Thread: Chris Cornell Soundgarden/Audioslave Frontman Dead At 52.

Man, who is left among the leads from these huge Seattle bands of the time? Eddie Vedder. Who else?

Crazy when you start thinking not who has died, but who is actually left. Easier to count the ones still here

Originally Posted by redhaze

Man, who is left among the leads from these huge Seattle bands of the time? Eddie Vedder. Who else?

That is it really and Pearl Jam would never have even existed if Andrew Wood did not OD on heroin. The rest of that band would have went on with Mother Love Bone.

Originally Posted by bsnub

Originally Posted by Cold Pizza

Kitsap County, WA

Yep me too! I was on high on acid.

I was on beer.

Cheers to the good times!

I was at that 92 lollapalooza in Washington State as well. Saw them another time after that too.

Very early 90's recall Eddie V and the boys as well as Kurt C's team batting at the old Crocodile Cafe in Belltown. Chris showed to listen but I don't believe he hit the stage there.

By that time Seattle boasted Alice In Chains, Nirvana ,Pearl Jam, Soundgarden among others as home-turf.

When PJ released 10 I was blown away. For whatever reason my ears are not all that good and I wear plugs in live music venues.

Sadly drugs and alcohol have claimed another soul. RIP.

Originally Posted by bsnub

Chris Cornell... (Chris Cornell Soundgarden/Audioslave Frontman Dead At 52.) 18-05-2017 06:28 AM Slick Jesus fucking Christ you are one lying motherfucker.

What a class act. Yep I am a liar because it is so unlikely that in a small city that I grew up in loaded with musicians that I would have possibly met some of them. I went to tons of shows and parties in that era.

Fucking idiot.

Keep on lying, liar, maybe some random people you never met will think you're cool & stuff.

Also "high on acid"? Who the fuck says that?

Clearly you've never tripped, liar.

^ Get a life you pathetic loser. Keep making an ass of yourself.

Originally Posted by pickel

I was at that 92 lollapalooza in Washington State as well.

Damn small world. Kitsap county fairgrounds. I drove out with four of my friends my buddy had a sheet of acid and we all dosed. It was an experience to say the least.

I was told that rumours are of auto erotic asphyxiation.

RIP.

The thing about the Seattle sound (to me, at least) was that it firmly placed the U.S. in the running of all-time rock acts.

Since Soundgarden had one of the earliest starts and was first (AFAIK) to sign with a major label, they were very significant.



Other Americans may not like this, but....when it comes to the US vs UK in terms of quality, lasting rock bands, the US has always trailed...pretty far behind.

Difficult to top the two ringers: Zeppelin and Floyd...not to mention The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, AC/DC (arguably British), Sabbath, Queen, the Kinks, Deep Purple...and much more.


Who did we have to match back then?

Aerosmith, Hendrix, the Doors, Van Halen, KISS, Jefferson Airplane...and others.



Before the advent of Seattle sound (grunge, if you will) it was hardly a contest, imho.

But after Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Mad Season, Foo Fighters got on the scene....followed by or in conjunction with non-Seattlites: Red Hots, Rage, Metallica, GnR, Motley Crue, Green Day, Linkin Park, NIN, and more...

...we've had a much stronger presence in the overall rock arena.

Originally Posted by Auroria

I was told that rumours are of auto erotic asphyxiation.

RIP.

It seems as if by all accounts (well, the wayne county medical examiner's office, any way)

that it's officially been filed and registered as death by suicide, but sure...let the rumours fly, eh?



Fucking Detroit, of all places.

My old stomping grounds.

Hick, where do you really think all Rock 'n Roll started in the 50's ?

Just ask any Rolling Stone, any Beatle, any Kink or ac/dc'er.

Start with Chuck Berry and work yourself through.

Jazz and "The Blues" are uniquely American as well (roots in Africa traveled in slave ships).

Originally Posted by Cold Pizza

I was on beer.

Wuss.

Originally Posted by hick

Fucking Detroit, of all places.

My old stomping grounds.

Bob Segar , Alice Cooper and Eminem...and don't forget the entire Motown Sound from the 60's.

I met Ted Nugent there (went to Eastern Michigan w/ one of his daughters "Starr.")

She's cool. He was a prick.

Originally Posted by hick

ther Americans may not like this, but....when it comes to the US vs UK in terms of quality, lasting rock bands, the US has always trailed...pretty far behind.

I would agree but we can lay claim to the father of Rock and Roll. The one and only Chuck Berry. Without him none of those bands would have existed.

Originally Posted by hick

But after Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Mad Season, Foo Fighters

But I agree with you about Seattle. One thing a lot of people overlook is that there were a lot of Seattle bands that should have got as big as those you mentioned but didn't quite get there. Bands like;

The Gits (the lead singer Mia Zapata was murdered on capital hill)
TAD
Gruntruck
Treepeople
Mudhoney
Mother Love Bone
Melvins
Love Battery
Bikini Kill
Coffin Break
Hammerbox

Originally Posted by bsnub

Without him none of those bands would have existed.

I find any comment that starts with, "without him....etc etc etc" to be suspect

And yes, I am a rock fan. I even took a college course on the history of rock 'n roll LMAO so I get the idea but its very likely not true. Its really more just a thing people like to say (which no doubt includes some of those bands themselves).

Rock was inevitable.

Originally Posted by redhaze

Rock was inevitable.

Fair enough but if you ask most of those British bands who influenced them most would say Chuck Berry and you can hear it in their music too. But if you look to other earlier influences they were all American too. Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Bo Diddly etc...

Anyway Soundgarden will never play live again. A Side note this is where they got their name. It was a real sound garden that still exists at a park my where I live;



A place where a lot of us would go to smoke pot and drink before we were 21.

Originally Posted by bsnub

The Gits (the lead singer Mia Zapata was murdered on capital hill) TAD Gruntruck Treepeople Mudhoney Mother Love Bone Melvins Love Battery Bikini Kill Coffin Break Hammerbox

I've seen all those bands except The Gits.

52 is far to young.

Originally Posted by bsnub

A Side note this is where they got their name. It was a real sound garden that still exists at a park my where I live;

Thanks! Did not know that one.

Originally Posted by pickel

I've seen all those bands except The Gits.

You saw Coffin Break? That's a rare one. I just threw that one in there because I love that band. They had a reunion show last year. They played with Love Battery and Alcohol Funny Car. A great show.



The Gits was a crazy one. Mia Zapata was strangled to death in '93 and the killer was not caught until 2003. She was such a talent...

Police make arrest in 1993 Mia Zapata slaying - seattlepi.com

Love this song..

This is indeed the final performance but not truly "full" as the title suggests.

Damn suicides always leave such lingering doubts...

There's the common surprise but then there are also uncertainties.

My own father's suicide is still highly doubted by many.


I hope the cops do their jobs...seems like a pretty quick determination.

Chris had been planning a summer vaca to Greece with his kids who he (by all accounts) absolutely adored and constantly took photos of, gloated over, spoiled, etc.

When Pearl Jam were inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame last month, someone remarked to Chris how his band should be in there and he replied, "I'm not worried about that. I have so much in front of me."