Audioslave - Audioslave

Another band who have barely been reviewed on this site....it is criminal! Anyone reading this remember Soundgarden? I certainly do, and this is where the lead singer of Soundgarden, Chris Cornell is now focusing his attention. Audioslave are a collaboration between Cornell, and the musical members of also defunct Rage Against The Machine who are Tom Morello, Brad Wilk, and Tim Commerford. The original plan was that Cornell would just replace Zac De La Rocha as RATM vocalist, but he thought that they were too political, and if they carried on with the same name, they would have to carry on with the same music, and he was not happy with that. Considering that Soundgarden ...  Read the complete review

It’s pretty normal that when one great band dies another one or two usually rise from the ashes. With Audioslave though it took the demise of two great bands, Soundgarden and Rage Against The Machine, for the band to be created. When Zack De La Rocha left Rage Against the Machine due to creative differences it left the rest of the band without a lead singer. Over the few months after Zack’s departure the band worked with a few different lead singers before a producer suggested they try Chris Cornell. Now a solo artist having disbanded Soundgarden. The rest as they say is now history and the formation of the new band saw them write some 21 tracks in just 19 ...  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

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