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Hard Rock Perfection
The second best Soundgarden album
A Shining Example Of A Perfect Rock Record.
Outshined
Soundgarden at their heavist

Badmotorfinger
Soundgarden
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ASIN: B000002GK1
Release Date: 1991-10-08

Tracks:

Rusty Cage
Outshined
Slaves and Bulldozers
Jesus Christ Pose
Face Pollution
Somewhere
Searching With My Good Eye Closed
Room A Thousand Years Wide
Mind Riot
Drawing Flies
Holy Water
New Damage

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Hard Rock Perfection.......2007-06-28

Clearly, Soundgarden's best album, one of the very, very best hard rock albums of all time, and one which finds the group at the very top of their very impressive game. Before Badmotorfinger, they were just another dumb loud band, and afterwards, they compromised their hard rock instincts in an effort to be "artists." But for one, brief, shining moment, namely Badmotorfinger, Soundgarden was the very best rock band in the world.

The second best Soundgarden album.......2007-06-27

We all know Superunknown is the best Soundgarden album out there, so if you're looking for more, look no further than this album.

A Shining Example Of A Perfect Rock Record........2007-03-01

Before Soundgarden exploded with rest of the Seatle scene on the breakthrough album, "Superunknown," they got a massive headstart with "Badmotorfinger." Recorded and released in 1991, "Badmotorfinger" not only stands the test of time as an album that still sounds fresh and original, but is also arguably the group's best work. Not only are there some memorable and iconic radio hits to be found on here, there is also extremely tight musicianship. Soundgarden were pretty much the only band that knew how to fuse metal and classic rock influences with the grunge sound of the 90's and do it right. Whether you agree about it being their best or not, "Badmotorfinger" exercises that skill the best out of all their releases.

The fact that two of the band's trademark (and two of their best songs) -- "Rusty Cage" and "Outshined" -- open the album doesn't hinder the rest of the material, mainly because it's all just as good. Songs like "Slaves & Bulldozers," "Searching With My Good Eye Closed" and "Jesus Christ Pose" are just as good and help to epitomize what Soundgarden are all about: Driving riffs and soaring vocals. "Room A Thousand Years Wide" is the track that guitarist Kim Thayil truly gets his chance to shine, even going as far as overshadowing Chris Cornell's voice, which is not an easy task. "Drawing Flies" is the most unlike the rest of the bunch, with it's fast and meaty guitar that sounds like a lost Tony Iommi riff. "Mind Riot," however, shows the shape of what was to come for the band, slowing down and getting a little more subdued, but not quite up to the standards of "Black Hole Sun."

"Badmotorfinger" may not be the best album for a new Soundgarden fan to pick up, as the sound explored here doesn't apply to their most popular work, but anyone who has given this and the rest of the Soundgarden discography a listen can't deny that it's a force to be reckoned with. In an essence, it's the perfect rock record. The exact album to be putting on when you crave something that truly rocks without any pretensions or frills. If there is still classic rock radio in the future, I can only how bad it will be saturated with these songs.

Outshined.......2007-02-12

I really enjoyed the mind trip to my youth. Boy Scouts just wouldn't have been the same with out the Jesus Christ Pose.

Soundgarden at their heavist.......2007-01-17

I started out as a casual Soundgarden fan. In fact, the only way I knew they existed was that a sound clip from the beginning of "Nothing to Say" was included in Encarta 98's "Rock Music" article, and it sounded awesome.

A few years later after hearing Spoonman and Burden in My Hand, I decided to pick up their A Sides album, mainly because it's the only CD of theirs readily available that has Nothing to Say on it. I liked the other songs on A sides but wasn't satisfied, so I picked up Superunknown and that was a nice mix of heavy metal and pop. Not really a headbanger, I wondered if I could handle this album.

The short answer is yes I can, I might even like it more than Superunkown, but it's definitely not the Soundgarden album to start out with. Chris Cornell's voice on this album is amazing. His ability to scream through songs is so great you wonder how it hasn't given out on him completely.

If you're wondering whether to get this because you liked Superunknown, know that Badmotorfinger sounds nothing like it. It's carried mainly by Cornell's vocals.

