'Superunknown' is a radical departure from the previous Heavy Metal-era albums Soundgarden made earlier. It is way more dark psychedelic and the lyrics are darker as well. Still one can hear fore-shadowing of Soundgarden going in this new direction from their B-side 'Toy Box'
Although 'Superunknown' is a great album jam packed with good songs, I still would have liked them to make more 'Badmotorfinger' like Heavy Metal type albums! Plus Chris CUT HIS HAIR! Hard Harry412 misses his 'Jesus Christ' phase!!!
So how does the album itself stack up? Well I have always thought the bass guitar sounds off, like it sounds real 'flat'. This is not to take anything away from Ben Sheppard, it is just the way the production sounds that I dislike. Come to think of it Kims guitar sounds kind of flat too, but not the same extreme that the bass does.
One really good point though is that Cornells voice shines through! I didn't like how he sang so high on 'Louder Than Love' and his vocals were too low in the mix on 'Badmotorfinger' so the fact that he is in top form in a more likeable vocal style and is out front in the mix is friggin' radical!
My favorite songs on here are the rockers 'Let Me Drown' and 'The Day I Tried to Live'. Cornells voice kicks all possible ass on 'The Day I Tried to Live'!!!
Also '4th of July' is an interesting experimental song. It is like Soundgarden: Doom Metal version! It would be cool to hear Soundgarden do this song, and then right after that have the Melvins do 'Hag Me', for a total, like, Doom Metal assault! With 'Superunknown' Soundgarden showcase their musical range and should be given total credit for that!
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