Soundgarden is back... sort of. Due out September 28th is the career-spanning retrospective album from Soundgarden. The single-disc edition will be made available in stores on its own or by purchasing the upcoming Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock (due out the same day), which is the first time an album has been offered bundled with a popular video game title. Your other option is the version featured here which includes a second disc of material as well as a DVD. Telephantasm offers singles plus alternate takes, rarities and live performances. The live performances sound good musically, however vocally, Cornell's voice sounds strained. He has a hard time hitting a lot of the notes (especially the high ones) and it makes one cringe to hear just how poor his voice has become considering what he once had. Just listen to "Pretty Noose" performed live on Saturday Night Live to hear what I'm talking about. To be honest, the performance of "Burden In My Hand" from that same television appearance sounded much better so I'm not quite sure why they chose to go with the former. Fans and non-fans alike may appreciate how much more of Soundgarden's back catalogue is present here including oldies such as "Fopp", "Hunted Down" and "Big Dumb Sex". Lastly, just to keep the fan who has everything interested, the boys in the band have uncovered an unreleased track from the Badmotorfinger sessions entitled "Black Rain" and boy does it rock hard. The DVD included in the package contains most of their music videos (according to the liner notes some remain absent due to lack of proper video quality which wasn't up to the band's standard and therefore probably wouldn't have been for the true fans either), which are sure to make you remember the days when MTV and Muchmusic actually played band's videos. I would recommend this strictly for the hardcore fans. If you're simply in search of their biggest hits, look no further than A-Sides.
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