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by haroldhedd
Just got in from the show in Winnipeg..and as expected it has confirmed my belief that Chris Cornell is one of the best musicans alive today..I never got to see Soundgarden but I did see Audioslave..Chris's current band is very good and the way they do the Audioslave and Soundgarden songs does them total justice..the show was about 2 and a half hours of great Cornell tunes and a few covers..thanks Chris for the great show..and all your contributions to the world of music..in my estimation one of the great frontmen and one of, if not the best, writers ever.
by jordan
Well, the show was last night, and besides the fact he didn't include a few great songs [the biggest to me being Say Hello 2 Heaven -- which I had written in sharpie all across my arm, but still nothing] it was overall a really good show. You could really tell the band was comfortable playing what they played, with the out-of-place solos from the guitarists, drummer, and even a cool solo from the bassist. Those were pretty cool and added a new fresh element to many of the classics.
But yeah, the band was having FUN. Guitar picks were being thrown at whoever was doing a solo by the other band members and Chris was running around and laughing and singing the shit outta every song. Like I said the only real downfall was the fact that there were some really amazing tunes left out, which left me pretty damn disappointed.
Other than that though it was a damn solid show, and I sure hope they come back soon, and mix up the set list again. The setlist had a variety of tunes spanning basically his whole career (SG, Temple, Slave, and solo) which was pretty cool. But I couldn't help but miss Tim, Tom and Brad while hearing the Slave tunes being redone, although they were redone really well. The only weaker tunes ('weaker' as in the ones I didn't enjoy as much) were a couple of his solo tunes he played. You Know My Name was actually pretty good, I really liked that one. No Such Thing was decent - but still would've rather heard say another SG, Temple, or Slave song in it's place. He played Arms Around Your Love as well, which was decent, but again would've prefered something else but seeing as he's supposed to be touring in support of Carry On I guess he kinda has to, heh.
Anyways yeah, others may have liked them, but personally I thought those were the 'weaker' points of the show. He also threw in an unscheduled tune when the whole band played 'Seasons' after a fan held a sign up requesting it. Don't get me wrong, it was actually pretty good, but come on -- Say Hello 2 Heaven!!! haha, oh well, hopefully next time. Also from his solo work he played Sunshower and Billie Jean (the good version; which means he played it with just him and his guitar, none of that album version crap.) and I'm pretty sure that's it for his solo work, but I'm just going from memory.
So anyways, overall a really cool night, I wish CC would've came through with the Audiophiles meet n greet deal though. Oh well, hopefully next time, and hopefully they'll come back to Winnipeg really soon - it was a great show at pretty much the perfect venue for it - awesome! Overall it was a pretty killer show, with two encores (the final being an acoustic rendition of 'Wide Awake', and though I would've rather heard it full-band, it was still pretty cool to hear some Revelations.) and a pretty tight band backing CC up. The show sold out and honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if another did if there was one scheduled for the next night, I sure as hell know I'd buy tix for both nights (if the set list was gonna change, which I'm sure it would have.).
Anyways, I saw Slave back in 05 and that was an amazing experience, and I admit that even though the CC show last night was killer, the Slave show still comes on top for me (which by no means means in any way whatsoever that last night's show was not awesome. It was amazing!)
Winnipeg Sun
Cornell's power delivers goods
4 stars out of 5
These late-career makeovers can be kind of tricky.
Just ask Chris Cornell, who's already achieved mega-success as frontman for grunge gods Soundgarden -- and then again as the voice of rock-radio staples Audioslave -- but who's faltered slightly in his stabs at a solo career.
Cornell's first solo outing, 1999's Euphoria Morning, found the formerly metal-maned screamer dipping his toe in less aggressive waters, and his most recent release Carry On is even more testosterone deficient, so it was nice to see Cornell back in fighting form when he stopped by The Burt last night.
Looking street-corner chic in a grubby blazer and skintight jeans, Cornell, 46 [he's actually 43 - webmaster], made his entrance to the strains of some monster guitar riffs from his four-piece band, before launching into the lyrics of Let Me Drown, the opening track from Soundgarden's seminal 1994 disc Superunknown.
The track gave him plenty of opportunity to unleash that trademark howl of his (Cornell is widely believed to possess one of the best voices in modern rock), as did follow-up Outshined, another Soundgarden gem.
After dipping into the Audioslave vault with Show Me How to Live (from that band's eponymous debut), Cornell addressed the sold-out crowd. "It's been a long time," he said. "I've been wanting to tour across Canada for years. I asked my last band, but they didn't have time, and I asked my band before that, but they didn't have time, either."
For the record, Audioslave played Winnipeg once before disbanding, and we're pretty sure Soundgarden played the old arena at least once, as well. But hey, maybe the guy's had other things on his mind -- like how to beef up the first two offerings from Carry On.
Though the album versions are kinda wishy-washy, his live run-throughs of No Such Thing and You Know My Name, both sounded hefty as all get-out. Ditto Hunger Strike, Like A Stone and Rusty Cage. Our deadline came way too early for anticipated follow-ups, but earlier in the evening, openers Earl Greyhound proved they would've made a perfect match for Soundgarden's brand of '70s-inspired badass-ness.
And while the band's psychedelic freakouts and slow-building jam sessions were definitely a treat, we went away even happier knowing Cornell delivered on the raw-power payoff they set us up for.
David Schmeichel, Winnipeg Sun
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