(The above image was taken from OC-76’s flickr account, go check it out for more gigs photos)

I wrote this last week but because of various trips I didn’t get a chance to post this properly. So on Monday (3rd of September) Thomas had tickets to go watch Chris Cornell at the Roundhouse in Camden. I’d completely forgotten about this seeing as I’ve had arguably one of the busiest times of my life this past month. So Monday comes around and we go off to see Chris Cornell. Now the issue is that I’m a pretty massive Cornell fan. While I adore the pumpkins, Cornell definitely has the best voice of all the 90s grungers, by a long way. Put him up next to Kurt Cobain, Billy Corgan, Eddie Vedder, Scott Weiland and he trounces each and every single one of them. Until this Monday, I thought that was it really. The thing is though the man has been pretty productive over the last few years, being in Soundgarden, then followed by a solo album, then Audioslave came and then another solo album.

My brother’s a massive fan as well, but like him I felt that the latest album was a bit lacking, which unfortunately it is. However no matter what Chris can still lay claim to being in my top 10 classic alternative albums of all time. With his performance on Monday he also showed that he was without a doubt a superb performer that enjoys himself immensely. Everyone who was there just couldn’t get over the fact about how crisp and clear and POWERFUL his voice actually remains throughout the live act. The man and his band played their little hearts out for 2 and a half hours. The band took a break while Chris continued with an acoustic set and then he only took a 5 minute break and was back for another 30 minutes. To say that they rocked the house is a complete and utter understatement. It wasn’t Chris Cornell, it was Audioslave, soundgarden and Chris Cornell all wrapped into one evening.

This review at Subba cultcha captures a lot of what I felt. Honestly I don’t know where to start explaining which of the actual songs was the best one, because they were all sung with passion. Hard to say this, but easily one of the best gigs I’ve ever been to. Anyone know where to get a copy of this gig?