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  • Summary: The four-disc box set features 11 unreleased songs as well as songs from both the grunge artist's solo and as lead singer with Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog.
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  • Record Label: Universal
  • Genre(s): Grunge, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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  1. Nov 20, 2018
    90
    Chris Cornell is a reverential capstone that charts the tortured artist's highs and lows, providing an ideal first step for anyone wishing to dive deeper into the impressive catalog of one of rock's loudest and most emotive voices.
  2. Nov 20, 2018
    80
    This collection (or any compilation for that matter) can’t come close to defining who Cornell truly was. He was multi-talented and a cipher; in some ways, he was impossible to know. But most of his truth appears to be in the music. The challenge is putting the puzzle pieces together.
  3. 80
    Sprawling four-CD, 64-track (11 previously unreleased) retrospective. ... Overwhelmingly, it’s Cornell’s voice that wins through--a star-burst of a scream, a full-throated delight.
  4. Kerrang!
    Nov 20, 2018
    80
    The unreleased and rare recordings here make this a brilliant salute to a much-missed hero. [17 Nov 2018, p.70]
  5. Mojo
    Nov 21, 2018
    80
    The single-disc edition offers a streamlined look at Cornell's career, cherry-picking some of his finest moments and complementing them with rarities. ... For a totalising retrospective, the 7-LP, 4-CD, 1-DVD box set is essential. [Jan 2019, p.104]
  6. Nov 20, 2018
    70
    If you come to this collection strictly as a fan of one particular period, you may have to work to appreciate the others. An Artist’s Legacy is certainly comprehensive, but it fails to highlight any common threads that might help us navigate Cornell’s long and varied career.
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