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Track Listings
| 1. As Hope and Promise Fade |
| 2. Scar On The Sky |
| 3. Call Me A Dog |
| 4. Ground Zero |
| 5. Can't Change Me |
| 6. I Am The Highway |
| 7. Thank You |
| 8. Cleaning My Gun |
| 9. Wide Awake |
| 10. Fell On Black Days |
| 11. All Night Thing |
| 12. Doesn't Remind Me |
| 13. Like A Stone |
| 14. Black Hole Sun |
| 15. Imagine |
| 16. The Keeper |
Product Description
Album Description
2011 live acoustic album from the Rock vocalist and former frontman for Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple Of The Dog. In addition to being one of the most acclaimed voices in rock, he stands in a class of his own as a songwriter whose works have reached limitless audiences, the world over. Familiar songs emerge in a new context, showing that great songwriting translates to any idiom. Includes 'Black Hole Sun', 'Scar On The Sky', 'I Am The Highway' and many others.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Canadian Concert magic,
This review is from: Songbook (Audio CD)
This CD was primarily taken from Cornell's only Toronto show which was reviewed on Canoe.ca:Concert Review: Chris Cornell: Concert Reviews Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto - April 20, 2011 By JANE STEVENSON, QMI Agency Chris Cornell performs at The Queen Elizabeth Theatre Wednesday night. TORONTO - The biggest surprise about Chris Cornell's current solo Songbook tour, which arrived at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Wednesday night, is that it took him so long to do it. I know, I know, he's been busy for the last 25 years. Possessed with some of the best hard rock pipes in the business, Cornell has fronted Soundgarden, Temple Of the Dog, and Audioslave, while also tending to his solo career and contributing to various soundtracks, but has never toured entirely on his own before. Charasmatic, quick-witted and good-looking with a killer voice, he's kind of the perfect candidate for the job. "What a great reception," said Cornell, 46, when he first walked out, prompting the audience to leap to their feet. "I'm never going to be able to live up to this, so I'm just going to leave," he joked. Thankfully, the singer didn't disappoint as he performed for two hours, picking songs from his varied back catalogue while playing mostly acoustic, but sometimes electric, guitar on a bare stage save for his instruments, a turntable (more on that later) and a stool. Dressed casually in a grey sweater and jeans, with his hair long again and sporting a beard - he's clearly getting road ready for the Soundgarden reunion tour which arrives at the Molson Amphitheatre on July 2 - Cornell actually claimed to be suffering from a fever. But if this is what his raspy wail sounds like when he's under the weather, just imagine how good it sounds when he's not sick. "It's a little trippy up here," he said. "I haven't done drugs in years but it's a similar feeling. Is this really happening?" Truthfully, it took him a few songs to warm up vocally, after he opened with a solo selection, Scar On The Sky, followed by Audioslave's Be Yourself, and three more solo tracks, including the b-side, As Hope And Promise Fade - which he joked should be the theme song to the A&E series Intervention - but only a few. The crowd went nuts for the first Temple Of the Dog selection, Call Me A Dog, and when Cornell turned it up a major notch with Soundgarden's Fell on Black Days, they could barely contain themselves. He got his first standing ovation of the night for a superb cover of Led Zeppelin's Thank You and the second one would come a short time later for Hunger Strike, the Temple Of The Dog duet featuring Cornell and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. Cornell finally plugged into an electric guitar about an hour into the show, for Springsteen's State Trooper, and managed to engage the audience in a whole new way. "This song reminds me of my `20s and `30s, driving when I shouldn't have been driving, but you can't prove it now! Clean blood!' he said with glee. He also played a vinyl piano recording on that aforemented turntable while he sang his solo song, When I'm Down. But then it was back to more straight ahead renditions of Seasons, from Cameron Crowe's Singles soundtrack, along with Temple Of the Dog's All Night Thing, and a cover of Mother Love Bone's Man Of Golden Words (written by Cornell's former roomate and Mother Love Bone frontman Andrew Wood who died of a heroin overdose in 1990) merged with Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb. Cornell plugged in one more time for Soundgarden's Mind Riot, which saw him hit some mighty high notes, followed by another Soundgarden song, Like Suicide, and two Audioslave faves, Like A Stone and Doesn't Remind Me, on acoustic guitar with the crowd now standing on its feet and gathered at the front of the stage and in the aisles. For the encore, Cornell saved the best for last with Soundgarden's monster hit, Black Hole Sun, and ended the night pretty much perfectly, singing John Lennon's Imagine. SET LIST: Scar On The Sky Be Yourself Can't Change Me As Hope and Promise Fade Ground Zero Call Me A Dog Fell on Black Days Dandelion Thank You (Led Zeppelin cover) I Am the Highway Sunshower Hunger Strike State Trooper (Bruce Springsteen cover) When I'm Down Seasons All Night Thing Man of Golden Words (Mother Love Bone cover)/Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd cover) Say Hello 2 Heaven Mind Riot Like Suicide Like A Stone Doesn't Remind Me Encore: Sweet Euphoria Black Hole Sun Imagine (John Lennon cover)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
MUST HAVE,
By T K - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Songbook (Audio CD)
