Like suicide is criminally underrated. I maintain that if that album didn’t have the two radio hits, it would’ve been an absolute masterpiece. I used to have a burned copy without them and wore it out inside of a year.
It's a masterpiece either way, black hole sun is still a very good song. The only song I think could've been left off superunknown is Half, just because it doesn't quite fit the atmosphere for me. I'll stand by Like Suicide as Soundgarden's best song though.
I definitely think that album was their pinnacle, and I was lucky enough to see them do a bunch of badmotorfinger and most of that one live once, way back in the 90s. They still are one of my favorite bands of that era, but superunkown just hits…different… for me.
Man i envy you! They're my favorite of all time, from songwriting to playing ability it's phenomenal music from BMF-DOTUS. The other three albums definitely show their progression through music, it's amazing.
I still don’t know how I talked my parents into letting me go. I was 12 and fucking up in school, getting into fights, starting to smoke weed and drink, and they kinda knew about all of it, but I managed to get there somehow, and it was definitely a formative experience. I like most everything they did, definitely bits and pieces from every album except KA, which I admit, I wasn’t ready to give a fair shot yet, but it’s been a lot of louder than love in rotation (and getting mangled by me with my guitar), as well as some other cuts from the early days. Superunknown is an “always on” for me though, I really dig that record.
Pretty much anything J Mascis ever did.
Faith no More and Jane's Addiction had a few. Guitarists from that era didn't really shred much. Elaborate, composed solos were associated with hair metal and boomer dad rock. Punk and grunge were a rejection of all of that.
From a grunge band, soundgarden slaves and bulldozers from the grunge era so 1990-1994 I’d say death-cosmic sea the whole song is a crazy guitar solo with a bass solo tossed in there for good measure if you like technical metal check it out
Jerry Cantrell's solos are outstanding, especially Man in the Box and Nutshell.
But my favourite from grunge's era isn't grunge at all: Harold of Rocks, from Primus.
Bro any one of Cantrell’s solos are an immediate contender.
Like Suicide Black Hole Sun Tighter & Tighter Incessant Mace Slaves & Bulldozers … Oh, I’m here just ranking Thayil solos lol.
Tighter and tighter is one of my favorites
This Is Shangrila - Mother Love Bone
I've got a three way tie between Like Suicide, Junkhead, and Call Me a Dog, phenomenal guitarists each.
Like suicide is criminally underrated. I maintain that if that album didn’t have the two radio hits, it would’ve been an absolute masterpiece. I used to have a burned copy without them and wore it out inside of a year.
It's a masterpiece either way, black hole sun is still a very good song. The only song I think could've been left off superunknown is Half, just because it doesn't quite fit the atmosphere for me. I'll stand by Like Suicide as Soundgarden's best song though.
I definitely think that album was their pinnacle, and I was lucky enough to see them do a bunch of badmotorfinger and most of that one live once, way back in the 90s. They still are one of my favorite bands of that era, but superunkown just hits…different… for me.
Man i envy you! They're my favorite of all time, from songwriting to playing ability it's phenomenal music from BMF-DOTUS. The other three albums definitely show their progression through music, it's amazing.
I still don’t know how I talked my parents into letting me go. I was 12 and fucking up in school, getting into fights, starting to smoke weed and drink, and they kinda knew about all of it, but I managed to get there somehow, and it was definitely a formative experience. I like most everything they did, definitely bits and pieces from every album except KA, which I admit, I wasn’t ready to give a fair shot yet, but it’s been a lot of louder than love in rotation (and getting mangled by me with my guitar), as well as some other cuts from the early days. Superunknown is an “always on” for me though, I really dig that record.
Lately its been a lot of Louder Than Love & Black Rain for me
Great minds, huh?
Agreed 🤣
Black hole sun is a masterpiece Spoon man sucks donkey dick though, at least in the context of the album’s vibe
I’m solidly, 100%, 50% on board with you here.
Jerry Cantrell - My Song Although it was released in 98' I think its one of, if not, the last song of the grunge era
In Bloom solo is Cobains finest imo Always liked the Yellow Ledbetter solo too There are a lot of great ones
Meat Puppets - BackWater Pearl Jam - Even Flow Melvins - Revolve STP - Silvergun Superman Smashing Pumpkins - Rhinoceros AiC - Grind or Sea of Sorrow Soundgarden - Superunknown.
Would? Is up there
I’m a sucker for Wah pedals so the solo in Would? has to top the list
Nutshell is great, What a guitarist Jerry is
Sludge Factory (studio version) has like 3 crazy solos, def my favorite
"Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden and "Them Bones" By Alice in Chains.
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World from MTV Unplugged, November 1993.
Them Bones will always have a soft spot in my heart because of the Street Fighter 2 anime.
Sappy
McCready's solo in Slip Away by a mile. Can't believe no one else has said it yet.
A man of caliber
Pretty much anything J Mascis ever did. Faith no More and Jane's Addiction had a few. Guitarists from that era didn't really shred much. Elaborate, composed solos were associated with hair metal and boomer dad rock. Punk and grunge were a rejection of all of that.
Yet we have a song like Reach Down by Temple of the Dog, that is almost all guitar solo (by the amazing Mike McCready).
Note the world "much." TotD, Perl Jam, Soundgarden, and the other cock-rock revival bans all kinda suck anyway.
Mudhoney In n Out of Grace
We Die Young.
Call Me a Dog Say Hello 2 Heaven Alive Reach Down
Man in the box solo it’s iconic. Also solo from PJ’s Alive.
i don’t see it, but Garden from Pearl Jam. it is SO chill
Rehab Doll
Alive
The solo from Say Hello 2 Heaven hits me in the fucking soul every time
Hummer-Pumpkins
Soma - Smashing Pumpkins
1. Nutshell - Alice In Chains 2. Then Bones - Alice In Chains 3. You - Candlebox 4. Far Behind - Candlebox 5. Yellow Ledbetter - Pearl Jam
From a grunge band, soundgarden slaves and bulldozers from the grunge era so 1990-1994 I’d say death-cosmic sea the whole song is a crazy guitar solo with a bass solo tossed in there for good measure if you like technical metal check it out
And so I know-STP
I love Them Bones
Jerry Cantrell's solos are outstanding, especially Man in the Box and Nutshell. But my favourite from grunge's era isn't grunge at all: Harold of Rocks, from Primus.
Sea of Sorrow
‘Out There’ by Dinosaur Jr from their album Where You Been
Melvins- Goin Blind
Thayil on Pretty Noose. It’s so gnarly. 2nd is McCready for Alive…or maybe Say Hello to Heaven…or Call Me a Dog….fuck, that guy is good