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...members did their best work together, its meaning has changed radically over the years, such that any assortment of has-beens are dubbed a “supergroup” when they are anything but. To mention two supergroups of this decade, Audioslave euthanized the fury and passion of Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine into dull, MOR post-grunge, while Velvet Revolver strengthened the case for a mandatory retirement age for heavy metal musicians. On the evidence of this eponymous debut album, Tinted Windows fits the bill of the 21st century supergroup, not its 1970s counterpart.The first rule...
...upraised hands. He climbed the scaffolds around a stage, dangling from dangerous heights. He stood still in front of a microphone, folded into himself, tearing emotions out of himself as he sang. "I'm kind of a cynic about these guys who cross their arms when they sing," Soundgarden's Kim Thayil says of the first time he heard Vedder sing in a Seattle club. "But there were songs that Eddie sang that sent shivers up my spine." Pearl Jam cemented its reputation as a heavyweight contender in August at the MTV Music Video Awards, where the band won four...
...proprietors had keen ears. They produced some of the first recordings by a whole string of bands that went on to national success: Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains. As soon as the bands became widely heard, however, they jumped to major labels. After Sub Pop's most promising band, Nirvana, left the company and released the huge hit Nevermind (more than 4 million copies sold) on the Geffen label, other major labels began an indie-band feeding frenzy. Bands that had been playing in taverns were being offered $300,000 contracts. Many of these groups were founded...
...that level, it still remains superior to most any other action movie this year.The score harkens back to the classic 007 vibe as well, except the film’s theme song. “You Know My Name,” performed by Chris Cornell of Audioslave and Soundgarden, may just be the worst Bond song. Ever. But as soon as the track ends, it is wisely not heard again for the rest of the film.As the media and Bond fans alike have pointed out many times, Craig is blond, not classically good-looking and seems to be kind...
...band’s big break came when Sub Pop Records, former home to such ground breaking acts as Soundgarden and Nirvana, signed the quartet. The band’s releases on the label, the Knock Knock Knock EP and their second LP, Make Up the Breakdown, have firmly established their reign as kings of Canadian punk...