Chris Cornell - Chris Cornell (4 CD Deluxe Edition, 2018) [FLAC]

 

Nearly a year-and-a-half after Chris Cornell’s death, a career-spanning retrospective collection captured the breadth of his varied career as a solo artist and vocalist of Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog. That massive vinyl box set was pared down into a tight greatest hits simply titled Chris Cornell. Arranged in chronological order as a highlight reel of his iconic career, this self-titled compilation offers a bittersweet reminder of just how much Cornell accomplished in roughly 30 years on the scene, from a ’90s Seattle grunge icon to a fearless late-era singer/songwriter.
Front-loaded with his mainstream alt-rock touchstones, Chris Cornell starts close to the beginning with “Loud Love” from Soundgarden’s 1989 sophomore effort, Louder Than Love.






While his signature vocal delivery was still in its nascent stage, hints of his inimitable howl can be heard percolating beneath the towering, metal-influenced attack of his bandmates. Yet once “Outshined” (from 1991’s Badmotorfinger) kicks in, the power of Cornell’s growls and wails are properly cemented. From here, it’s a play-by-play of all of his major eras. Temple of the Dog’s singular 1991 hit, “Hunger Strike,” is paired with a soaring rendition of that band’s “Call Me a Dog,” which was recorded in 2011 for Cornell’s live album, Songbook. Respectfully, the collection doesn’t lean too much upon his time with Soundgarden: aside from 1994’s Grammy-winning classic “Black Hole Sun” and 2012’s swan song “Been Away Too Long,” debut Ultramega OK and 1996’s platinum-certified Down on the Upside are ignored. A pair of Audioslave’s early-2000s alternative chart-toppers — which have aged well in retrospect — also appear, but the collection mostly sticks to his solo work. From his first solo song (“Seasons” from 1992’s Singles soundtrack) to his very last recordings, these offerings are the true attractions on Chris Cornell. Additional soundtrack selections include his 2006 Bond theme, “You Know My Name,” and the Grammy-nominated 2017 single from the film of the same name, “The Promise.” Each of his albums is granted at least one inclusion, even 2009’s oft-misunderstood collaboration with Timbaland, Scream, whose “Long Gone” is featured here as a “rock version” stripped of the hip-hop producer’s signature sound. In addition to that deep cut, other highlights include a searing cover of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” (from 2007’s Carry On); the folksy plucking of “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” (from his fourth and final solo album, 2015’s Higher Truth); and a heartbreaking acoustic cover of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” which delivers the biggest gut punch on the album. The grand finale, previously unreleased song “When Bad Does Good,” is a mournful dirge wherein Cornell sings with a weary rasp, “Standing beside an open grave/Your fate decided, your life erased.” It’s an all-too-real end to the collection, both cathartic for mourners and an unfair taunt to those still processing this heavy loss.

Chris Cornell is a reverential capstone that charts the tortured artist’s highs and lows, providing an ideal first step for anyone wishing to dive deeper into the impressive catalog of one of rock’s loudest and most emotive voices.

Disc 1

  1. Hunted Down – Soundgarden
  2. Kingdom Of Come – Soundgarden
  3. Flower – Soundgarden
  4. All Your Lies – Soundgarden
  5. Loud Love – Soundgarden
  6. Hands All Over – Soundgarden
  7. Say Hello 2 Heaven – Temple Of The Dog
  8. Hunger Strike – Temple Of The Dog
  9. Outshined – Soundgarden
  10. Rusty Cage – Soundgarden
  11. Seasons
  12. Hey Baby (Land Of The New Rising Sun) – M.A.C.C.
  13. Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden
  14. Spoonman – Soundgarden
  15. Dusty – Soundgarden
  16. Burden In My Hand – Soundgarden

Track 1 from Screaming Life (Sub Pop, 1987)
Track 2 from Fopp (Sub Pop, 1988)
Tracks 3-4 from Ultramega OK (SST, 1988)
Tracks 5-6 from Louder Than Love (A&M, 1989)
Tracks 7-8 from Temple Of The Dog (A&M, 1991)
Tracks 9-10 from Badmotorfinger (A&M, 1991)
Track 11 from Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Epic Soundtrax, 1992)
Track 12 from Stone Free: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix (Reprise, 1993)
Tracks 13-14 from Superunknown (A&M, 1994)
Tracks 15-16 from Down On The Upside (A&M, 1996)

Disc 2

  1. Sunshower
  2. Sweet Euphoria
  3. Can’t Change Me
  4. Like a Stone – Audioslave
  5. Cochise – Audioslave
  6. Be Yourself – Audioslave
  7. Doesn’t Remind Me – Audioslave
  8. Revelations – Audioslave
  9. Shape Of Things To Come – Audioslave
  10. You Know My Name
  11. Billie Jean
  12. Long Gone (Rock Version)
  13. Scream
  14. Part Of Me (Steve Aoki Remix)
  15. Ave Maria (with Eleven)

