Down on the Upside

by Soundgarden

Down on the Upside cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 May 1996
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:05:55
  • Community rating: 3.82/5 from 13 ratings

Artists on this release: Ben Shepherd, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Down on the Upside' is a sprawling, deeply passionate final statement from Soundgarden's original era. The band merges their signature heavy grunge with eclectic acoustic instrumentation, uncommon time signatures, and highly melodic, slightly psychedelic alternative rock.

Genres

Descriptors: uncommon-time-signatures, rhythmic, melodic, guitar-heavy, riff-heavy

Tracklist

  1. Pretty Noose (4:11)
  2. Rhinosaur (3:14)
  3. Zero Chance (4:18)
  4. Dusty (4:34)
  5. Ty Cobb (3:05)
  6. Blow Up The Outside World (5:45)
  7. Burden In My Hand (4:50)
  8. Never Named (2:27)
  9. Applebite (5:09)
  10. Never The Machine Forever (3:36)
  11. Tighter & Tighter (6:06)
  12. No Attention (4:26)
  13. Switch Opens (3:52)
  14. Overfloater (5:08)
  15. An Unkind (2:08)
  16. Boot Camp (2:59)

Credits

  • Soundgarden - primary artist, mixed by, producer
  • Helix - art direction, design
  • Ben Shepherd - bass, music by, photography by [back photo], mandolin, mandola, performer [20 seconds preceeding], lyrics by
  • Adam Kasper - co-producer, engineer, mixed by, performer [intro], piano, additional piano, mix, co producer
  • Matt Cameron - drums, percussion, music by, synthesizer [moog], music by
  • Matt Bayles - engineer [assistant]
  • Sam Hofstedt - engineer [assistant]
  • Kim Thayil - lead guitar, lyrics by, music by
  • Chris Cornell - lyrics by, music by, vocals, guitar, mandolin, mandola, electric piano [rhodes piano]
  • Susan Silver Management - management
  • Dave Collins - mastered by
  • Kevin Westenberg - photography by
  • Ben Marra Studios - photography by ["cinema" photography]
  • Gregg Keplinger - technician [drum tech]
  • Darrell Peters - technician [guitar tech]
  • John Burton - tracking by [additional tracking assistant]
  • Tom Smurdon - tracking by [additional tracking assistant]
  • Greg Gilmore - other [inspiration]

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