After reuniting with Soundgarden in 2010, their successful tour led to a studio collaboration which produced King Animal. During it's production, Cornell launched an acoustic tour revisiting his entire catalog. 'Songbook' is the live album culled from that tour, sampling all phases of his career - with Soundgarden, Audioslave and his solo recordings. Allmusic finds it a strong album, with Cornell "engaged, looking outward to the audience, giving subtly forceful performances that often rescue overlooked tunes … at peace with his past and comfortable with his… read more
After reuniting with Soundgarden in 2010, their successful tour led to a studio collaboration which produced King Animal. During it's production… read more
After reuniting with Soundgarden in 2010, their successful tour led to a studio collaboration which produced King Animal. During it's production, Cornell launched an acoustic tour r… read more
Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle; July 20, 1964 - May 17, 2017), Seattle, WA, United States, was an American singer/songwriter and guitarist. In 1984 he formed the band Soundgarden with bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Throughout the late 1980s and 90s, Soundgarden experienced major success as one of the major grunge bands (along with groups such as Alice in Chains, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam). In 1990, Chris Cornell worked together with the (then) Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron, and Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Mike McCready (who would later form Pearl Jam) in a project named Temple…read more
Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle; July 20, 1964 - May 17, 2017), Seattle, WA, United States, was an American singer/songwriter and guitarist. In 1984 he formed the band Soundgarde…read more
Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle; July 20, 1964 - May 17, 2017), Seattle, WA, United States, was an American singer/songwriter and guitarist. In 1984 he formed the band Soundgarden with bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Throughout the l… read more