From: somms@mit.edu To: somms-digest@mit.edu Subject: Soundgarden Digest, Tuesday, 11 Feb 1997 Reply-To: somms@mit.edu Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 01:24:11 EST Sender: saperl The Soundgarden Digest: Tuesday, 11 Feb 1997 listadmin: saperl@mit.edu list archive: http://www.sgi.net/soundgarden/archive/ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: email saperl@mit.edu Today's Topics: In the shower singing the alphabet IMAGINE THE WORST RE: That Special SG Song (cont'd) Monkey Circus Freak Re: Monkey Circus Freak concerts vs. new albums Re: dumbest thread of the year (yay me) Read Me Chris has a tattoo' Seattle 1990 accurate sg bass tabs? RE: That Special SG Song (cont'd) Re: dumbest thread of the year (yay me) Old news ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Tiffany Saint Subject: In the shower singing the alphabet On Sun, 9 Feb 1997, Rita Bonofiglio wrote: > i would like to know what sg songs YOU hum/sing/scream in the shower...is I sing FOBD and Kickstand and JCP (Badly) Oh, and Shroomy: I think it may have been an alphabetical listing if Cobain was near the top and Thayil was dead last. Were the rest in alpha order too? tiffany - ----- Experimental Media Research Laboratory, Northern California For more Information, http://emrl.com or email INFO@EMRL.COM. ------------------------------ From: Roseemisst@aol.com Subject: IMAGINE THE WORST > Tool is pretty cool. I saw Thayil wearing a Tool t-shirt Nov 9 in > Chicago. What's the relationship between these groups? > Nothing, I guess--just that Thayil likes Tool. He wore a Corrosion Of Conformity shirt too. Does it really have to have some secret correlation to it? Jeez! (just kidding) Picture it, guys...Chris is doing a video for a song on his newest album...'Nucleus Andromeda'...he's got a nice conservative hairstyle with his hair parted to one side...he's wearing a Hootie and the Blowfish T-Shirt with a Bush dogtag around his neck and a pair of tight-ass Levi's...the name of the song is titled 'Back Home', and it sounds like the most un-creative, on-the-road acoustic music that fills our commercial radios. Here's a snippet of the song: I'm just sitting in this tour van singing this ole tune can't wait to get to Seattle 'cause I gotta get to my Shroom even though I got my three buddies I'm feelin' all alone I miss the rain that makes me insane I really gotta get back home (At this point in the video, seth, who is in shock, rips out the remainder of his hair. Shroom is actually outraged and actually tears Chris's pictures off her wall, and Aaron(ThNrthFace) gets silly drunk.) I, however, am just insane for thinking about it anyway. RoseeMisst#3, the diabolical ------------------------------ Subject: RE: That Special SG Song (cont'd) From: jsimpson@mail03.mitre.org (Jamesetta Simpson) >Carolyn the Musing Flipper wrote: >Tell me, do any of the BHS-haters on this list hate only the music, or is it the lyrics you can't stand as well? I don't totally hate BHS but I don't really give it much attention anymore and it's not because of the music or the lyrics. It's the video. First of all I'm not a big fan of concept videos and secondly they played it to death here in the States. Over and over and over - it got to the point where even if you just heard the song on the radio in your mind you would see parts of the video. "In my disgrace - Boiling heat, - Summer stanch" oh yeah that's the part where the pan is boiling over on the stove. It just made it hard for me to listen to the song. Now when Chris did it as a dedications to the SOMMs member in Chicago, we were all so hyped, running around, screaming, that I didn't even hear most of the song. All I knew was Chris and the band were doing a song for our mailing list and he could have been singing the itsy bitsy spider song for all I cared. :-) Jamie (Village Idiot/SOMMs Mom) ------------------------------ From: Slave4cc@aol.com Subject: Monkey Circus Freak Heh heh, I just had to throw out my opinion on this. Someone asked what do you think he means by this. I think he meant actually having his brains fucked out by some heavy black eyeliner wearin-black clothes, tattooed, whatever else chick. "As Im raped by another money circus freak". And shes trying to get him happy...."trying to take, my indigence away from me, from me" The rest of the lyrics would indicate this was a sexual experience too. "Holy bible on the night stand next to me". "Holy murder was the best I heard her scream". I just laughed when I first heard that song. I could just picture the whole event. Chris wasnt always married of course. And someone in his position i.e. a rock singer/musician has women willing and able all the time. Im sure any one of us women, given the change, would sieze the opportunity ourselves. Well, thats my opinion. Even though Chris is married. Do you really think they see that much of each other? What could that marriage be like? He has been touring for years. She is