Songbook [Live] - Chris Cornell
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  • Summary: This acoustic, live album from the former Soundgarden frontman features songs from every musical side project he has had a part in, including music from Temple of the Dog; Audioslave; and his solo album, Scream.
  • Record Label: Hip-O
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Post-Grunge
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
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  1. Kerrang!
    Nov 29, 2011
    80
    Good lord, what a voice Chris Cornell has - rich, bruised, defiant, fragile and strong, be bends it to his will. On Songbook ... [his voice] carries the album as it stands starkly against his simple guitar backing. [Nov. 19, 2011p. 51]
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  2. musicOMH.com
    Nov 29, 2011
    60
    Cornell's voice might not be as tight as it was back in 1994, but it remains a formidable instrument - and lifts this collection well above that of an average live album. It's the lack of variety that stops it from becoming truly great.
  3. American Songwriter
    Jan 5, 2012
    60
    A nice summation of Chris Cornell's career up to this point, Songbook makes for a fine springboard into the next creative chapter of his life.
  4. Rock Sound
    Dec 12, 2011
    60
    It'd be a far easier listen if it was a proper studio release.

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