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Chris seems to have really impressed both pro and fan reviewers with the sheer quality of his singing at this show, staged in an old theatre more used to hosting plays and classical concerts.
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by moonshower
The show was one of those memorable lifetime moments for me. We couldn't believe the set was 2 1/2 hours! At one point in the show, Chris hit a certain note that is out of the normal range of the human ear and I thought my eardrum was bursting, in a good way. Had I been glass, I would have shattered!
Louisville isn't a big rock concert draw (see our exciting state fair lineup of various country artists) so we usually have to travel to see anyone worth hearing. So Chris's visit was extra special and MUCH APPRECIATED :)
by kurtlaynevedder
I saw Chris last night in Louisville. It was the greatest shit ever! To be honest I thought Chris was starting to lose his voice a little and that he should stick to his midrange songs.
I TAKE THAT BACK!!! His voice was flawless. He hit every note with perfect clarity and it was just perfect. And the set list was awsome. I dont think the venue was expecting that kinda of crowd (it was at a theater called the Palace, which is usually for plays and orchestras). It was just awesome in everyway, Iwish it wasn't over.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
by Jeffrey Lee Puckett
Chris Cornell is on the short list of freakish rock 'n' roll singers, right up there witih Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, AC/DC's Bon Scott and Judas Priest's Rob Halford.
His range is tremendously wide, and few can match his power. He can slide from his lower to upper registers with ridiculous ease and at a volume that cuts laserlike through the loudest of bands--and Cornell knows loud bands. As the singer for Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog, Cornell has gone toe to toe with stacked Marshalls for more than two decades and never blinked.
Tuesday night at the Louisville Palace, Cornell delivered several "did-you-hear-that" moments while leading his impressive touring band through a long set of his best-known material, including songs from his solo album "Carry On", due out Tuesday.
The tour is to promote "Carry On", Cornell's second solo album, but for the first time he's performing songs from throughout his career. He went as far back as 1989's "Loud Love", a Sound garden staple, and included some one-off oddities such as "Seasons", from the "Singles" soundtrack.
Highlights included a raging "Cochise", an Audioslave song; a scathing "Can't Change Me", from his first solo album, 1999's "Euphoria Morning; a brutal Zeppelinesque version of Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage"; and two songs from Temple of the Dog's lone album, "Hunger Strike" and a very pretty "Say Hello 2 Heaven".
Cornell's newer material was hit and miss. "You Know My Name", which first appeared on the "Casino Royale" soundtrack, was a standout, as was a moody, bluesy cover of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". But "Poison Eye" sounded disjointed, and a couple of ballads were short on melody.
Cornell's band was strong throughout, especially guitarist Yogi Lonich and drummer Jason Sutter, who brought a welcome John Bonham stomp. But the lead instrument was clearly Cornell's voice, and no band was going to top it, no matter how good.
Doesn't Remind Me - thanks donahuelee
Scar On the Sky (extract) - thanks boone0310
Seasons (extract) - thanks tnk1969
Hunger Strike (extract) - thanks tnk1969
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