This was Soundgardens breakout song. To me, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains were the best bands to come out of Seattle.

"Looking California, and feeling Minnesota"...One of the best lyrics ever.

YES... We old school Metalheads love Chris Cornel. He not only had an amazing vocal tone, he also had amazing voice control, intonation, vibrato, and huge lungs. He could hold a note forever and then do a killer vocal lick at the very end when most pro singers would be gasping for air. Plus, his music & lyric writing was stellar. He wrote very honest lyrics. Those Seattle guys were all great at putting their real feelings in their lyrics. They weren't afraid to be vulnerable cause they knew that true art requires true emotions.

As a Soundgarden fan since 89, seeing your reaction is one of the most rewarding things I've experienced through their music. Your enthusiasm makes me feel like I've taken them for granted. Gratitude.

Chris Cornell can sing the phone book and make it sound golden. The guy is an experience ....

This was their first hit! ❤ Never be another Chris. R.I.P. 😢

Chris Cornell was a phenomenal vocalist, without a doubt top 5 ever. Also, he was a very formidable guitarist.

Outshined is in a 7/4 time signature. That's probably what he was trying to grasp exactly what he liked about the guitar.

RIP Cornell. Dude was one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. My personal favorite is "4th of July".

In my day on the radio stations I listened to, this song was SO OVERPLAYED that I started to get sick of it. It has been years (omg decades... I'm so old...) since I last heard it. Now, watching you guys react to it for the first time? I'm right back on track and LOVING this song. You're so right, this is a magnum opus of 90s rock. Thank you, LiV, for re-introducing me to truly beautiful rock music.

Ryan’s reaction at 6:04 is why I love this channel. They recognize good music as soon as they hear it.

6:03 is so great lol. Ryan's over-joyed laughter when he hears something that he loves is tremendous.

I beg of you guys to also listen to Chris Cornell's solo stuff, audioslave, and temple of the dog (the entire album is incredible, but I'd rec "say hello to heaven") when you have free time. His voice is so beautiful and unique. This video made me smile so much! Loved this reaction ❤

The drummer, Matt Cameron is known for changing up and using multiple time signatures in one song. Amazing drummer.

Oh, you ain't gotta worry about that Ryan. All of us rock & metal fans have always been aware that we had something very special in Chris Cornell

Badmotorfinger is Soundgarden’s best album in my opinion. It’s one of those “start to finish” albums, it’s fantastic start to finish. Matt Cameron is a phenomenal drummer. He’s not overly flashy, tryin’ to outshine (pardon the pun!) everyone else, he just manages to do *exactly* what’s required for every song. R.I.P Chris... Though i try to forget that Chris passed because that news tore my insides apart

Yes!!! Finally!!! Great song, Great band!! R.I.P. Chris. This song is why music misses you everyday!

Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam once talked about going to see Soundgarden at some club and how they couldn't believe the amazing sound coming out of Chris Cornell's mouth! Unreal.

I appreciate the honesty. I was 15 and sober the first time I heard this. The hair on my arms stood straight up in the air and you could physically see the goose bumps on my arms! RIP THE GREAT CHRIS CORNELL! WE MISS YOU!

Rick Beato just made a video about this song and how it's structured. And what a rock god Cornell is. Check it out. It is in 7/4 time, which Rick breaks down the voice, the drums, bass, and guitars. It's perfect.

Rip Chris Cornell

I have not been able to listen to Chris Cornell since his death. Thank you Gentlemen for honoring his memory and bringing me back a voice, talent and human being that brought so much happiness to all of his fans.

Henry Rollins said Chris Cornell could peel paint off the walls. So true. Knowing how his life ended though makes this song so incredibly sad.

Soundgarden - Burden in my Hand It's my favorite song for Chris Cornells vocals

YES! Thank you guys for giving them another chance. You made my night! Chris’ voice... swoon.

Audioslave- Show Me How To Live, Be Yourself, and Like a Stone Temple of the Dog- Say Hello 2 Heaven Soundgarden- Rusty Cage

I loved watching you guys listen to this 😂😂. Chris Cornell's vocal ability is amazing, happy you finally heard soundgarden.

Just came here from your Cochise reaction. Love hearing your reactions to both of these. So dead on...."it sounds DIRTY"...lol. You hit the nail on the head! 🌸✌

When he said "Chris Cornell fits in any era", just spontaneously, confirmed to me that these guys are musically educated (I don't care if they went or not to a music school)

His voice really shines in “Say Hello to Heaven” by Temple of the Dog. You guys would love it, he put some soul into that song.

“Burden in my hand” will grip you in the first 2 seconds and never let you go

At 8:52 ...bingo! Yes Cornell met every dictionary definition of a soul singer, but with some extra. Yes he “left this earth” often, and the last time much too soon. Good analysis of the meaning of California/Minnesota. All too true in his case.

i clicked on this video SO FAST !! love your channel,; love this song. CC’s voice is so strong - he could sing anything. truly. he could sing classic,; blues,; country,; rock you name it. his vocals are unmatched by most. he had a 5 octave range. he had his own versions of many songs that he made is own and are truly beautiful. chris had a beautiful soul. he was great and will truly be missed and no one can ever take his place. i think you’d also Black Hole Sun-and Spoonman-Burden in my Hand

The riff sounds "long" because its an odd time signature 7/4. Soundgarden excelled at this.

