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89

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Dec 18, 2014
    80
    Five CDs is probably too much intensity for anyone to take, but Superunknown itself is a pitch-black delight. [Summer 2014, p.95]
  2. Jul 1, 2014
    80
    It is hard to say that the “rehearsal” tracks will be accessible to many more than hardcore Soundgarden fans or musicians who can relate to the start-stop and voiceover style of pushing through a song and trying to get it right, but then again, it’s hard to imagine many outside-of-hardcore fans of the band forking over the $90-plus it costs to buy this collection. Those that have the money and the interest should definitely do so, however.
  3. Q Magazine
    Jun 19, 2014
    80
    The songs sounds just as fierce 20 years on. [Jul 2014, p.124]
  4. Jun 5, 2014
    80
    Even without any very particularly illuminating extras, though, Superunknown is a Nineties benchmark.
  5. Jun 5, 2014
    100
    It's obvious that Superunknown was consciously styled as a masterwork, and it fulfills every ambition.
  6. Jun 5, 2014
    83
    There’s little that’s playful inside Superunknown. It sounds more like Black Sabbath running for their lives, about to crack under the pressure, but then, at the last minute, escaping--and thriving.
  7. Jun 5, 2014
    85
    Amid a musical landscape now splintered into infinite subgenres, Superunknown remains the very definition of no-qualifiers-required rock--a tombstone for a once-dominant aesthetic, perhaps, but also a solid, immovable mass that endures no matter how dramatically its surroundings have changed.
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 47 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 47
  2. Negative: 2 out of 47
  1. May 7, 2015
    10
    One of the best 90's albums of all time! Very song on Superunknown is just a masterpiece! They'll never be an album like this. Really gladOne of the best 90's albums of all time! Very song on Superunknown is just a masterpiece! They'll never be an album like this. Really glad these guys are back together! Full Review »
  2. Jan 28, 2023
    10
    if i asked to choose between Nevermind or Superunknown i will choose Superunknown they also had a great songs like a Black Hole Sun,Spoonman,if i asked to choose between Nevermind or Superunknown i will choose Superunknown they also had a great songs like a Black Hole Sun,Spoonman, and Fell on Black Days Full Review »
  3. Jan 22, 2021
    10
    Amazing vocals. Melodic rifts and sharp solo tonality. Every song on the album is unique, almost experimental in its own way. Can't praise itAmazing vocals. Melodic rifts and sharp solo tonality. Every song on the album is unique, almost experimental in its own way. Can't praise it enough. (Rest in peace Chris Cornell, you are missed and beloved by millions around the world. Your music has influenced me heavily and I'm thankful for the insight of inflect you have granted me. Full Review »