"What You Are," Audioslave

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The fifth single from "Audioslave" is "What You Are". It's not bad, but it's not one of the better singles.

[prenatt1166]

That is surprising. I was hoping "Gasoline" or "Getaway Car" would have been released by now, but I'm not complaining about WYA.

:)

[Mega248]

They've had two really good songs, one really annoying song and one boring song, so I'm not sure what to expect for this one. Is there a link to listen to it available?

[singingsparrow]

"Gasoline" should have been the fifth single I believe.

I've really enjoyed the singles Audioslave have released though.

Cochise: B
Like A Stone: A-
Show Me How To Live: A
I Am The Highway: B-

Sincerely,
Noah Eaton

[Deleted]

I'd rank them:

1. Show Me How To Live
2. I Am The Highway
3. Cochise
4. Like A Stone
5. What You Are

[Mega248]

I'll go ahead and grade 'em too.

Cochise: D-
Like A Stone: [blue]A-[/blue]
Show Me How To Live: [blue]A-[/blue](this really grew on me after a while)
I Am The Highway: C

[crash46]

Cochise: A
Like A Stone: A
Show Me How To Live: B
I Am The Highway: B+

[Crushcrushchris]

I haven't heard this song yet, but I would have preferred Set it Off only because I'd heard it and it left a very good impression on me...sounded too much like Show Me How to Live, but still a good song.

Cochise:B+
Like A Stone:A-
Show Me How to Live:A
I Am the Highway: B-

[EvanJ]

So who was the last artist to have five Top 10s from one album on any rock format? Audioslave and Linkin Park could do that.

[SyrupBoy]

I had this one pegged as the third single. I'd still rather hear Shadow On The Sun on the airwaves.

It's pretty amazing that they're still milking this album almost a year and a half after its release, and that the singles are having as much success as they are. Look at a peer of theirs such as Pearl Jam, whose last album was arguably stronger than Audioslave's, yet they could only manage one top ten before falling off the radar screen, and even that was a quick burner.

[crash46]

SyrupBoy said:

It's pretty amazing that they're still milking this album almost a year and a half after its release, and that the singles are having as much success as they are.

And that they're set to have a new album out this summer/fall, already.

[Radical347]

Haha, I like how a topic about the band's new single turns into a rate-the-band's-old-singles topic. Nonetheless,

Cochise: D
Like A Stone: B
Show Me How To Live: B-
I Am The Highway: D+ (It started out 2 entire grades higher but how bad his voice is really shone through in this song)

[insect2]

This one's pretty good, but I agree they were better choices to release. Personally, I would've preferred "Shadow On The Sun" or "Hypnotize" over this, but this is still good. The thing is, I wasn't even expecting a fifth single, even though I felt they deserved one. They've had three #2 and one #3 hit on my chart (and the latter probably could've made it four #2's). It's too early to tell whether or not this will be they're fifth top 5.

Here's how they shape out for me:

Cochise: [blue]A[/blue]
Like A Stone: [blue]A+[/blue]
Show Me How To Live: [blue]A+[/blue] (This was the #3)
I Am The Highway: [blue]A+[/blue] (Though I guess it's starting to wear a little for me)
What You Are: B+ (Some radio play or a few more album listens could easily bump this up a bit)

This album is really excellent though. The thing I'm worried about though, is that they'll wind up suffering overexposure once the second album is released. Still, I can't wait for it to come out.

[Love Plastic Love]

How on earth can anyone say Highway is bad, and say it shows how weak his voice is?!?!
That has been my favorite single by them and I do not think a night goes by that my roommate and I do not listen to it and rave about how incredible his voice is. The hoarse, smoke-y manly sounding voice does it for us

[crash46]

I believe Chris Cornell is the most versatile vocalist in the history of modern rock.

[Ragin]

crash46 said:

I believe Chris Cornell is the most versatile vocalist in the history of modern rock.

I don't know if I agree with you, but Cornell is one of my favorite vocalists in modern rock anyway.

[EvanJ]

I like "Show Me How To Live" the best out of the first four singles.  I haven't heard "What You Are."
As for another Audioslave album coming out this year, read these examples.  Was Incubus on the chart every week through all the singles from "Make Yourself" and "Morning View"?  Also, if not on Alternative then on Active Rock I would think Disturbed had a lot of consecutive weeks on chart with the singles from "The Sickness."  If the Red Hot Chili Peppers were on the Alternative chart every week from "Scar Tissue" through "Parallel Universe" that would have been over one and a half years.  Linkin Park would also have been on the chart a long time consecutively if they were on the chart every week from "One Step Closer" to the album tracks that charted after "In The End."  Although "Darling Nikki" is not on "One By One," the Foo Fighters would still have a long time consecutively on the chart if they've been on the chart every week starting with "All My Life."  Also, it's possible AFI will release four or more singles.  When did "Girl's Not Grey" debut?  There's also 3 Doors Down's current album.  Nickelback could spend a year or more consecutively on the Active Rock and Rock charts if not the Alternative chart.  There's also Trapt.

[Radical347]

Poetry said:

How on earth can anyone say Highway is bad, and say it shows how weak his voice is?!?!

I didn't say it was weak, I said it was bad. I liked Cornell's voice in his solo song "Can't Change Me," but a good voice in one song doesn't make a bad voice in another song good.

[SyrupBoy]

HowieDayFan said:

I didn't say it was weak, I said it was bad. I liked Cornell's voice in his solo song "Can't Change Me," but a good voice in one song doesn't make a bad voice in another song good.

I wouldn't say Cornell's voice is bad, but it's certainly slipped ten notches since the last Soundgarden album. The guy's not getting any younger. It was bound to happen.

[reception]

Listen

[qaspur]

I would have expected "Set It Off" or "Gasoline", but I like this one at least as much.

Cochise: A-
Like A Stone: A+
Show Me How To Live: A+
I Am The Highway: A
What You Are: A-

[Walking Contradiction]

I really like this one.