The thing i love most about you guys is how you manage to go into every single song you review with a totally blank slate and open mind. In this day and age it is so damn refreshing to see two dudes manage that. No preconception, no prior judgement, just pure, honest opinion and analysis. Keep it on dudes.

This is my new favorite KZfaq channel. I love seeing people being introduced to old music for the first time. You guys have a true appreciation for all talent and are really, musically astute. Major props. I love the way you get excited for these songs. It reminds me of when I first heard them back in the early 90's. And yes, Cornell was very soulful. Much later on you could hear the soul and sometimes sadness in his voice, but delivered with such power and texture. Amazing. Check out his covers of Nothing Compares To You, Billie Jean, and Bob Marley's Redemption Song. Peace.

Temple of the dog. Hunger strike is another song that shows off Chris’s voice

I’m a rap guy now but growing up my dad introduced me to so many different genres of music that I love. 90’s alternative and this era is some of my favorite music ever. Love this song and the reaction!

You guys are so fun to watch! Watching you guys react, makes me fall back in love with some of these songs all over again!!

Its labeled "grunge"...but its straight "Sabbath worship"...and its glorious!

Chris Cornell was hands down one of the three best vocalists in rock history!

Soundgarden- the day I tried to live

I’ve seen this video many times, your guy’s genuine reaction is why I come back to it. I’m wanting to educate you more on expanding your catalog with Chris Cornell here’s a list. For vocal power Slaves And Bulldozers -Soundgarden Beyond The Wheel -Soundgarden Birth Ritual -Soundgarden For vocal structure and range Like A Stone -Audioslave Say Hello 2 Heaven -Temple Of The Dog Steel Rain -Chris Cornell And for vocal creativity The Day I Tried To Live -Soundgarden Burden In My Hand -Soundgarden When I’m Down -Chris Cornell

This is one of those songs that you just cant turn up loud enough. RIP Chris Cornell. He was amazing.

Y’all would have liked Fell On Black Days as well. That’s another one that shows how soulful his voice was

You guys are a course in music appreciation. Keep on keepin on.

Love your stuff, guys. Been into this song since it came out, but your reaction clips always give me a new appreciation of the music I love. Thank you.

6:03 One of my favourite moments from you guys! Love the smils on George's face and Ryan's moment! Love you guys

YES!! This made me so happy. I've been requesting this song for so long. Lol Love the reaction guys, thank y'all so much!!❤️❤️❤️

Audioslave was a supergroup with Chris at the mic."Show me how to live" is fire!

Guys, seeing this a year later, but to your point about Chris’ soulful voice. One of the defining “rock n’ roll” moments of my youth was a coffee house at our local high school when I was maybe 13. My friends band played this and they got a black kidnamed Jesse who was a Metco kids (got bussed in from Boston to our school in the suburbs) to sing, and man he had some pipes! Sounded just like Cornell and they killed it. I’ll never forget it.

❤️ Loved Sound Garden the moment I heard them back in 95. Been a fan since. One of my favorite singers, albums, and songs. Thank you for reviewing. RIP Chris -

My introduction to the mighty SOUNDGARDEN! I first heard this in 1992 and I instantly fell in love with the band. That riff you like so well, Ryan? It's all about the drop-D tuning, baby! ;)

That’s the grunge sound!! rusty cage and spoon man are great as well.

Soundgarden was one of the most amazing bands I have ever seen live. Glad you guys appreciate their intensity and soul. They are legendary for sure.

Love his raw sexy voice! And the groove and transitions are amazing!

I'm an old metal head, and Chris Cornell rocked the shit out of this....RIP.....

Fell on Black Days is a must !!!

He just left earth…… that is the single greatest retort to anything about anything I’ve ever heard, love u guys

I absolutely love this song for all the reasons you describe, and to watch you guys experience all that for the very first time was just beautiful. Thanks!

I think Ryan is referring to the rock/hard rock/metal usage of what is called 'power chords'. They'll often be played in sequence, as a melody, to form a riffs like in this song. More technical explanation if you guys are interested in it: in acoustic or cleaner guitar styles you'll usually form chords with all or almost all strings and you'll tend to focus on mixing many different kinds of notes to get the 'coloration' of the chord - that is - minor, major, diminished, maj7th, etc... With heavier distortion the complicated chords are harder to distinguish and sound messy because they have too many different notes and overtones (some guitarists get away with it but it's harder) and so heavier rock guitar styles started focusing on single note sequences and chords with only 2 different notes, the tonic and the 5th, which is the bare minimum you can get away with and still call a chord. This development brought some unique characteristics to the style: * the power chord shape is very simple and easy move around the guitar neck, so it's often played in succession and with fast tempos * The A power chord (also written A5) is composed by the notes (A, E) . The chords for A major and A minor are composed by the notes (A, C#, E) and (A, C, E) respectively. This means that the power chord notes are present both the major (usually happy sounding) and the minor (usually sad sounding) chords, but it leaves out the 3rd which is the note that would give it it's coloration. This means that power chords are easier to play together and one after another because there's less musical information that can clash with each other. * It's so easy moving the power chord shape around that bands will often just play every note as a power chords for a fuller sound. A melody of B - D - D - E - E will often be played as B5 - D5 - D5 - E5 - E5 . In summary, this is a rock guitar kind of technique. This kind of riff is used heavily (pun intended) by most metal bands and was the signature sound of Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath, he was the absolute master of the riff.

