From: Automatic digest processor To: Recipients of SOMMS digests Subject: SOMMS Digest - 18 Sep 1999 to 19 Sep 1999 (#1999-10) Date: Sunday, September 19, 1999 2:06 AM There are 10 messages totalling 276 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Peter Cornell's Grace: Webcast 2. CC interview - read it now 3. Just a little note about NIN.... 4. i'll be chasing your shadow... nowhere nowhere but you 5. DC review...well kind of 6. Canoe Review of EM 7. Chris Cornell at Town Hall, NYC, 9/13 8. Write-up in FWST 9. something new perhaps 10. new grace list To UNSUBSCRIBE from SOMMS, send email to LISTSERV@MITVMA.MIT.EDU with the following in the body of your message: SIGNOFF SOMMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 02:44:44 -0400 From: jenny grover Subject: Peter Cornell's Grace: Webcast > Anyone wondering what Chris' brother's band 'Grace' sounds like...they are > playing a JAMPAC benefit @ the Fenix Above Ground in Seattle on Sunday 12th > and you can hear a live webcast at www.rock4allages.muXic.com They're due > on stage at 6pm (it's an all ages gig) - my guess is that's Pacific time. > > Deb Just gotta say, I was there dudes!! So, that's what those cameras were for! You guys might've even seen me, since I was up front snapping pics. Fun show. Met Pete (and the other guys) and got a big, sweaty Pete hug. He does look a LOT like Chris, only much beefier. Also snagged a setlist and got them all to sign it, and hubby won the raffle of the show poster autographed by all the bands! It was our last night in town (after Bumbershoot and then a foray into the wilds of Oregon) and a great way to cap off a great vacation! And anyway, they didn't go on till 8 cuz it was Karen's birthday and they had a big dinner or something for her that Pete wasn't about to miss. Jen ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:12:14 +0800 From: dream sister Subject: CC interview - read it now Someone from the newsgroup posted this, and I thought I'd pass it on. http://allmusic.com/zine/ccornell_set.html It's one of the longest and most in-depth interviews I've read so far. Not to mention that Chris sheds some light as to what some of the EM songs are about (I really like the "Moonchild" explanation) and how he feels/felt about SG. Do yourselves a favor, and go check it out. ds ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 12:00:13 -0400 From: Tracy Thompson Subject: Just a little note about NIN.... As the girlfriend of one of the biggest NIN fans on Earth (My BF runs http://www.smashedupsanity.com Check it out.....its huge), I have heard alot about what this new NIN album is going to be like. According to several interviews with Reznor, he thinks he has created an album that people will hate. The only people who will truly like the new NIN are those who are the biggest fans....not the people who are only into songs like Closer and only bought The Downward Spiral for that song. Just like Chris Cornell's music has evolved over the past couple years since SG, Trent Reznor has evolved as well over the 5 years since NIN's last album. I have heard several of the new NIN songs...and I get the impression that The Fragile will be a much more optimistic album than the past efforts. Just my 2 cents....sorry for the lack of SG content. Tracy ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:08:22 PDT From: SheLikesSurprises * Subject: i'll be chasing your shadow... nowhere nowhere but you so i saw chris last night... it was the first time i'd ever seen him live. from what i heard of the nyc set list the dc one seems similar... i'm sure there will be many people out there talking about the dc show and i just wanted to say that it was so special to me. i could hardly even clap. i wanted to cry!! highlights: seasons, sunshower, moonchild and fluttergirl. i loved seasons soo much. loved it. it brought me back.... back to when i lived and breathed soundgarden and chris. it was so great even if my state of mind/obsession isn't as manic as before........ he was there and it felt like there was a soft hush inside me. wow. as the seasons roll on by..... -sls*(into chris' fire she goes...) ps i also saw susan silver. she was watching chris from the left balcony at 930. she didn't look too excited, kinda like hm, he's doing good. he does this *all* the time. ;) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 12:28:49 -0400 From: "sndgardn@shentel.net" Subject: DC review...well kind of Hey everyone! Sorry if you guys are tired of hearing about reviews, but oh well..I'll = try to make mine short:} Chris was *terrific* at the 9:30 club. He got into every song, swaying, = stomping, eyes closed...you know the usual. He played the same setlist = that he played everywhere else (Sunshower through Steel Rain). The = highlight of the evening for me was when he played "Follow My Way". I = can not begin to say how great he performed that song.=20 "Like Suicide" actually wasn't that bad. It got kinda annoying when = Natasha's(?) keyboard took over all the other instuments, but, as = everyone said before, Chris' singing made up for it.