busy with all her clients. He likes to spend time alone. I do not doubt they love each other, Im not saying that. But, can anyone in that position be 100% faithful all the time? I dunno. Carol (searching colored vinyl. I know its out there!!) ------------------------------ From: Caryn Rose Subject: Re: Monkey Circus Freak On Mon, 10 Feb 1997 Slave4cc@aol.com wrote: > Chris wasnt always married of course. And someone in his position i.e. a > rock singer/musician has women willing and able all the time. Im sure any > one of us women, given the change, would sieze the opportunity ourselves. > Well, thats my opinion. i think that's a gross generalization. some of us joke about it all the time but that's just it, it's a joke. some of us would. some of us are neutral. no judgements here, just not wanting to lump people into groupings they don't want to be lumped in. > Even though Chris is married. Do you really think they see that much of > each other? What could that marriage be like? He has been touring for > years. She is busy with all her clients. He likes to spend time alone. I do > not doubt they love each other, Im not saying that. But, can anyone in that > position be 100% faithful all the time? I dunno. this isn't the 1960's. what could that marriage be like? Without knowing, of course, I would say that it's an excellent relationship, one in which both partners have the space they need. Where the two people are whole individuals whose identity does not rely on the other. Where there is support and encouragement. Don't forget, Susan was Chris' first real girlfriend. She didn't want to be their manager. I think she has 100% successfully preserved her own identity. She's a great businesswoman and an excellent manager. I think soundgarden lucked out having her as their manager. chris has said that their relationship is successful because susan gives him all the space he needs. it takes a person 100% secure in themselves and their relationship to do that. if the relationship wasn't strong, it wouldn't survive the time space and separation. and back to my point. this isn't the 60's. groupies are not mandatory. there are plenty of bands out there who do not participate in the groupie scene. there are plenty of bands who will not tolerate it and in fact penalize their crew for taking advantage of the groupie scene... and soundgarden has made their distaste for women like that very publicly known... i don't know what i'm saying here. personally i cannot believe that i am discussing the intimate relationship between two people i don't even KNOW in a public forum. if anything i'm defending susan i guess; defending soundgarden because they aren't a bunch of buttrockers who think with their dicks 24/7. - --caryn ------------------------------ From: Rita Bonofiglio Subject: concerts vs. new albums if i had a choice between soungarden never touring and making more albums, or vice versa, i would say please give me another question, this is a lose lose situation...how can one pick? i can't, its a hopeless cause... and to those who thought my shower thread was weird...THANKS! i try my best ;-) - -----rita b. ------------------------------ From: KRAKHEAD54@aol.com Subject: Re: dumbest thread of the year (yay me) would like to know what sg songs YOU hum/sing/scream in the shower...is this not a dumb thread?!?! just intrested though...i usually scream beyond the wheel, you know, good screaming, releases frustrations (i mentioned this alredy didn't i?) oh no......someone help......i'm having a shroom inspired, hootchie madness thought cross my mind.........chris singing beyond the wheel in the shower.....wow, heaven help.............. I think it's a pretty cool tread. It's something different..I would have to go for MAILMAN, OUTSHINED, or just about anyone probably MAILMAN mostly though. peace/love/SG *~PAM~* ------------------------------ From: Moonsta693@aol.com Subject: Read Me Hi y'all, I bet you're glad to see me back again., Anyway, I'd like to thank all of you who gave me the tab for Reach Down. It was a big hit, and everyone was shocked with my singing(the female version of Chris was one comment) Another thing....Let's talk about threads. Threads are here to gather up ideas on one situation....example....If you had one full day with SG, where would you go, what whould you do? There are other threads that we rather see go...like the What-if-Chris-had-AIDS one. My point is that when you start a thread, please think about if it makes any sense first. SG content...................Does anyone have an extra BUTOW single? I wouldn't expect anyone too, but there just might be a ray of hope out there somewhere. 