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- shifty2, on 10/12/2007, -16/+113every time i hear an AudioSlave song, i can feel Tom Morello crying inside. His guitar work in RATM was amazing. He may not be a very technical showoff type guitarist, but his ingenious use of his guitar and his crazy homemade effects really made him awesome.
who'd a realize that taking an allen wrench across the strings would make a record scratching effect? tom morello! - sinurgy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+96@mourne
Not sure where you've been but MTV has nothing to do with music anymore! - bakagaigin, on 10/20/2007, -11/+75What we ***** need is a Soundgarden reunion!
- TomRemixed, on 10/12/2007, -7/+47I love Audioslave but I love Rage Against the Machine more... I don't know whether to cry or put my fist in the air in this land of hypocrisy.
- mourne, on 10/12/2007, -4/+43News to me.. thanks for posting.... don't assume we're all just sitting on mtv.com waiting for ***** to happen...
- DurtyJ, on 10/12/2007, -0/+37No, Tom Morello has stated that their reunion for the Coachella fest is a one-shot deal for just the show.
- infimprob, on 10/12/2007, -6/+43Just because he left Audioslave doesn't mean that Rage Against the Machine is coming back.
False Alarm everyone! - allancorbett, on 10/12/2007, -5/+38They're playing Coachella, of course they're reuniting.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+25pj is not *****
- quacker912, on 10/12/2007, -4/+24Thats a shame, Pearl Jam and Audioslave don't fit with ***** bands like Creed, sorry. Learn something about music before trying to make fun of a band. Pearl Jam's record "Ten" is one of the best selling albums of all time.
- Lynxpro, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19
Please, God (or FSM for the majority of active Diggers), anyone but Gary Cherone (sic).... - appetite, on 10/12/2007, -11/+27I've loved every single Chris Cornell project except for Audioslave. And I liked Rage. Those guys just seemed like they were too polite with each other to collaborate effectively. I'm really looking forward to Cornell's upcoming solo album. His first one was phenomenal.
- AceTracer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14Every member of Audioslave -except- Chris Cornell was in RATM.
Thank you for playing. - strabes, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16@scootscr15: This happened yesterday...
- molecule, on 10/12/2007, -5/+19"i know somebody who was on the red carpet and she is a giant tool"
tool, now THEY are one awesome band... - praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -0/+13I believe he's mentioning the possibility of them being back for good, as opposed to a one-off thing, due to Cornell just recently leaving.
- RobotKing, on 10/12/2007, -4/+16Already have my Coachella 3 day passes ready.
- swax, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14God damn this is gonna be great. We've needed Rage more than ever, in the past 6 years especially.
- greenamp, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14Wow I'd love to see what RATM could muster up in light of today's political and social climate. They really need to put their differences aside and get back together. America's craving some Rage. We're pissed.
- Thuktun, on 10/12/2007, -4/+15@quacker912 "Pearl Jam's record "Ten" is one of the best selling albums of all time."
The sales on something only indicate its popularity. Popularity doesn't necessarily indicate quality. - hobgobbler, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14or a Temple of the Dog tour
- tast01, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14Im a huge fan of Audioslave and RATM. I dont understand how someone can say they hate Audioslave and not hate RATM.... RATM doing a reunion tour would be ***** cool but I havent seen any news on that yet except for a one-time gig at cochella
R.I.P. Audioslave 2001-2007
"...This radio station was named Audioslave in honor of the last American heroes to whom speed means freedom of the soul. The question is not when you gonna stop, but whos gonna stop em..." - greenamp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Holzp is correct. Temple of the Dog was a tribute album to Andrew Wood, singer for Mother Love Bone who died of a heroin overdose in 1990. Temple of the Dog consisted of all the current members of Pearl Jam (Vedder, Stone Gossard, Mike Mcreedy, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron) + Chris Cornell (Matt Cameron was in Soundgarden at the time but has been the drummer for Pearl now for many years. And he is one of the best damn drummers around).
- zioxide, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Yeah, the guy right above me is correct.
Also, Cornell should go on tour with Pearl Jam.. then they could play some Temple of the Dog songs in concert.
Hunger Strike is one of my favorite songs ever. - darkstorm777, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12As opposed to:
Sing like a little bitch
Sing about being a litte bitch
Bitch about how mommy and dadddy didnt buy you a car
Then bitch about how hard your life is in the chorus - rholloway, on 10/20/2007, -0/+9soundgarden is done. Matt Cameron is the Pearl Jam drummer, making records, playing sold out arenas for multiple nights...Kim Thayil is happy in retirement...Soundgarden was playing half house shows at the end. And Soundgarden rocked. But they're done.
- Captj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9and the police always said there'd be no reunion, as did van halen. yeah, that stayed true....
