SOUNDGARDEN

SUPERUNKNOWN

a big deal before was unleashed. They were the first grunge band to sign to a major, they toured with the album in 1991. But their fourth album remains their finest moment, and biggest commercial achievement. Much of it was built on the monolithic success of the single, which became an anthem the world over, but there was so much more to . The slow, Sabbathy doom of ; the spidery, snake of a riff that powers the title track; the odd, rhythmic time signatures that move you on ; Kim Thayil’s endless pot of hulking rock riffs. Most importantly and essentially, there was vocalist Chris Cornell, who put in an almost inhuman performance.