Chris Cornell....

Nea

I am writing this through tears.
Dunno if its tears of laughter or shame.

http://www.myspace.com/chriscornell

Have a listen to the new "tunes".

He deserves a bunch of fives for this, my day is ruined.

c - 13

Ground Zero Feat Timbaland - Dear jesus thats pretty bad. That sound effect in the background throughout the song makes me want to stab someone in the eye with a biro.

I left the site after that.

Long gone are the soundgarden days anyway.
I kind of liked the first audioslave album, didnt like the other two.
Didnt like his solo album either.

tomED

OMG.........................................................................

nyarlothothep

I quite like it, though I like Timbaland

tomED

That explains it so...

nyarlothothep

His version of billie jean is excellent, very cheesy

Creature

Oh wow that's really bad. Lol it sounds like Nsync or one of them types.

Grid.

Jeez thats horrible!! Has he lost his marbles!:eek:

Sunset V

Very bad indeed but rumour has it that Chris will be the new Velvet Revolver singer, so maybe he's just passing the time!:rolleyes:

BarryCreed

I am a big Soundgarden fan, and I do like the first Chris Cornell album. I can't get over this tripe...

shnaek

I love the first solo album too, and am a huge soundgarden fan. Audioslave I'll take or leave. But Chris has been on the slippery slope for a while now. Slippery slope to kak-land. Apparantly his wife is running the show these days.

ven0m

This unfortunately proves what I've said for years - the man's vocal stylings are way too versatile for his own good.

When AudioSlave broke up, it was he was bored with the style of music, & wanted to branch out into other styles.

I mean, Gwen Stefani went from her 'No Doubt' stylings to being a pop/hiphop darling, & her solo stuff is pretty decent (I can't believe I've publically admitted that).

Talent is talent. But talent that goes off in a tangent direction for the sake of .... meeh, dunno .....

Not sure what to think of that new material from Chris - really has me left rather confuzzeled ?!?!?!?!?!?!

Nea

Very much doubt he would go to Velvet Revolver if this is the path he is taking anyway he left Audioslave to go solo.

Euphoria Morning was great, Carry On not so great but much better than this shyte.

Think he should go back on the beer and get rid of the frog!!!!

Kess73

Hmmmm Chris Cornell to follow Nelly Furtado's Timbaland trail?


I would probably buy it though as I am a huge fan/mark of the man.


I agree with whoever said his versitility can go against him sometimes.

Stev_o

Hard to believe that 15 or so years ago he was singing grunge with SoundGarden and now this is where he is! Oh well whatever works for him i guess

irish5er

Its sooo bad I'm gona have to go watch Scuzz/Kerrang until Cochise comes on ! Go to bed about 2.30am and wake up and pretend it was just a bad dream . . .:D

Jay P

Oh my god. My ears! I'm going to cry!

rainbow kirby

Someone get me some mental floss, I can't believe I paused Opeth to see what this was like.

cournioni

ven0m wrote: »

Talent is talent. But talent that goes off in a tangent direction for the sake of .... meeh, dunno .....

$$$£££€€€
Simple as that really.

ven0m

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

$$$£££€€€
Simple as that really.

His is not about the dollars - he's said he was getting bored with rock music. it's Chris Cornell, you're never going to be rolling in the dollar bills if you're him, no matter who you have produce what for you.

homergriffin

To be honest I have a reasonably eclectic taste in music and like both artists but this does not sound right. His last album wasquite poor to so maybe he is simply past it.

JP Liz

nyarlothothep wrote: »

His version of billie jean is excellent, very cheesy

So agree and as his Bond theme one of the best ever

chin_grin

Cornell to me is Soundgarden. Nothing before, nothing after. Just that one amazing band. Can't stand his solo stuff.....or Audioslave.....

Catari Jaguar

So, Chris Cornell like so many other artists, has succumbed to the Midas touch of producer Timbaland.. Seems many Soundgarden and Audioslave fans are pissed off about the whole thing.

Check out the new song, Scream, and see what you think. Sell out? Interesting experimentation? I reckon it'll bring him a huge new fan base but am kinda embarrassed for him.

It's shocking that he actually did this but I like the song. Then again I'm a huge fan of both his vocals and shamefully of Timbaland's style.

Chris Cornell Scream

chin_grin

Lil Kitten wrote: »

So, Chris Cornell like so many other artists, has succumbed to the Midas touch of producer Timbaland.. Seems many Soundgarden and Audioslave fans are pissed off about the whole thing.

Check out the new song, Scream, and see what you think. Sell out? Interesting experimentation? I think it'll bring him a huge new fan base.

I'm shocked that he actually did this but I like the song. Then again I'm a huge fan of both his vocals and shamefully of Timbaland's style.

