \--.| \ |\\.//| / |.--/ \---.|\ |\./| /|.---/ \--.|\ |\./| /|.--/ \ .\ |.| /. / _ -_- \ \\ // / -_- _ - -/_/_/- | | -\_\_\- - /_\ ------------------------------ From: redfive@ozonline.com.au (Hando) Subject: SG oddbits... Hey ho folks, For sure - been a while since my last post, but hey, still here, lovin' the chat. Couple o' little bitz of info, trivia and questions for you all: Did any Oz sommsters see the BIMH video on RAGE last weekend?? Carolyn? Lee? Stephen? Hanging to see it - a most awesome choice of single. You Am I - nice to see the Lolla punters have given them the thumbs up. Got the new album 'bout a month back ( gotta love the record company promo copies!! ) - a good value album, but sees them taking a new approach to their sound and progression. SG and Hater get a mention in the thankyou credits. Some info on some SG goodies - excuse me if this ain't news, but I just found the PN 2 - part box set thing today. The deal is, part one is the PN single ( in jewel case format,,retailing for $14 Aus. - Youch!! ) . To complete the set, you then buy the box set thing also for $14 Aus which also contains the Eleven interview disc. It's tempting, but I don't know if I can afford it, with moving house and all. Anyone else seen this?? And how's about this - heard of a reversible SG t-shirt?? My housemate - to - be Andrew works at Blockbuster Music in Melbourne, and they recently held a competition where the prize was what appears to be a promo only reversible SG T-shirt, with what might be the DOTU cover on the black front, and when turned inside - out it's orange with a SG logo. The details were a little sketchy - Andrew told me this in a crowded, smoky pub. Also saw the PN T-shirt today, with the silver band silhouette on the breast and the PN label on the back - $30 Aus. - Not bad, but still waiting for a DOTU cover T. Speaking of t-shirts, looks like we may be a little closer to resolving the Nothingmangate fiasco. I will put out the call again for anyone possibly ending up with a spare SOMMS t-shirt I will gladly buy one - drop me a line. I don't really fancy fishing out my ratty old SOMMS t-shirt ( White BMF logo on front, and SOMMS written circular on back in blue with red revolver in middle ) to wear when they play OZ next year. While we're on the subject, the SG tour rumours have died down slightly, probably overshadowed by imminent tours of the Pres. of USA, Oasis, and the Livid Festival lineup featuring Garbage, Everclear, Ash, The Jesus Lizard ( BONUS! t.J.L. twice in one year!! ). The bet still rests for an appearance on next year's Big Day Out bill. let's hope their set list from Lolla is the same next year - a killer set, IMHO! There you have it - my 0.05 cents worth ( no 2 cents here in Oz, removed from circulation years ago.) Keepin' it altogether ( or trying desperately ) Hando redfive@ozonline **************************************************************************** ******************************* ******* INSERT SG SONG LYRIC,DINKY LIL' GRAPHIC OR MEANINGFUL QUOTE HERE ***** **************************************************************************** ******************************* ------------------------------ From: ANGELR711@aol.com Subject: Christopher ?????????? Cornell hey, anyone know Chris' middle name? i've heard a whole bunch of names from different people off the list, and i'm REALLY confused. i also think it was Shroom, who said it was Christopher John Cornell. if that's right, then is it John, or Johnathan? just wondering : ) -------------Rima ------------------------------ From: j_crocke@unity.ncsu.edu Subject: the cards.... ok. I went to the backstage entrance at the mainstage. The security guards didn't know how to handle it. And i really don't think they cared too much. I went back again later to see if they had found out anything.... nope. so, after seeing the Melvins on the second stage, i showed the package to the announcer. He was cool about it, but he hadn't seen Chris and couldn't take it either, cause he was hangin out at the smaller stages. so, to make a long story short, i had to throw them on stage after Soundgarden's set. I was in the second row, so it wasn't a problem. I hung around for a few minutes to see if anyone picked them up. I never saw anyone pick them up.... we can only hope at this point. jeremy ------------------------------ From: overfloater@thenexus.com Subject: somewhere bootleg i have the somewhere bootleg, and i was looking at it today, tucked neatly in with the other