BREAKING NEWS: SOUNDGARDEN CONFIRM THAT THEY ARE REUNITING
1 January 2010
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Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell has confirmed on Twitter that Soundgarden IS BACK TOGETHER. I feel like I’m dreaming. Cornell posted the following on Twitter:
The 12 year break is over & school is back in session. Sign up now. Knights of the Soundtable ride again!
Soundgarden have also launched a new website called SoundgardenWorld.com. GrungeReport.net has reported reunion rumors all along, and I reported the stories because I believed in them. It turns out it was true all along. I cannot even express how excited I am right now. As of right now in 2010 Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, and Mudhoney are active bands. Grunge is alive and well and the rumors have been true all along. GRUNGE LIVES!
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Saw this right at midnight….What a great way to break in the new year!!!
“As of right now in 2010 Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Mudhoney, and Pearl Jam are active bands”
And STP…and did i mention Pearl Jam?
Forgot to mention STP, I’ve had a few drinks so I apologize. So happy though, I keep pinching myself to make sure this isn’t a dream. Thank god this reunion is happening, or I’d look like an uncredible asshole for reporting all 900 Soundgarden reunion rumors.
OH MY FUCKING GOD SOUNDGARDEN IS BACK TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS A FUCKIN HAPPY NEW YEARYEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
What a great news!!!!
Interesting in the next steps? new cd or a tour. Hopefully both..
Great news.
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This is great. Seen them at lolapalooza the year metallica headlined but not the same as a “soundgarden” show. Was going to see AIC open for metallica in 93 or 94 when over the radio it was announced that Layne was going to rehab so candlebox took over. NOOOOOO!!!
My only question is if PJ are going to tour, how will the drumming situation play out???
So now this is crappening… I wouldn’t be surprised if Nirvana got back together at this point. I’ll kill whomever I need to in order to get tickets, but I know I’m going to be disappointed. For the reunion they’ve got some older lookalike that has no tone left in his voice and strains to hit high notes. The guy who sings in the video on their website was killed off roughly 10 years ago today.
We don’t need to discuss this further. Believe what you want.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i just came in my pants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT FINAL SOUNDGARDEN IS BACK
Simply the greatest musical new of the century.
AHAHAHAHA and you were griping about slow news over the last year, here’s some news for ya!!
The last two weeks was the calm before the storm.
I think the most interesting question I have is… who is managing the band?
Holy mother of FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
A happy new year indeed!! I’m still trying to soak this in. Simply awesome news…
Can you imagine being at one of these future Soundgarden concerts, and the bust out a BRAND NEW SONG?!?!
Aside from me getting married, this is the greatest shit ever!
Andrew, it’s definitely not Susan Silver, haha. That we know for sure.
YES!!!! now pearl jam should get dave abbruzzese back on drums
FINALLY!!!! All my bands are back together. What is going to happen to Matt?? I really hope PJ doesn’t lose their greatest drummer.
But DAMN I am so happy I could cry!!!
It’s nice to see the “Eddie Vedder Political Story” headlines dropping off the most commented feed.
I think I was the first mention it in the forums like 10 mins after midnight of 1/1/10 I almost screamed till my lungs collapsed with joy! I read it on his myspace. Needles to say I think I got the gold star, cause the band is back! Soundgarden for life!
Yesssssssssss the Year of GRUNGE YESSSSSSS YESSSSS hell Yes, Yipppie!!
Mary holy mother of Christ… This is INCREDIBLE! Fuck yeah!!!!
i hope that Pearl Jam’s mgmt team takes on Soundgarden. PJ have been expertly managed their entire career by Kelly. would be great. Also, Alice in Chains is no longer manager by Susan Silver, either. I have a funny feeling maybe most of this 12-year fuck up was because the lead member of the band was married to the manager and that just is NOT good in any way. don’t shit where you eat, man.
