http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4004&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rssSoundgarden debuted as a swaggering, leaden Hard Rock outfit, all flailing hair and meaty Metal riffs -- this was the Soundgarden of "Big Dumb Sex" and "Full On Kevin's Mom." By the time grunge reached its heyday on MTV, the pages of <i>Rolling Stone</i>, and the radio, the Seattle band had reined in its lunk-headed tendencies and focused on crafting excellent songs such as "Burden In My Hand," "Like Suicide" (the elegiac swansong for grunge's commercial invincibility), and "Overfloater." They never completely captured the imagination of a generation the way their friends and contemporaries did -- Nirvana were more mercurial, Pearl Jam more anthemic. But more than any other grunge outfit, Soundgarden demonstrated the influence of '70s Hard Rock on grunge. Longtime fans claim that Soundgarden softened up over the years, citing the insane crossover success of "Black Hole Sun" (1994) as Exhibit A in the band's paving of their previously potholed Grunge/Metal hybrid. But given a closer listen, some of the band's later material -- "Pretty Noose" and "Let Me Drown," for example -- thuds just as emphatically as their late '80s releases on Sub Pop and SST. - Charles HodgkinsGrungeen720Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:38:53 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4004&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soundgarden debuted as a swaggering, leaden Hard Rock outfit, all flailing hair and meaty Metal riffs -- this was the Soundgarden of "Big Dumb Sex" and "Full On Kevin's Mom." By the time grunge reached its heyday on MTV, the pages of <i>Rolling Stone</i>, and the radio, the Seattle band had reined in its lunk-headed tendencies and focused on crafting excellent songs such as "Burden In My Hand," "Like Suicide" (the elegiac swansong for grunge's commercial invincibility), and "Overfloater." They never completely captured the imagination of a generation the way their friends and contemporaries did -- Nirvana were more mercurial, Pearl Jam more anthemic. But more than any other grunge outfit, Soundgarden demonstrated the influence of '70s Hard Rock on grunge. Longtime fans claim that Soundgarden softened up over the years, citing the insane crossover success of "Black Hole Sun" (1994) as Exhibit A in the band's paving of their previously potholed Grunge/Metal hybrid. But given a closer listen, some of the band's later material -- "Pretty Noose" and "Let Me Drown," for example -- thuds just as emphatically as their late '80s releases on Sub Pop and SST. - Charles Hodgkins http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033989&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2033989 tra.2033989 Soundgarden art.4004 1.29 Superunknown alb.112428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/4/1104568_170x170.jpg 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 true Black Hole Sun tra.2033989 318000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033989&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033989&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033985&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2033985 tra.2033985 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Superunknown alb.112428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/4/1104568_170x170.jpg 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 true Fell On Black Days tra.2033985 282000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033985&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033985&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033990&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2033990 tra.2033990 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Superunknown alb.112428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/4/1104568_170x170.jpg 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 true Spoonman tra.2033990 246000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033990&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033990&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870699&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 1870699 tra.1870699 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Badmotorfinger alb.194249 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/2/4/1104287_170x170.jpg 1991-10-08 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Rusty Cage tra.1870699 265000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870699&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870699&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870700&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 1870700 tra.1870700 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Badmotorfinger alb.194249 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/2/4/1104287_170x170.jpg 1991-10-08 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Outshined tra.1870700 310000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870700&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870700&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869488&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 21 May 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 1869488 tra.1869488 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Down On The Upside alb.95658 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/5/4/1104572_170x170.jpg 1996-05-21 00:00:00.0 1996-05-21 00:00:00.0 true Burden In My Hand tra.1869488 290000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869488&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869488&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869487&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 21 May 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 1869487 tra.1869487 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Down On The Upside alb.95658 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/5/4/1104572_170x170.jpg 1996-05-21 00:00:00.0 1996-05-21 00:00:00.0 true Blow Up The Outside World tra.1869487 345000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869487&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869487&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033992&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2033992 tra.2033992 Soundgarden art.4004 0.69 Superunknown alb.112428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/4/1104568_170x170.jpg 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 true The Day I Tried To Live tra.2033992 319000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033992&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033992&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869482&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 21 May 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 1869482 tra.1869482 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Down On The Upside alb.95658 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/5/4/1104572_170x170.jpg 1996-05-21 00:00:00.0 1996-05-21 00:00:00.0 true Pretty Noose tra.1869482 251000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869482&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869482&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020794&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 4 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2020794 tra.2020794 Soundgarden art.4004 1.29 A-Sides alb.234649 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/5/4/1104576_170x170.jpg 1997-11-04 00:00:00.0 1997-11-04 00:00:00.0 true Black Hole Sun tra.2020794 