cds im taking to houston with me.. and i noticed for the first time, instead of saying "big dumb sex," it says of course, "big dump sex." Hehehehehehehhe :) thats one of the funniest typos i've ever seen.. thats rigt up there with seeing CHIS CORNELL in huge letters in shit parader one time... ..overfloater no, that "shit parader" WASN'T a typo... ------------------------------ Subject: Fan Club and Promos From: joshua.jordan@estates.com (JOSHUA JORDAN) Hi all, this is my first post here, and I'm sure you'll be able to tell after it! Okay, first... does anyone know what the current package is for the membership to the fan club?? Is it worth the 12 dollars?? And, can you get tickets for the upcoming SG headlining tour?? Thanks in advance for the info. Also, I picked up two SG promo CDs today. I got the Pretty Noose promo CD in the cardboard digipak for 1.99, and a radio show thing called "into the upside" for 7.99- Is that a good price for those?? The radio thing was a preview for the new album with a song then a minute of comments about it. It has like 6 or 7 songs off of DOTU. Thanks, josh ------------------------------ From: ANGELR711@aol.com Subject: demented dream???? In a message dated 96-07-21 03:13:15 EDT, you write: >..i'm >betting it was a direct reference to a demented dream chris had about >competing on "The $25,000 Pyramid..." Chris had a dream that he was on "The $25,000 Pyramid" ?!?! where did you hear this from? tell me what he said about it!! thanx : ) Rima ------------------------------ From: blind dog Subject: happy now, urbano? On Fri, 19 Jul 1996, LAWNMOWER MAN wrote: > Don't be upset with Nothingman. And for goodness sakes don't be mad at it is far too easy to be upset with nothingman over the sommshirt debacle. as much as I admire nothingman for undertaking what would have been a sizable task, he wasn't the only guy putting his hand up to do it, and so now that he has been give the job and, in many lister's views, bungled it, we have every right to be frustrated and upset. in light of the fact that we got our monies in like good little children on time, purely due to the fact that our U.S list members could have them for the lolla tour, nothingman's lack of timelieness and (seeming) abundance of silence on the issue has made us all a bit antsy. > thought perhaps you people would be glad to welcome another SG fan and > actually know your shirts were coming. we are all relieved to hear it, but until we are wearing them around the house and on the town we won't be satisfied. ----------------------------------- a thousand doors, a thousand lies rooms a thousand years wide - words by kim thayil ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: blind dog Subject: and I'll pay no attention... On Fri, 19 Jul 1996 ansel@morgan.com wrote: > "Anxious." We blew off "Anxious" entirely and recorded > "Tighter and Tighter" for the last record. It was the last > song we did. It was number 16 and we ran out of studio > time. We had the rhythm tracks done and it was just needing > vocals and my guitar solos. We just ran out of time. It even though this came from the birthday boy's mouth, I'm still not sure to believe that it was chris on lead guitar on tighter and tighter. surely that was kim? it sounds like kim. I wouldn't have thought chris would have had all those blues licks inside him, at least not to the extent of the two fantastic lead breaks featured on the song. I just read that a song from pearl jam's upcoming album is all about pop music and the sort of radio-friendly/follow the yellow brick road stuff that seems to make up a large portion of radio playlists. it would be cool if soundgarden (with their song 'karaoke') and pearl jam (with 'mankind') could get together and do one of those old-style split singles. but whose tune would be better? lastly, for jamie, alice in chains are about to release an unplugged album (which *must* be better than their last effort), and jerry cantrell has followed chris' lead and is appearing in cameron crowe's new feature film 'jerry maguire'. it's only a cameo, but if it is as funny as chris' performance in singles, then jerry will be off to a good start :) ----------------------------------- a thousand doors, a thousand lies rooms a thousand years wide - words by kim thayil ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: endless_nameless@prodigy.com (GRRL NIKI FREER) Subject: tape of SG on SNL??? please??? does anyone out in SOMMS land have an exsisting copy of SG's performance