- sideshowRAHEEM, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Hopefully Zack will rejoin the group alternative rock really needs a shot in the arm right now and RATM didn't even reach the height of there potential before they broke up.
- holzp, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Or Eddie Vedder can go on hiatus for awhile and we can get another Temple of the Dog album.
- crawfishsoul, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Rolling Stone's current issue does a piece on bands reuniting. Includes RATM (all members), Smashing Pumpkins, The Police and a couple others.
I'd link to the story but RollingStone.com sucks ass and they don't have it online. - mecole21, on 10/12/2007, -8/+16Hopefully Rage Releases a new album and I'm also looking forward to Cornell's new solo album... his last one was really good...
- gallagherFTW, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8OK granted audioslave isn't as good as RATM, they do have one amazing song though, I believe it is the title track of their last album Revelations. just listen to that one song, it's awesome.
BTW @ratbear, rick rubin is a great producer stop being a douchebag - greenvortex, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Gotta agree with shifty2 above, Tom Morello is the Man when it comes to contemporary electric guitar players. His guitar solos are consistently amazing, although sometimes they are the only good part of an Audioslave song (Doesn't Remind Me, for example. Dumb song, absolutely killer guitar solo.) Actually, a lot of Audioslave sounds like Tom wrote the solo first, then they wrote a song around it.
Always liked Chris Cornell's vocals better than Zach's, but RATM songs definitely had more energy. I'd love to welcome them back. - dicerandom, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Chris Cornell presents a bit of a challenge for me. I like both Soundgarden and Audioslave, particularly his vocals in Audioslave, but his solo work just plain sucks. He's kinda like Billy Corgan in that respect, Smashing Pumpkins rock but Corgan's solo work leaves a lot to desire. I suppose it's a lesson in the importance of the rest of the band, the group is by no means defined by the front man.
Having said all that, if RATM makes a comeback that would be so f-in sweet :) - holzp, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8@zosofrank
Correct me if I am wrong, but the only other Soundgarden member was Matt Cameron the drummer who is now the drummer for PJ. Since Vedder did shared vocals on one song and background on others essentially if you take the current PJ and add CC you get TOTD. - gallagherFTW, on 10/12/2007, -9/+16so smashing pumpkins, my bloody valentine and now a probable rage against the machine reunion? and NIN putting out 2 albums in one year? I guess praying really does work :-)
- TomRemixed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Well sometimes things change. I'm sure it was a one shot deal when Chris was still in the band but with out Chris it's up in the air.
- zosofrank, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Temple of the Dog featured Chris Cornell as well as other members of Soundgarden too. That would rock
- Alchemeron, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10MTV article: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1552582/20070215/audioslave.jhtml
In a statement to the press announcing the imminent release of his sophomore solo album, Carry On, on Thursday (February 15) Chris Cornell confirmed months of rumors by announcing that he has left Audioslave.
"Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave," he said in a statement. "I wish the other three members" — guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk — "nothing but the best in all of their future endeavors."
That was the extent of Cornell's statement regarding his departure. But this afternoon, when MTV News spoke with Cornell about his decision to leave Audioslave, he said he had been thinking about leaving since the band finished recording its last effort, Revelations.
"It was clear to all of us we needed some time apart, and what that produces is anybody's guess," he said. "In my case, it produced a very prolific writing period, and getting back into writing songs on my own, liking what that means — which is sort of a freedom and time to just experiment with music to a degree I kind of like more — and making records that have everything I like about music in them. Audioslave was a very fresh collaboration because it was very much like a young band, where you all write together in a room. But my experience, in terms of songwriting and record-creating, is not like a 19-year-old guy in a rock band. For me to be satisfied, I think I need to be able to be on my own, in the long run."
The announcement comes just two weeks after Rage Against the Machine revealed they would be reuniting for this year's Coachella festival in Indio, California, on April 29, ending seven years of dormancy (see "Rage Against The Machine To Reunite For Coachella Festival"). It also raises speculation as to what the future holds for Rage — and whether a Soundgarden reunion could be in the works.
Rumors of Cornell's departure began last fall, when Audioslave elected not to tour behind last year's Revelations LP.
Earlier this month, Morello told MTV News that, for now, the Rage reunion would be a one-off, adding that his principal focus at the moment is his solo project, the Nightwatchman (see "Nightwatchman, Rage Reunion Have Morello Fired Up For Political Fights").
Morello said at the time that he wasn't sure what would become of Audioslave, saying that "Audioslave is currently not touring on the record" because "Chris [Cornell] did not want to tour. To me, it seems that the world needs songs of rebellion and revolution right now."
Just weeks before Rage were named one of Coachella's headlining acts, Morello demurred when asked by MTV News whether Audioslave was over, saying "[people] have been telling me Audioslave was breaking up for some time now. No new news there." He would not officially describe the band's status.
