From: somms@mit.edu To: somms-digest@mit.edu Subject: Soundgarden Digest, Wednesday, 23 Apr 1997 Reply-To: somms@mit.edu Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 01:56:48 EDT Sender: saperl The Soundgarden Digest: Wednesday, 23 Apr 1997 listadmin: saperl@mit.edu list archive: http://www.sgi.net/soundgarden/archive/ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: email saperl@mit.edu Today's Topics: ...erratum... Re: and burn your sheets... A Comparison Re: make no mistake I am what you make me... kim and chris at the library? Re: make no mistake I am what you make me... help me... birth ritual ------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Nicolas" Subject: ...erratum... Hi all, In a recent list, I told that I've seen Soundgarden and spoke to them the 9th of november 96 and I read in the list of april 15th, a message from jesusCPose@aol.com who says he saw them this night... He is totally right : I've seen Soundgarden the 9th of october 1996 and I've seen Pearl Jam the 7th of october 1996, that's why I mixed up this 2 dates...I've got pictures with them to prove it... Sorry. ------------------------------ From: Vince Varkey Subject: Re: and burn your sheets... On Tue, 22 Apr 1997, justin nicholls wrote: > just out of interest, 'blind dogs' went through a number of different > incarnations (re: demo recordings) before the final version was released. > apparantly no-one in the band felt the original demos were interesting > enough to put on a record. I, for one, really like the finished product. Just out of curiousity, who mixed and/or produced "Blind Dogs" ? It sounds like something that Michael Beinhorn would do, since the song has that Superunknown feel to it. - -vince ------------------------------ From: Carlo Medina Subject: A Comparison Normally, I wouldn't do a comparison like this for fear of reprisal or slamming, but I couldn't help noticing the parallels between the legendary band Led Zeppelin and our own sewly-legendary Soundgarden. 1. Great lyrics/lyricist (Plant & Cornell) (yes, I know Ben came up with some killer lyrics too...) 2. Great virtuoso lead playing on the solos (Thayil and Page) 3. Great rhythm guitar chops and memorable riffery (Cornell and Page) 4. Awesome multitalented bassist who contributed to the bands work as a whole (Shepherd and Paul Jones (nee Baldwin)) 5. Arguably the greatest drummers in their time and genre (Cameron and Bonham) In addition, both bands were able to sound "heavier" than anything previously heard or felt. By that I do not mean "harder," which is most closely associated with metal rock. But when I first heard Slaves and Bulldozers, it was as if a weight was sitting on my shoulders, and I realized it was the music driving me down! P.S. Thanks Matt, you have shown us that we are not forgotten as fans. I wish you all of the luck in anything you choose to do. Take Care, carlo ------------------------------ From: Vince Varkey Subject: Re: make no mistake I am what you make me... On Tue, 22 Apr 1997, justin nicholls wrote: > 2. I have *no* idea what "I'm gonna show you someday" means. any thoughts would be appreciated. Hmm..perhaps Chris is showing (for one line) the copycat band's perspective. Think about it for a second. If you look at the music scene from a copycat band's point of view, they are probably tired of answering the critics, etc so they are probably thinking to themselves "I'm gonna show you someday" to all their detractors. That is the only thing I could come up.. By the way, I really enjoyed reading your review Justin. Keep them coming. - -vince ------------------------------ From: Katherine Revel Subject: kim and chris at the library? I just got done reading the last few digests and came upon a post about chris bowling. Now, I could be wrong (because this was a long time ago), but I remember something on MTV with Chris and Kim at the library. Does anyone else remember this? From what I remember it was pretty entertaining. Anyone got it on tape? (i know chances are slight). By the way, I know everyone has said it already, but thanks again seth, for forwarding matt's letter I can't explain how it made me feel. Katie :) - I still remember your sweet everything ------------------------------ From: "wyn" Subject: Re: make no mistake I am what you make me... Justin wrote on Tuesday, 22 April 1997 12:46 (if you don't mind me asking, Justin I was curious about reason for the title change and the change of lyric signature? Since I've only noticed it since they broke up) > for the next couple of weeks I'm going to parallel sgi.net's song > of the month by posting my own reviews of soundgarden songs (weekly, if I > can motivate myself)..... so shut me up if it gets too boring. Not necessary. (to shut up that is) I found it very interesting and I have to say that I had never looked at Karaoke in that way before but I never really go into analysing the lyrics that much. Although I really love the "Oh Yeah" throughout but that's not really that strange considering that I have been for a while (though not so much this month) going through a Snout faze so the "oh yeah" fits very well with their Mod-pop music. Another comment I have to make is that I sometimes listen to the albums and can't believe that their the same band (I'm exaggerating a bit but you get the point). But when I listen to Karaoke I can definitely hear that it is the same band that did DOTU in that sense. But I agree that it wouldn't really flow with the material that is on DOTU. But the way I had always perceived Karaoke was that it was about hearing a song and assumed that it was a good song, perhaps your favourite rather than a rip-off-off-of-a-song. You can hear it in the air You can feel it in your bones You can sing it in your head You can wear it on your clothes I suppose this is the way I hear Soundgarden and many others could describe the way they here them in this way too. We listen to their music and wear their shirts. I definitely sing it in my head, a really good morning is where I wake up with a SG song in my head but that's often. Well enough from me, but very good idea take our minds off the grief and remember the music and still spread the music to the unconverted. Just one more thing though not entirely happy note last Thursday I got a nephew then on Sunday my grandfather died. I felt that I wasn't grieving properly because I wasn't really upset then this morning I realised that I now have to pass on his memory to my nephew so that he isn't forgotten he will always be remembered because I'd like to see my self in at least years to come the historian or the one who wont forget the people who are no longer around to tell their stories for themselves. Maybe in some way this could be related to SG but no not really because we will always play their albums even if know one else remembers their music. Sorry about that but I needed to say that at least somewhere because at least someone out there somewhere will understand. Bronwyn wyn@powerup.com.au & Wyn