1/2 Soundgarden content..............Is it true that the Hater Cd is out of print? I hope they come up with something soon. I love that band! I must go practice Seasons now...TTFN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The original pretty noose (the outkast) ------------------------------ From: JAMES COLES <808state@pixi.com> Subject: Chris has a tattoo' Just thought I'd share this observation with you all!!! I went to both the shows here in Hawaii , and at the Maui show Chris took his shirt off, that's when I noticed a tattoo on his upper right arm,when did that happen. It looks like some kind of chinese symbol One of the road crew said it symbolized Susan's birthday in chinese! WOW , that's some serious love there!! Anyway, just thought I'd share.. bye bye....Nancy ------------------------------ From: RBlanch887@aol.com Subject: Seattle 1990 Any one else have this? How rare is it? It has (in my opinion) a really cool version of Big Dumb Sex. Just wondering. E-mail me if you have any info on it. Jess ------------------------------ From: Teal Clark I went to my first Soundgarden concert two days ago and had a blast. I got crowd walked a for a long time, but was quite offended when some person very unconspicuously grabbed where they shouldn't have. I can understand if it were an accident, but this was no accident and was quite blunt. I'm not sure if these individuals go to concerts where they know young attractive women will be crowdwalking just for the two second thrill of grabbing somebody and knowing that they cannot be detected in such a crowd. Despite the brief rude interruption, I had a great time and will certainly go to another concert if they ever come back to Maui, Hawaii. ------------------------------ From: PenCapChu1@aol.com Subject: accurate sg bass tabs? sorry to talk about this stuff again, but does ANYone have any soundgarden bass guitar tabs that are pretty accurate? I know a few have been in some magazines, but i can't obtain the ones I've been looking for. if anyone has any or has figured some out, please email me. I need them mainly to see if i can put a SG cover into a performance and maybe even contribute to that somms cover web page thing that has been talked about.. thanx - -pencapchew ------------------------------ From: Carolyn Hanel Subject: RE: That Special SG Song (cont'd) Lorraine wrote about Black Hole Sun: >>......I guess this sorta ties in to the "most powerful lyrics" thread. = I=20 know that CC has often said that BHS has no meaning, and maybe=20 it doesn't - to him. I have no way of knowing. But to me they do make sense, and they're very personal.... >>BHS has some of the most beautiful, and meaningful (to me) lyrics I've ever heard. Particularly "And my youth I pray to keep." That one line means so many different things for me, and it a way it's so simple, but it's also so deep.=20 Lorraine, I couldn't have said it better myself. I think I liked BHS = originally because it's one of my husband's favourite songs (you know, = love someone - you love what they love). And I can see why some = Sommsters are sick of it. Hell, it doesn't get played that much here in = Australia (well, no more than other SG songs), but I know a lot of = people who only know of SG because of that song. However, like = Lorraine, I think it's the lyrics that drew me into it. It's not one of = my top 3 SG songs, but it IS a special song. That line Lorraine = mentioned is meaningful. A lot like Pearl Jam's "Restless soul, enjoy = your youth" in 'Not For You'. Another beautiful line from BHS has got to be "Heaven send Hell away, no = one sings like you anymore", and what about "Steal the warm wind, tired = friend - times are gone for honest men"?? And to hear CC sing those lines solo, with such passion and sadness, = seems to make all those words really MEAN something. In fact, I think = the whole song should be studied and enjoyed forever more in English = poetry classes - I know my old English teacher would have simply fallen = in love with its lyrics.......... {Chris Cornell would probably shudder at that suggestion, though - = please forgive me, CC!} Tell me, do any of the BHS-haters on this list hate only the music, or = is it the lyrics you can't stand as well? Carolyn the Musing Flipper I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied........Tool ------------------------------ From: Aleko Subject: Re: dumbest thread of the year (yay me) Depends on the conditions. Using shampoo for normal hair, Outshined Using extra body shampoo, Kickstand Using conditioner, The Day I Tried To Live In a bath, Tighter & Tighter In a Spa, Applebite :) Ps Tool show approaching, have to be there, will be great. "Rock n' roll doesn't have a soul, just a dick and a wallet" --- Kim Thayil ------------------------------ From: Mandy Crook Subject: Old news Hi Guys, I meant to write this in last week but work is pretty hectic. Anyway a friend of a friend was at KISS in Sydney last Wednesday and saw SG enjoying the show from the mixing desk. Cheers Mandy PS Carolyn...... The Hanging Tree? yay! possibly my favourite Sydney band. Have you seen them live? they go right off. ------------------------------ End of somms Digest [Volume 3 Issue 37] ***************************************