Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger

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A monstrous production from start to finish, Soundgarden's `Badmotorfinger' hit the market place just as grunge was exploding into the mainstream. Though it was only their third LP, the Seattle band were already showing a mastery of many hard rock styles and also turned in their best sounding record to date as well. Lead single "Outshined" seemed to allow the band to revel in all their influences - Sabbath, Zeppelin, etc. - but at the same time brought freshness to what could have been a rehash of older styles. "Jesus Christ Pose", "Rusty Cage", "Mind Riot" and the truly visionary and complex "Searching with My Good Eye Closed" are all outstanding cuts on a record in which there really are no weaknesses. Ben Sheppard had joined the band to complete Soundgarden's most important lineup as Sheppard was able to bring strong musicianship and composing talents to augment an already formidable skill set that SG already possessed in spades. Chris Cornell sounds like he believes he will spontaneously combust if he doesn't deliver his lyrics in the exact paint peeling manner in which they are delivered in what could be the greatest performance of a rock vocalist in the modern era. `Badmotorfinger' was a major breakthrough with airplay on rock radio and MTV and this would pave the way for their mammoth success by the mid `90s. Feeling Minnesota would come to symbolize the resounding popularity of grunge and with Soundgarden; the metal quotient of the movement in its supreme incarnation.

One of the greatest records of the era.

This album IS the quintessential Soundgarden in all its glory. Cornell is belting it out like, well, like he is a young, powerful rock legend and why not? He was and is! You can hear his throat bleeding. The songwriting is awesome -- music and lyrics. It is heavy, driving, sublime, nasty and simply awesome. It is a blast to listen to this and picture the beautiful twenty-something Cornell stalking around the stage in his shorts as the band simply blows the the place up. I just saw SG in DC last month and, suprisingly, they played about 7 songs off of this album. They also continue to use the cover of badmotorfinger as the backdrop on the stage. Seems the fellas agree that this music defines what this amazing band is all about. buy it now and HAVE FUN!!!

This is a really good album that I had to buy again due to it being appropriated by someone. It is not my absolute favourite that Soundgarden put out, but it is up there on the list. Chris's voice is, as always, amazing and he is the reason this album really works. I liked their later works that were a bit more varied in musical style a bit better, but you cannot go wrong with this one, either.

Great album

Classic album.