=20 Well...since I'm sure other people want to post their reviews, I'll let = them go more in depth than I did:) Oh and for the people that wanted to know, yes, there are shirts selling = there. Along with sweatshirts (I got that:)), hats, and posters, = postcards, stickers (those were free). And unfortunatly, I did not meet = one single SOMMSter, but oh well...maybe next time:) That's all from me ~Liz...still in shock from last night and from almost touching Chris' = hand and making eye contact with the man three times and being in the = second row:D ps. for the girls who drool over Chris like I do....he looked *great* at = the concert. He looks more beautiful in person than he does on pictures. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:36:29 PDT From: Dave George-Cosh Subject: Canoe Review of EM Hey y'all, A GREAT review of EM. It seems this Canuck reviewer 'get's it'. http://www.canoe.ca/JamAlbumsC/chriscornell_euphoria.html 4.5/5 Dave ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 13:31:57 -0400 From: Hugo Meana Subject: Chris Cornell at Town Hall, NYC, 9/13 Seth, I have to agree with you, but I have a bit more to add. I watched Cornell at Harvard's Sanders theater. I read a couple of very benevolent reviews, so I thought I'd give mine. I understand that it is hard for a 1000 person crowd to go wild about songs or styles that are not known or haven't been made publicly available. However, it was a very weird concert to watch and listen. The Sunshower intro was very good. Chris walked in with a drink in his hand, waved hello, and started singing. People were excited. He then sang Can't change me. People were still excited, loud and rowdy. Mission was pretty good too, but nothing compared to Seasons. Every time Chris interpreted any song in a SG (Style, Voice, Scream, High Pith, etc) manner you could hear a loud crowd roar....:) Overall it was a great concert. One I will tell my grand children about. But like Seth said, I was very disappointed with Like Suicide. I read Kendrick's review, and agree with most of it, but Like Suicide...man was the guy off tune or what!! Listening to Seasons live or All Night thing was very cool, but we've all heard Like Suicide, studio, live, and acoustic versions, and listening to it with Eleven was very disappointing. I'm afraid I can't single point Natasha or Alain,because I think it was also Chris' fault. To put it simply, Chris was singing Like Suicide with Kim and Matt in mind...on his own, while Alain and Natasha were introducing the crowd to their new 11 cd. Anyway...the only thing that made people not leave their seats and boo was the fact that Chris' voice was at its best, I'll repeat,the best ever, and singing by himself ignoring the music was rendered acceptable given this was the 1st (or second) CC show. All in all. Good show. Looking forward to his stuff. A few weird tunes. A few SG influences. A few friends and I realized CC will not be able to pull a purely new CC show without introducing Sunshower, Seasons, Like Suicide, All Night Thing, etc. The new album is good, but like drinking tonic water, needs getting used to. Best Regards. Hugo. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 20:11:33 -0500 From: Mike Jones Subject: Write-up in FWST D/FW SOMMSters: I know there are so few of us, but those who ARE in this area, check out the Fort Worth Star Telegram for Friday. It had a quote and pic of Chris and a writeup of EM. The quote was from Boston Globe, but here's the writeup: "When Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell muttered 'sure dont mind a change' at the end of 'garden's thundering single 'Fell on Black Days', no one really thought he'd take us up on it. Two years after the seminal Seattle quartet's demise, though, Cornell mutates aplenty on this, his solo debut. This is not, in any way, reminiscent of Soundgarden. The only similarity: Cornell's bloody howl. Rather, the music ranges from mellow rock to orchestral pop to hints of soul. May sound weird at first, but it gets better with each listen." What can I say, it was a small writeup. :) Oh yeah, not even any dates in Texas at all! Whats up with that? When he doesnt go to another country, he's kind and releases another song on the album, but noooo!! Texas is just nothing to him! Maybe we should consider having our own country again... Andy ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 18:41:04 PDT From: Ryan Gilbert Subject: something new perhaps I know everyone's already gone over this, but what about B-sides? I recall Kim saying that he was working on it and he wanted to wait until after Chris' record came out to release it. That was around January I think. Since then I haven't heard anything at all about it. Also, what's Kim doing now? How come he isn't working on some side project or something? I vote to all rally around his house and force him to get to work. ryan ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 23:42:44 -0400 From: jenny grover Subject: new grace list For any of you who are interested in Peter Cornell's exploits, a new Grace list was started just today. No, I didn't start it, a very pleasant lady named Sherri did. This addy will take you where you need to go. http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/GraceRocks ------------------------------ End of SOMMS Digest - 18 Sep 1999 to 19 Sep 1999 (#1999-10) ***********************************************************