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64 releases – 12 under his own name, 44 in other groups and 8 credits on others' music Edit
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( 4 stories between 4th February 2009 and 3rd November 2009 )Cornell Is De-Timbalandized
Nov, 3 2009
When Chris Cornell released Scream eight months ago it generated significant press, though little of it was positive. In a departure from the full-blooded rocking for which he had become famous, Cornell had elected to take a step into Timbaland territory. The resultant R&B / rock fusion turned the music-purchasing public off in their droves as the record failed to sell to fans of either genre. However, in a bid to return Cornell to grace with his fans, friend Michael Friedman has made strenuous efforts to de-Timbaland the album. Working with pal Jordan Zadoronzy, the pair worked hard to remove all traces of R&B affectation from the tracks and delivered a stripped-back rock sound more in keeping with the style beloved of the SoundGarden and Audioslave frontman's long-term fans. In an interview with exploremusic.com, Friedman elaborated that his motivation was to reveal the classic Cornell: “I heard some 'Black Hole Sun' greatness deep within some of the songs,” and when the first track from the project, “Never Far Away” surfaced this weekend it certainly delivered a rock ballad of the type Cornell fans would be more comfortable with. If the Friedman/Cornell mix becomes commercially available, it would certainly be interesting to see which of the two versions sold best – we think we can guess.
Chris Cornell
Sep, 2 2009
Chris Cornell’s attempt to diversify from rock to R&B didn’t meet with great success, as his album Scream failed to inspire much in the way of positive reviews or big sales. Undaunted, the big-voiced former Audioslave and Soundgarden frontman has decided to curry favor with his disappointed fans in a unique partnership with the airline Virgin America. From October, the entire Virgin Airline fleet will feature tracks from Chris’s album and by November weary passengers will be able to pick from several of his music videos and albums throughout their flight. Dimitrios Papadogonas, Director of Marketing for Virgin America said that they were “thrilled to partner with a music legend like Chris Cornell and to add such high caliber content to our in-flight entertainment library – the largest one in the domestic skies." Whether the exposure turns into sales for his latest album remains to be seen, but with an impressive back catalog and plenty of goodwill remaining from his pre-Scream days, maybe this is a deal that will return him to his place as a front-runner in his field.
Chris Cornell
Apr, 1 2009
It was always going to be risky, but the man with the golden voice, Chris Cornell, decided to take a change of direction for his new album, Scream. Famed as the perfect voice for rock, and immortalised as the front man of Soundgarden and Audioslave, the powerful singer took a leap out of his comfort zone for a project produced by latter day hero of contemporary R&B Timbaland. The response from the public was far from encouraging: though the album debuted at No.10 on the Billboard charts, it dropped a massive 55 places the following week; meanwhile the press reception could be described kindly as variable, but more accurately as scornful. The disappointment served only to whet appetites for a Soundgarden reunion, and when a Cornell-less band played on March 24, the excitement reached fever pitch. Cornell had said that the band had an agreement that none of them would play Soundgarden songs unless all original members were involved – only to then play a set of Soundgarden songs at his own solo gig a week later. It’s unclear whether this indicates a musical spat between former bandmates, or a little foreplay in anticipation of a reunion, but there’s little doubt of the direction Cornell’s fans would prefer he took.
