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THIS WEEK: Soundgarden: “Get on the Snake”. Recorded April 16, 1990 at Philipshalle. Düsseldorf, Germany.
FYI:
SOUNDGARDEN GUITARIST OFFERS UPDATE ON NEW ALBUM, REISSUES
Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil spoke with Los Angeles radio host Full Metal Jackie about the state of the band’s next studio album, which will follow up 2012’s King Animal. Thayil explained, “Right now there are some other projects that are taking up band members’ time . . . Over the past year we’ve had a number of songwriting and jam sessions, Soundgarden, getting together to simply exchange ideas and document and record them. So we’ve had some rough demos of a dozen or so songs. We’ll continue to do this as everyone’s schedules open up. Hopefully next year we’ll find ourselves in the studio fleshing out these ideas.”
•Thayil cited drummer Matt Cameron’s other job as the drummer for Pearl Jam and Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell’s solo tour as two projects that are taking up time, along with the Temple Of The Dog reunion tour that both Cornell and Cameron are part of.
•Thayil mentioned that, following the recent reissue of several Soundgarden albums on vinyl, other projects are coming up as well. On the schedule are a 25th anniversary edition of 1991’s Badmotorfinger and a remixed version of the group’s first full-length disc, 1988’s Ultramega OK.
•Soundgarden reunited in 2010 after a 13-year layoff, touring and then eventually writing new material that became the basis for 2012’s King Animal, its first new studio album in 16 years.
•Temple Of The Dog, the legendary Seattle supergroup featuring members of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, begins a five-city trek on November 4th in Philadelphia. The outfit is hitting the road to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its self-titled 1991 album. A deluxe reissue of the disc arrived on September 30th.
