There are brief snatches here and there of Cornell's effortlessly cool charisma, in his spoken introductions to a number of the tracks - like the off-hand offering that "Imagine" is a perfect Easter song, and his anecdotal explanation prologuing "Can't Change Me" - and more than anything Songbook feels like a personal insight into his inner workings. On the first - of Led Zeppelin's "Thank You", the singer seats in the easy company of Robert Plant, forefronting similarities in the two men's vocal qualities that have never occurred so insistently before, and in the second, a hauntingly affecting reimagining of John Lennon's "Imagine" he confirms that even the most iconic songs can become something entirely new in his hands. The playlist is exceptionally well conceived, featuring stripped bare, emotionally piquant versions of his most famous former releases, including "Like A Stone" and the beautiful, brilliant "Black Hole Sun" as well as two perfectly pitched covers. And quite frankly, Cornell's voice could convince me of most things. It is proof that a voice can sell a song of any type, provided that voice in convincing and charismatic enough to carry a different agenda within the song than originally composed. Most importantly, for an artist who was somewhat cruelly criticised from some quarters about his decision to genre-hop for 2009's Scream (a critically lambasted relative failure, but underrated criminally in my opinion), the decision to strip back the famous songs is a statement outside of the concerns of genre. Cornell's voice has always been soaked in soul, as well as carrying an irresistible smokey edge that injected poignancy to even the most bold rock songs he lent it to in his former roles, and it has never sounded as good or as hard-hitting as when teamed up here with a simple guitar as company. Cornell takes up his acoustic guitar and leads the listener through sixteen careful chosen tracks with the engaging presence of a man completely at ease with his own abilities. The Zac Brown Band featured Cornell on " Heavy Is the Head" in 2015.Rating:5 As lead singer for Soundgarden and Audioslave, Chris Cornell carved out a reputation as one of the finest rock singers of his or any generation, and in Songbook, his brand new acoustic live solo album, he proves once again what that reputation was founded on. In his final years Cornell focused on his solo career, releasing a number of singles as well as his fourth and final solo studio album Higher Truth. In 2010, the singer was featured on songs by Slash, Gabin and Santana, before Soundgarden reunited for the 2012 album King Animal. The follow-up, 2009's Scream, was co-written with a number of hip hop and R&B producers, including Timbaland, J-Roc and Ryan Tedder, and marked a drastic change in direction for Cornell. The album was written entirely by the singer, with the exception of the cover version of Michael Jackson's " Billie Jean". Ĭornell released his second solo album Carry On in 2007, preceded by the previous year's single " You Know My Name" which was featured as the main theme tune of the James Bond film Casino Royale. From 2001 to 2007, he worked with former Rage Against the Machine members Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk as part of Audioslave, who released three studio albums together. After Soundgarden split up in 1997, Cornell made a number of guest appearances for artists including Alice Cooper and Ramones, before releasing his debut solo album Euphoria Morning in 1999, which featured a number of songs co-written by Eleven members Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider. He also collaborated with Alice in Chains and Mark Arm (as "Alice Mudgarden") on "Right Turn" for the EP Sap. In 1992, Cornell released his first solo EP Poncier and contributed the song "Seasons" to the Singles soundtrack, which also featured the track "Birth Ritual" by Soundgarden. He began his career in 1984 when he co-founded the grunge band Soundgarden, and later performed with Temple of the Dog from 1990 to 1992. It features songs on which Cornell is credited as an individual artist, either lead or featured songs by his bands Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog and Audioslave are not included on this list.Ĭhris Cornell was an American rock musician from Seattle, Washington. The following is a list of songs recorded by Chris Cornell.
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