Audioslave Album Analysis
Take the thundering rhythm section of Rage Against the Machine, add the powerful, raspy post-grunge vocals of Soundgarden's Chris Cornell and top it off with the guitar gymnastics of Rage's Tom Morello and the result is Audioslave. Many a super group have come and gone, some with great success, others stinking up your speakers, but this self titled Album by Audioslave is hands down the best rock album of 2002.
Not as overtly political as a Rage album, Audioslave is much more like a Soundgarden album lyrically, with ambiguous lyrics penned by Cornell, a lyricist who prefers a more subtle approach to telling a story or conveying an idea than former Rage lyricist Zach De La Rocha.
Combining the best parts of two of the 90's most successful and influential bands seems like a surefire success, but Audioslave is the super group that almost didn't happen. Soundgarden disbanded in the late 90's and Chris Cornell pursued a relatively successful, notwithstanding short solo career. Rage......
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