The album opens with, 'As Hope and Promise Fade' which was originally released as a hidden track on his 2009 record 'Scream. Taped just two days after the version on the main album. 'Songbook' captures some of Chris Cornells finest performances to date of both well-known hits and forgotten gems. Amazon also have a download-only bonus track of Like a Stone. Hopefully it'll be something unique like Man of Golden Words and Mind Riot. Just read that there's a Best Buy exclusive with 2 bonus tracks. Would it have killed them to put something else on it? Taped just two days after the version on the main album. A5 - Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa - Music Box, Atlantic City, NJ on April 15, 2011. Although I still love Euphoria Morning and Higher Truth. Songbook could be Chris Cornell's best solo album ever. It surprisingly fits perfectly into the mix. The song was written for the film Machine Gun Preacher and is probably one of Cornell's best songs as a solo artist. A4 - Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL on April 22, 2011. The album ends with the only studio track, The Keeper. A2, C1 - Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA on April 10, 2011. And no, unfortunately it's not him cursing "Scream" out Tracks - Recorded live at: A1, A3, B1, C4 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON on April 20, 2011. Cornell made numerous soundtrack contributions and released nineteen singles. There's a short expletive-laden rant at the start of Ground Zero. He released one live album, titled Songbook. Seems to be an alternate studio recording or at least a stripped down version (should note that it's not the demo version from the iTunes release of the Machine Gun Preacher either).Īlso realised where the parental advisory sticker comes from as well. No need to remind the world of that travesty even if they are different versions. Plus, could have done without the Scream tracks. Written-By Brad Wilk (tracks: 6, 9, 12, 13), Chris Cornell (tracks: 1 to 6. Explore All Trending Releases List Explorer Advanced Search. Would have liked to see a bit more variety considering he played around 50 different songs throughout the tour. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2011 CD release of 'Songbook' on Discogs. Only negative is that there's a fairly big overlap of tracks (half the album) that feature on this and on the Sweden Unplugged show. All fans who purchase their Songbook tour tickets online will receive a digital copy of the album with each order. "Chris Cornell will be releasing an album of live Songbook tour performances on November 21st (UME), featuring his own songs as well as a few covers. Great seeing the unreleased Cleaning My Gun though. Looks good but slightly disappointed there's so few of the covers he did through the majority of the throughout the tour (Man of Golden Words, State Trooper, A Day in the Life, Redemption Song) plus the lack of some of the new reworked versions of his own material (Be Yourself, Mind Riot). Chris Cornell Songbook Tracklist Companies, etc. Unlike his solo debut, Euphoria Morning, this never sounds solipsistic Cornell is engaged, looking outward to the audience, giving subtly forceful performances that often rescue overlooked tunes - including selections from his electronica makeover Scream - and freshen up familiar songs, including covers of Led Zeppelin’s “Thank You” and John Lennon’s “Imagine.” He sounds at peace with his past and comfortable with his present, and that casual assurance makes Songbook his best solo offering to date.Tracklisting is out for the live Songbook album. Songbook is a live album culled from this tour and has Cornell sampling from all phases of his career, often spinning harder-rocking songs into moody reflective territory. First, he reunited with Soundgarden, their tour so successful it spilled over into a studio collaboration interrupted by Cornell launching an acoustic tour where he revisited his catalog, quite definitively tying his solo career and time with Audioslave to Soundgarden. Songbook by Chris Cornell - CD (2011) for 13.30 from Pop / Rock - Order by Phone 1-80. Doesn't Remind Me (Recorded Live At Fitzgerald. All Night Thing (Recorded Live At Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington, DC on April 17, 2011) 3:26. Fell On Black Days (Recorded Live At Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA on April 10, 2011) 5:06. After spending over a decade avoiding his past, Chris Cornell reconnected with it in a big way during 2010. Wide Awake (Recorded Live At Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington, DC on April 17, 2011) 3:33.
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