Chris Cornell absolutely is one of the greatest vocalists of all time. Before Songbook tour, he had been constantly criticized for his unstable vocal performances. I believe that the critics were somewhat right for the Audioslave era in which Chris also admitted that he had problems with alcohol and smoking that could have affected his vocal ability during that time. But man... The Old Chris is back. I watched one of the tours last May in Seattle, and his vocal performance was a way beyond my expectation. After seeing his concert, I also have been watching his Songbook tour videos on Youtube and I have to say that he sounded so good throughout the tour. To me, he sounds even better than how he sounded when he was in Soundgarden in the early 90s. The voice is more mature and powerful than ever before. What surprises me is that his vocal performance was so stable throughout the entire tour despite that he had to perform without much gap between tour dates. Having just one or two days off after performing more than two hours for three or four days in a row, and then performing again, on and on, for a few months is not an easy thing for any musician. Although this may not be much of a problem for many singers whose songs do not require much of vocal range, this is not the case for Chris, as many of his songs are above high C. Also, we all know many vocalists, even those who are considered the greatest of all time, could not maintain their quality of voice when they turned about age of 40. Chris is almost 50 now...! He deserves much respect for keeping his singing ability.As you may hear from the tracks, he does not have any problem with hitting right pitch. "Call Me A Dog", for example, goes up around high E or F, but he sounds just fine hitting that note. Now if you think about it, what kind of musicians nowadays can hit that note with power, timbre and soul like Chris's while playing a guitar at the same time? Not just this, but also, without losing voice after performing for more than two hours for three or four days in a row? I certainly can't think of anyone. Of course, vocal range and power are not the only factors that define a good singer, but they certainly indicate the singer's vocal ability. I am so glad to see that Chris gained his master vocal ability back, and I strongly hope he does more tour like Songbook in the future. A tiny little complain I have about this album is that I wish they made it into two CDs because there are so many songs from the tour that could have been included, such as "Say Hello 2 Heaven", "Preaching the End of the World", "Billie Jean", "Getaway Car","Redemption Song", and especially "When I'm Down". Anyway, just one unofficial acoustic album- Unplugged In Sweden - was not adequate for a great acoustic live performer like Chris; fans certainly want more. This Songbook album is a must have for all those who thirst for 'that vocal performance'. 16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Chris Cornell's Good, Bad and Beautiful..........,
By northdakotagal "northdakotagal" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Songbook (Audio CD)
Just a quick review of the best CD I've purchased in several years:The Good: 1.) His voice is as absolutely spectacular as it's ever been and makes an obvious choice for an acoustic record, where he can and does show it off. He shimmers throughout......... The Bad: 2.) Well, as hardcore fans we always have a couple suggestions on song selection, right? Like we've seen on youtube he did several other tunes on this tour I would have loved to see on this collection: "When I'm Down", "Like Suicide", "Seasons" and the online medley masterpiece, which includes "Man of Golden Words", "Comfortably Numb" and "Say Hello to Heaven".......... The Beautiful: Man, in my opinion he sits atop the lead vox mountain as the greatest vocalist over the last 20 some odd years, hands down. Throw 10 bucks down on these 18 songs, grab it and rush it around town shouting to your friends and relatives "You gotta hear this!! Take it home, listen to it several dozen times like I have while youtubing the couple nuggets left off.......... The Suggestion: Chris and crew, follow this bad boy up with a "Live" Acoustic Songbook DVD, please!!! The Funny Story: I bought this at the nearest location of one of the massive media chains in the country, you know the one I mean. Employee comes up to me to ask what I'm looking for. I said the new "Chris Cornell" to which he replied, "Is he a classical composer or a jazz artist?". No joke!! I said "You know, the former lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave", in which a blank stare appeared from the employee. Apparently they don't offer the Rock 101 training course at this chain. Told him it'd be easy to find if he'd just point me to the "Has Talent" section as it'd be the only CD there!!!!! 10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Chris Cornell raw!,
By Michael - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Songbook (Audio CD)
Songbook is the new live acoustic album from Chris Cornell showcasing his awesome vocals and songwriting ability as performed along his very successful recent solo tour. Chris Cornell is a true survivor of rock having had success with Soundgarden, Audioslave, and three solo albums prior to this amazing collection of acoustic tunes. There was a little taste of what this album contains with the hidden track at the end of his previous solo album but Songbook is definitely what fans of this iconic voice wanted to hear. Highlights include the amazing Temple Of The Dog classic "Call Me A Dog", the brilliant version of the Audioslave track "I Am The Highway", the dark sound of Soundgarden's classic track "Fell On Black Days", and the memorable melodies of the Audioslave hit "Like A Stone". It is amazing how he can turn relatively simple chord progressions into memorable songs with his powerful voice and interesting lyrics. I saw Chris Cornell perform these songs at The Sydney Opera House recently and I can tell you it was a stunning show and Songbook is a great memento of his tour. What more can be said about Chris Cornell and his decision to please his fans with a gift like this - essential listening!
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