Ladies and Gents,
Went and saw Chris Cornell last night, and the show was a 10 out of 10. That rating would also describe his voice, which sounded like he was in a studio recording an old Soundgarden or Audioslave album. I have some bootlegs from years past, and his voice occassionally get a little raspy(singing your lungs out back-to-back nights can't help). I enjoyed the two-and-a-half hour performance from about seven or eight feet from the stage. I'm still reeling from the breakup of Soundgarden nearly a decade ago, yet felt as if I was watching them right in front of me. Cornell's band did as close of a job as they possibly could in emulating the sound of Tom Morello or Kim Thayil's guitar riffs, or Matt Cameron on the drums.
The show started off with a rousing rendition of "Spoonman." and then just continued to elevate from there. Nearly every great song from every Soundgarden and Audioslave album was played (too many to list). I was pleasantly suprised to hear "Hunger Strike" from the Temple Of The Dog album. Though Eddie Vedder wasn't there to sing his part (the bassist stepped in to fill the role). Cornell described writing the song in just a few minutes as an extra track to add onto the end of the album. To his suprise it gained worldwide popularity and remains one of his greatest accomplishments.
Anyway, here are some of the pics I snapped from the gig. Good times, man.....good times.
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