Soundgarden ‎– Superunknown

I have a cd with Cat# 540 215-2 (UK issue)

One of the best rock 90's albums that i ve ever listened. I still listen to them, after 20 years & especially SUPERUNKNOWN (& BADMOTORFINGER....& DOWN ON THE UPSIDE...& LOUDER THAN LOVE..)is their best & 'mature' album...reunion???? No, thanks!!!

"Cause I fell on
Black days
How would I know
That this could be my fate"
That song alone (Fell on Black Days) is a reason to buy this record; but the rest is as good (for the most parts): mid-70ies Led Zeppelin inspired tracks, psychadelic heavy grunge rock metal, full of great songs and brilliant arrangements. Designed to be a masterpiece. And "Opus magnum" it is.

One of my first CDs, I love the memories of this purchase (frankly, when my father read the lyrics of Kickstand and Black Hole Sun to me as a warning to what I bought..damn over-sensetive parents). Anyways, the whole album really shines and changes moods throughout the whole thing. I was never really a fan of Cornell's voice, but when he dims it down (way down) on awesome tracks like 4th of July and Fell On Black Days (to when he rocks out on Superunknown, Spoonman, and My Wave), you really understand what he's getting at. And Kim's guitar never sounded more solid and refined, with near perfect punches in every song. A classic 90's album full of hits and great trips away from grungy counterparts who cared less about their music than this band.

The pinnacle of this Seattle quartet's commercial success, it debuted at #1. How the heck could one describe all of the different styles found here? The dark pop of "Fell On Black Days"; the spooky balladry (really?) of "Black Hole Sun", the disc' monster anthem; the slow-burning raaaawk of "The Day I Tried To Live"....all the while, THAT voice by Chris Cornell slices above the fray; frankly, how could it not? I recall buying this when it was first out for $7.97 (US) on CD at Sun TV on US 224 - and it was available on cassette for $3 less. Those were the days.....remember? Anyone who wants definitive "alternative" records of the 1990s must have this standard included. It's SO out there.