Gave it a spin. At the risk of being unnecessarily vicious to one of the seminal 'grunge' bands of the early 90s, whose 'superunknown' definitely got a few plays when I was into that stuff about a decade ago, they didn't really strike me as the kind of group capable of making a play for renewed relevance, a la Dinosaur Jr. Given the efforts of the downright irritating Audioslave and Pearl Jam's steady march into dad rock blather, maybe my expectations were lowered. At best, it's a reaffirmation of the original article, a stirring tribute to a band from a time and place - at worst, it reminds me of Audioslave/latter-day Foo Fighters/Pearl Jam/anything remotely attached to the Smashing Pumpkins since 1998, and that nostalgia is a gnawing illness not unlike gout. King Animal sounds a lot like the vintage thing, which is to say... it could be worse, and anyone who loves Soundgarden won't be disappointed.
Re: what are you listening to?
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 1:50 am
by Jets GM
Re: what are you listening to?
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 12:02 am
by Jets GM
This song depressed the hell out of me today (ask Dan, I wouldn't leave him alone for an hour on MSN), but it's kick ass and I can thrive off misery if I have to.
Re: what are you listening to?
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:22 am
by Dallas Stars GM
Hello guys, right now I'm listening to youtube.com/watch?v=dUm3Ld8xlL4 (just play it & enjoy)
Re: what are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:58 pm
by Edmonton Mike
Dallas Stars GM wrote:Hello guys, right now I'm listening to youtube.com/watch?v=dUm3Ld8xlL4 (just play it & enjoy)
Used to listen to Deftones a lot, kinda forgot about them for whatever reasons. Thanks for sharing this.
Re: what are you listening to?
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 11:51 am
by Dallas Stars GM
Haha you're welcome. Glad to hear you like them too. What is your most favourite band of all time?
Re: what are you listening to?
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 5:36 pm
by Edmonton Mike
Hard to name just one. Big fan of Sick Of It All, Madball, Foo Fighters, Good Riddance, Face To Face...
Used to listen to Deftones, Korn, Rage Against The Machine, Manson and Tool all the time 10-15 years ago.
to Oilers GM: I know Face to Face from Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX (game for PlayStation 1)...and of course I know all the bands you named... but I'm not actively listening to none of them... only FtF from time to time
Mah mannn! I'm a huge Comeback Kid fan. Been listening to Symptoms + Cures non-stop for the last 2 weeks now. I'm seeing them live in May for the Xth time.
Kid Koala, from Montreal... well ok it's just a mix, but his actual spinning is sick, wicked, twisted, etc.
Re: what are you listening to?
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:48 pm
by Virtual Jarmo
Dallas Stars GM wrote:to Oilers GM: I know Face to Face from Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX (game for PlayStation 1)...and of course I know all the bands you named... but I'm not actively listening to none of them... only FtF from time to time
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater soundtrack > Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX soundtrack
Man, I forgot how sick that song by The Ernies was. Might be playing some THPS tonight now. THPS2 was my favorite of the series, but you can't beat the music from the first one.