October 4, 2013 Playlist

"Badmotorfinger" by Soundgarden (1991)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Soundgarden  "Badmotorfinger"  1991 (USA)
This week, another classic from the seminal year 1991: the dawn of "grunge", aka "The Year Punk Broke". Seattle was hot, and one of the first and most popular groups to break out of that scene was Soundgarden. And why not? They had the grungy thing going on, which is to say they are deeply indebted to ever-popular 70's heavy guitar classic rock (Zep, Sab, KISS) plus had a very pretty lead singer (to steal fans from the dying 80's hair metal scene). One of the least punk of the grunge bands (like metalish peers Alice In Chains, they had old school musicianly chops), Soundgarden hit their commercial apex with 1994's Superunknown album (featuring top 10 neo-psychedelic smash "Black Hole Sun"), though my favorite of their albums is the previous Badmotorfinger, which sounds like Sabbath on speed fronted by an emo-Dio (no swords and sorcery here bub).
(N) = New Release
(R) = Listener Request
 
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Badmotorfinger
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
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Badmotorfinger
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1991
USA
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USA
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USA
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USA
      
   
   
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