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Badmotorfinger Vinyl

Vinyl 1LP
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Badmotorfinger is the sound of Soundgarden sharpening every edge they had, a 1991 heavyweight that dragged Seattle's underground into the light just ahead of the grunge explosion.

It was the band's third full-length album and the first with bassist Ben Shepherd, whose arrival added a new, unpredictable streak to the songwriting. Chris Cornell's voice was already a force of nature, and Kim Thayil's guitar work leaned into odd tunings and lurching time signatures that set them apart from their peers.

Rusty Cage opens with a whirlwind riff that later caught the ear of Johnny Cash, who reinvented it on his own terms. Outshined pairs a crushing groove with one of Cornell's most quoted lines, while Jesus Christ Pose is a furious, rhythm-driven assault that still feels confrontational. Searching With My Good Eye Closed stretches out into something darker and more psychedelic.

Produced by Terry Date alongside the band, the record balances sludge, metal and punk without ever smoothing down its corners. Matt Cameron's drumming does as much storytelling as the lyrics.

Decades on, Badmotorfinger remains a cornerstone for anyone drawn to heavy music with brains behind the brawn, and it deserves a permanent spot near the front of the shelf.

UPC:602557141580

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