Cornell's album, which was helmed by producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, Rolling Stones) and is the follow-up to 1999's Euphoria Morning, will be in stores May 1. The LP will contain 14 tracks, including "Safe and Sound," "Scar on the Sky" and a slow-grind cover of Michael Jackson's "Billy Jean."
In July, Cornell denied Audioslave-split rumors, months before the band issued Revelations (see "Chris Cornell Working On Solo LP — But Dismisses Rumors Of Audioslave Split").
Of course, Cornell's since had a serious change of heart. "It hadn't really crossed my mind until a few days ago that I really have no intention of being in this band," he said. "It's been asked before, but it wasn't ever clear in my mind before, and I didn't really see any reason why we couldn't be a band at some point. But now, my feelings are what they are, and I just wanted to get things out on the table and be clear about it."
Cornell said the split was amicable and that, as far as he's concerned, Audioslave is finished, "Unless they want to go find another singer and go make other Audioslave records — then maybe they can have two bands, with a different singer for Rage and a different singer for Audioslave, and they could go on tour and open for each other.
"I certainly don't have any animosity toward them, and I don't think anyone hates me," he continued. "And to be honest, I think those guys getting back and doing some Rage shows is great. I think one of the main reasons why I ever wanted a band like Audioslave was because of seeing Rage in 1996, and I thought they were one of the best live bands I had ever seen. That's why I wanted to do it. The thought of those guys playing shows and maybe becoming a band again I think is a great thing. There were times in Audioslave where I wondered whether those guys missed the visceral nature of the audience response that Rage would get. We had a different experience and a different crowd, but it was so specific to Rage, that kind of world that they were in, that I often wondered if they missed it."
Cornell said that Audioslave will issue a greatest-hits collection with some unreleased material at some point, "because whoever it is we owe it to will say, 'OK, we're going to put that out now,' because that's what labels do." He said he wasn't sure which label the best-of was owed to; the band released records through a partnership between Epic and Interscope.
And when asked about Soundgarden possibly reuniting, Cornell said it was doubtful. "I haven't received any phone calls from anyone in Soundgarden about a reunion since we broke up, nor have I called anyone," he said. "We were happy with how it ended. There was no unfinished business. Soundgarden wasn't a band where we broke up and everyone was like, 'I'm never f---ing talking to you again.' It wasn't like that. We've all talked to each other many times since then. Its something we don't feel we need to do."
"We hear rumors that Audioslave is breaking up all the time," he said. "Even in the beginning, when we were having business problems and we weren't necessarily going to be a band, we were still going to put out a record. We made a record and we loved it. I think that's where it starts — the idea that we sort of started on shaky ground. You would hope that by now, putting out our third record, people wouldn't be thinking that way or be worried about it. But it comes up. I always just ignore it."
[This story was originally published at 4:36 p.m. ET on 02.15.2007] - strabes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6@appetite: At least he's not rocking 3 power chords in every single song like the rest of popular music. panic @ the disco rox lol!!!!!1111!111222 their sooooo hottt!!!11!!!!! I understand the heavy use of minor pentatonic scales by rage and audioslave isn't the most complex music ever, but give them a break. At least Morello is (relatively) original.
- notorious., on 10/12/2007, -1/+7i think the poster means coming back for good, not just the Coachella reunion show.
- mojoel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Dude, it's two completely different moods. Rage is just that angry and raw. Tom makes lots of the same sounds in Audioslave but he's older now and not as mad. But maybe they're all mad enough again. This would be sweet if this turned into a reunion. I also heard rumours of this a couple weeks ago (?) on internet radio maybe, can't remember where.
- nestafett, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I remember that they were thinking of getting Chuck D for a little while, that would be nice, I might even enjoy that more than LaRocha. (Although either way you win)
- sdo1, on 10/12/2007, -12/+17It's old news.
Rage has been booked to play the Coachella Festival for weeks now (if not months)...
http://www.coachella.com/ - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -6/+11Soundgarden Rocks
RATM Rocks
Audioslave ***** Sucks!!!
Bring back Soundgarden and RATM and throw Audioslave in the "tried it... sucked" pile and move on. - AZTriGuy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"Say Hello to Heaven" is still one of my favorites.
- jarinudom, on 03/31/2008, -1/+6Thank god, Rage Against the Machine was great, Soundgarden was great, but Audioslave was a travesty.
- meltingrobot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5@appetite
That would be cool. I don't see it happening though since Pearl Jam is still together and doing fairly well. But who knows. My biggest disappointment was when Layne Staley OD'd. I soooooo wanted another Mad Season album! - ravenze, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6oh yeah, the rest of the band....
- zioxide, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6You also gotta wonder, first Zach and then Chris. Maybe its Tom, Tim, and Brad who are the hard ones to work with.
Now I'm not saying either is true, just saying it's possible. -
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