That sound you're hearing is "distortion." From the grunge era along with Nirvana, Alice in Chains, etc. Another great Chris Cornell group is Audioslave. A good song by them is "Show Me How To Live." Its HOTT!! (Ryan voice) lol. Great review!!

I love watching you two! So open minded and down to earth when it comes to music in general. Thank you!

Rusty Cage, Fell On Black Days, Superunknown, Black Hole Sun, Spoonman, The Day I Tried To Live, Pretty Noose, Blow Up The Outside World, Burden In My Hand, & Live To Rise - Soundgarden

Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dog please!!!! Pearl Jam meets Soundgarden. Any one who agrees should hit them up on Twitter and make a commitment as well. The more we hit them up with the song, the more likely they'll do it!

Audioslave like a stone... Great song!

This is my favorite reaction ever. I loved that you guys loved this song so much. I've had this song as my ringtone for years. ❤❤

I just discovered your channel and now I'm binging. I love watching your brand new reactions to music I grew up listened to.

You probably didn't notice, but the main riff is in an odd time signature. They integrated them so perfectly into their songs that you weren't put off by them

The most soulful Chris Cornell vocal performance? Temple of the Dog - Say Hello 2 Heaven

Man i wish i found you guys sooner. I can appreciate yall appreciating Chris Cornell and soundgarden. Now I'm gonna be up all night watching y'alls vids lol

I love watching you guys get so excited over music! You two are great! 🤘

This and Rusty Cage are my favorite Soundgarden songs

Alice in Chains - Would

Chris was the real deal - from another reality. The guy was gifted to say the least.

I LOVE YOU GUYS ARE GROOVING TO AN ODD TIME SIGNATURE.----THAT IS A SOUNGARDEN TRICK---THEY FOOL THEIR LISTENER INTO FEELING IT IN 4/4. NOT EASY TO DO.

Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dog... it was a band Chris Cornell was in with Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder

Temple of the dog - say hello to heaven

Love watching you guys.you keep it so real.. Keep up the good work !!!!!

One of y'alls best reactions yet and i've watched about a hundred of them! Soul in a singers voice is translatable across genres. it doesn't matter what type of music you perform, if it touches people it's good.

I’m looking California...feeling Minnesota.

Say hello to heaven will give you chills from Chris Cornell

you all make me smile the way you react!!! nice!!!

Outshined is one of my favorite songs of all time. Kicks ass. And the the line about looking California and feeling Minnesota is one of the best ever.

RIP Chris. I Love Soundgarden. He has such an original/unique voice. Would love to hear your reaction to Iron Maiden Wasted Years.

Kim Thayil is very underrated as a guitarist.

I am really starting to dig this channel, because you guys can totally remind me why I liked these songs that I forget about.

You guys are off the chain. Love watching your videos

Alice In Chains - Would? [please] Really enjoy your videos! It is interesting to see how you two come at all of these tunes I grew up listening to as a teen and as a young man...When I hear "outshined" I always think---"I've got nothing left to give" or "no more shine left in me"; so it was cool to here how you guys reflected on it. You also managed to pick out a few of the lyrics I don't think I'd ever really noticed all these years---the part where he says "I can't get any lower but still I feel I'm sinking". So thanks for that! On a side note, this tune in particular always felt very personal to me because I grew up in southern California my self, but both of my parents were from the iron range in Minnesota. When I hear that line, "I'm looking California and feeling Minnesota" I hear "I look alright, but I'm feeling cold" Anyway, that's my two-cents worth.

Pantera “Drag the Waters”

I remember the first day this song came out on the radio. It absolutely moved me. Still does. Rest in Peace Chris.

Soundgarden was special all over. e.g. Matt Cameron is one of the best drummers around. Also, I love how right off the first note, the metal head bob kicks in. Love it.

Chris Cornell was in another band called Audioslave. Try "Cochise" or "Show me how to live"

You really wanna hear Chris belt it out, then go back to his Temple of the Dog days. Say Hello to Heaven is a great example of his vocal range.

I watch you guys every morning to get in a good mood. Damn you make music so much fun again.

Love you guys, love Chris, Kim, Ben, and Matt! I'm all loved up! I'm feeling outshined right now!

I'm looking California... but feeling Minnesota... Oh Yeahhhh.....

RIP Chris Cornell

Huge fans of yours Ryan & George! I'm so glad I ran across your Reaction Channel, I'm such a huge fan of multiple genres of music. Rap, Metal, Grunge, R&B etc I'm so excited to find a channel that reacts to the great music All Around! 👍🏼👍🏼🙋🏽‍♂️

Give Pantera another chance guys!! Cemetery Gates please!! 😬