For this week, I’m bringing back a post from early 2017…
Mad Season
As a teen of the 90’s, grunge music became an escape. Some of my favorites included: Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Screaming Trees, and Mad Season.
Mad Season formed in Seattle, Washington in 1994 by members of Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees. They released only one album titled Above which became one of my favorite grunge albums of all time. Things started falling apart not long after due to Layne Staley’s problems with substance abuse. Even though they attempted to mend the group again, the band crashed following the death of bassist John Baker Saunders in 1999. Layne Staley died three years later of a drug overdose. Continue reading “Music Monday: Mad Season “River of Deceit” #MusicMonday #AlternativeRock #MadSeason #Grunge”→
This meme was created by Drew @ The Tattooed Book Geek. You pick a song that you really like and share it on Monday.
I thought I’d share one of the new release songs off Chris Cornell the new album. This album can be purchased in a boxed set which features 11 never released songs and also other from his solo career, Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, and Audioslave. It’s hard to believe it’s coming up on two years since Chris left. I love this song, but the video was a little difficult to watch. I like that the video features Chris Cornell’s son riding throughout Seattle, but it evoked sadness in me I haven’t felt for some time now. Let me know your thoughts on it.
This meme was created by Drew @ The Tattooed Book Geek. You pick a song that you really like and share it on Monday!
From May 7th: When I first started this blog, one of my intentions was to talk about music as much as possible, hence my blog name. 🙂 My very first music blog post from March 2017 featured Mad Season, a band that eventually included Chris Cornell and the next, Temple of the Dog. It felt great to talk about some of the music I’ve always loved. Little did I know, just a few months later he’d be gone like so many others before him.
I’m not one of those people who usually count dates or add up the time since someone has been gone, yet here I am doing it with Chris. It’s been a year this month and I can’t believe the time has flown. For the whole month of May–to honor Chris–I’ll be sharing some of my favorite Chris Cornell songs.
On Friday, which marked one year since Chris’s passing, I shared “Live To Rise” by Soundgarden. If you’d like to see that post you can click here.
One year ago today, the music world received the sad and shocking news that Chris Cornell had passed away.
In memory of one of my favorite musicians of all-time, I’ve been sharing Chris’s music throughout the month of May for Music Mondays. In addition, today I’d like to share a song Chris wrote from the Avengers Assemble album, which includes songs from Marvel’s The Avengers movie (2012). This album marked Soundgarden’s return with their first song in 15 years.
My family and I were at the drive-in when the song played during the closing credits of the movie. It was a breathtaking moment for me especially. I’ve loved the song ever since, but never really thought much about the meaning of the lyrics. The song adapts well with the movie and it’s not like I knew Chris personally or what he was going through, but it seems like he was on his own spiritual journey during this time, possibly even back when he was writing some of the earlier Audioslave songs. Everyone interprets songs differently, but to me, this one is fairly clear-cut.
This meme was created by Drew @ The Tattooed Book Geek. You pick a song that you really like and share it on Monday!
From last week: When I first started this blog, one of my intentions was to talk about music as much as possible, hence my blog name. 🙂 My very first music blog post from March 2017 featured Mad Season, a band that eventually included Chris Cornell and the next, Temple of the Dog. It felt great to talk about some of the music I’ve always loved. Little did I know, just a few months later he’d be gone like so many others before him.
I’m not one of those people who usually count dates or add up the time since someone has been gone, yet here I am doing it with Chris. It’s been a year this month and I can’t believe the time has flown. For the whole month of May–to honor Chris–I’ll be sharing some of my favorite Chris Cornell songs.
This meme was created by Drew @ The Tattooed Book Geek. You pick a song that you really like and share it on Monday!
When I first started this blog, one of my intentions was to talk about music as much as possible, hence my blog name. 🙂 My very first music blog post from March 2017 featured Mad Season, a band that included Chris Cornell and the next, Temple of the Dog. It felt great to talk about some of the music I’ve always loved. Little did I know, just a few months later he’d be gone like so many others before him.
I’m not one of those people who usually count dates or add up the time since someone has been gone, yet here I am doing it with Chris. It’s been a year this month and I can’t believe the time has flown. For the whole month of May–to honor Chris–I’ll be sharing some of my favorite Chris Cornell songs.
This meme was created by Drew @ The Tattooed Book Geek. You pick a song that you really like and share it on Monday. I love this meme and look forward to sharing a new song every week! Hope you enjoy. 🖤
I had every intention to lay off my thoughts about Chris Cornell in 2018. Not to forget him, but to let go of the fact that he’s gone and not dwell on it anymore. I’m not sure that dwell is a good word to use, I mean, it’s not disrupting my life, but the thoughts still remain.
