Currently listening to Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger.
Speaking of which, I'm glad to see the boys from Soundgarden back together after some successful (Audioslave) and horribly unsuccessful (Scream) projects from Chris Cornell over the last 12 years or so... You can appreciate Soundgarden because it only takes a few seconds' worth of any of their songs to identify the band. Their sound is certainly their own.
For those who may doubt Cornell's ability to still hit the high notes, fear not. I saw him with his solo band about 2 years ago and the guy's pipes are still top-notch. Anyway, I expect them to tear the roof off of Lollapalooza this weekend in Chicago and I have fingers crossed that upon returning from some festival shows in Europe, they treat us all to a proper tour here in the States. I've never seen them live, so that'll be a must see for me... And then Matt Cameron needs to get his ass back to Pearl Jam, so they can put a new record together. Of course, if Matt decides to rejoin Soundgarden full-time, maybe I can finally win my coveted dream job of being Pearl Jam's drummer... One must have dreams...
On a related note, I dig this Chris Cornell quote - "I`m not a lyric writer to make statements. What I enjoy doing is making paintings with lyrics, creating colorful images. I think that`s more what entertainment and music should be."
Born July 16:
1952 - Stewart Copeland (drummer, The Police) Without a doubt one of the greatest rock drummers on the planet. Interesting tidbit that I only learned a few years ago is that he performs the hi-hat on Peter Gabriel's "Red Rain"... Stewart doesn't play the drums, just the hi-hat.
1974 - Jeremy Enigk (vocalist/guitarist, Sunny Day Real Estate)
R.I.P. for July 16:
1996 - John Panozzo (drummer, Styx)
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