320000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020794&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020794&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033984&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2033984 tra.2033984 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Superunknown alb.112428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/4/1104568_170x170.jpg 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 true My Wave tra.2033984 312000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033984&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033984&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870702&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 1870702 tra.1870702 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Badmotorfinger alb.194249 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/2/4/1104287_170x170.jpg 1991-10-08 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Jesus Christ Pose tra.1870702 350000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870702&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870702&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870701&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 1870701 tra.1870701 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Badmotorfinger alb.194249 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/2/4/1104287_170x170.jpg 1991-10-08 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Slaves & Bulldozers tra.1870701 415000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870701&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870701&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020795&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 4 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2020795 tra.2020795 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 A-Sides alb.234649 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/5/4/1104576_170x170.jpg 1997-11-04 00:00:00.0 1997-11-04 00:00:00.0 true Fell On Black Days tra.2020795 282000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020795&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020795&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020792&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 4 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2020792 tra.2020792 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 A-Sides alb.234649 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/5/4/1104576_170x170.jpg 1997-11-04 00:00:00.0 1997-11-04 00:00:00.0 true Spoonman tra.2020792 248000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020792&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020792&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033995&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2033995 tra.2033995 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Superunknown alb.112428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/4/1104568_170x170.jpg 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 true 4th of July tra.2033995 308000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033995&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033995&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020790&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 4 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2020790 tra.2020790 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 A-Sides alb.234649 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/5/4/1104576_170x170.jpg 1997-11-04 00:00:00.0 1997-11-04 00:00:00.0 true Outshined tra.2020790 312000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020790&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020790&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033987&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2033987 tra.2033987 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Superunknown alb.112428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/4/1104568_170x170.jpg 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 true Superunknown tra.2033987 306000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033987&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033987&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033983&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2033983 tra.2033983 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Superunknown alb.112428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/4/1104568_170x170.jpg 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 true Let Me Drown tra.2033983 232000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033983&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033983&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033997&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2033997 tra.2033997 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Superunknown alb.112428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/4/1104568_170x170.jpg 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 true Like Suicide tra.2033997 421000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033997&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033997&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033991&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2033991 tra.2033991 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Superunknown alb.112428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/4/1104568_170x170.jpg 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 true Limo Wreck tra.2033991 347000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033991&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033991&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020798&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 4 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2020798 tra.2020798 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 A-Sides alb.234649 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/5/4/1104576_170x170.jpg 1997-11-04 00:00:00.0 1997-11-04 00:00:00.0 true Blow Up The Outside World tra.2020798 347000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020798&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2020798&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033988&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2033988 tra.2033988 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Superunknown alb.112428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/4/1104568_170x170.jpg 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 true Head Down tra.2033988 369000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033988&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033988&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033986&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 2033986 tra.2033986 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Superunknown alb.112428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/4/1104568_170x170.jpg 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 1994-03-08 00:00:00.0 true Mailman tra.2033986 265000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033986&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033986&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870706&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Soundgarden on Rhapsody Online 1870706 tra.1870706 Soundgarden art.4004 0.99 Badmotorfinger alb.194249 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/2/4/1104287_170x170.jpg 1991-10-08 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Room A Thousand Years Wide tra.1870706 246000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870706&variant=play&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1870706&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoundgarden%2Ftop-tracks.rss