Album : Audioslave

I really like hard rock and this music fits the bill. I’m a fan of both Rage and Soundgarden. It has a Rage feel right from the opening cut with the helicopter/machine gun sound and then they jump into it full bore. CC’s vocals fill out this hybrid/collaboration. I have no idea how they were received but I know that my ear liked it. The second cut gets in a good groove. Love the duo of Wilk and Commerford. One of my favorites. They lay it down throughout. They set the table for Morello and Cornell.

This is hard aggressive music. ‘Gasoline’ continues in that vein. Lots of punch. It takes me back to when I first heard Cream, Zeppelin, Jeff Beck. Loud and good. Cornell’s vocals works with these guys. He’s up there with a couple other gravel voiced singers I like. Joe Cocker and Roger Chapman. This cut cooks. They might take it down once in a while but they don’t stay there long. I dig TM’s noodling around sound throughout the record. I like his playing..

 

I get a hankering for this kind of music and Audioslave takes care of the craving. I can hear Hendrix/Cream in ‘Shadow Of The Sun’. There’s 14 cuts on this album and I like them all. I have no idea how these guys got together. Don’t know a lot of history of the two bands they came from other that I really dig their  music. This album is relentless in its delivery but that’s why I like it. The package works for me. Lots of highlights for me on this record. They take it down to a nice bluesy feel on ‘Getaway Car’. Nice work by Morello on this one. Plus it’s one of those car tunes I like.

This album grabbed me. It was just an extension of the music I was exposed to as a young lad.  Maybe I should grow up? Not going to happen. Just the way I’m wired. I don’t know what was popular when this came out but it doesn’t matter, CB’s about as trendy as an outhouse. Like I’ve said before, most music chooses me. That was the case with this record. Still sounds good when I spin it. It scratches the hard rock itch.