Chris Cornell Scream

Already here (wo)man - > http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055382944

Karl Hungus

chin_grin wrote: »

Already here (wo)man - > http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055382944

Threads have been merged.

krimson765

ya what has happened to chris cornell..jesus.
audioslave were muck though..Soundgarden were a great band..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdO6ho_JFm8

hail to matt cameron..the master of drumming understatement yet brilliance.

senordingdong

Bit late for April fools isn't it?

JackKelly

Can't listen to it here in college, but considering the responses I'd like to register my outrage at him pulling out of Rock Werchter etc to produce this.

Saw him with Aerosmith last year and he was phenomenal so it's a shame to see him go this way.

fifth

The song Scream is not too bad. I could listen to it.

What a shocker though, didn't expect this.

Pyr0

I don't like the song at all ! What is with Timbaland and all the "oh, oh, oh" sh1t he adds in songs he's featured in ?!

ShawnRaven

Open letter to Chris Cornell:
Dear Chris,
I am a budding musician and i come to seek advice and guidance.

I am currently in this really successful band, we've been going for several years now, developed a cult following even before we got our mainstream success and to be quite honest. Things really couldn't get better.

However i find myself going soft in my old age, this loud noise is getting too much for me, and i'm really considering quitting the band to become a full time jackass. Is this the right career decision for me?

Help me Obi Wan Cornell, you are my only hope.
Yours Sincerely,
Shawn Cornelius Raven

Ass

The new stuff sounds better than the old rubbish.

Slutmonkey57b

ShawnRaven wrote: »

However i find myself going soft in my old age, this loud noise is getting too much for me, and i'm really considering quitting the band to become a full time jackass. Is this the right career decision for me?

This sort of attitude is starting to get to me. When did we as fans start feeling so fcking entitled all the time? He's a singer... you like his stuff, you buy it/listen to it. You don't like it, meh, move on with your life. The guy doesn't *owe* you anything, and he's not *obliged* to do what you expect, or want him to do. A change of artistic direction doesn't invalidate what he did before, nor should it affect your life in any significant way.

It's almost as if people are starting to define themselves in reflection of the artists they follow and feel they're being cheated out of a piece of themselves if said artist does something they don't like. Get over it.

ShawnRaven

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

This sort of attitude is starting to get to me. When did we as fans start feeling so fcking entitled all the time? He's a singer... you like his stuff, you buy it/listen to it. You don't like it, meh, move on with your life. The guy doesn't *owe* you anything, and he's not *obliged* to do what you expect, or want him to do. A change of artistic direction doesn't invalidate what he did before, nor should it affect your life in any significant way.

It's almost as if people are starting to define themselves in reflection of the artists they follow and feel they're being cheated out of a piece of themselves if said artist does something they don't like. Get over it.

:rolleyes:
Take one Oxford English Dictionary, and look up the word joke.

Slutmonkey57b

O Rly?

I wasn't getting at you, I was making a point about music fans in general. Fans are starting to get vitriolic if their favoured artist does something they don't agree with, goes in a direction they don't approve of, or works with someone they don't like. We don't own artists, and they don't owe us anything.

ShawnRaven

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

O Rly?

I wasn't getting at you, I was making a point about music fans in general. Fans are starting to get vitriolic if their favoured artist does something they don't agree with, goes in a direction they don't approve of, or works with someone they don't like. We don't own artists, and they don't owe us anything.

Fans don't own artists, however they play quite a big part in their success. By changing musical directions so drastically, fans will turn at the drop of the dime. Sadly that's one of humankinds many errors, if you're looking for perfection, best find robots or cyborgs, and even then you might still come up with a turkey.

If you change musical direction at the drop of a hat, you run the risk of alienating your current fans and not succeeding to gain replacements.

Good example of this was Def Leppard, who pretty mich hit their peak between 87-92. After 2 compilation albums they released Slang in 1996, which was a lot more of a grittier grungier album with some tracks even having an Industrial feel to it. Suffice to say, it wasn't quite the album their longtime fans waited four years for. The majority of their fans rejected it, this country in particular as it would be the last time they'd played the point after only half filling it. They tried to bounce back again to their more familiar sound in 1999 with Euphoria, but it was too late. The damage was done and their career never fully recovered since.

That's the problem with fans, you can please some of them some of the time, but they're never all pleased all of the time. Sadly, that's entertainment.

HashSlinging

Spoonman, literally

fufureida

Guys, seriously. Its called musical diversity. I love his new Album just as much as I loved every other thing he ever did, and I have all his albums, singles, soundgarden temple of the dog audioslave the lot!!! I love Ground Zero, its so catchy! And Long Gone is lovely too, And part of me is just addictive!!!

I think its unfair to hate Chris nowbecause he is experimenting with other things. :P The guy sure has talent if he can be a rock god and then be all hip-hop at the same time! Kudos to him, what a talented and amazing musician!!!