To note, “Hunger Strike” was actually written by the late Chris Cornell, the former frontman of Soundgarden. Cornell was a songwriter who we’ve undoubtedly pointed out in the past as relying heavily on symbolic language. And...
The title of this song (“Room a Thousand Years Wide”) instantly gives the impression that it is a really deep piece. Moreover, readers familiar with Soundgarden know that their songs often contain some type of...
Kim Thayil, one of the members of Soundgarden, described “Burden in My Hand” as a modern-day version of “Hey Joe“. “Hey Joe”, which is considered a classic tune by many, dates back to 1965, and its main character...
Let’s start off by saying that the lyrics of this song can be interpreted in a variety of ways – to say the least. So instead of running of the risk of overanalyzing, we will...
The titular “rusty cage” is akin to a feeling of imprisonment that defines the vocalist’s life. And all lyrics considered, this construct is not meant to be taken literally. For instance, the real-life inspiration behind the...
Rock bands have a tendency to, shall we say not be overly fond of the powers that be. And they all have their own respective ways of expressing this sentiment. And on “Boot Camp”, Chris Cornell...
Soundgarden’s songs, even the ones by other artists that they tended to cover, aren’t necessarily the easiest to decipher. They were one of those bands who sorta specialized in the art of saying plenty yet...
Considering that they also covered The Doors’ 1970 piece “Waiting for the Sun“, it can be gleaned that Soundgarden had an affinity for tunes from the late-1960s/early-1970s. This was perhaps the most-prominent era of social activism...
As will be further elaborated on in the trivia section, Soundgarden caught a lack of flack, including death threats, due to “Jesus Christ Pose”. Such came about specifically as the result of the visual media...
The best way to describe to the meaning of Outshined is by resorting to Chris Cornell’s own explanation of the tune. And the way he explained it is as being based on an emotional dichotomy that he often experienced,...