would feature burning crosses) and from
their old fans for the mainstream transition,
going from dingy local clubs to opening for
big acts like Guns N’ Roses and Skid Row.
Cornell and company would carry on
though, following up Badmotorfinger
with the Michael Beinhorn-produced
Superunknown, yielding their biggest hit
with “Black Hole Sun.” Released in March
of 1994, the band would see the Seattle
scene slowly fade from prominence while
on tour, being informed of Kurt Cobain’s
death after a concert in Paris. Soundgarden
would quietly break-up in 1997 after touring
behind its album Down on the Upside,
citing burnout
and inner-band
tensions. Cornell
would later say
the band could
never reconcile
its underground
roots with their
mainstream success, saying they were torn
apart by “the punk rock guilt.”
time, releasing a total of five solo albums
and the James Bond theme “You Know My
Name.”
Chris Cornell will undeniably be best
remembered for his singing voice.
Possessing a four octave range, the man
could effortlessly tra