I'm not a monster. Of course I'm gonna do a second Washington post and do one of those giants of grunge.
And of course I chose Soundgarden, mostly because of their recent Rock and Rock Hall of Fame induction.
This song, written by Chris Cornell, was their crossover hit that put them on mainstream rock radio's radar. One of the flagship singles from their 1991 Badmotorfinger album, the song is written in 7/4 time, which musicians are out there saying "wow, that's weird" to, and the rest of you are going "whatever".
This video was set in a steel mill, and the band absolutely hated it despite its success - but this is what we've got.
But all of my fans in Canada who watched MuchMusic probably don't recognize that video - which played a lot on MTV - because there is a yellowish-tinged video for this song that was played in Canada.
So, we've got this, too.
So, we've got this, too.
But THAT video was really THIS alternative video without a blue filter.
Seriously.
So, we've got THIS, too.
What we no longer have is Chris Cornell, who passed away in 2017.
And, Soundgarden officially broke up in 2017 when he did pass. However, the surviving members have reformed with a new vocalist - Shaina Shepherd - as Nudedragons, and yes, that's an anagram for Soundgarden.
They ain't bad.
But she ain't Chris Cornell.
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