Down on the Upside
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| Down on the Upside | ||
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| Missing image Soundgarden-DownOnTheUpside.jpg Album Cover | ||
| LP by Soundgarden | ||
| Released | May 21, 1996 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 65 min 55 sec | |
| Record label | A&M | |
| Producer | Soundgarden, Adam Kasper | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Q | 4 stars out of 5 | April 1996 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.artist.review&fixture_review=127998&fixture_artist=143758) |
| Allmusic.com | 3 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:kc6jtr5qkl7x) |
| Soundgarden Chronology | ||
| Songs from the Superunknown (1995) | Down on the Upside (1996) | A-Sides (1997) |
Down on the Upside is the final studio album by Soundgarden, released on May 21, 1996.
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Track listing
- "Pretty Noose" (Cornell) - 4:12
- "Rhinosaur" (Cameron/Cornell) - 3:14
- "Zero Chance" (Cornell/Shepherd) - 4:18
- "Dusty" (Cornell/Shepherd) - 4:34
- "Ty Cobb" (Cornell/Shepherd) - 3:05
- "Blow up the Outside World" (Cornell) - 5:46
- "Burden in My Hand" (Cornell) - 4:50
- "Never Named" (Cornell/Shepherd) - 2:28
- "Applebite" (Cameron/Cornell) - 5:10
- "Never the Machine Forever" (Thayil) - 3:36
- "Tighter & Tighter" (Cornell) - 6:06
- "No Attention" (Cornell) - 4:27
- "Switch Opens" (Cornell/Shepherd) - 3:53
- "Overfloater" (Cornell) - 5:09
- "An Unkind" (Shepherd) - 2:08
- "Boot Camp" (Cornell) - 2:59
Total album length: 65:55
Personnel
- Chris Cornell - Vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano, mandola, Fender Rhodes
- Kim Thayil - Guitar
- Ben Shepherd - Bass guitar, mandolin, mandola, photography
- Matt Cameron - Drums, percussion, Moog synthesizer
- Adam Kasper - Piano, producer, engineer, mixing
- Tom Smurdon - Assistant engineer, tracking assistant
- John Burton - Assistant engineer, tracking Assistant
- Sam Hofstedt - Assistant engineer
- Matt Bayles - Assistant engineer
- Dave Collins - Mastering
- Kevin Westenberg - Photography
Editorial Reviews
Ranked #25 in the Village Voice's 1996 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll. Village Voice (02/25/1997)
3 Stars (out of 5) - ...[eschews] innovation for the simpler payoff of just rocking out....While there are plenty of genuinely enjoyable moments throughout the album, their cumulative effect is undercut by the strict adherence to hard-rock form....The outlook remains bleak throughout... Rolling Stone Magazine (05/30/1996)
8 (out of 10) - ...as sprawling and generous-spirited as SUPERUNKNOWN, but...is a looser and live-er-sounding affair, not seeking the same level of aural precision....There's a new rhythmic tilt in a few songs that suggests the influence of the unjustly maligned '70s boogie tradition... Spin (06/01/1996)
...[Cornell's] not a happy camper--and the sadder he gets, the nastier Soundgarden sounds....his bandmates revitalize him with odd instruments..., weird new mixes..., and skewed tempos and dune-shifting melodies that unfold and enfold over repeated spins... Musician (07/01/1996)
Recommended - ...[they are] never again going to be the band they used to be....Soundgarden were the band in whose honour Sub Pop were formed, but their roots don't matter now. All I care for now is the immediacy of their pop moments. You're Oasis fans. You understand... Melody Maker (05/18/1996)
...When the band does latch onto a hook,...[Soundgarden] seems to instantly tire of it and contort its melody and tempo. Deviant, yes, but at least Soundgarden are on their musical toes... - Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly (05/24/1996)
3 (out of 5) - ...they're now fully capable of penning some damned spiffy pop songs....this is a raw, warm....sounding record, high-tech for 1975 and having more to do with tubes than transistors....they sound more human here, like they're playing in your living room... Alternative Press (08/01/1996)
Additional notes
Catalogue: (LP) A&M 540526, (CD) A&M 314540526