Chris Cornell

Scream
$13.98
Chris Cornell is undisputably one of the best male voices in Rock of all time. Unfortunately even he can not save the sterile, crappy, plastic, genre that is Pop.
Cornell proves that he is versatile enough to sing within this genre and fit in, however it is not a place where he can truly shine; The music, rather, diminishes him. There is no substitute for the warmth of acoustic drums, electric bass and guitars, acoustic guitars, and other instruments played by HUMAN BEINGS. Loops, programs, and cliche pop mixing techniques are a lame match in the wind compared to the bonfire that Cornell is capable of, whether solo, with Sound Garden, or Audio-Slave. Chris, I appreciate your statement. You have now been there and done that. Please return home. :) We miss you.

Euphoria Morning
$13.98
I bought this album when it was first released and I've never grown bored of it. I was always a huge Soundgarden fan before Chris released this album and I was fearing that it would be a tragedy, but to me, it turned out to be quite the opposite. This album perfectly demonstrates Chris' incredible talent in both singing and song writing. On this album you will get all the things you'd expect from Chris Cornell - attitude, passion and guts - this album is INCREDIBLE. The songs are packed with emotion and experience, you feel it resonate within you as you listen. This man really knows how to reach people through his music. It has been my favourite album since I bought it and still is, you MUST buy this album.

Arms Around Your Love
$12.99
Building (probably unconsciously) on the closing riff from Zep's Stairway to Heaven, Chris Cornell masterfully crafts and executes an infectious pop gem in "Arms Around Your Love". For the intro, Cornell inverts a motif from Jimmy Page's solo into an ascending melody that hovers mournfully over the descending chord progression. Hooks abound, with rich harmonies, most notably in the chorus. The stock-in-trade Cornell bridge follows the second chorus, mixing majesty with a yearning that is resolved in the guitar solo and closing refrain. The closing guitar melody adds an almost incongruous but welcome note of hope.

On the surface, the lyrics are a merciless whipping from a vicious Monday-morning quarterback of a conscience about a lover lost out of the subject's failure to appreciate her. But according to Cornell, the song is more a reflection on the loss or death of lovers, friends or family in general, and the regret of not having fully appreciated or expressed one's love for those lost. In this context, "she" could be interpreted as one's sense of regret ("she's gonna make you pay for it"), and the "he" with his "arms around your love" is death, rather than the lover for whom your lover left you. As with so many other Cornell classics, even the most seemingly straightforward lyrics reveal many new meanings after the initial reflection.

Highly recommended single from a stellar album!

String Quartet Tribute to Chris Cornell
$16.98
For over 20 years Chris Cornell has reigned supreme as one of the most powerful frontmen in rock history. Whether he was wailing like a banshee for Soundgarden or crooning his way through the radio hits he would write with Audioslave, Cornell has one of the most identifiable voices in recent memory. As a way of saying thanks for all the incredible music he's been a part of, The String Quartet Tribute to Chris Cornell covers some of the most powerful hits from Cornell's career. This album, like all of Cornell's classics, is going to outshine everything else in your record collection.