SOUNDGARDEN – Superunknown [20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Remastered] (2014)

This year, the reunited SOUNDGARDEN celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their groundbreaking album “Superunknown” with a special reissue in two Deluxe Versions available via A&M Records/UMe.
The Deluxe Edition is a 2-CD package featuring the remastered album along with disc two consisting of demos, rehearsals, B-sides and more.
The Super Deluxe Edition is a 5-CD package featuring the remastered album, additional demos, rehearsals and B-sides and the fifth disc is the album mixed in Blu-ray Audio 5.1 Surround Sound. A 2-LP gatefold of the original 16 vinyl tracks remastered on 200-gram vinyl in a gatefold jacket will also be made available.

For many, “Superunknown” is one of the most faithful representations of the crappy grunge wave. I disagree.
If something, Soundgarden was the only band from that ‘dark ages for melody’ era able to rescue some of the true, traditional hard rock essence.

Sure, there’s some ‘alternative’ in it, but also groovy hard rock riffs, metal patterns (to my ears, inspired by Black Sabbath), a bit of psychedelia and even commercial pop on the smash hit “Black Hole Sun”.

This “Superunknown Deluxe Version” is really good as the remaster has fixed some mud and everything comes out more bright.
The bonus CD is also a worthy addition as shows how many of the best tracks were evolving from its primal stages, and you have rare B-sides and previously unreleased demos.
A solid album then, even better now.

CD One – Remastered Album:
01. Let Me Drown
02. My Wave
03. Fell on Black Days
04. Mailman
05. Superunknown
06. Head Down
07. Black Hole Sun
08. Spoonman
09. Limo Wreck
10. The Day I Tried to Live
11. Kickstand
12. Fresh Tendrils
13. 4th of July
14. Half
15. Like Suicide
16. She Likes Surprises

CD Two – Demos, Rehearsals, B-Sides & More:
01. Let Me Drown (Demo)
02. Black Hole Sun (Demo)
03. Half (Demo)
04. Head Down (Rehearsal)
05. Limo Wreck (Rehearsal)
06. The Day I Tried to Live (Rehearsal)
07. Like Suicide (Acoustic)
08. Black Days III
09. Birth Ritual (Original Demo Version)
10. Exit Stonehenge
11. Kyle Petty, Son of Richard
12. Jerry Garcia’s Finger
13. Spoonman (Alternate Steve Fisk Remix)
14. The Day I Tried To Live (Scott Litt Mix)
15. 4th of July (Instrumental)
16. Superunknown (Instrumental)

Chris Cornell – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Kim Thayil – lead guitar
Ben Shepherd – bass, backing vocals
Matt Cameron – drums, backing vocals

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