Sound Garden Band
They were not the first band to draw upon the heavy sludgy sounds of the 70s.
Sound garden band. In the 80s and 90s its punk ethos coupled with a brutal metal soundscape and chris cornell s ravenous roar seduced audiences hungry for something new. The group picked up a thread left hanging by fellow seattle rockers green river grunge pioneers who favored the scuzzy rock of the stooges and they shared jane s addiction s love of grandiose heavy rock. Official website for soundgarden.
The best soundgarden songs transcend fads and fashions proving that the band were a force of nature destined to become rock icons. As one of the first bands to record for the legendary sub pop records soundgarden is generally regarded as one of the founding fathers of grunge even though most of their work was of a far more rock metallic nature than the likes of pearl jam mudhoney or nirvana from a metallic standpoint their peak was 1991 s badmotorfinger with the later albums showing a more alternative side to the. Soundgarden carved out a place for heavy metal in alternative rock.
The song was included on soundgarden s 1997 greatest hits album a sides. Initially a drummer cornell soon moved on to vocals and guitar writing songs alongside guitarist kim thayil and bassist. Grunge pioneers who took the heavy sludge of 70s metal and infused it with the raw aesthetic of 80s punk to become an important band of the 90s.
Contains latest news and info about the band upcoming tour dates streaming music videos photos and merchandise available in webstore. Hailed as grunge innovators soundgarden redefined rock music for a generation. Written by frontman chris cornell outshined was released in 1991 as the second single from the band s third studio album badmotorfinger 1991.
Matt cameron became the band s full time drummer in 1986 while bassist ben shepherd became a permanent replacement for yamamoto in 1990. Outshined is a song by the american rock band soundgarden.