![]() ![]() ![]() I mean, he smoked for a long time, plus the dude's in his 40s and been screaming his head off most of his life, so who can blame him? But he still kicks ass just in a more gravelly sort of way. Don't get me wrong, I still love his voice, but he can't hit that upper register anymore. Although Soundgarden's harder stuff like "Beyond the Wheel" kicked ass too, so maybe it's good they all explored their own sounds.Īnd yeah mgb, Chris could rip the roof off the ceiling with his highs back then. Pearl Jam's "Ten" might be as good as this one, but in my mind no other album from them or any of the other groups that followed was as good as this one. This is one of the best albums ever, IMO. ![]() Can you imagine Chris and Eddie trading off on vocals (either on the same song or taking their own songs to lead on), Chris prolly writing the lyrics (sorry Eddie) or at least most of them, and Ament, Cameron, McCready, and Gossard all rocking out behind them?įUUUUUUUUUUCK. ![]() That's almost a who's who of grunge royalty! Or at least Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Mother Love Bone. Imagine if they reunited now! Check out this f'n lineup: Temple of the Dog was a supergroup with the exception that none of them had yet achieved the fame they would go on to get in the following years. P.S who is this Thruthusedtohurt guy and why is he/she writing about kurt cobain on a page about Temple of the Dog lyrics?!Īlso, whether it is "going" or "growing", the message is pretty much the same. This is a personal interpretation, so not what I think the song was intentially written about, but possibly an interesting way of looking at the lyrics. Overall the fact that the food choice to be 'stolen' in replacement of this system is bread - a non-animal food product. The reference to blood is also obviously linked to the preparation of animals for meat products. "But I can't feed on the powerless" could be interpreted as the fact that animals are unable to communicate with people effectively enough to protest against their mistreatment, and the idea that animals are infact enslaved by us ("While the slaves are working"). "But it's on the table, The fire is cooking" - cooking and serving food of animal origin, "farming babies" - rearing young specifically to be killed and eaten. Taking a more literal interpretation of the lyrics, the overall theme of food and a hunger strike could be seen as a protest against the treatment of animals for the food industry. The lyrics of the song remind me of human abuse of animals for meat (and dairy) production. in the 3rd world), but i'd also like to add a different interpretation of the song. So if this standard is true, throughout the entire track, that means it is also the selfsame oppressor who is lamenting “going hungry” in the chorus. And if understood in such a manner, then yes, the vocalists do in fact get Chris Cornell’s point across, in a roundabout way, that fulfillment in life is not achieved via excess. In fact the further implication would be that the opposite is rather true.I agree that this song is about people in positions of power and wealth exerting dominance over those less well of than ourselves (e.g. Whereas such an explanation may sound like a criticism of wealth distribution or what have you, that’s not really what this song is about. In fact “Hunger Strike” is deceptively deep. For in the verses, when the vocalist sings from the first person, he is obviously taking on the role of the oppressor. Or as Chris explained it, you can’t really be super-hard chillin’, you know, living the lifestyle of the ultra-fat unless you’re denying someone(s) else the opportunity to do so. And in the process of achieving the said surplus, they resort to exploiting the weak. In his eyes, these individuals live off more than they need. He was inspired to write this piece by the death of a friend who died as a result of ODing on heroine. And the way Chris processed that whole experience was by developing what he referred to as a “disdain” towards people who do not value the intrinsic gift of life. And to him apparently, such individuals would be those who go about exploiting others. ![]()
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