335 - Soundgarden - Superunknown - Kim Thayil
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EPISODE SUMMARY:
There's more than one reason that nearly 30 years after it's release, the world is still in awe of Seattle grunge pioneers Soundgarden's 1994 album Superunknown. Singles like "Black Hole Sun" and "Spoonman" are some of the most iconic rock songs ever. Sonically, the trod in wholly unexplored territory. And they kicked off a wave of artists that spoke for an entire generation of American youth. And lead guitarist Kim Thayil was there for it all.
SHOW NOTES:
01:00 - Intro
07:45 - Playing for beer money
15:30 - Impressing your peers
22:30 - Looking for a bigger pond
33:00 - The story so far
43:00 - the writing process
54:15 - The sequencing
1:07:15 - Play who you are
1:21:30 - Lightning round
1:36:30 - Outro/New music
Check out the music history of this album here.