Badmotorfinger/SOMMS (Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas)

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but did you know?
Ummmmm........
An improved classic.
amazing

Badmotorfinger/SOMMS (Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas)
Soundgarden
Manufacturer: A&M
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DNCF
Release Date: 1992-06-23

Tracks:

Rusty Cage
Outshined
Slaves & Bulldozers
Jesus Christ Pose
Face Pollution
Somewhere
Searching With My Good Eye Closed
Room a Thousand Years Wide
Mind Riot
Drawing Flies
Holy Water
New Damage

Tracks:

Into the Void (Sealth)
Girl U Want
Stray Cat Blues
She's a Politician
Slaves & Bulldozers [Live]

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but did you know?.......2006-10-03

i'm surprised that with all of the "scholarly" reviews of the covers on this limited edition, nobody has pointed out that the lyrics on "into the void(sealth)" are not the original lyrics from black sabbath's version. they are actually from a speech delivered by chief seattle(sealth) during treaty negotiations with dominant white settlers in the 1850's. refer to the children's book "brother eagle, sister sky," by susan jeffers for the lyrics to this version.
also, having been a soundgarden fan well before this album came out, i cannot agree that this album is their best, although it was the beginning of their commercial success. in my humble opinion, "ultramega" and "louder than love" really capture the essence of soundgarden and the underground scene pre 1991 and the seattle explosion that made "alternative" music mainstream.
it's a shame the albums that enabled these bands to enjoy commercial success often overshadow the albums that are lesser known and capture the music scene in it's undiluted form. i guess it's like san francisco and the "summer of love." by the time the rest of the nation new about san francisco in 1967, the real essence of the renaissance that had happened had already been replaced by runaway girls from all over the country, speed, and the commercialism of what was going on.
anyway, if you really want to check the seattle music scene, skip the pearl jam and go for the mother love bone. check out mudhoney, melvins, green river, and don't forget queensryche. oh, and contrary to what some may say, jimi hendrix was never a part of any seattle music scene. he was born in seattle but came up on the east coast before going into the millitary and eventually going to england to form the experience.
ranting aside, badmotorfinger is a great album and i burnt it up when it came out. gwan head an gittit.

Ummmmm...............2004-02-28

If one were to write a review for this double cd set one ought to be familiar with the material(other reviewers take note).

The Badmotorfinger album was in my opinion Soundgarden's finest hour,although Superunknown was a greater commercial success,the band really got their sound and chops down on this album. Ben Sheperd stepped in to replace Hiro Yamamoto,and his songwriting skills and musicianship meshed perfectly with the rest of the group.All the songs are good,with standouts such as "Good Eye Closed" and "Outshined" which was a staple on MTV.

Kim Thayil is god on the guitar,and Cornell has the lungs of a young Ronnie James Dio,with such range it's hard to beleive he is human. Matt Cameron is a good drummer,and even Neil Peart said so(Neil Peart is the best drummer who ever lived,in case anyone was wondering).

As for the bonus cd,a collection af b-sides and live material,I like it a lot. I love their version of DEVO'S "Girl U Want,and "Into The Void",which really is a Sabbath cover(their influence is heavy on this album)along with the others. For the collector I would recommend this particular item,otherwise you could buy a Cure album and go blow goats.

An improved classic........2003-05-27

"Somms". It's a palindrome. Spelled the same forwards and backwards. "Badmotorfinger" alone is incredible, but knowing that this limited edition is hard to find, I had to get it. Most or all of these tracks can be found elsewhere, but nice to have together here. A few covers to start. "Into the Void" (Sabbath), "Girl you Want" (Devo), "Stray cat Blues" (Stones). All done very well. Then "She's a Politician" (Cornell), and a live version of "Slaves and Bulldozers". ONLY that song is done live. Not all five. This is a great find for the Soundgarden fan, though you may have to search the used bins or online to get it. Maybe soon we'll get a "B-sides" disc to complement the "A-sides" one.

amazing.......2003-04-02

this cd is the same version as the regular badmotorfinger with one xception. it comes with an extra cd called somms that has only five songs. one of which is a live version of slaves-n-bulldozers. the other four are covers. into the void, by black sabath song while stray cat blues is a rolling stones song. there are two other songs girl u want by devo and she's a politician by chris cornell. all 5 are good songs and make this a worthwhile additon to any soundgarden fan's collection.
all of the above mentioned songs are live. the production is good, for a live album. the songs are interestingly done and this cd is a intersting find.
as for badmotorfinger, as an album, it is one of the many great releases from soundgarden. we all know rusty cage and outshined but there is so much better music here such as songs that let ben shepard and his groove drenched bass playing shine. i am speaking of slaves -n- bulldozers. what a great song. chris cornell penns some great lyrics through the whole album. most notably here and the song somewhere. what a melody (both in lyrics and music), what great lyrics and what a great song all around.
one most also note monster drummer extraordinaire matt cameron who pulls out some great beats(its all about the beat, drop a phat one and repeat)and fills, most notably on jesus christ pose. just listen to the drums. amazing.
there are other great songs such as searching with my good eye closed, mind riot and drawing flies. it is on drawing flies and mind riot that soundgarden show their punkier side, busting out the songs with the spirit of a band possessed. this is one good album and the bonus somms cd makes this worht your time and money.

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Digging the Garden
Soundgarden
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000QTZLR2

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13 song live cd featuring tracks from Soundgarden! Released in 1993, manufactured in Italy.

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