Comments | sargraf: will anything ever sound as sweet?

sargraf

will anything ever sound as sweet?

Jun 29, 2008 19:15

It's just amazing how things slip by you, and it seems like the best moments where you might have enjoyed them at their peak are lost without you ever realizing they existed, and then they catch up to you years later when it's just the right timing for it all to come together in the way it was meant for you personally, however late or irrelevant it ( Read more... )

no one sings like him anymore, music, thinky thoughts

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lemmealone June 30 2008, 01:45:53 UTC

Oh, man. I find it AWESOME that you've discovered Soundgarden. I really got into their music, wow, I was a teenager so probably around fifteen years ago, or thereabouts? And you're right, even now they are just brilliant - musically and emotively, although I guess to some extent the two terms are mutually inclusive. *g*

Funnily enough, I also had the same reaction to Amadeus as a kid, and to this day it's one of my favourite movies ever despite the wrongness of the actual history. It was my first REAL introduction to Mozart, beyond a cassette tape I got from my grandmother, and Requiem still pulls me to pieces every time I hear it. The Confutatis scene lives in my head - man, so powerful and brutal. *hands* I don't even know the words for that shit.

sargraf June 30 2008, 02:47:37 UTC

I'm SO in love with them. Seriously. Everyone else is oatmeal, sometimes with sugar, honey or fruit, but still oatmeal. SO MUCH LOVE. I know they joked about being loud to cover their mistakes, but my gosh, they are so intricate. It's incredible music, and emotional music, too. Utterly amazing. Aaand, I'm however many years late getting into them, but one of the things that amazes me is that they're still remarkably removed from the pack, like... miles ahead.

That's exactly what it was with me, too, my first real introduction to Mozart. That scene just gives me chills. I don't care if it's not accurate. It's such a breathtaking reveal of the layers in the music, of the beauty and power of each piece. Then it comes together... Just WOW. I have no words for it, either. Simply beautiful.

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sargraf June 30 2008, 10:24:45 UTC

I'm back! And even answering comments!! It's amazing and utterly unlike me. I'm happy to friend you. I can't remember if the links still work to all of the MOB stuff (pictures and other downloads, etc.), but just drop me a line if you find a dead link.

You're from Seattle? I don't know anything about Seattle, really, except that it rains a lot. But I have to say, based on the music, it must be incredibly open and free. That so many beautiful and distinct sounds all came from there is just amazing to me. Take most other places in the US, and within the particular genres, the music is going to sound basically the same. People basically think and react the same way to other schools of thought: fear and loathing. Maybe it's just the South, where I've been trapped the past nine years. Anyhow, what's in the water up there??

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sargraf June 30 2008, 10:27:55 UTC

Soundgarden are awesome!!!

And thank you! Nice to be back (again).

kuroraka June 30 2008, 17:01:24 UTC

This brings back memories! I really liked Chris Cornell's voice back then, but i haven't listened to anything by him in ages.

Do you know Temple of the Dog? It was sort of a Soundgarden side project, i think they only released one album. I was pretty addicted to their songs for a while.

sargraf July 2 2008, 02:24:08 UTC

Chris Cornell's voice was kissed by the heavens. Gorgeous voice. Far more emotive than he seems to be given credit for when compared to his Seattle peers. Layne Staley (RIP) had a truly beautiful voice; Eddie Vedder doesn't do much for me, although he has a nice tone when he's not forcing it.

I bought Temple of the Dog immediately after I bought Badmotorfinger and realized through research that he had done this other project with the soon-to-be Pearl Jam gang. And when I say he has a gorgeous voice, I'm not referring only to this album, but my god... what a performance, song after song after song. I have SO much love for that album; I can't even tell you! So much emotion, such fine music.

ngc7023 June 30 2008, 17:27:16 UTC

So peculiar that you discovered Soundgarden just now! They were my favorite Seattle band back then, with that powerful sound of theirs that roared and had been nothing like grunge! I never liked Nirvana and Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains and Soundgarden suited me just fine... But, alas, the band disbanded and I never got over the fact that I hadn't got a chance to hear them live (AIC also...) - they just never toured nowhere near my country...

My favorite track is "Loud Love", but "Fell on Black Days", "Spoonman", "Burden in my hand" and "Outshine" are near behind. Chris' later project - Audioslave - just didn't sound right. Somebody here suggested you should check out Temple of the Dog; I would recommend it as well :)

PS. Could you please befriend me, I'd like to talk with you instead of talking TO you ^^

sargraf July 2 2008, 02:34:12 UTC

We have the same music tastes! Pearl Jam and Nirvana are my least favorites out of the "big four" from Seattle (although I love Stone and Jeff and certainly Matt, now). I like some of their songs, but most of them leave me unmoved. Alice In Chains and particularly Soundgarden are more to my style.

"Loud Love" has such a sweet opening; I love how his voice comes in. "Fell On Black Days" and "Burden In My Hand" are great songs, too, although I'm more of a "Mailman" and "Tighter & Tighter" gal myself. I like them best when they're sludgy. "Outshined" wasn't my favorite on the album, but then I heard live versions of it (bootlegs), and there's one from Chicago in 1996 that is just incredible.

p.s. Friended! (^^) Must have more Soundgarden fans on my flist!

ngc7023 July 2 2008, 10:57:47 UTC

Here, here ;)