On New Year’s Eve I had this very vivid dream of him and the other Soungarden members coming to a concert event I had planned. I was chatting with him and asked if he’d like to be part of the show. He agreed, showed up, performed, and there I was right in the front, singing and stomping around to “Slaves and Bulldozers.” The weirdest part of the dream was that there weren’t many people there and tons of seats were empty. After the show we chatted and I had this very confused feeling like the show wasn’t right–like they weren’t happy about something. I had this horrible, sad feeling and then I woke up in tears. I hate those dreams when you wake up and it feels so real until reality kicks in and you realize it wasn’t. I’m pretty sure what sparked the dream was watching clips from the May 2017 performance in Detroit from the night he passed. It was horrendous and seemed very obvious that Chris wasn’t himself, in my opinion. The fact that he complained to his wife about how he blew out his voice that night left me thinking he was down on himself. I’ve thought about that a lot, that maybe he felt burned out, or felt that he wasn’t performing well enough. Hence, the empty seats in my dream maybe, but who really knows. The freakiest part about dreaming them performing this song is that “Slaves and Bulldozers” was indeed the last song they played that night in Detroit and I didn’t even realize it until afterwards.
Anyhow, I can’t hide the sadness I have inside, but I know I have to accept that he’s gone. It’ll be a year in May and I’m still in mourning, but that’s ok. Some people say, “who cares?” Well, plenty of people care and I’m one of them. I’m not going to try and suppress the feelings anymore because someone tells me I need to. These feelings are part of me and expressing them surprisingly makes me feel better.
So, here it is. “Slaves and Bulldozers” from my favorite Soundgarden album of all time, Badmotorfinger.
LYRICS
Every word I said is what I mean Every word I said is what I mean Everything I gave is what I need Virgin eyes and dirty looks On what I have and why I took Counting all the hands I shook
Now I know why you’ve been shaking Now I know why you’ve been shaking Now I know why you’ve been shaking Now I know why you’ve been shaking
So bleed your heart out There’s no more rides for free Bleed your heart out I said what’s in it for me, what’s in it for me
Everything I’ve held is what I’ve freed Everything I’ve held is what I’ve freed Everything I’ve shown is what I feel Buying lies and stealing jokes And laughing every time I choke Biding all the time you took
Now I know why you’ve been taken Now I know why you’ve been taken Now I know why you’ve been taken Now I know why you’ve been taken
So bleed your heart out There’s no more rides for free, yeah Bleed your heart out I said what’s in it for me, what’s in it for me What’s in it for, what’s in it for
Every word I said is what I mean Everything I gave is what I need Everything I’ve held is what I’ve freed Everything I’ve shown is what I feel
Virgin eyes and dirty looks On what I have and why I took Counting all the hands I shook Now I know why you’ve been shaking
This meme was created by Drew from The Tattooed Book Geek. You pick a song that you really like and share it on Monday! I’d like to thank Drew for creating this meme because it’s unique and I love it.
This week’s song pick is…
Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart
by Chris Cornell
I chose this song for today because it’s been on my mind a lot lately and comes from one of my most favorite albums of all time “Higher Truth” which was released in 2015.
The song is great and lyrics too, but the controversy now is the music video. It’s since been removed from YouTube after Chris Cornell’s death due to the content.
In the video which takes place in the old west, Chris Cornell and Eric Roberts play prison mates soon to be executed. Right before Chris Cornell is to be hanged, a lady in watching distracts the hangman and the assistant sabotages the noose so that it’ll break when they hang him. She saves his life and he is forced into marriage with her. Afterwards, another prisoner is to be hanged, and the story starts all over again. Chris isn’t the only one to escape death, but what is the meaning of it?
An interesting fact is that the blonde boy in the video is Chris Cornell’s 10-year-old son.
Lyrics
Every time I stare into the sun Trying to find a reason to go on All I ever get is burned and blind Until the sky bleeds the pouring rain
When you came along the time was right Pulled me like an apple red and ripe Wasn’t very long you took a bite And did me wrong, and it serves me right
And I nearly forgot my broken heart It’s taking me miles away, From the memory of how we broke apart Here we go round again, again
Every little key unlocks the door Every little secret has a lie Tryna take a picture of the sun And it won’t help you to see the light
Every little word upon your lips Makes a little cut where blood pours out Every little drop of blood a kiss that I won’t miss Not for anything
And I nearly forgot my broken heart It’s taking me miles away, From the memory of how we broke apart Here we go round again Every single feeling tells me this is leading to a heart In broken little pieces and you know I need this Like a hole in the head
Every single feeling tells me this is leading to a heart In broken little pieces and you know I need this Like a hole in the head
And I nearly forgot my broken heart It’s taking me miles away, From the memory of how we broke apart Here we go round again
And I nearly forgot my broken heart It’s taking me miles away, From the memory of how we broke apart Here we go round again
Here we go round again Here we go round again Here we go round again
