I'm going to be honest and ruthless here. 'Supergroups' rarely deliver anything super other than super levels of expectations and disappointment. The idea that you can cobble together members of great bands and expect something great to happen is a bit of a risky game, as it forgets the organic, vital chemistry of original groups that made them so appealing in the first place. It does work on occasion (Black Sabbath recruiting Ronnie Dio was quite a nice move), but Velvet Revolver was a massive disappointment; their debut was a showcase of hype nosediving into rock mediocrity. Pairing up grunge screamer/crooner Chris Cornell and three quarters of Rage Against ...  Read the complete review

You would expect the fusion of Rage Against the Machine's instrumentalists, a bunch of political rap-rock agotators led by Tom Morello's innovative guitar player, with Soundgarden's old vocalist Chris Cornell, an exceptionally regarded grunge rock warbler, to produce something really unusual. Actually, they don't. Much of the album is more conventional rock metal than they have come up with in their previous incarnations. The thing is, it's incredibly incredibly good at the same time! All the songs come across as powerful, passionate tracks but carry great melodies, with remarkably little if any material that feels like filler. Particular highlights ...  Read the complete review

A must-have record - Advantages: Heavyweight music, eclectic mix , great stuff - Disadvantages: nothing to mention

Why is it that everything that Chris Cornell [previous Soundgarden front man] gets involved in, is so superb? TO START: COCHISE launches the record with a rhythmic percussive pick-roll, evolving into an instrumental build-up, gently rolling you into a fine track that sets the pace for the rest of the record. And the album keeps it?s unwritten-promise to you, remaining consistently good to the finish. HIGHLIGHT: The slow "waow-waow" [I think I just made that word up] guitar lead on LIKE A STONE is brilliant. In true Soundgarden tradition, it takes a few listens before you actually realize how good this record really is. What at first ...  Read the complete review