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Points: 26138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 13 2012 at 12:27
Was this released today?
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Points: 1199 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 13 2012 at 15:09
Currently halfway through my first listen. Doesn't seem like a particularly great album, but I'm taking a strong liking to "Taree". The ultra-silly "By Crooked Steps" seems to be quite good as well. I'll have to see about the rest.
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Points: 34101 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 13 2012 at 16:08
it is like the Hunter, neads time to digest, couse of the technicality of the band. lots of layers and twists and odd-time sigs
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Points: 34101 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 13 2012 at 16:08
Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

Was this released today?
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Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

it is like the Hunter, neads time to digest, couse of the technicality of the band. lots of layers and twists and odd-time sigs

Funny, because it reminds me a lot of The Hunter actually. But like that album I assume I will eventually find a few tracks I like and a few I don't care for. I'm just a bit sad that they're not as memorable as they used to be. In their heyday they could make complex songs that got stuck in your head immediately.
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Points: 26138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 13 2012 at 18:22
Download purchase only $3.99 from Amazon.  Figured I'd get some immediate gratification and maybe buy the physical CD later on if I like it.
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Points: 34101 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 14 2012 at 12:48
Originally posted by HarbouringTheSoul HarbouringTheSoul wrote:

Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

it is like the Hunter, neads time to digest, couse of the technicality of the band. lots of layers and twists and odd-time sigs

Funny, because it reminds me a lot of The Hunter actually. But like that album I assume I will eventually find a few tracks I like and a few I don't care for. I'm just a bit sad that they're not as memorable as they used to be. In their heyday they could make complex songs that got stuck in your head immediately.
funnely enough i compared the Hunter to Superunknown and Down On the Upside,
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Points: 34101 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 22 2012 at 15:24
if you whould like to watch it, watch it.
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Points: 1199 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 24 2012 at 11:04
I've listened to the album a bit in the past few days and I've grown quite fond of most of it. My favorites are still "By Crooked Steps" and "Taree", the two tracks that stood out at first listen, but there's plenty of other good material. "Been Away Too Long", "Non-State Actor", "Attrition" and "Halfway There" do nothing for me though. All in all a pretty good album, probably around the same level as Down on the Upside.
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Points: 34101 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 24 2012 at 16:01
did you see the lvie footage of the Letterman show gig, it is really intence and Cornell is singing better then he have done in over 20 years
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Points: 16952 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 30 2012 at 16:32
Bought this a couple of days ago, and i'm loving it. 

These Crooked Steps is insane. I love Bones of Birds as well.
Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Points: 34101 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 31 2012 at 05:42
what do you think of Cornells singing on the album
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Points: 66938 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2013 at 08:06
I bought the album yesterday and listened to it for the first time this morning.  It is awesome!!!!  Pretty certain that this will be my top album on MMA this year. 
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Points: 6632 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2013 at 09:16
I'm not listening to it too much but every spin it gets better. I don't think it will be one of my fav Soundgarden albums though.
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Points: 34101 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2013 at 10:04
Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

Bought this a couple of days ago, and i'm loving it. 

These Crooked Steps is insane. I love Bones of Birds as well.
THESE CROOKED STEPS.... RIGHT BEHIND YOU
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Points: 34101 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2013 at 06:43
I really like the diversity on Down on the Uspide, such an eclectic album.
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Points: 6632 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2013 at 11:25
I was just listening to Louder Than Love and Badmotorfinger after a long time I haven't. I forgot how powerful they really are. Thumbs Up
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Points: 4088 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2013 at 11:30
Really loving this album, faves being Non-State Actor, A Thousand Days Before, Blood on the Valley Floor and Worse Dreams.
 
Down on the Upside was a letdown as far as I'm concerned, my favorite albums are Superunknown, Badmotorfinger and now King Animal is in there also.
 
Great comeback for Soundgarden ! Thumbs Up
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Points: 2504 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2013 at 23:03
^Down On The Upside takes a while to fully appreciate, at least it did for me.  Honestly, from the span of Badmotorfinger to King Animal, they never did release a "weak" album.  All classics in my book.


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