Comments on: Shinedown Front-Man Discusses Soundgarden Reunion

By: Flyfreak

Flyfreak — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:25:02 +0000

Wow, this is great n…e…w…zzzzz….zzzzz…..zzzzz

By: salastna

salastna — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:41:15 +0000

Harddrive radio has been hearing rumors as well:
http://www.harddriveradio.com/Today-s-Dirt/3803425

“Brent Smith from Shinedown told England’s NME a Soundgarden reunion is definitely in the works and may tour as soon as this year. We’ve been hearing the same rumor (from an inside source as well) and we are patiently waiting for confirmation. Boy, Chris is gonna have to swallow some crow on this one, eh?”

By: RyLow85

RyLow85 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:40:17 +0000

Also does anyone know if Matt Cameron would be part of this proposed reunion, or would he stick with Pearl Jam?

By: RyLow85

RyLow85 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:32:14 +0000

I actually think the lead singer from operator sounds more like cornell then Brent, but that’s just me. As far as the reunion goes I would be in favor of it as long as there is a new album too. Maybe the new AIC could be the opening act on a Soundgarden reunion tour? That would be great, but I’m probably just dreaming.

By: DarkDragon

DarkDragon — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:36:46 +0000

I wouldnt be surprised if Chris hasnt even heard of Shinedown. Also I think a Soundgarden reunion is bad because Chris doesnt have the same voice he used to. He cant hit the high notes anymore to do the old Soundgarden songs properly and you can clearly notice this on Audioslave.

By: pen

pen — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:50:40 +0000

To be fair, Creed rumors had been floating around for a long long time so I think I had a right to think it was just more bogus talk. But everything is eventual. That means yes, a Soundgarden reunion is eventual. Mikel, yes, Brent is the lead singer of Shinedown and people talk, I just think it’s really fucking awkward that he would be the one to say something about this especially considering how vocal Cornell has been on the subject of enjoying his solo career and seeing Soundgarden as a closed book. Plus the way Brent says he heard about it, as Fred pointed out, sounds awkward.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:30:48 +0000

I’m just as excited that they’ll be previewing new songs in November. Yay youtube.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:01:51 +0000

This is so insane, God I hope it’s not just a rumor. Cornell could actually NOT suck!

Wooo Grunge revolution!

By: Vic

Vic — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:15:34 +0000

As much as I enjoy (not “love”) Chris’ solo work, I would LOVE a Soundgarden reunion. Never say never, but don’t rule it out.
Still, how would Brent know about it unless he was sort of involved in the talks? I find this slightly ironic, as I remember when Shinedown was new on the scene, a friend of mine thought Brent sounded just like Cornell. (I still don’t really hear it myself.)
My point is, what if he’s hinting that he might be the one getting with Soundgarden a la Led Zeppelin with Myles Kennedy? That would be nuts!

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:56:33 +0000

And the way Brent talked about it sounded like it was a dream or something.

“So kinda sorta I know this guy that I kinda know specificly as being an actual person that actually is someone that kinda knows the specifics of something I may or may not be mistaken about. This actual person that was in their organization kinda told me that Soundgarden may or may not be talking about sorta doing something specific in actual terms when it comes to kinda talking about it. And also, Im high”