Shopping For A-Sides Discounts

Compare Prices:
$8.82	Buy at Walmart	(Lowest New Price)
$9.47	Buy at Overstock
$9.99	Buy at J & R
$11.98	Buy at Buy.com
$12.99	Buy at BestPrices.com
Track Prices via RSS:
+XML +My Yahoo +My MSN +Rojo +Newsgator +Bloglines +Pluck

This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.

Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0731454083324
Label: A&M
Manufacturer: A&M
MPN: 540833
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: A&M
Release Date: November 04, 1997
Studio: A&M

Disc 1:

Related Items:

Browse for similar items by category:

Music > Styles > Alternative Rock > General
Music > Styles > Alternative Rock > Alternative Styles > Rock > Grunge
Music > Styles > Alternative Rock > Alternative Styles > Rock > General
Music > Styles > Hard Rock & Metal > Alternative Metal
Music > Styles > Hard Rock & Metal > General

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Soundgarden combined the epic grandstanding of Led Zeppelin with the grunge buzz of Blue Cheer and the psychedelic undertones of the Butthole Surfers to create some of the definitive hard rock of the 1990s. This collection of what can loosely be defined as "hits" (hard rock isn't noted for its singles action) briefly sweeps over the indie years with SubPop and SST, placing emphasis on the band's successful A&M years. Singer Chris Cornell's histrionic wails grabbed the bulk of the attention, but the band's true power rested with the drumming of Matt Cameron and the twin guitar attack of Cornell and Kim Thayil. One need only listen to "Fell on Black Days" or "Blow Up the Outside World" to understand that Soundgarden's complex riffs and superb dynamics were its great strengths. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Garden of Sound
Soundgarden have easily succeeded with A-Sides, this is the best compilation I've found from a grunge band. With a whopping 17 songs this is worth every dollar. Adding the unreleased "Bleed Together" is a great addition and the chronological order is fascinating. You can really notice the band mature and craft better songs. You can spot their more commercially successful songs halfway through, so you get a lot of their older sound stirred in a bit. Most greatest hits lack older material from bands ... Read More

Rating:

- One of the best singles bands of the '90s
Soundgarden may be a bit overrated, but who cares? They are cool. I'm not big on their early work, but Badmotorfinger and Superunknown were easily two of the coolest releases of the '90s, and guess what? Half this album is taken from those two releases! DUDE! These are some classic songs! I don't think ANY '90s frontman, except for maybe Eddie Veder, had more old-fashioned charisma than Chris Cornnel, and few of the guitarists could play like Kim Thayil. Just listen to "Spoonman" (which is actually ... Read More

Rating:

- The essential is there
Soundgarden was a good band but they won't make history.
If you like grunge rock, you'll like it.
To me, few songs are unforgettable like "Outshine", "Black old sun" or "Burden in my hand" but it takes a lot more to remains in the major league of rock music.

Rating:

- Futile Offerings From Clueless Executives
A best-of album from Soundgarden is like a best-of album from Led Zeppelin: it's ridiculous. In many ways Soundgarden is the Led Zeppelin of the grunge era. Both bands are about power and mystique, each offering up a relentlessly heavy edge that overshadowed their contemporaries like Manute Bol standing next to Spud Web. Also, both bands went extinct way too soon. In Soundgarden's case, they issued only five albums and two eps. While their earlier work (1985-1989) was an inchoate combination of sweaty ... Read More

Rating:

- Great for the casual fan
If you don't already own Superunknown, then you might as well pick up this album as opposed to buying three or four Soundgarden albums. There are some great tunes missing, but there always are. All the major hits are here.

| Mall Directory Front Page | Shopper Favorites Web Search |

View Shopping Cart or Checkout

MALL.ShopperFavorites.com