Soundgarden-Superunknown
You can thank Kurt Cobian for this. I've been in a grunge phase.
Like Nirvana, Soundgarden defined a genre. Not as influential or as well known as Nirvana, but Soundgarden is still one of the greatest grunge bands of all time, for sure. This album is correctly viewed as fantastic.
This album has a creepy feeling. The video for Black Hole Sun is particularly odd. The lyrics deal with jail, depression, violence, anger-it's not an album to listen to if you deal with depression. It might make it worse. Or, like the REM song "Everybody Hurts" it might make you feel better. Just knowing that others have dealt with the same feelings you have can help.
Grunge music has a darker feel that what people think. They dismissively refer to it as "garage band" music-but that doesn't give it the credit it deserves. Those who dismiss it are usually hair band fans (a genre I also like) who feel like grunge pushed their type of music aside. It's not true, of course. All music has a lifespan. Grunge came along when Gen X needed their own sound. This album is a fantastic representation of the genre.
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