on SNL? i had one until about friday when my mom wiped it out with the summer olymics opening ceremony. (argh!) so, if anyone has it please let me know if yr willing to re-tape it for me and with any other SG stuff you have. i'm willing to pay for it, no problem. thanks and please someone help me! :) endless, nameless ____ a sucking holy wind will take me from this bed tonight and bloody wits another hits me and i have to day goodbye (down on the upside) "tighter & tighter" chris cornell ------------------------------ From: erin@planet.eon.net Subject: fave SG songs Okay, since I'm curious (and I'm a glutton for punishment), if everyone sends me (privately) their list of their top 5 SG songs, I'll use highly scientific methods (like, uh, scrawling them down on a piece of paper) and post the results eventually... People can write to me until, say, next Sunday (today's the 21 of July so that'd make nexy Sunday the 29 I guess). That's a week... So come on all of you people who usually lurk (that means you Brandi) send them to me, okay? Okay... Erin. ------------------------------ From: rea47935@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Raul Agrait) Subject: Last chance album rankings Well, I posted the message about the album rankings about a week ago and i've only gotten 10 responses. Just in case someone didnt catcht it or is new to the list, I asked you ppl to rank the 6 SG albums (Screaming Life/Fopp, Ultramega OK, Louder than Love, Badmotorfinger, Superuknown, Down on the Upside) and email me your rankings to rea47935@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu. Then I said I would post the results and some stats to the list. Thanks to all the ppl who sent in their rankings. I have the rankings ready as they stand, but I feel that with only 10 responses, the results would be kinda incomplete. Theres like 550 ppl on the list all im asking is to have like 30 rankings total in order to have an accurate survey. You can send in your rankings even if you dont have all 6 albums. However, I do ask that you have at least 4 of them, otherwise it wouldnt be fair. Well I'll stop bitching to you people now. - -Raul P.S. Right now Louder than Love is dead last, getting it's ass whooped pretty bad. >Well, it's been two months now since DOTU was released and im sure all of >your opinions on the cd have changed since it came out. I remember the album >ranking posts that appeared after the release, and I was thinking about what >the album rankings would be now. Im sure most people on the list dont want >to read post after post of: >"my album rankings are: >1) >2)" >etc etc. So I was thinking if you want to submit your album rankings just >e-mail me at: rea47935@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu >and tell me your rankings. I will then soon afterwards post the result, a >combined album ranking made of everybody's posts, to the list. Therefore not >clogging up the list with endless ranking posts. I do ask that if youre >gonna send me your rankings that you at least have 4 of the CD's, otherwise >it wouldnt be fair. > >-Raul > >you know youre obsessed with soundgarden if youre willing to compile >everybodys album rankings and then post statistics on it. > > > ------------------------------ From: Aldrich Subject: dickheads@lolla@gorge (.com) I realized a while ago that there might be good news for us lucky enough to be going to the Gorge Lolla (Tues, July 30). The Saturday before the show Pantera and White Zombie are playing the Gorge. This will _hopefully_ draw the dickheads that are just there to hurt people away from us at Lolla that are there to here good music. (I would also imagine that this giant Buttrock show would be cheaper) I'm crossing our fingers!!! Other Gorge show news. (Reported by the Gorge concert Line) If you plan to stay at the official Gorge Camp Site you must buy tickets from Ticketmaster!!! (Can you believe that, there's probably another $8 Serv. Charge) The Parking Lot opens at 10:00 am. Gates open at 11:00 am. No professional recording devices or cameras. -- I assume this means you can bring disposable cameras. You can bring a paper bag w/ food in it. Recommended bringing: Sun screen, Blanket, Hat, Sunglasses, Something warm for the evening. Obvious Stuff: No Re-entry, No Coolers, No bottles, No Cans. All pretty Self Expanatory. See Ya There!! ---Ryland Aldrich aldrich@nwlink.com ------------------------------ End of somms Digest [Volume 2 Issue 191] ****************************************