Audioslave
by Audioslave
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Nov 19, 2002
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 154 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 136 out of 154
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 154
  3. Negative: 9 out of 154

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  1. TyroneP
    Oct 25, 2010
    5
    Half of the cuts are interesting and the other half are just bad versions of the interesting ones. Listening to this from start to finish is a real chore and, basically, it's just too draining for it to ever be an enjoyable record.
  2. Vampire25
    Jan 3, 2011
    5
    Audioslave's debut is highly flawed. But I think deep down, it's kind of a good album. Chris Cornell's lyrics though are extremely bad. The lyrics suck. "I was standing at the rock, gathering the flock". I mean come on. Soundgarden was an amazing band but Chris Cornell in Audioslave just isn't that great. Rage Against The Machine band members on the other hand are what makes this albumAudioslave's debut is highly flawed. But I think deep down, it's kind of a good album. Chris Cornell's lyrics though are extremely bad. The lyrics suck. "I was standing at the rock, gathering the flock". I mean come on. Soundgarden was an amazing band but Chris Cornell in Audioslave just isn't that great. Rage Against The Machine band members on the other hand are what makes this album slightly ok. Tom Morello's guitar solos are brilliant. Brad Wilk on drums is great, and Tim Commerford is also great. All In All, if you can mind Chris Cornell and really enjoy RATM, Audioslave should be a good album to enjoy. C… Expand
  3. JohnG
    Dec 4, 2002
    4
    I'm torn on this album, the Cornell moments are wonderful. You can easily hear the parts Chris wrote vs. the parts Morello and the ex-Ragers created. I've never liked Morello's style. They say he's doing things with a guitar no one else would ever do. This is very true, as no one else would want to sound like that. Chris should go back to his solo career, or at least I'm torn on this album, the Cornell moments are wonderful. You can easily hear the parts Chris wrote vs. the parts Morello and the ex-Ragers created. I've never liked Morello's style. They say he's doing things with a guitar no one else would ever do. This is very true, as no one else would want to sound like that. Chris should go back to his solo career, or at least lose Morello and bring in ex-Soundgarden-er Kim to play guitar and write the music, then, we would have a savior of rock in our pop-owned shallow music world.… Expand
  4. JonH
    Jun 7, 2004
    4
    Shockingly bland
  5. JasonK.
    Oct 22, 2005
    4
    As we all know that the grunge-rock era is dead and long gone, even some of the bands have given up. The same fate consumed Soundgarden (probably) the first and most certainly the best of them all. They officially disbanded in 1997 which forced vocalist Chris Cornell to enter the solo world. He made one hell of a record by himself and really showed what he's capable of all by As we all know that the grunge-rock era is dead and long gone, even some of the bands have given up. The same fate consumed Soundgarden (probably) the first and most certainly the best of them all. They officially disbanded in 1997 which forced vocalist Chris Cornell to enter the solo world. He made one hell of a record by himself and really showed what he's capable of all by himself, no other news was heard about him since then. After a few years we heard a news about Cornell forming a new band. Some rays of hope fell on the grunge genre. Former R.A.T.M. (Rage Against The Machine) members and Cornell together formed Audioslave. This is their debut album. The result of the two band's joining is a laclustre album trying to copy the legendary Led Zepplin. Where did the hatred of R.A.T.M. disappear, where did the deep depressing and sometimes anger rousing songs of Soundgarden fall off? Chris sould've stuck to his solo career or should've considered a reunion of SG. Guess he really did "fall on black days". I am a diehard fan of SG and hope for another of his solo albums OR weep and hope for a SG reunion. WE BEG TO YOU CHRIS!!!… Expand
  6. ZachL.
    May 29, 2005
    5
    The start seemed to have some goodness to it (besides the lyrics), but about half way through I was tired of it. This album has the same problem that about 90% of modern rock (by modern rock I mean media-hyped rock) suffers from, and that is monotony.
  7. brockcheese
    Feb 3, 2020
    6
    This is a weird album with a ton of talent attached. Chris Cornell is of course amazing as a singer yet he is clearly not experimenting as much as he did with Soundgarden.
  8. Danm95VFF
    Apr 18, 2016
    6
    Audioslave stands as an example of a supergroup that sounds like a good idea on paper (RATM and Soundgarden are both fantastic bands) but, when executed, sounds disappointingly bland and uninspired. A couple tracks such as "Cochise" and "I Am a Highway" show promise, but most of the songs sound the same. Brad Wilk's drumming sounds identical on a lot of tracks and Tom Morello's riffs lackAudioslave stands as an example of a supergroup that sounds like a good idea on paper (RATM and Soundgarden are both fantastic bands) but, when executed, sounds disappointingly bland and uninspired. A couple tracks such as "Cochise" and "I Am a Highway" show promise, but most of the songs sound the same. Brad Wilk's drumming sounds identical on a lot of tracks and Tom Morello's riffs lack passion and, well, rage. On top of that, this album is too long. A 10 track album would have been a slight improvement. I mean, it's not a bad album. It just isn't that good.… Expand

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#9 Most Discussed Album of 2002
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Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 3 out of 19
  1. Blender
    60
    This is feel-good stuff, the sound of a rejuvenating artistic vacation. [#12, p.136]
  2. The A.V. Club
    70
    A curious idea from its inception, pairing Soundgarden's singer with Rage's musicians promises a unique alchemy it can't entirely deliver, obscuring the latter's politics and distinct sound.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    The result isn't a faux Rage album; rather, it's the true follow-up to Soundgarden's ''Superunknown'' that neither that band nor a solo Cornell ever managed.
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