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Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (1991) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}
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Label: Polydor K.K. | Japan | Cat#: POCM-1929 | Genre: Alternative Rock, Grunge

Bidding for a popular breakthrough with their second major-label album, Soundgarden suddenly developed a sense of craft, with the result that Badmotorfinger became far and away their most fully realized album to that point. Pretty much everything about Badmotorfinger is a step up from its predecessors — the production is sharper and the music more ambitious, while the songwriting takes a quantum leap in focus and consistency. Continue reading “Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (1991) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}”

Soundgarden – Louder Than Love (1989) {Japanese Edition}
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Label: Pony Canyon Inc. | Japan | Cat#: PCCY-10004 | Genre: Alternative Rock, Grunge

Signing to a major label, Soundgarden take a step toward the metal mainstream with Louder Than Love, a slow, grinding, detuned mountain of Sabbath/Zeppelin riffs and Chris Cornell wailing. The production is even murkier than usual — this time too much so, as the rest of the band tries to poke its way through Kim Thayil’s guitar squall; additionally, too much of the album drifts along without focus or variety. Continue reading “Soundgarden – Louder Than Love (1989) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}”