Tracks 1-3 from Euphoria Mourning (Interscope, 1999)
Tracks 4-5 from Audioslave (Epic/Interscope, 2002)
Tracks 6-7 from Out Of Exile (Epic/Interscope, 2005)
Tracks 8-9 from Revelations (Epic/Interscope, 2006)
Tracks 10-11 from Carry On (Suretone/Interscope, 2007)
Track 12 from Interscope digital single, 2009 – original version from Scream (Mosley Music Group/Interscope, 2009)
Track 13 from Scream (Mosley Music Group/Interscope, 2009)
Track 14 from Part Of Me EP (Mosley Music Group/Interscope, 2009). Original version from Scream
Track 15 from A Very Special Christmas 3 (A&M, 1997)

Disc 3

  1. Promise – Slash feat. Chris Cornell
  2. Whole Lotta Love – Santana feat. Chris Cornell
  3. Call Me a Dog (Live Acoustic @ The Queen Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 4/20/2011)
  4. Imagine (Live Acoustic @ The Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, WI – 4/23/2011)
  5. I Am The Highway (Live Acoustic @ The Queen Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 4/20/2011)
  6. The Keeper
  7. Been Away Too Long – Soundgarden
  8. Live To Rise – Soundgarden
  9. Lies – Gabin with Chris Cornell & Ace
  10. Misery Chain – with Joy Williams
  11. Storm – Soundgarden
  12. Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart
  13. Only These Words
  14. Our Time In The Universe
  15. ‘Til The Sun Comes Back Around
  16. Stay With Me Baby
  17. The Promise
  18. When Bad Does Good *

Track 1 from Slash (Dik Hayd, 2010)
Track 2 from Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics Of All Time (Arista, 2010)
Tracks 3-6 from Songbook (UMe, 2011)
Track 7 from King Animal (Universal Republic, 2012)
Track 8 from Avengers Assemble: Music From and Inspired By The Motion Picture (Hollywood/Marvel, 2012)
Track 9 from Third and Double (Universal Music Italia s.r.l., 2010)
Track 10 from Music From and Inspired By 12 Years a Slave (Columbia, 2013)
Track 11 from Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path (A&M/UMe, 2014)
Tracks 12-14 from Higher Truth (UMe, 2015)
Track 15 from self-released digital single for the motion picture 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi (2016)
Track 16 from Vinyl: The Essentials (Season 1 – Music From The HBO Original Series) (Atlantic, 2016)
Track 17 from The Promise: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Lakeshore Records, 2017)

Disc 4

  1. Into The Void (Sealth) (Live @ The Paramount, Seattle, WA – 3/6/1992) – Soundgarden
  2. Mind Riot (Live @ The Paramount, Seattle, WA – 3/6/1992) – Soundgarden
  3. Nothing To Say (Live @ Mercer Arena, Seattle, WA – 12/18/1996) – Soundgarden
  4. Jesus Christ Pose (Live @ Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA – 12/5/1996) – Soundgarden
  5. Show Me How To Live (Live @ Plaza Anti Imperialista, Havana Cuba – 5/6/2005) – Audioslave *
  6. Wide Awake (Live @ O-Baren, Stockholm, Sweden – 9/7/2006) *
  7. All Night Thing (Live @ O-Baren, Stockholm, Sweden – 9/7/2006) *
  8. Nothing Compares 2 U (Live @ Sirius XM – 9/22/2015) *
  9. One (Live @ The Beacon Theatre, New York, NY – 10/19/2015) *
  10. Reach Down (Live @ The Paramount, Seattle – 11/21/2016) – Temple of the Dog *
  11. Stargazer (Live @ The Paramount, Seattle – 11/21/2016) – Temple Of The Dog *
  12. Wild World (Live @ The Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CA – 10/6/2016) – Yusuf/Cat Stevens with Chris Cornell *
  13. A Day In The Life (Live @ The Royal Albert Hall, London, England – 5/3/2016) *
  14. Redemption Song (Live @ The Beacon Theatre, New York, NY – 10/19/2015) (with Toni Cornell) *
  15. Thank You (Live @ O-Baren, Stockholm, Sweden – 9/7/2006)

Tracks 1-2 from Badmotorfinger: Deluxe Edition (A&M/UMe B0025696-00, 2016)
Tracks 3-4 from Live On I-5 (A&M/UMe B0015268-02, 2011)
Track 15 from “Arms Around Your Love” U.K. CD single – Suretone/Interscope, 2007

* denotes previously unreleased tracks
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