Of all the so called grunge bands Soundgarden were the only band whose music I felt truly justified the tag, and in Badmotorfinger they truly typified what grunge should sound like. This band was about way more than just the songs, the sound being just as important. The guitars are just plain nasty and sludgelike, the bass just flaps away at the low end, the drums buckle brilliantly under the weight, and then theres Chris Cornells voice. This was a man who truly had a sensational voice, one of the few of the era who could actually sing rather than shout along. Together with the songs you had slabs of heavy audio that just punished your speakers. The ...  Read the complete review

This is my favourite Soundgarden album, which is quite an honour as I am a HUGE Soundgarden fan. This album is AMAZING as it has SO many good songs and holds such energy. It was released in 1991 on A&M records and is the heaviest, in my opinion, of all the Soundgarden albums, and I love them all, but this one especially....and now to the songs... 1) Rusty Cage. This song is WICKED and is amazingly heavy and erm...wicked, but really is does have amazing energy and an edgyness that Soundgarden seemed to leave behind with their later stuff, don't get me wrong Superunknown is amazing, but it isn't as heavy as this album, this album is more metal ...  Read the complete review

The penultimate Soundgarden record. Cornell uses his range and writing to it's fullest extent; and the riffs are "None More Grunge" than this. But what's coolest about this record is the diversity of the songs, while still maintaining a sense of an "album". There are no clunkers on this. Each tune has a clever bit in it. "Jesus Christ Pose" - Totally brilliant, awesome non-cliched tom-tom pattern by Matt Cameron. Superbly executed; nice attention to levels of dynamics during the riff. I've not heard anyone play this on drums with the right vibe; the staggered pull on the high hat accent is so draggy ...  Read the complete review