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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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Q MagazineA remarkable record. [Feb 2003, p.96]
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One of the most important rock bands ever meets one of the best, and guess what, they've only gone and knocked out a bonafide masterpiece. It's 1993 all over again, but it's also 1970 and 2002 and beyond, because an album this classic transcends any pigeonholing.
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SpinThey just want to rock you into peaceful submission, and they are successful about 70 percent of the time. [Dec 2002, p.135]
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Audioslave is the best of both bands.
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The first truly great rock band of the 21st century.
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While a bit of this debut sounds like Cornell doing his best over Rage-ified staccato riffs, these guys are at the top of their game when they reverse the formula and make way for Cornell's masterful wail and poetic imagery.
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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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This "debut" is surprisingly nimble, but mostly it's exactly what everyone expected: Chris Cornell blowing out his trachea over a familiar "Killing in the Name" liquid grind.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 136 out of 154
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Mixed: 9 out of 154
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Negative: 9 out of 154
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Jan 3, 2011
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Oct 25, 2010
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Jun 18, 2022