To hear Cornell so clearly, without stacks of amplifiers threatening to drown his vocals, is rewarding it sounds like he’s enjoying himself immensely. “Ground Zero” from Scream is essentially an electric rocker played on acoustic guitar. Audioslave’s “I Am the Highway” takes on a lonely effect. “Black Hole Sun” is presented twice, each with a gentility that points out the song’s ingenious melody. He released four solo studio albums, Euphoria Morning (1999), Carry On (2007), Scream (2009), Higher Truth (2015) and the live album Songbook (2011). “Fell on Black Days” has a grace and subtlety in this dialed-down setting. “The Keeper” sounds optimistic and beautifully folk. As one of the ‘90s grunge scene’s most authoritative singers, if always more hard rock than punk, Cornell has the ability to evoke a multitude of emotions. Covers of Led Zeppelin’s “Thank You” and John Lennon’s “Imagine” fit perfectly with Cornell’s scope. He featured selections by Soundgarden and Audioslave, as well as solo efforts (including the experimental Scream release). The live album features songs recorded during Cornell's Songbook Tour, an acoustic solo tour which took place from March to May 2011 in the US and Canada, and is his first live album as a solo artist.
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