You have to give Susan Silver a lot of credit though, she was a bit part in getting soundgarden off the ground, it wouldnt be to hard to suggest that without her soundgarden might not be, or might not be the same band they were/are
matt, i agree, she is probably a top-notch manager because as i think about the bands from that era who’s legacy kind of never got messed up in the “break”, it would be AiC and SG. they were always the most mysterious and elusive of the Grunge bands… which was great!! i am just hoping whomever the manager was for CC solo gets the boot. bad, bad management.
I dunno who was in charge for “Scream” but for people that dont know, the release of that was really screwed up somehow. The release date got pushed back from September 5-6 times until it finally came out in February. Songs from Scream were featured in Septemeber on “One Tree Hill” (yes, yes, I know, I know). I dont what went wrong but clearly doing lots of advertising 6 months before the CD comes out was clearly a major fk up.
I never knew songs from Scream were on One Tree Hill. Proves that shitty show’s inferiority to The OC which used a Mark Lanegan song!
Scream was fucked with a lot, it got pushed back a ton and they released a shit load of singles that all bombed on radio. People just didn’t want to hear Cornell singing over crappy drum beats.
In defense of Scream:
1) It was new Chris Cornell material, it’s always awesome to hear his voice
2) the music was good, it just took a few listens to get over the shock of hearing Chris Cornell sing over beats
3) We got the great and moody Two Drink Minimum
4) playing with his band live, the songs obviously have a much more rock-ier style and they appeal more to us Soundgarden/Audioslave grunge fans.
Overall, I think Scream is actually a good album top to bottom. It’s just not many people give it a chance.
Would I have take Scream over a fourth Audioslave album? Of course not. Hell, I’d even taken Carry on Part 2 over it. But it’s still a good album.
the first good news of the year
YESSSSSSSSS finally I was out of town for a week and I had a feeling that when I was coming back I’d have a good surprise regarding Soundgarden!! I thought it would be a box set release but a reunion is even better. Happy new year everyone!!!
Ohhhhhhh yeah! i was sure! the first best notice of the year!
but how will stay PJ?
Holy Heck!!!!!!! I am speechless!!!!!!!!!
Oh my God I just came back from Boston and I am excited oh yeah. I love this news.
So I guess this means Chris is going to pick up the guitar again? (PLEASE GOD DON’T LET THEM HIRE SOME GUY TO PLAY BEHIND THE AMPS). Anyway, I always thought Chris looked uncomfortable singing and playing guitar at the same time, and since I’ve thought he’s really been very focused on his vocals. I mean visually as an audience member it has looked to me as he is really focused all of his energy and attention on singing the songs as well as he can. And in old SG performances it has looked to me like he was devoting a lot of the attention to his guitar playing and perhaps sacrificing a better vocal performance.
Maybe it’s just me…
It looks like finally there is a reaction to all the shitty music that we had in the last 10 years.
Happy new year everyone!
He was lookin cool when he was playin guitar and singing & headbanging
and i think it s time to pick and put them together those guitars that Cornell had destroyed for the album Scream.. hahaha
and matt?
I hope Dave abbruzzese join PEarl jam again!!
Im hearing new SG songs……new PJ songs………how cool would a new TEMPLE OF THE DOG ALBUM BE??????
I know the project started as a couple tunes for A. Wood but I would love to hear what those 2 bands could put together now. A little worroed it was so good because of the vibe they had back then but I would surely give it a chance. Hell, since that album we have lost some important front men………Cobain, Hoon, Staley, etc…… Those are some good song topics.
I agree a new ‘temple of the dog’ album would be amazing!!! It would need to keep the similar style to the original album – vocal and guitar wise. Long epic guitar solos and cornell’s long vocal range.
With Chris Cornell’s matured song writing as well as Eddie Vedder and the rest of the band they could really make some “magic”!!
i hope they record a new record next year..
in my mind they never were apart…cept then no audioslave WHICH I LOVE! Im just thrilled! woo hoo
The return of Dave Abbruzzese to Pearl jam!!…that would be great!!
Grunge is not DEAD …… its back …. want to be in seattle
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