Chris Cornell - Long Gone

[pen]

Inexplicably, this song goes for adds May 11th. Sadly, it's also probably from Cornell's most successful solo album to date, despite the fact that musically it is the worst.

I'm sure there's a thread here for it somewhere already but apparently forum search doesn't want to find anything anymore and I'm not about to try to hunt it down.

[Nicholas2.0]

So...did "Scream" or anything else actually go for adds at any time in the last six months or so, or is this the official first single from the album?

This is actually among the best songs on the album, but that doesn't make any difference because he's stuck in limbo between the Alternative and Pop formats with this album.

[WotUNeed]

Here's the old thread for interest's sake, but I'll warn you (meaning anybody reading this) that it's probably better left forgotten: pulsemusic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=alternative&action=display&thread=62538

[pen]

Tell me how you found that. I swear to God the search here has been driving me insane, I keep having to perform tricks to get it to find anything.

[WotUNeed]

Apr 18, 2009 1:58:46 GMT -5 pen said:

Tell me how you found that. I swear to God the search here has been driving me insane, I keep having to perform tricks to get it to find anything.

Yeah, the search function blows. I just alphabetize threads to find old ones.

[pen]

Man, I would do that, but not everyone uses the same title format and that makes it tedious. I'm surprised you bothered.

[Crushcrushchris]

I'll agree that Cornell has his work cut out with getting on alternative, but I personally don't see this album as bad as critics are making it out to be. I feel like he had to do something different, maybe not drastically different, but different because the last solo album he put out tanked hardcore.

[mcbrearty]

The only reason its getting a bad rep, is because of who is singing it. If it were another artist, there'd be no problem.

[Pipa]

Apr 18, 2009 1:56:01 GMT -5 WotUNeed said:

Here's the old thread for interest's sake, but I'll warn you (meaning anybody reading this) that it's probably better left forgotten: pulsemusic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=alternative&action=display&thread=62538

This thread makes no sense with all of Artie's deleted posts.

[pen]

Apr 18, 2009 7:27:11 GMT -5 mcbrearty said:

Apr 18, 2009 7:26:34 GMT -5 mcbrearty said:

The only reason its getting a bad rep, is because of who is singing it. If it were another artist singing this material, there'd be no problem.

It's absolutely bizarre that you quoted yourself, right after your own post, without saying anything new.

Also, you're wrong. Material sucks regardless of who's singing it. With only a few exceptions like this song, the title track, and "Never Far Away", the rest of the material is trite, repetitive, and uninspired. Just like most mainstream pop songs!

[mcbrearty]

Apr 18, 2009 10:52:20 GMT -5 pen said:

Apr 18, 2009 7:27:11 GMT -5 mcbrearty said:

It's absolutely bizarre that you quoted yourself, right after your own post, without saying anything new.

Also, you're wrong. Material sucks regardless of who's singing it. With only a few exceptions like this song, the title track, and "Never Far Away", the rest of the material is trite, repetitive, and uninspired. Just like most mainstream pop songs!

WTF, i did'nt mean to write that other mesage after that. I think I meant to edit my first mesage but instead I must of hit quote and then posted it.

Anyways, I dont like the music either but its no better or worst than any of the other stuff of its kind out at the minute.

[Sir Benji]

i hope this does well at ALT i'm hoping for the best

[(Artie Ziff)]

Yes, I think we talked this song out last summer in the first topic. This is the only Cornell solo album I do not have. And after mostly poor reviews and not liking this on radio so much, I probably won't be hearing it.

[Walking Contradiction]

I really like the title track, for what it's worth.

EDIT: And this is pretty good too.

[Crushcrushchris]

This explains it.